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The Whistler
An exclusive column by Ed Sharlet
February 25, 2005 |
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The Week about
Town
There have
been several fine occasions recently when I had the pleasure to
whistle with our wonderful local musicians.
Lindy Gravelle writes and sings songs so lyrically beautiful and
harmonically pleasing, they lend themselves to the kind of whistling I
love to do. Lindy also covers masterfully the great standards, R & B,
and country. She appears every Tuesday evening at Barcelona in
downtown Bend, 7-10; and you will find me there
blending my talent with Lindy's on select songs. Check it out.
Cafe Bellisimo, in the Old Mill District, is featuring great local
singer/songwriters Tuesdays through Saturday. I have the
privilege to perform with Allan Byer every Saturday evening, 6:30 -
9:00. Allan's songwriting is soulful and his singing and guitar style
show it. It's a great match for the whistling, (along with some vocal
harmony, too!) And beginning this week at the cafe, I am joining
David Triggs on Thursdays. He plays a beautiful 12-string guitar
as he covers the timeless appeal of vintage rock and roll ballads.
Be sure to enjoy the other local players appearing there: Dean
Prescott, Tuesdays; Eric Staples, Weds; and Patrick Whelan, Fridays.
And, you never know where I'll turn up! Sitting in with Three fingered
Jack, Moon Mountain Ramblers, or Back From the Dead. Last Wednesday, I
walked into the Astro Lounge where Mark Ransom was playing his fine
originals. Before
I reached the bar, Mark waved to me to come up and lay down a melody
on some
rich chord patterns he was sending out on the guitar. That was a real
treat.
Or, like Thursday night. David Triggs and I were done around 7PM at
Cafe
Bellisimo. From there, I went to the Candlelight Dinner Cabaret where
I sat in with the jazz jam on two numbers. That was over around 9PM.
Luke Lapoint, an excellent seasoned bluesman, there at the cabaret for
the late jam, told me Bamboom! was playing at the Riverhouse. So,
onward I went, seeking out more great local music. I
no sooner arrived, when Rich and Scott broke into "Dock of the Bay" -
their signal to me to come up and do a few tunes with them. Besides
Otis's hit, we did "For the Good Times", a great Charlie Rich ballad,
and "The Third Man Theme."
Phew! I guess that's enough for now.
As the the late, great Johnny Carson would say, "more to come."
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Ed with Allan Byer at Caffe Bellissimo
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