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Denver (USA), 11 September 2000
From 10:30-11:00 p.m., a nice-sized crowd gathered at the record store
entrance, awaiting entry to the store (I'm guessing 150+).
When the fans arrived, the band members were leisurely hanging
out between the beer and the stage (how surprising!). Once everyone filed
in, the band was introduced and started playing almost immediately. This
was by far the most "personal" and "quaint" performance I've ever seen 16HP
play. It was all acoustic and within a handshake from the surrounding fans.
I had the fortunate opportunity to be up front, within 10-15 feet of the
band (that's about 4 meters for you Metric people out there ;->). Very
cool!!
The band members were lined up on stools...Steve with his acoustic
guitar, David Eugene Edwards with his banjo, Jean-Yves Tola with his brushes and snare drum, and Pascal Humbert with his stand-up bass....(poor Pascal had to stand). At about 11:30 p.m.,
they proceeded to do a nice acoustic mini-set of Secret South material....taking us up to 12:00 Midnight, the time of the CD release.
The
set included: Great acoustic performance! I was particularly impressed when D.E.E. broke a string on his horseshoe banjo after the first few verses of Wayfaring Stranger. The others continued to play while D.E.E. got up and casually walked behind a CD rack to pick up his other banjo. He nonchalantly returned to the stool, sat down, and picked up the next verse as if the mishap was planned. Another side observation was the apparent "shyness" of the members. With a floor-level stage enveloped by fans in their immediate vicinity, they understandably appeared a bit coy....speaking very softly, avoiding direct eye contact, etc. Hell, I would too in such a situation. This experience was just another reminder that we're all human....no matter what side of the mic you're on. ;-> By Donnie Denver. For more pictures, visit the Twist & Shout-website.
The next time at Twist and Shout...
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