[filk] Re: Great Big Sea in Seattle & on TV

Mistress of the Blue Shift wrote:
> Most of you know who Great Big Sea is: An outstandingly talented band from
> Newfoundland playing the Celtic, Maritime, and just plain fun tunes of that
> part of the world. Especially with the addition of their new drummer, they
> are increasingly emphasizing the rock side of "folk rock", but the emphasis
> is still on the lyrics and the melody; and as good as they sound in their
> recordings, they are even more fun in person.

Yes, they rock! By an odd (but welcome) quirk of fate, Sheryl and I ended up going with Joey Shoji and Seanan McGuire to see them at a San Francisco club (we were out for my cousin's wedding). We quite enjoyed ourselves; I bought two CDs and have been walking around humming songs from them ever since!

• Gary