There is a really old joke about Carnegie Hall. The story goes that a pedestrian on Fifty-seventh Street, Manhattan, stopped Jascha Heifetz and inquired, "Could you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?" "Yes," said Heifetz. "Practice!” In our case we have had loads of practice getting to Carnegie Hall as we went right by it every time we went to Central Park. Our practice paid off a few weeks ago when we finally were able to go to a show there. We enjoyed a solo concert given by Richard Thompson. He is hardly a household name but he is one of the most respected musicians and songwriters among his peers. He actually appeared in the smaller 600 seat Zankel Hall. It is a beautiful state of the art facility that was renovated a few years ago.
Thompson did not disappoint…playing songs spanning his long career. He took a few requests and even got into some joking sparring with some of the audience and mocking his tendency to write dark and sometimes even gruesome lyrics.
1) I Misunderstood
2) Withered & Died
3) The Turning Of The Tide
4) The Money Shuffle
5) The Woods Of Darney
6) She Twists The Knife Again
7) Sunset Song
8) 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
9) Stumble On
10) Hamlet Song
11) Persuasion
12) Crawl Back Under My Stone
13) Bee’s Wing (request #1)
14) Cold Kisses
15) I Feel So Good
encore:
16) Matty Groves (request #2)
My only favorite that was missed was his often covered, “Wall of Death”. You may be familiar with Nanci Griffith's or R.E.M’s versions. This was easily one of the best shows we have seen in NYC. Since it will probably be our last one here it was a great way to finish.
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