Thursday night I went up to Asheville to The Grey Eagle. I got to see The Lovell Sisters. Their band is made up of 3 sisters all under the age of 25, and some younger than 20, plus a guitar player and bassist.
I also got to see Asheville's own Kellin Watson along with her band and friends Zach John Blew, whose twin identical I later embarrassed myself in front of, and Tania Elizabeth of The Duhks.
The Duhks played a killer set on Thursday night. It was supposed to be a "seated" show. But Leonard Podolak, banjo player and preverbal glue for the band, managed to quickly get everyone on their feet. By the end of the night the audience had removed all the chairs in the front along with couches so they could stand and dance.
Afterwards I got to meet both Leonard and lead singer Sarah Dugas (she's french canadian...doo-gah). They were so sweet. I told them I would be there for the Friday night show too and that I was bringing family.
Friday night at The Neighborhood Theater the floor was already set for people to stand and dance. (someone learned) I stood stage left again so I could see Leonard and Sarah. I was able to get great pictures all night. I didn't have the space at The Grey Eagle.
At the end Leonard made a thanking, bowing gesture to me from the stage and mouthed "thank you for coming again." He almost walked off the stage where there were no steps. We had a little quiet giggle.
I introduced my dad and uncle, got to chat with all of the band and have them sign my t-shirt.
A few my photographs from the weekend that I am so proud of. View the rest on my Flickr
I also met The Lovell Sisters. Jessica gave me her email so that I could send her my pictures.
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