I hadn’t been to a World Folk Music Association Showcase since they
moved the location to Bethesda, so this was a good chance to catch up with some
friends and try out the restaurant. A huge parking garage a block or so away is
free on Sundays, which is a big improvement on the parking situation at their
previous venue. Service is always a challenge at sold-out music events; our
entrees didn’t arrive until the first set was nearly over, no one offered to
refill my iced tea or water all evening, and someone else’s appetizer appeared
on my bill. They did do a nice job with the penne al’arrabbiata, however.
Eryn Michel accompanied herself on acoustic guitar in a 25-minute opening
set that included a couple of originals, in addition to covers of songs done by
Emmylou Harris (“Boulder to Birmingham), Maren Morris (“Dear Hate”), and Edith
Piaf. After intermission, Buskin (on acoustic guitar and keyboards), with Marshal
Rosenberg on percussion, kept the audience entertained for the next 90 minutes.
Highlights included a smorgasbord of song fragments rewritten to reflect their
writers’ advancing years (“Urge for Going”, “Try to Remember”, “YMCA” turned
into “AARP”, etc.), a great rendition of his “All In All” that reminded me of Stephen
Bishop at his best, and his classic “Jews Don’t Camp”.
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