Taj Mahal played the big stage with a full band on Saturday, but for me, I much preferred the Taj Mahal Trio on the Backporch stage on Sunday. Here’s a look at what I got to experience!
Best songs of the set were: “Fishin’ Blues”, “Corinna”, and my personal all-time favorite “Queen Bee”, which is just as sweet as honey. Each of these three songs are beautiful representations of Taj’s outstanding country blues. The notes he plays float and flutter through the air, tickling your toes and your tummy.
The Black Crowes were the headliners for Saturday night at the Doheny Blues Festival. They brought the crowd, that’s for sure. In front of the stage there was hardly any room to move around, so the fact that I got these photos from within that crowd is damn near a miracle.
Okay, so maybe not just Cleveland. How about “Hello, World!” Yeah, that works for me.
Just returned home from the Doheny Blues Festival last night and I’ve spent the day doing a little much-needed R&R. Don’t worry, I have photos and a delicious wrap up in store for you.
I’d really like to thank the many, many people at Doheny who graciously made room for me, the backpack, and my camera and helped me get to the front of the stage for a song or two. Some of you introduced yourselves, some of you didn’t. Either way, thank you!
I also really want to thank the people behind the scenes at Doheny for putting on a great festival. From the folks who booked the acts to the folks who were cleaning port-a-potties, it took the efforts of a lot of great people to keep things running and to run them successfully.
Whilst I go about the business of creating something coherent out of the lovely jumble in my head, enjoy this wonderful clip of Jackie Greene (one of my personal favorites from the weekend) singing a song I really like. (Video from YouTube of his performance in Rothbury in 2009.)
(PJPook Jackie Greene – “I Don’t Live On The Moon”)
