Post by eyesoflove on Dec 4, 2005 15:03:46 GMT -5
Well, I was fortunate enough to see David Davis and Larry Sparks and their bands last night and got to meet both of them. David Davis is fixin' to record three songs that my dad wrote on his upcoming album (the songs are "The Ballad of Sarah Mallone," "Muddy Water," and "The River Ran Black") and actually requested that if Dad come to the show to look him up so that he got the chance to meet him. So Dad did and David told him that he was the best songwriter he's heard in years and that he hopes to have a continued relationship with him for years to come. As if that wasn't awesome enough, he also called Dad out from the stage and expressed to the audience how talented he thinks my dad is (many people already knew that as they knew my dad lol). So that was awesome. Then Larry Sparks did a set after David Davis and it was great, too. They are both VERY nice and VERY funny. Larry talked about the recent honor that Alison received along with Tim McGraw and how the honorees were asked to invite their favorite singers to honor them and she chose Larry Sparks and he talked about how great an experience that was for him. He also metioned that as he performed, Ron Block was on the banjo and "Some young girl" whose name he couldn't remember was on the mandolin (I'm assuming he meant Sierra Hull). He also spoke of how she appears on his new CD and then the band and he performed the song "John Deer Tractor" (is that the name of it?) and it was beautiful. I was fortunate enough to get my picture with him, which I will post when I upload it to my photobucket account. It was a WONDERFUL night, even though they had a terrible turnout (I estimate probably about 100 people). I hear that it was poorly advertised, but I don't know as I don't live in that area. Anyway...I just can't get over what great shows these guys and their bands put on. David Davis and his bass player are just HILARIOUS. It was awesome to say the least. ANyway...just thought I'd share since Larry had mentioned Alison and everything. Oh, and they also had a CD at their station of stuff and the cover was a childhood picture of Alison where she looked to be about 5 years old with a fiddle. It was very cute and I'm sure many of you have seen it before, but I can't remember what it was called...maybe 50 Years of Bluegrass or something. Either way, it was adorable.
Stacy
Stacy
It sounds like you had a wonderful time Stacy. Thanks for sharing all the info on the show. 
