It Was a Very Good Year – Ross Atman – 2012
It Was a Very Good Year:
14 Reviewed Concerts in FolkWorks for 2013
Author’s note: These concerts appear in the order I saw them; they each had something outstanding to offer; there is no need to rank them further.
1. Bonnie Raitt: Laughing the Blues Away
In Concert at Copley Symphony Hall
San Diego, California
February 23, 2013
2. Willie Nelson’s America
In Concert at Bridges Auditorium
Pomona College, Claremont
February 28, 2013
3. A Valentine for Janis Ian
In Concert at Cal Tech in Pasadena
March 23, 2013
4. Don’t Believe a Word He Says:
The Lone Ranger [Arlo Guthrie] in Concert at Irvine Barclay Theatre
On Campus at UC Irvine
April 14, 2014
Rodriguez In Concert at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles
April 16, 2013
6. Discovering Jordie Lane
On Being John Hammond for a Day
In Concert at The Mint
May 13, 2013
7. Tom Rush: Dean of Cambridge Folk Scene
Live at McCabe’s in Santa Monica
May 17, 2013
The Hardest Working Woman in Show Business
Live at McCabe’s
June 28, 2013
9. John Hammond Blues Cruise
Sails Into McCabe’s
August 2, 2013
10. Dylan From the Cheap Seats
In Concert at The Americanarama Fest
The Verizon Amphitheatre in Irvine
August 3, 2013
11. Maria Muldaur and The Campbell Brothers
Hot August Night at The Skirball
Sunset Concert Series
August 22, 2013
12. Doc’s Guitar? String Madness Has It
In Concert at Westwood Music
November 10, 2013
13. Tom Paxton and Tonto Ride Again
In Concert at McCabe’s
November 23, 2013
14. Don McLean: The Night the Music Lived
In Concert at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills
December 13, 2013
Ross Altman may be reached at greygoosemusic@aol.com