Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Emmylou Harris at Oregon Zoo 7.22.08
Long waits, sand chairs, obnoxious west side Portland drinking and talking people. These are annoyances that come with the territory at a zoo show. But when Emmylou takes the stage all this nonsense fades away (even the obnoxious drunk people more or less quit talking) and one is treated to Americana's most prominent and diverse diva.
But as my concert partner for the evening (my mother, Priscilla) asked: "Why did she have to sing so many sad songs?" The answer: because she likes them. One gets a sense that Emmylou draws from what she likes and admires from her more than thirty years of performing whether it be an original, Buck Owen's Together Again or a song by Steve Earle. ("We are luck to have him back" she said.)
Portland loves Emmylou and she digs Portland, showing off her leopard print scarf acquired that day from the Nordstrom Half-Yearly sale. And although it is a lot of work and requires patience, the zoo has its charms, especially the sky turning into night and cloudscapes over the ridge above the highway that can take you to the coast.
posted by well-executed buffet at 11:51 PM
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