Richard, I attended the late show you performed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire a couple days ago, and you read this poem and then sang your song. It was really lovely. Thanks for sharing it here.
This is remarkable. I hope Ms. Limon gets the opportunity to hear this, and that you get the gratification of seeing (or learning of) her reaction. The rendition of the last line is perfect.
I'm looking forward to making the 7-hour drive next weekend to see you in Portland, OR. Feeling so grateful that you included a West Coast swing to your travels!
I’m still sulking. I made it through the whole pandemic unscathed. Until now. Both Mary and I were laid low after returning from a visit to son 3 in Idaho. Tickets for both shows in Portsmouth withered and fell, unused. We took one for the team. I read the set lists the next morning and was so disappointed, a whole evening of favorite stories and songs. Bitterness. A stranger to all things Shindell. It must have been a really good night! I wish you good health and full houses as the tour continues .
There’s more to this story! March 11, 2020, my husband, 20 yr old child and I had just flown to Philadelphia to see you & Luch Kaplansky at City Winery… 20 yr old child didn’t have much in common with parents, except a love of your music, so when the plane landed, said child took off to see friends at Drexel while David and I waited for my cousins to get off work- we had left Nashville, where we all lived, and had recently been volunteering to help the victims of the tornado that went from East Nashville practically to Cookeville, tearing apart communities, neighborhoods & lives. As we waited for my cousins, we went to my family plot, to pay respects to my brother, father, grandparents, great-grandparents and greats going back another few generations, after which we went to a nice sushi bar for a nibble and a drink. And the phones started alerting. By the time we finished our drinks City Winery had cancelled your show (smart idea), with no promises for the future.
We spent the weekend with my cousins and their family, our kid joining us as Drexel was shutting down. We weren’t all that worried about getting back to Nashville, if the flight was cancelled we would just make a drive I had done for 40 years, we were both considered essential workers so there wouldn’t be any issues. While we were sad not to see you & Lucy, being with family as the world came apart was pretty special.
Absolutely lovely.
Richard, I attended the late show you performed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire a couple days ago, and you read this poem and then sang your song. It was really lovely. Thanks for sharing it here.
This is remarkable. I hope Ms. Limon gets the opportunity to hear this, and that you get the gratification of seeing (or learning of) her reaction. The rendition of the last line is perfect.
I'm looking forward to making the 7-hour drive next weekend to see you in Portland, OR. Feeling so grateful that you included a West Coast swing to your travels!
You see there is this reason we love you like we do...
I sang backup at The Kate! Beautiful!
I’m still sulking. I made it through the whole pandemic unscathed. Until now. Both Mary and I were laid low after returning from a visit to son 3 in Idaho. Tickets for both shows in Portsmouth withered and fell, unused. We took one for the team. I read the set lists the next morning and was so disappointed, a whole evening of favorite stories and songs. Bitterness. A stranger to all things Shindell. It must have been a really good night! I wish you good health and full houses as the tour continues .
Sorry to hear you also weren’t there. We had to miss as well. Hope you are feeling better.
And love back to you Vivi. Thank you.
Beautiful work! I am so happy to have tickets for McCabe's in Santa Monica for later this month!
Beautiful. So wonderful to hear you sing.
Wow! Just the right tempo, just the right voice. Well done!
Beautiful 💔
I love many of her poems and that is one that really struck me the first time I heard it. I now love it as a song as well - thank you!
Beautiful, Richard. And "Preposterous Melisma" would be a killer band name. 😅💖
There’s more to this story! March 11, 2020, my husband, 20 yr old child and I had just flown to Philadelphia to see you & Luch Kaplansky at City Winery… 20 yr old child didn’t have much in common with parents, except a love of your music, so when the plane landed, said child took off to see friends at Drexel while David and I waited for my cousins to get off work- we had left Nashville, where we all lived, and had recently been volunteering to help the victims of the tornado that went from East Nashville practically to Cookeville, tearing apart communities, neighborhoods & lives. As we waited for my cousins, we went to my family plot, to pay respects to my brother, father, grandparents, great-grandparents and greats going back another few generations, after which we went to a nice sushi bar for a nibble and a drink. And the phones started alerting. By the time we finished our drinks City Winery had cancelled your show (smart idea), with no promises for the future.
We spent the weekend with my cousins and their family, our kid joining us as Drexel was shutting down. We weren’t all that worried about getting back to Nashville, if the flight was cancelled we would just make a drive I had done for 40 years, we were both considered essential workers so there wouldn’t be any issues. While we were sad not to see you & Lucy, being with family as the world came apart was pretty special.
Thanks for sharing this.Bravissimo you and Ada.
Simply stunning.
good!