Monday, July 27, 2009

Beth Wood (wrap up)


By Greg Pool
Host, TreeHouseConcerts.org


Here's a wrap-up of the visit by Beth Wood to the Tree House (pictures and after-show interview/encore):

* Beth came all the way from Texas by way of Oregon, where she and her husband are living these days. It means we'll see a lot more of her on the West Coast.

* I first saw Beth at a house concert in Salt Lake City, when she was living in Colorado.

* Beth has Mark Erelli to thank for this gig. I was in Utah to interview Mark at a music festival, and my friend, Hope Jensen, suggested we go to something called a house concert.

* Beth asked how we knew Mark, and I played her the recording Mark made at our 2004 house concert, where I proposed to Juliet at the break, surprising everyone except Mark, who then sang his song, "Before I Knew Your Name."

* Leon and Jeanne (plus Wayne!) came only because they had seen Beth Wood on a Cayamo Cruise, and became a big ol' fan. He was surprised and thankful Beth was coming to his area, and drove down from Aptos to see her. Now Leon knows there's a local house concert series in Aptos, too!

* Troy and his date came because they heard Beth on the radio on Friday morning with Clytia Fuller on KZSC in Santa Cruz. Thanks, Clytia!

* Beth mentioned specifically it was her first playing with chickens in the audience. She tried to form the band "Beth Wood and the Mother Cluckers" but the hens didn't learn their parts and became victims of downsizing by management.

* Beth played the Freight & Salvage up in Berkeley on Thursday, opening for Hans York, then the day after our concert she returned to Berkeley, to Casa de Linda House Concerts with Linda Oliver & Tom Mongomery, who saw her on that same Cayamo Cruise.

* Beth's mother grew up in Breckenridge, Texas. Juliet's maiden name is Breckenridge, so we had lots to talk about, and Beth drank from a Breckenridge brewery glass during the show.

* This was our first concert outside (all 29 have been inside, either here in Carmel Valley or Pacific Grove. We almost had an outside concert with Keith Greeninger in May, but it was about 10 degrees color than today (80) and cooled off quickly.

* Local singer/songwriter Jennifer Filzen dropped by and even accessorized Beth with the addition of Jennifer's hat, when the wind picked up.

1 Comments:

At October 05, 2009, Blogger Filzen said...

I had so much fun at your house and seeing Beth Wood play. She's terrific! I know it's not easy opening up your home so frequently to host these concerts, so kudos to you for doing it. I look forward to getting back over to your place when my schedule shakes out more freely.--Jen Filzen

 

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