You Were Here
Sarah Harmer played a terrific show at the Stanley Theatre last night. It was just an evening with Ms. Harmer, her five piece backing band, and their lovely display of music. No openers on this night.
They came on and started the show with I Am Aglow. For the evening, everyone stayed seated and was respectful by keeping silent during the performance. There was also quite a broad range of audience in attendance, showing that Sarah's music appeals to all ages.
The backing band sounded very tight. They were people that Sarah grew up with, and so their stage connection was great. Stand-up bass player and backing vocalist Jason Euringer used to play with Sarah during their Weeping Tile days. Guitarist Joey Wright ripped it up on his bluegrass riffs and solos. I was quite impressed. Each band member had solos during a couple extended jams throughout the set.
The stage setup was really nice, complete with clouds and a moon hovering in the background. In addition, there was this giant ball of hay sitting atop a wooden pole. Sarah mentioned the setup was in place for the ongoing play, Waiting For Godot.
Sarah looked radiant on this evening, and all the band members were dressed up nicely. Booooourns to the no camera policy in effect at the show.
I think I saw some camera trolls watching us from the side stage just in case.
Ms. Harmer's voice sounded wonderful. It was filled with energy, and also a lot of emotion when needed. Dandelions In Bullet Holes, The Hideout, and Goin' Out were definite highlights. She also had some good stories to tell while tuning her Gibson acoustic in between songs. What I found interesting was their choice of drinking red wine on stage as opposed to the usual beer.
Many instruments were used by her band during the show: guitars, stand-up bass, keyboards, violin, clarinet, harmonica, accordion, flute, and mandolin. There was no drummer for the night, though Sarah did play drums on Lodestar.
The setlist for the show was interesting and enjoyable. They played every song off I'm A Mountain, and left off singles such as Basement Apt, Don't Get Your Back Up, Open Windows and Silver Road. I'm glad as they didn't need them to put on a spectacular show.
Some other highlights during the 2hr 5min set included Pendulums, The Ring, and Around This Corner.
For the last song of the evening, How Deep In The Valley, Sarah and company played and sang unplugged from their microphones as everyone stood in enjoyment of the night.
Setlist:
Encore:
I'm A Mountain
How Deep In The Valley
Protecting Escarpment Rural Land
They came on and started the show with I Am Aglow. For the evening, everyone stayed seated and was respectful by keeping silent during the performance. There was also quite a broad range of audience in attendance, showing that Sarah's music appeals to all ages.
The backing band sounded very tight. They were people that Sarah grew up with, and so their stage connection was great. Stand-up bass player and backing vocalist Jason Euringer used to play with Sarah during their Weeping Tile days. Guitarist Joey Wright ripped it up on his bluegrass riffs and solos. I was quite impressed. Each band member had solos during a couple extended jams throughout the set.
The stage setup was really nice, complete with clouds and a moon hovering in the background. In addition, there was this giant ball of hay sitting atop a wooden pole. Sarah mentioned the setup was in place for the ongoing play, Waiting For Godot.
Sarah looked radiant on this evening, and all the band members were dressed up nicely. Booooourns to the no camera policy in effect at the show.
I think I saw some camera trolls watching us from the side stage just in case.
Ms. Harmer's voice sounded wonderful. It was filled with energy, and also a lot of emotion when needed. Dandelions In Bullet Holes, The Hideout, and Goin' Out were definite highlights. She also had some good stories to tell while tuning her Gibson acoustic in between songs. What I found interesting was their choice of drinking red wine on stage as opposed to the usual beer.
Many instruments were used by her band during the show: guitars, stand-up bass, keyboards, violin, clarinet, harmonica, accordion, flute, and mandolin. There was no drummer for the night, though Sarah did play drums on Lodestar.
The setlist for the show was interesting and enjoyable. They played every song off I'm A Mountain, and left off singles such as Basement Apt, Don't Get Your Back Up, Open Windows and Silver Road. I'm glad as they didn't need them to put on a spectacular show.
Some other highlights during the 2hr 5min set included Pendulums, The Ring, and Around This Corner.
For the last song of the evening, How Deep In The Valley, Sarah and company played and sang unplugged from their microphones as everyone stood in enjoyment of the night.
Setlist:
Encore:
I'm A Mountain
How Deep In The Valley
Protecting Escarpment Rural Land
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