Olivia and I will be playing at the Live Am See festival in Meschede tomorrow. “Live Am See” means Live By The Lake because…
What will be different from last year? Well, I wanted to play some obscure cover songs (not obscure to me and those that love them) like The Dolphins by Fred Neil and Blues Runs The Game by Jackson C. Frank. In the sixties talented singer-songwriters would often include contemporaries’ songs on their albums simply because they were great songs. The lack of ego benefitting the quality of the record. Donovan sang Buffy Sainte-Marie, Buffy Sainte-Marie sang Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan sang Gordon Lightfoot and Paul Simon, Fairport Convention sang Bob Dylan (as did many), Paul Simon sang Jackson C. Frank, Tom Rush sang Joni Mitchell, The Walker Brothers sang Tom Rush (a little later)…
Remembering the words is the only hurdle. I will also be seeing what it sounds like to play without a beard. See you there.
