Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Oh, Yeah, I'm in the Christmas Spirit Now

It's been a few months of fantastic musical experiences. There was Ben Folds in October, the Totally Rockin' Led Zeppelin cover band in November, then last night, my church hosted the Peter Mayer group in concert.

I told a few friends and family members about this concert over the past few weeks, but let me tell you, if they come back to my church next year, I will be DRAGGING everyone I know to see them. They were that good.

This group, fronted by Peter Mayer, an extremely talented guitarist who plays for Jimmy Buffett as his day job, also includes a Native American flute player, a piano player, drummer, and bass player who could each hold their own as solo artist, and my personal favorite, an eighteen-year-old fiddle player from Kentucky.

The music ranged from various influences, sometimes sounding like jazz, sometimes bluegrass, and occasionally hard rock. There was a smidge of traditional Christmas music that would always morph into something even better, and lots of original music.

So, guess what -- you missed out this year, but write it down for next December, because I'm SO not kidding about the dragging you there. You won't be sorry.

2 comments:

DSS said...

Well! So glad this turned into a great exerience! AND to think, you fixed their green room!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so glad you liked it! I'm sorely lacking in good music lately!!!!!! I miss it!

Jonathan's Mommy said...

Darn it, I totally meant to get more info on this from you because I would have liked to go! You have to let me know for sure next year!