The Missing Concert

Mrs THC and I had tickets tonight to see the Outlaw Tour with Sierra Hull, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan, and 92-year old Willie Nelson.  Unfortunately, I've got a bit of a condition that makes us unable to attend but the THC Daughter and friend will use our tickets.

In lieu of that, here's a mini-concert I put together.

Boom by Sierra Hull from her new album, A Tip Toe High Wire. 

Two from the Billy Strings album, Highway Prayers, released last fall, and hitting #1 on the charts (or whatever they call it nowadays).  An instrumental, Escanaba, named after a town on Michigan's Upper Peninsula that the Mrs and I passed through a few years ago, and Gild the Lily.

 

 

A couple from Dylan.  My Own Version of You from 2020's Rough and Rowdy Ways.  Dylan's voice is shot but that he could produce an album with such amazing lyrics, nearly 60 years after his first recording, is remarkable.  And Mississippi from 201's Love and Theft.

Finally, from Willie, an unusual choice.  This is Willie performing a Brian Wilson song, The Warmth of the Sun, with the Beach Boys harmonizing behind him.  Willie has an immediately recognizable voice.

Walk On Boy

 Sierra Hull doing a little Doc Watson at the Crossroads Guitar Festival.

Black River

A thousand years is but a day they say

And maybe in a thousand more I'll find my way

Sierra Hull on vocals and mandolin.

Circles

A live performance by Billy Strings and his band, along with Sierra Hull on harmonies and vocals.  Billy and Sierra are two recent favorites of mine.  The song is a cover of a massive hit by Post Malone from 2019.  I know nothing about Post Malone other than what I've just written but this is a very good song.

Mad World

Written by Roland Orzabal of Tears For Fears, it was the band's first hit in 1982.  This version is by Sierra Hull and her group.  Hull is a very talented singer and mandolin player - listen to her solo at the end.