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August 14, 2007
Rob Watson's Shindig at the Tradewinds! by:mo (8/07)
So after that Blowout fun ended last Saturday night at the ace-in-the-hole, I headed closer to home for the Tradewinds. It was Rob Watson and his show he had put together. I love this guys bass playing. He also plays some good guitar but that bass playing is his thing no doubt.
Walked in and I'll be damned if I hardly recognized anybody on the bandstand.
Except for Rob of course, and the percussionist I remember from Levi's band. He has played with Levi a few times before. Nope, didn't know who the keyboardist, the drummer or the guitarist was. The first thing I heard though was the guitar playing for sure. This guy was phenomenal!!
I heard it out in the parking lot right when I pulled up and went into quickstep to get there.
It was that fast jazz/fusiony bluesy kind of stuff. You know, the kind that ventures way out into the depths of the unknown. He kept it a bit more grounded though. Kind of like a Robben Ford style but smoother, crisper and cleaner.
Then when it was blues time, he play that straight forward blues guitar with ease. Although his solos would venture a bit he always managed to keep it grounded.
Anyway....his name is Barry Finnerty. I thought his name was Andre Williams who was on the bill with Rob. Michael Emerson corrected me and now I know his name is Barry Finnerty. I'm thinking I am supposed to have heard of this guy before but sorry to say, I hadn't.
Well worth knowing of that's for sure.
I am now assuming this Andre Williams was the singer.
One thing about Rob's shows and that's that you may not know who he will have with him in his band but you can bet your bottom dollar they'll be the best. He always surrounds himself with some awesome talent.
What a tight band that mixed it up with some soul, funk and the blues baby!
Mike Emerson was there checking it out, and very excited about seeing this Barry Finnerty guy. He sat in on keys for a couple of killer numbers. It was cool to see Mike up there playing with this guy that he stated was one of his favorites. The excitement in his eyes and in his playing was contagious. That was cool.
I know there wasn't much guitar at the blowout but it surely made up for that at this show. Great, GREAT band.
Thanks Rob for throwing it together.
Thank you Tradewinds for hosting it. Couldn't think of a better way to end this night.
I took the long way home, with a few intended wrong turns just to ponder on the whole evening while Hound Dog Taylor took me home. That guys was amazing, wasn't he? I've been playing the hell outta this Cd I have of his. This one song on here called "Phillip's Theme" is a knockout!!
Six minutes and thirty seconds of pure blues guitar and nuthin' else. It's so raw, so pure, it just reaches right on in there and pulls out all that crap that just builds up in side of you. Very cleansing indeed. Man, I just love that guy!
Thank you Hound Dog for tucking me in.
Love to all!
mo
Posted by Mo at August 14, 2007 04:07 PM