Comments on: Swallow Hill Roots Fest http://slackercountry.com/2009/04/02/swallow-hill-roots-fest/ not your daddy's country music Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:13:11 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tom http://slackercountry.com/2009/04/02/swallow-hill-roots-fest/#comment-62 Tom Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:21:32 +0000 http://slackercountry.com/2009/04/02/swallow-hill-roots-fest/#comment-62 My sincere thanks to this crack team of reporters for their coverage of our 30th birthday event. The staff at SHMA worked very hard to put on this event, and we appreciate the support and the review. In fact, I think you've come up with a new songline to incorporate into our next big hit, "sensible shoes". Genuine Music, Sensible Shoes. That's Swallow Hill, folk, acoustic and blues. Here's to the power of music...Tom Scharf, E.D. Swallow Hill My sincere thanks to this crack team of reporters for their coverage of our 30th birthday event. The staff at SHMA worked very hard to put on this event, and we appreciate the support and the review. In fact, I think you’ve come up with a new songline to incorporate into our next big hit, “sensible shoes”.

Genuine Music, Sensible Shoes. That’s Swallow Hill, folk, acoustic and blues.

Here’s to the power of music…Tom Scharf, E.D. Swallow Hill

]]> By: H http://slackercountry.com/2009/04/02/swallow-hill-roots-fest/#comment-61 H Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:57:39 +0000 http://slackercountry.com/2009/04/02/swallow-hill-roots-fest/#comment-61 Fine reporting from the Slacker Country stringers. Leo Kottke was amazing as usual, particularly his fingerwork on Bob "Frizz" Fuller's "From Pizza Towers to Defeat" (Last Train to Chico) and "Akro" from his Clone album with Mike Gordon. Perhaps Leo spent a little bit too much time waxing between songs about a coffee table book on ants (maybe it was just me, but I'd rather hear him play than talk about ant mandibles). The musical highlight of the show for me was Hot Rize. This definitive bluegrass quartet dates back 30 years and is anchored by the brilliant Tim O'Brien. The boys were tight and Brian Sutton was also brilliant (hate to over use the word but both of these guys are brilliant) picking in place of the late Charlie Sawtelle (Slade, you were remembered in a big way on this Saturday night). The overall highlight was spending time with good friends, listening to good music, and sippin' some Jamesons from the hip flask, all in support of a fine musical institution, Swallow Hill. Can't wait until Denver Rootsfest 2010 (oh geez, next year is 2010! Feels like a sci-fi movie!). Fine reporting from the Slacker Country stringers. Leo Kottke was amazing as usual, particularly his fingerwork on Bob “Frizz” Fuller’s “From Pizza Towers to Defeat” (Last Train to Chico) and “Akro” from his Clone album with Mike Gordon. Perhaps Leo spent a little bit too much time waxing between songs about a coffee table book on ants (maybe it was just me, but I’d rather hear him play than talk about ant mandibles).

The musical highlight of the show for me was Hot Rize. This definitive bluegrass quartet dates back 30 years and is anchored by the brilliant Tim O’Brien. The boys were tight and Brian Sutton was also brilliant (hate to over use the word but both of these guys are brilliant) picking in place of the late Charlie Sawtelle (Slade, you were remembered in a big way on this Saturday night).

The overall highlight was spending time with good friends, listening to good music, and sippin’ some Jamesons from the hip flask, all in support of a fine musical institution, Swallow Hill. Can’t wait until Denver Rootsfest 2010 (oh geez, next year is 2010! Feels like a sci-fi movie!).

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