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| Our host RL |
One of those night when the Open Mic just attracts an
amazing array of very skilled people. I
walk in as a singer-song writer Diana Feldman is singing originals with a pedal
steel guitar player, Michael Pfeiffer.
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| Diana and Michael |
Pedal steel being one of my favorite
instruments. Diana finishes with an original on piano. She’s getting herself ready
for a gig coming up in Rhinebeck.
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| Diana at the piano |
Paul Mills
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| Paul Mills |
weaves captivating tales lead us on intense
journeys with quasi spoken word pieces accompanied by a piano that paints in dark and rich colors.
John Holland’s original Second Avenue
has just been chosen for a movie and his Chelsea
Hotel song has us all singing along. Stephen Bea, the stand up comedian, we discover
is a school teacher.
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| Stephen bea |
I fulfill a long time fantasy by getting to try out my new
original accompanied by a pedal steel guitar. And then I turn my Adam and Eve
song into an Irish trad song and finish with Blue Eyes cryin’ in the rain, with
Michael again. He is a true master of the pedal steel.
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| David Lyons |
David Lyons, back from Australia and New Zealand, breaks
back in a with a country set. Dion, a
stand up guy in every way, has one of his best sets, perhaps because his lady
is there to cheer him on. As are an interesting number of other stayers, as RL calls those who only come
to listen.
As always, RL closes us out with Stay Awhile, moved by the
way the night has fulfilled his love of live music where people don’t jam but
collaborate and help one another out. It’s been a great night and its good to
be back.
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