As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Schooner Fare at Wolf Trap Barns, 2/1/2014


I believe this is the first time we had seen Maine folkies Schooner Fare for a full show since they were down to a duo after the passing of former member Tom Rowe. The Romanoff brothers nevertheless continued to perform at a high level, beginning the show with Bill Staines’ “Roseville Fair” and continuing with a mix of original songs and those borrowed from others, accompanied by a variety of humorous and other anecdotes. The set list managed to include three of my favorites: “Red, Red Robin,” “Calgary, My Home Away from Home,” and of course “Portland Town.”

Good-sized crowd – looked to be either a sellout or very close to it. Unfortunately for the band, due to a shipping screw-up the CDs that were supposed to be available for sale at the show didn’t manage to arrive in time.

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