A PERFECT CONCERT: Brandi Carlile at Newport Folk Festival 2018
I fell in love with Brandi Carlile the very first time I saw her perform .. maybe 14 years ago .. she is one of my go-to listens ....when I feel down and need a shot of folk joy and authentic emotion and a reality check on life. I grew up in RI and started going To the Newport Jazz and Folk festival when I was a teenager...high points included waiting with my mom 3 hours in the rain to see Judy Garland..it only took about six minutes for all of us to forgive her ...again waiting in the rain to Mahalia Jackson play her first secular concert (thank you George Wein) she waited until midnight to make a Sat become a Sunday..and brought Church to the festival...her first song was "Oh Lord did it not Rain."..and being part of the majority present who cheered Dylan when went electic...when Billie walked on Stage during a Lester Young set and began to sing... they had had a falling out a few years previously ..it was an unforgettable moment ..and cemented in me the power of music to heal ..both were dead with the year..or when the Indigo Girls brought out Farron,, and left the stage and the rest of their set to her, but this post is about Brandi. I want you to listen to this very, very special set .. and please please pay attention to the song The Mothers and the introduction.....please listen to the audio of her set and read FUV''s Rita Houston's pitch-perfect description of Brandi Carlilie. (I am including the actual link in case the audio button does not work'..... and Carlile can ROCK,,, there is a Zepplin rip in the set.
The family spirit of the Newport Folk Festival is solid in Brandi Carlile's hands. She formed her own musical family with Phil and Tim Hanseroth years ago, and now they all tour together with their wives and children (they even make an appearance on the Newport stage). Stemming out from there, Carlile has fostered a living, breathing collaborative network of artists, walking the walk by showing up early and staying late to perform with her friends. Carlile was all over the festival, performing with Margo Price, Lucius,The Lone Bellow, Mumford and Sons and more.
Brandi Carlile performs at the 2018 Newport Folk Festival.
Adam Kissick for NPR
It's all part of a great year, as By the Way, I Forgive You has brought even more fans into the Bramily. Her Sunday evening Newport set was pure celebration, as if she soaked up all that sunshine and love and poured it back over the crowd. The dynamic song list included several new tunes, older faves, and a couple nods to past inspiration, with covers of Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You" and a Led-Zep-fierce rendition of Joan Baez's "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You."
SET LIST:
"Raise Hell"
"The Story"
"The Eye"
"The Mother"
"The Joke"
"Mainstream Kid"
"Sugartooth"
"A Case Of You" (Joni Mitchell)
"Babe, Im Gonna Leave You"
"Party Of One"
"Hold Out Your Hand"
Credit List:
Technical Director:Josh Rogosin; Production Assistant: Téa Mottolese ; Location Recording facilities Provided by Aura-Sonic, Ltd.; Producer: Suraya Mohamed; Photography: Adam Kissick.
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