OLD "FRIENDS" COME BACK TO NYC

On Saturday night, I had the honor of witnessing a historic event at Town Hall. Legendary guitarist Doc Watson headlined the Friends of Old Time Music Tribute concert with a few very special guests including the New Lost City Ramblers, John Sebastian, Alvin Youngblood Hart and Jean Ritchie. PHEW! I have to say there were numerous times that I got chills hearing all of these legends tell their stories and watching them enjoy playing together again. Our client, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings recently released a phenomenal boxed set called Friends of Old Time Music which captures all of these artists and more performing at the original Friends of Old Time Music concerts in Greenwich Village from 1961- 1965. Saturday’s show captured all of those days and more. I have to say it was quite surreal being surrounded by so many fans/friends who knew every single lyric to every song being sung that night. I overheard audience members connect who hadn’t seen each other since the last original concert - pretty amazing. It was one big community coming back together after 45 years apart. Unfortunately, I was not allowed to take pictures inside the venue but I rounded up some footage of Doc Watson so you could get a feel for what I saw: