Greg Brown

Friday, July 30, 2004
The Birchmere
Alexandria, Virginia

Notes:
With Bo Ramsey, Openers: Pieta Brown & Bo Ramsey

No. Title Comments
1. If I Had Known   
2. China   
3. Hillbilly Girl   
4. Billy from the Hills   
5. One Wrong Turn   
6. I Want My Country Back   
7. Poor Backslider   
8. Cheapest Kind   
9. Enough   
10. Blue Car   
11. Like a Dog   
12. InaBell Sale   
13. Ella Mae   
14. Blues Go Walking   
15. I Shall Not Be Moved (encore)  w/ Pieta Brown 

Reviews
Review No.: 1
Last updated: Thursday, August 19, 2004
I also was at the Birchmere for this wonderful show. I forgot my pen
and paper, so am glad someone else kept the set list. BTW, my
husband noticed someone scribbling, so I felt confidant it would show
up on the list.
Seems to me like Greg was really up, really enjoying doing the show
for us that night. I enjoy it when he sings his songs in a different
key, tune or whatever the correct musical term is. We had just
returned from Falcon Ridge to Eastern NC on Monday night and turned
around on Friday to trek back up north for this show. Remember, this
was one of the shows rescheduled from earlier in the year because of
family illness. Anyway, we just couldn't pass it up! Bo came out
with Greg for his entire set, and they always seem so happy to be
together, it is a joy to watch them play together. No set list, so
Bo sometimes has to listen a while, catch on to the tune and change
guitars for songs. It was nice to me that Greg did the songs he
wrote for his Mother, his Dad, and his Grandma. I love those family
songs. The lines "..my peoples' hands and faces are so dear to me.
All I have to doo is close my eyes..." never fails to bring a
sentimental tear to my eye.
I enjoy Greg at festivals, but give me the Birchmere or some other
music hall anyday. Don't know if you are interested in the fashion
report, but Greg was wearing cammo cargo shorts and a green
sleeveless shirt with the plastic clogs, black socks turned down and
an orange(?) visor, sunglasses. And, he stood the entire set.

Peace, and let's keep sharing,

Betty Ann


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