In portputley@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel" wrote:
>
> It was great meeting some familiar folks in Peterborough and also
> adding some unfamiliar folks to the familiar folks list. What a
> wonderful event it was too and what a nice surprise it was to
> discover that Blackie and the Rodeo Kings are really, really good!
> Their all-Willie headlining set was my first exposure to them. Ain't
> that something. I keep going places to see Fred and end up having to
> explore the CD catalogs of other artists on the bill. Happens all the
> time.
>
> Washboard Hank is just so cool. His show-opening set featured the
> smile generating "Chompy The Head Biter Offer" and a few other
> wonderfully bizarre numbers.
>
> The Brock Zeman and Dan Walsh performance caused me to dip into the
> CD purchasing fund too. Dan's guitar was very familiar, but Brock was
> new to me. It's a good combo.
>
> The Fred and band set was short, but superb. It opened with "18
> Wheels" and ended with the grand Willie/Hank/Dan reunion on an
> extended-jam version of "Sharecroppin'" followed by "49 Tons". In
> between was "I Like Trains" and 3 of the new gospely-soundin' songs.
> Since Fred was out introducing other artists and telling stories all
> evening, my Fred-content requirements were met.
>
> I've posted some of my photos of that Market Hall show in the Port
> Putley photo bin under "a Willie P. Benefit - 7/27/07"