Mark Erelli With Hayes Carll

As I sat watching these two young songwriters perform last night I couldn't help but be thinking about what was happening that night at the Pomme d'Eve in Paris. Singers singing songs. You'd think it was something simple as pie but songs aren't simple are they. All the different ingredients that get put into one single 3 or 4-minute sung novelette is enough to stagger the modern mind. THEN to have profound gift luck that the songs you're listening too are indeed great creatures of themselves created by more then mere mortal men (or women as the case may be although this night wasn't) is too special to hardly even write about like I'm feebly attempting here. A long way to come to the point that yet again Acoustic In Paris scored another hit with its songwriters concert series.
Last nights show was study in contrasts. Massachusetts's bright-eyed writer and guitar picker extraordinaire Mark Erelli sitting opposite and trading songs with shambling Texan tunesmith Hayes Carll. Each seemed to inspire the other to greater and greater heights and it didn't let up until the very end. Certainly there was no contest between them though (thankfully) but a friendly dialogue with lot's of dry wit and humor that kept the show moving along nicely. Both artists freely delivered of those wits and wisdoms up and down the emotional ladder during the 2 hour concert and did so with much generosity and grace. Two young songwriters of exceptional skill and talent. Well done both of you and thanks so much for having the courage to come out and share it with the world! Much needed!!

Bookerfatz2

Web: markerelli.com
MySpace: myspace.com/markerelli

The new CD of Mark Erelli, Innocent When You Dream, was released November 29th, 2006 on Hillbilly Pilgrims Productions! / Signature Sounds Recording Co.

Mark Erelli - Comfort (edit) .mp3 from Innocent When You Dream (November 2006)
Mark Erelli - Seeds Of Peace .mp3 from Hope & Other Casualties (2006)
Mark Erelli - Birches .mp3 This track is a bare-bones cover of Bill Morrissey's Birches. It's available for free this February.

Web: hayescarll.com
MySpace: myspace.com/hayescarll

Hayes Carll - Naked Checkers .mp3