Swing, Acoustic

Caught the Canadian quintet, THE BILLS, at Castoro Cellars last night. I first saw this band performed live back in April 2005 at The Pine Mountain Festival in Atascadero. Great music - lots of energy.

The mandolin/guitarist player, Marc Atkinson, also has a side band called the Marc Atkinson Trio. I picked this cd up at the concert when he played a couple songs from his new cd. If you like swing tunes or Django Reinhardt, you will enjoy it as much as I did.

"He's refined, sublime...

Ebeneezer Goode, leading light of the scene
Know what I mean, see
He created the vibe
He takes you for a ride and as if by design
The party ignites like he's comin alive
He takes you to the top, shakes you all around
Then back down, you know as he gets mellow
Then as smooth as the groove that is making you move
He glides into your mind with a sunny Hello
A gentleman of leisure, he's there for your pleasure
But go easy on old Eezer he's the love you could lose
Extraordinary fellow, like Mr. Punchinello
He's the kind of geezer who must never be abused
When you're in town and Ebeneezer is around
You can sense a presence in the sound of the crowd
He gets them all at it, the party starts rocking
The people get excited it's time to shout loud

-SHAMEN

::uncovering deeply personal or emotional issues::