James Velvet + the Lonesome Sparrows

CD Release Party for Black Velvet Royalty at John Slade Eli house 4/10/2010.

The Lonesome Sparrows have a nice old-timey sound, mixing up guitars, fiddle, mandolin, dobro, banjo and electric bass.

1. Such a Night (Dr. John). With great dobro work by Dick Neal. "If I don't do it somebody else will.". They played it Mardi Gras at Cafe Nine.

2. "Here's one from the new album, celebrating a great Anerican tradition, the three-day weekend" Holiday Weekend

3. My Blue Boat

4. New song written in a traditional ballad form. (with fiddle and banjo)

5. .There's a house for sale in Washington, DC. -- political song

6. Song about summer...

7. Sad country song

8. The Ballad of John Alley -- a song he wrote 20 years ago.

9. The Royal Heart
Marie, in the second verse, is on the cover of the new record
"Last night I met the king of New Haven...."

10. The Wrath of God
"Too bad we did not remember to keep God on my side" !!!

11. gotta keep going

12. Jesus, Elvis and Me
It's about art--good thing we're in an art gallery--black velvet art....

There were a couple of more songs, but by then I was more interested in listening than blogging through my Blackberry. After all, the point of going was to hear the music not play with my phone.