"Still cute enough to kiss," said my friend Maris, who actually did kiss Roger McGuinn backstage, back in the day. Back then, Phil and I brought our toddler Jill to a Byrd's concert in the ballroom of the New Yorker Hotel and she kinda slept throughout on a pile of our coats, with lullabies like "Turn, Turn,Turn," "I Wasn't Born To Follow," and "8 Miles High."
We enjoyed Roger McGuinn again, this time in solo concert at Bethel Woods, Friday night. His virtuoso skills are honed from years of playing folk, rock and classical forms. He shares personal history and historic context with his songs. AND let's face it, we share many of the same "...Back Pages." Some irony, as he enters playing his famous Rickenbacker Electric Guitar and singing "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now" to this is a very mature audience...many with their grown kids and grandkids along for the ride. His stories were fascinating and the music as beautiful and fun as ever. The night flew like an elusive chestnut mare.
No kisses this time though...Roger is happily married for 33 years to Camilla, who tours with him and keeps her camera lens on him for beautiful shots like this one...and of course we were there with our husbands of so many years and more. Love those endings,...and they lived happily ever after doing what they love to do.
His concert dates are many and there are some videos on youtube.com and Roger's Folk Den website, where he posts a new folk song that he's collected every month (free downloadable music), if you'd like a peek before buying a ticket or CD. Singing along to The Byrds Boxset as I write this post.
www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/mcguinn
www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/folkden-wp
www.pandora.com
We enjoyed Roger McGuinn again, this time in solo concert at Bethel Woods, Friday night. His virtuoso skills are honed from years of playing folk, rock and classical forms. He shares personal history and historic context with his songs. AND let's face it, we share many of the same "...Back Pages." Some irony, as he enters playing his famous Rickenbacker Electric Guitar and singing "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now" to this is a very mature audience...many with their grown kids and grandkids along for the ride. His stories were fascinating and the music as beautiful and fun as ever. The night flew like an elusive chestnut mare.
No kisses this time though...Roger is happily married for 33 years to Camilla, who tours with him and keeps her camera lens on him for beautiful shots like this one...and of course we were there with our husbands of so many years and more. Love those endings,...and they lived happily ever after doing what they love to do.
www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/mcguinn
www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/folkden-wp
www.pandora.com
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