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@Lafayette wrote:

I LOVE the idea of fusing local acts as an opener. It’s an old school way of booking and one that’s a win win as far as I’m concerned. The potential to bring the opener’s fans into the fray and the opening act gets bragging rights as opening for a national treasure.

I’m with you, Lafayette… 😉

Tom

Welcome to the forum, David. Stay tuned – we have one of our forum’s intrepid travelers; nay, our most intrepid traveler, in attendance tonight & rest assured, he will be here shortly to post an accurate setlist… 😉

Tom

Hi, WriteDude – welcome to the forum! I live in North Georgia myself, and will be attending the show at the Cobb Energy Centre next week (as well as the shows in Charlotte, NC & Knoxville, TN).

In regards to your question, Lu doesn’t have a static “song list” when she tours. She is well-known for mixing it up from night to night, which is great for those of us who like to travel when we can to see multiple shows. While there are a few songs that she plays most nights, the majority of her selections will vary.

For an idea of what she has been playing as of late (again, be sure & look at several different shows!), you can see her recent setlists here at setlist.fm.

Tom

@TOverby wrote:

I am excited to announce that Erika Wennerstrom (Ms. Heartless Bastards) will be opening the Austin show with a special acoustic solo set.

Lefty, how’s airfare from Upstate New York to Austin? 😆

Tom

We saw Caroline Herring at Eddie’s Attic last night, and it was truly a magical evening at “The Attic”. Caroline was superb, as was the rest of her quartet (Charles Williams on guitar, Kris Dale on upright bass and Marla Feeney on violin and saxophone), who were quite the accomplished musicians (especially Maria Feeney whose violin playing blew me away; she also provided wonderfully harmonizing accompanying vocals to Caroline).

Caroline was charming & engaging from the stage, telling great stories and providing colorful background to most of the songs she played. She talked at length about a project she worked on in the UK related to Cecil Sharp’s recording (not audible recording, but by hand) old English-style folk songs in Appalachia in the 1910’s. And, she played three songs she & other musicians (all the rest were from the UK, except one other from Canada) recorded during this project.

She also played two songs from her special children’s concert setlist that she is performing in full for two matinee shows at Eddie’s Attic this morning & afternoon. I enjoyed them so much, that I came home last night, bought a ticket to the afternoon show at 1:00 PM, and am going back to Eddie’s to see it – without a child (except my inner one!) in tow! The shows are also CD release parties for The Little House Songs, her new album containing songs she wrote for this children’s concert series based on the classic children’s book of the same title by Virginia Lee Burton.

After the show, I chatted with Caroline & she signed a copy of her 2009 EP Silver Apples of the Moon that I purchased for only $5 at her merch table. When she asked me to whom to make the inscription out & I replied, “Tom, please”, she surprised me by replying, “Oh, are you Tom Tracy”! She actually remembered my name from a comment I had made a few days ago on her Facebook page in reply to a status update about last night’s show. In the comment, I said that I was really looking forward to the show – and she posted a comment in reply, “fantastic! See you there”. Little did I know that she’d remember my post as well as my name!

Finally, in the “connecting the dots” department, check out this incredible coincidence related to Caroline’s opening act, Linda McRae… 😉

Tom