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Al Stewart!
Apr. 22nd, 2008 10:15 pmYesterday, Laura and I went into Atlanta (a surprisingly easy trip) to Eddie's Attic, a lovely little venue in Decatur off courthouse square. My favourite singer-songwriter Al Stewart was performing there.
We got in early, about half an hour before the venue opened, and walked around the Decatur Courthouse reading the historical signs. We got back just as Al Stewart and his accompanying musician Dave Nachmanoff were arriving so we spoke briefly to both of them. I was wearing my old Al Stewart Mailing List "Year of the @" t-shirt which Dave recognized as a former listee too. We parted ways and went in. Hung out on the bar-porch and looked around, it is really a nice place, until the doors opened. We had not paid for a table, it only being the two of us and a table seating four, but we ended up at the only table that had not been reserved. Had a pretty good dinner with some Woodchuck cider. Dave approached us and asked us to help him with selling his CDs and to film some of the sets for him, which were happy to help out with.
Dave Nachmanoff opened with three pieces which were pretty solid and then the main show began. Eddie's Attic is a really nice venue, small, with a good sound system (which is piped to the outside bar for those smokers who just have to get a cig in). Very intimate, really. It was a good show in two sets (and one encore) including four new pieces (one about a Carthaginian, Hanno the Navigator, which was really beautiful) from his CD that will (hopefully) be releasing later this year. Just a really nice show, lots of great songs and fun patter.
After the show, helped Dave sell some more CDs, thanked Al Stewart for a lovely night and headed home, getting back a little after midnight and tumbled into bed.
This is the fourth time I have seen Al Stewart in concern, each time in a smaller venue. Apparently, he played Eddie's Attic last year and we missed it. I will try to keep a better eye on Al Stewart's concert schedule.
We got in early, about half an hour before the venue opened, and walked around the Decatur Courthouse reading the historical signs. We got back just as Al Stewart and his accompanying musician Dave Nachmanoff were arriving so we spoke briefly to both of them. I was wearing my old Al Stewart Mailing List "Year of the @" t-shirt which Dave recognized as a former listee too. We parted ways and went in. Hung out on the bar-porch and looked around, it is really a nice place, until the doors opened. We had not paid for a table, it only being the two of us and a table seating four, but we ended up at the only table that had not been reserved. Had a pretty good dinner with some Woodchuck cider. Dave approached us and asked us to help him with selling his CDs and to film some of the sets for him, which were happy to help out with.
Dave Nachmanoff opened with three pieces which were pretty solid and then the main show began. Eddie's Attic is a really nice venue, small, with a good sound system (which is piped to the outside bar for those smokers who just have to get a cig in). Very intimate, really. It was a good show in two sets (and one encore) including four new pieces (one about a Carthaginian, Hanno the Navigator, which was really beautiful) from his CD that will (hopefully) be releasing later this year. Just a really nice show, lots of great songs and fun patter.
After the show, helped Dave sell some more CDs, thanked Al Stewart for a lovely night and headed home, getting back a little after midnight and tumbled into bed.
This is the fourth time I have seen Al Stewart in concern, each time in a smaller venue. Apparently, he played Eddie's Attic last year and we missed it. I will try to keep a better eye on Al Stewart's concert schedule.