Thursday, November 10, 2011

Glenn Jones 11/4/11 Neverending Books New Haven

Musty lo-fi hovel was the perfect place to see John Fahey disciple Jones. He played 6 and 12 string, banjo, national steel slide with songs from Martha's Vineyard , in memory of Jack Rose, and for a little girl (neighbor? relative?). Jones recently retouched a chunk of Fahey's career. Deliberate blues-americana served up to 25 or so hungry listeners. Final piece was a "duet" that he performed with Espers, Yo la tengo, and Chris Corsano. This time the duet was with a young woman (from Colorguard) who played what looked like an ancient phonograph with an album of gospel tunes weighed down by a coffee can. Various other switches and dials were employed to create "percussion" over Jones delicate playing.

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