Good Times Down By The Riverside

Thanks to all of you music fans that ventured to Rabbit Hash to enjoy our "Down by the Riverside" concerts this past July. The Guy Forsyth band played the first show and it was nothing less than magical. This three piece band from Austin, Texas, genuinely enjoyed the warm hospitality all of you showed them. The local kids made crowns of leafy foliage and wore them while selling homemade tacos. I've heard tell they even traded some of their tacos for CDs!! The fireflies they caught were named after the band members. I guess you know you have made the big time when little girls name their insects after you!

Guy Forsyth played an array of instruments but his strong, full bodied voice is what weakens your knees and makes you tingle. Will wailing on the sousaphone and Rob picking it up and holding it all together on the drums laid out a perfect "schizophrenic" sound. From Vaudeville to raw southern blues, true stories and great lies, The Guy Forsyth Band handed it to us on a silver platter.

Not to worry if you missed it, the next date is already in place.

The second concert was played by Brian Ashley Jones from Nashville. In attendance was Teri Heist of Union, Kentucky, and she loved it so much that she wanted to share her thoughts on the experience. I am thankful for her contribution and confident that this will inspire you, as music lovers, to write your thoughts and experiences of Rabbit Hash so you too can be a guest columnist on our website.

Down by the Riverside with Brian Ashley Jones
by Teri Heist

JULY 16, 2009 -  Brian Ashley Jones from Nashville and his accompaniment on upright bass (Tish) were unknown to most present. As they setup on the hay-wagon along the riverbank, we settled in with anticipation of some relief for our tired backs and hoping for a little satisfaction for the soul as well.

With a relaxed but experienced presence, Brian started the evening with gorgeous, crystal clear acoustic guitar notes that really got everyone's attention. His bluesy edge combined with a gentle warmth and insistence was the mark of a true original. Beautiful full round sounds were echoing through the moist evening air, and that's when we knew -- this is as good as it gets!

Then Brian pulls out a funny little number called "Johnny Appleweed" (written for an independent film) and the crowd laughed and swayed in rhythm with the music.

For his second set, Brian went "electric" played his own version of "The Star Spangled Banner". All I can say is perfect, perfect, perfect... The entire scene was perfect. Lightening bugs and tree frogs rounded out the sounds as the river quieted down for better listening. The setting sun lit up the stage and the sky turned pink.

This good time was actually getting even better! In fact, the night was moving into the memorable stage.

Brian got back into his originals with an instrumental called "As of Yet" and the ladies could resist no more... Sliding onto the green, freshly mowed dance floor, we had no choice but to move to the music! As it grew dark, light bulbs glowed above the stage silhouetting the crowd. Boaters on the Ohio River moved closer down by the riverside and the audience distilled into one that knew there was no reason to hurry home.

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As posted on Guy Forsyth's Blog regarding his recent tour;

"A few highlights... FitzGerald's American Music Fest in Chicago where I got to play with John Mooney, who has been a musical hero of mine for years. The Rabbit Hash General Store playing on the banks of the Ohio on a trailer bed lit with suspended hook lights while barges sailed on by behind us and drinking the local moonshine. Pete's Candy Store in Williamsburg where the stage was an art deco subway car, breakfast in NYC at Mud, my favorite place to start a day. Prowling through a tiny poetry bookstore just off the Harvard campus. And always seeing you, America. You are epic, you contain multitudes, you never disappoint."

Greg L ,
Aug 10, 2009 at 6:26 pm

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