Son Volt
Saturday 8th November 1997 £6.00 Ticket No: 00041
I was not fortunate enough to have ever seen the legendary Uncle Tupelo but did see the two equally legendary bands that followed their break up which was primarily brought about by the tensions between Jay Ferrar and Jeff Tweedy.. I've seen Wilco on two or three occasions but this was the only time I saw Son Volt. I did however also see Jay Farrar play at the 13th Note Club during his solo period on 31st March 2001.
This tour was part of the European tour to promote the band's second album Straightaways which was released on April 22nd on Warner Brothers. My copy of the CD came from Missing Records at a cost of £4.99 which according to the attached sticker was a low price
Jay would have been accompanied by fellow ex- Uncle Tupelo member Mike Heidron on drums, Jim Boquist on bass and Dave Boquist on guitars,fiddle,lap steel and banjo.
A Son Volt concert was never quite a laugh a minute experience given that Jay is quite intense.There is not much chit chat or audience interaction. Despite all that is is still a very enjoyable experience
The band have had a hiatus or two but are currently still playing having released their tenth album Electro Melodier in 2021
Here are a couple of songs from Straightaways which almost certainly would have featured and Windfall from their 1995 debut album Trace (or rather from the 2015 20th Anniversary edition)
Son Volt -Last Minute Shakedown
Another one to be jealous of.
ReplyDeleteI saw Uncle Tupelo in concert just once and Wilco a handful of times, but have only ever seen Son Volt play two songs. While on a visit to my cousin in April 1996 I went to a recording of the Conan O'Brien show, where the band were the musical guests. A very good clip of one of the songs they performed, 'Drown', is preserved for posterity on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteSome typically lovely tracks there from Son Volt. I've got a couple of theirs, Trace and The Search and have been on the lookout for a decent compilation for a few years. Sadly, never seen them.
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