September has been a great month for gigs ...
It started with an excellent night out at the Inverness Airport the night before the Ben Race with Skerryvore and Shooglenifty - The Skerry folks took me right back to the early days of going to see Runrig in Glasgow ...it was at a time when we were starting to be proud of traditional music again. Still trying to find the right words to describe the music that Shooglenifty play but reckon acid croft about covers it.
Post Ben was spent on some Corbetts around Ardgour then back to Glasgow and work.
I have only missed one Steve Earle tour since 1990 (I was out in Nepal) and made the journey over to Dunfermline to see his solo show. Got a nice wee surprise when Glasgow punk blues singer Dave Acari wandered on stage as the support. One of the reasons I love and respect the music and songs that Steve Earle makes is due to the fact he is still doing it ...kinda gives me hope that you can get through about anything and still stay strong.
The run of gigs ended with a bit of a double bill with the Dave Rawlings Machine including Gillian Welch and John Paul Jones (aye of Led Zep fame) and the Old Crow Medicine Show. It sometimes alarms me how much I enjoy alt country and bluegrass these days ...maybe down to the current beard I have on my chin - don't know and don't care ...good music is good music.
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