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Music Monday ~ Blues and Barbecue Festival

October 26, 2015 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

One of the things I love about the people of New Orleans is that they can find something to celebrate almost every weekend. Of course there are the big festivals like Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest, Voodoo Fest, Decadence, etc. but I love some of the smaller ones, too. A couple of days after we arrived I was glancing through one of their local publications and discovered that the 10th Annual Crescent City Blues and Barbecue Festival would be taking place during our second weekend. AND…Irma Thomas and Allen Toussaint would be appearing as a special guests with The Funky Meters. Irma got rained out at French Quarter Fest this past April when we were there and I was terribly disappointed. Now I was going to get another chance.

We arrived in time to watch the last half of the show on the stage where The Funky Meters would be playing. As soon as it was over and the crowd moved to the other stage, we made our way to the front and grabbed places front and almost center right up against the barricade. We had to stand all through the time the other band was playing on the other stage but trust me, it was worth it.

To see legends like Art Neville, Irma Thomas and Allan Toussaint on a stage only about 10 feet away was something I will never forget.

Here is a video I found on YouTube with little glimpses of the festival. At the 3 minute mark Irma takes the stage and Toussaint at about minute 4.

Music Monday ~ Hey Pocky A-Way (Meters)

October 19, 2015 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Sadly, our time in New Orleans has come to an end. But the music lingers on in my soul.

Music Monday ~ Skokiaan (Kermit Ruffins)

October 12, 2015 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

I have a list of things I want to do while we are here in New Orleans and local music is high on that list. Kermit is playing at the Blue Nile Friday night and I hope to be there.

Music Monday ~ “Blues For New Orleans”

October 5, 2015 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

We leave for New Orleans later this week. This seems an appropriate choice for today’s music.

Music Monday ~ Do You Know… (Billie Holiday)

September 28, 2015 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Yes, I DO know what it means. We will be in New Orleans soon and I’m looking forward to the music.

Music Monday ~ “It’s Raining” (Allen Toussaint)

September 21, 2015 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

We’ve got a trip to New Orleans coming up soon and that always gets me thinking about some of the incredible music from my favorite city. Louis Armstrong, James Booker, Mahalia Jackson, Professor Longhair, Dr. John, Irma Thomas…and so many others.

Here is a beautiful song by another New Orleans great, Allen Toussaint:

Music Monday ~ The Dudes

September 14, 2015 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

This summer our city has been hosting “Music in the Park” a couple of Sunday evenings a month. We have a music promotion company and were asked to schedule bands for these evenings. It’s been a huge success and they are planning to have these every Sunday evening next summer.

Last night The Dudes played. The weather was perfect and the show was great. There’s only one more scheduled for this year and I’ll be sad to see it end.

The Dudes performing “The Argus” by Ween

Wintersmith Park in Ada, Oklahoma

Music Monday ~ Hallelujah

September 7, 2015 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

One of my favorite songs is “Hallelujah”, written by Leonard Cohen. There are many beautiful versions of it.

My son bought me Jeff Buckley’s album, “Grace” for my birthday and it includes his haunting version.

Music Monday ~ “More Than a Feeling”

August 31, 2015 By Deanna Piercy 4 Comments

Nothing makes a Monday better than a little music, right?

This past Thursday was my birthday and David bought us tickets to see Boston. It’s always fun to see bands you listened to as a teenager. We had great seats – 4 rows from the stage in the center section. However, the Tall Men’s Club received the memo that I would be there and sent four of their members to stand right in front of me. David and I both had to chuckle when they stood up. It’s now a running joke with us. I swear, I end up behind tall men EVERY SINGLE CONCERT we attend. Oh, well…we still had a great time.