Friends, Family, Community and the Magic of Live Music. “For three or four hours, nine summertime Friday evenings, life is just like it should be. Babies don’t cry, dogs don’t bark, and wise elders feel nineteen again. The Muse visits the musicians pretty much every night and dances when the spirit moves her. We don’t know why this all happens here, we’re just glad it does.” — From the Louisville DBA’s Downtown Street Faire page
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The New Riders of the Purple Sage, including original members David Nelson and Buddy Cage, played the Louisville Downtown Street Faire 07/13/2012. Definitely one of the best acts to play the Faire. Highlights included ‘Deep Elem Blues,’ ‘Fifteen Days Under the Hood,’ ‘Six of One,’ ‘Dirty Business,’ ‘Higher,’ ‘Panama Red,’ and ‘Friend of the Devil.’ Encores were Bob Dylan’s ‘Rainy Day Women’ (Everybody Must Get Stoned) and ‘Ripple.’
Samantha Fish and her band played the Street Faire 07/26/2013, and again 08/08/2014. This shot is from her 2014 performance, where she is playing her ‘oilcan’ guitar.
From Kansas City MO, she’s a singer-songwriter in her early 20’s who plays one mean guitar. Her sound has been described as a groove-oriented amalgamation of different blues styles, with a rock & roll edge. Highlights of her 2013 performance included ‘Money to Burn,’ ‘Soft and Slow,’ and ‘Wait a Minute,’ along with B.B. King’s ‘Something on Your Mind.’ During the two-song encore, she invited the audience to join her on the stage to dance. It didn’t take long before the stage was full. A truly outstanding performance by one of the most amazing female guitarists you’re ever likely to hear. Her first album was “Runaway,” her second is called “Black Wind Howlin’.”
Video: — Lay It Down (Black Wind Howlin’) official music video — Black Wind Howlin’ promo video
Reviews: — American Blues Scene — Kansas City Star — Blues Underground Network — Twangville
Los Lobos played the Street Faire 07/11/2014. Highlights were “Oye Como Va” and “La Bamba/Good Lovin’.” La Bamba and Good Lovin’ are surprisingly similar songs. They played them as their second encore, interwoven like they were one song. Their repertoire ran from Mexican polka, to the blues, to smokin’ hot rock and roll. Los Lobos’ show brought out one of the largest crowds yet for a Street Faire — the weather was warm and humid, there were bicycles parked everywhere, and it was a full moon. ( Wikipedia article )
