Ari Hest and Cara at the Lewis County Historical Society

I've missed a few weeks here, but I'll catch up.

For starters, I've never been disappointed at the Black River Valley Concert Series in Lowville, NY. I've seen dozens of concerts there and they've all been extraordinary and fun.

A few weeks ago I saw Ari Hest perform in Lowville. He is a great songwriter and performer. Very low key but endearing. His songs resonated a powerful truth and a musical intensity that was very interesting. He came with a percussionist. I say "percussionist" because he had no drums. He used an upholstered piano bench and a myriad of shakers, jingles and noisemakers as his percussion section in addition to a cajon. It was a very engaging array of different sound and feelings that brought the listeners in and allowed them to relax and enjoy the living room setting of Ari Hest and band. I thouroughly enjoyed the music.

Now, onto the next performance:
Last Saturday I attended the CARA concert in Lowville and was enjoyably astounded by the many different sounds and styles performed. Cara is a German Celtic music group that performs a wide variety of different Irish, Scottish, English and German folksongs as well as a number of more contemporary songs written by themselves. I was most entertained by the different instruments and personalities that the band brought to the stage. There was a fiddle, Bodhran, Squeezebox, Piano, Guitar, Fife, and Pipes. The sound was spiritually very uplifting and comical. It was the kind of music that make one smile while listening to a funeral song. I loved it. It was yet another performance brought to us by the Lewis County Historical Society and it wsa , as always, a spiritually healthy experience. I felt closer to the world and closer to mytself after I left. I highly recommend attending another CARA show!


The lineup is as follows for the rest of the winter. I will be attending everyone that the weather and the gods permit and will comment after each show.

March 21st, 7pm, Sunday at the Beaver River Central School.
March 27th, Buskin & Batteau
April 10th, John Jorgenson Quintet (DO NOT MISS!)
April 24th, Zen For Primates
April 30th, Friday, Bruce Robison.
May 8th, Stephen Fearing
May 15th, Guggenheim Grotto.

The Lewis County Historical Society can be reached at 315-376-8957. Ticket to events will be available at Dr. Guitar Music in Watertown, or at the Historical Society in Lowville.

http://www.drguitarmusic.com/
http://www.frontiernet.net/~lchs/concertseries2010.html

Talk to you later,
Dr. Guitar