Potential opening act?

@vmorris wrote:

I just caught a show last night with Ben Sollee (http://www.bensollee.com) and think he would be a great opening act for Lucinda. The man rocks the cello (seriously) and can sing it all. Lucinda has introduced me to some great musicians in her opening acts (Carrie Rodriguez, Anne McCue, etc. — but not Robert Earl Keen, who stole some of her time this last August at Saratoga Mountain Winery; yes, I’m still bitter about that one) and I can really see Ben Sollee touring with her. Also, Ben’s advocacy on behalf of Appalachia (http://www.ilovemountains.org) would seem to fit nicely with some of Lucinda’s. Regardlesss, I can’t wait for her next tour! (p.s. I have no association with Mr. Sollee and only became aware of his music and talent last night at a show in Chapel Hill.)

Not to be confused with former Lu band member Rolly Sallee (sp?) I assume, vm: Thanks for the info! I think “stole some. . . time” may be a bit harsh for Keen in Saratoga, as his band walked out right at ticket time and went about its business–true, openers seldom have any encores at all, but “The Man Behind the Drums” now looks like a prophetic choice in light of Lu opening for Levon coming up. For true time-stealing, we can talk about the Flatlanders in Santa Fe some months back in front of Lucinda. . . . Even so, I believe both of these one-off pairings were reschedulings/combos of changed or cancelled shows (on Flatlanders’ part and Keen’s part). This might account for it a bit. And as a native son of Appalachia, you have me interested in BS’s “advocacy.”