May 23, 2007, 8:30pm
TORNADO BENEFIT FOR ENTERPRISE, ALA. feat. Fayssoux McLean & Brandon Turner, Brad Davis & Dan Miller, Will McFarlane, and Eddie Keith
This gathering at the
Handlebar was not your run-of-the mill benefit show. The cast of players
assembled for this special cause are steeped in talent and tradition,
and all came together from different places to benefit a worthy cause.
Eddie and Will
opened the show with a set of rousing, high energy roots music, from
Eddie’s new record. Brad and Doug put on a show of amazing flat-picking.
Will came on and delivered soulful vocals and deep blues guitar. And
then came Fayssoux and Brad…music you just have not witnessed in years,
beautiful, tight vocal harmonies, and Brads smoking hot guitar work. The
show culminated with all the players assembled on the stage with Will
and Fayssoux leading an emotional and electrifying rendition of Amazing
Grace.
Brad Davis has spent
years on the road with the likes of Marty Stuart, Earl Scruggs and Billy
Bob Thornton. Will McFarlane spent six years with Bonnie Raitt. Eddie
Keith has shared the stage with Shawn Mullins and Col. Bruce Hampton.
Spartanburg’s own Fayssoux McLean has provided back up vocals to many of
the works of Emmylou Harris. You get the point: this show was filled
with acoustic guitar slinging goodness and amazing vocals. When you have
the opportunity to see any of these folks, it will be well worth your
time, each are great, together in any combination they are amazing.
Proceeds will
benefit the Enterprise, Alabama high school that was destroyed in the
March 1 tornado that killed eight students and damaged another 731
structures in its 10-mile swath.
