Though I like Vance quite a lot, I knew I wouldn't be traveling the 3,000
miles to see the show -- besides, I'd already seen Vance three times this
year. But I did start to think about whom I could tell in LA. One of my LA
friends, in turn, passed on the note to another friend, who issued the
following report two days later:
"I had an unexpectedly delightful time! I didn't know what to expect,
sitting in what could have been a suburban midwest living room with a bunch
of 60+ year old fuddy duddies, but when the off-kilter funkiness of Vance
Gilbert stepped on stage, I loved every second.
He's an African-American, fun-loving, benevolent spirit that sings folk
songs that are honest and passionate. He also singled me out in the
audience as one of the only two "chips in the cookie", light-heartedly poking
fun at the "whiteness" of the crowd. His ethnicity, in fact, never seemed
at odds with his folk repertoire. He alluded to it in his funniest song,
a simultaneous ode to rap and country music.
I bought his CD and would be happy to lend it to you. When I spoke to him
after the show, he expressed interest in making guest appearances and/or
writing
for TV. His music is great; he'd bring a breath of life into whatever he gets
involved in.
Thanks again for the recommendation."
So, I'd like to remind everyone to keep spreading the word about these
shows and this thing called folk music that occupies the better part of many of
our lives. And if you know someone in the Washington, DC area, refer them
to my shows. :-)
Scott Moore
Moore Music (In the House)
Rockville, MD
mooresp@erols.com
http://www.erols.com/mooresp
Coming up:
June 26 -- Maria Sangiolo and Jerry Bresee
Aug. 2 -- Greg Greenway
[ Stuntie sez: As you know, individual gig announcements are usually verboten
here on FOLK_MUSIC, because we want you to post them to Musi-Cal, Tourdates.com,
etc, and make sure your web page points there -- otherwise they would clog up
the Digests. But we've made a conscious decision to encourage the House Concert
phenomenon by granting them an "exemption." If you give house concerts, please
do BOTH things: post your schedule to resources like Musi-Cal, Dirty Linen, etc;
and let us know at FOLK_MUSIC with a simple announcement for your upcoming show.
Also, if you present house concerts, we'd like to know about it - there's a
simple Web form version of the questionnaire I posted the other day at:
http://ifolk.org/hc/hcdbsub.html
-- it will email the results when you press Submit. TMN ]