The Marcia Ball show on Friday was fantastic. Marcia is known for her keyboard and when she is combined with her band, they swing from blues to swamp pop to good old cajun and zydeco laced country tunes. Back her with a full wind ensemble orchestra that includes oboes, flutes, trombones, trumpets, drums, clarinets, a euphonium and you have a unique recipe for a musical gumbo.It was a sit down show with a songwriter session feel with Marcia doing a lot of talking between songs as well as a little Q/A with the audience. Two major highlights of the show for me:
- The cover of the Randy Newman song, Louisiana 1927 - with the orchestra backing the band, this song was really moving.
- An encore rendition of When the Saints Go Marching In - with each repeated chorus another full row of horns would stand up and the sound grew in intensity with each pass. The audience was of course all standing, clapping, singing, dancing, you name it. I've never seen this song performed in a live setting in Louisiana. Way cool.
Louisiana 1927
Luella
Go to Alligator Records get her music
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