Richard Shindell live in Twickenham

Last Sunday, Richard Shindell played at the Twickenham Folk Club (upstairs in the Cabbage Patch Pub). It was the third time I saw him live. This time around Richard’s music was augmented by the very tasteful electric guitar playing of Marc Shulman.

I won’t bother you with boring details (keeping that for the Shindell mailing list). Among my personal highlights were a fantastic version of “Fishing”, the groovy new “Stray Cow Blues”, the 3/4-and-yet-no-waltz taxi drive meets folk song masterpiece “The Last Fare of the Day”, and finally “Wisteria”, the achingly beautiful song about a nostalgic encounter with a place from one’s past. It doesn’t get better than this! The timeless story of “Reunion Hill” and the soothing darkness of “Nora” deserve a mention, as well.

Both musicians were in excellent shape. I loved how the whole gig was not a preprogrammed set but a dynamic journey through Richard’s repertoire (along with a couple of cover songs in between). Concert stables like “Transit” were thus played along with requests like “Nora” and “Confession”, the latter featuring very good impromptu arrangements by Marc Shulman. Richard kept telling stories in between songs, which added to the already rewarding concert experience. I really hope he’ll be back in Europe next year or so.

Marc Shulman and Richard Shindell

  1. The Kenworth of My Dreams
  2. You Stay Here
  3. Transit
  4. The Last Fare of the Day
  5. She Belongs to Me
  6. Fishing
  7. Nora
  8. A Change Is Gonna Come
  9. Confession
  10. Stray Cow Blues
  11. Wisteria
  12. Satellites
  13. Get Up Clara
  14. There Goes Mavis
  15. A Summer Wind, a Cotton Dress
  16. Reunion Hill
  17. Arrowhead
  18. One Man’s Arkansas