Dave was over and we had dinner at home and then slid on over to Lexington soon before the 7:30 start. The room as about 80% full, but we got fine seats (there aren't too many bad ones there), and the show started soon with some announcements from good ol' Stan.
First up was The Cahaba Roots, a band of Berklee and N.E. Conservatory students who won the Freshgrass Awards last year, deservedly from what we heard. They're Drury Anderson on mandolin and lead vocals, Luke Black on guitar, Teddy Kent on upright, and Hilary Weitzner on fiddle and harmony vocals. They played a short set of excellent covers. Black's guitar tone was a standout, Anderson's picking was accomplished, and Weitzner's harmony was spot-on. I really look forward to seeing them develop. They got a great ovation and Stan came up on stage to encourage an encore, but then had to go back-stage to find them.
The Gibsons came on next, with Eric and Leigh on acoustic guitars and vocals, long-time bassist Mike Barber, and Shawn Lane (from Blue Highway) on mandolin. They played a great set of mostly originals, mixed in with a couple of traditional tunes. Eric's son Kelley came out for a number and surprised with his excellent baritone. But the best part of the Gibson Brothers is Leigh's vocal style, supplemented by Eric's brother harmony.
They took a break and the BBU crowd mingled. We hung out for a short bit and then took off. Felt bad to miss the second set, but this meant we caught almost all of the last two periods of the Bruin's rousing 3-1 victory over Toronto, taking a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
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