Doing something different.

[Gary Blanchard]

I have my private practice in a small town right next to the small town I live in. Someone has opened a new coffee house a few doors from my office in an attempt to bring some nightlife to the town that doesn't involve alcohol. I have agreed to play once a month for tips. (I want to see this place succeed; I am not sure that she will manage to at least break even right now.)

Since my usual folkie stuff won't go over as well, I have purchased a cheap A/E guitar and also use my electric guitar with effects in a blend of original songs and covers of some of my favorite songs. Covers for my next gig include:
Long Black Veil
Catch the Wind
Lalena
Uncle John's Band
Up on Cripple Creek - electric
Hurdy Gurdy Man - electric
Good Lovin' - electric
Eight Days a Week - electric
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - electric
Heart of Gold
Casey Jones (the Mississippi John Hurt version)
Stealin'
Colours
Ring of Fire
Sounds of Silence
Sixteen Tons
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Wild About my Lovin'
Season of the Witch - electric
Proud Mary - electric
Across the Universe - electric

It will be fun to do something different for a change.

[Loner]

Looks like a good set. I'd love to come hear you. Have fun!

[dparr]

Great song picks.

[Gary Blanchard]

Thanks, guys. Many of these songs have been in my playbook since they first came out, but many of them I had not played in years. Eight Days a Week is actually new to me; I even worked out that little into/outro riff, which is something I don't usually do. It works well with the electric guitar, though.