Long Way to the Top, The Big Surprise Tour, Boston

[jlfelix24]

And camwhorder, I'm pretty sure Cory was on the drums. Last night in Louisville he was there quite a bit towards the end. What a guy...let's see, he played mando, harmonica, keyboard, drums and banjo.

[jlfelix24]

I'll admit that sometimes Farley seems out of place, but the whole Felice Brothers band is a strange combination. It's amazing that it works, but DAMN! it does. I'll second the fact that Greg is a wonderful guy. In St. Louis he basically told a girl fawning over him to shut up and listen to the opening act (Pokey LaFarge). I have a feeling he'll calm down with age, but until then he's still entertaining.

[pittsyltucky]

Geez.... Y'all quit harshin' on Farley. He's a super-nice guy and a very good musician. A friend and I were busking out front of a Felice Brothers show once and he came out and played a tune with us. He admitted he didn't know much old-time music but he fell right into the groove. After he played a bit, he threw a couple dollars in the case and walked off. Now THAT just goes to show you what a hell of a guy he is. Stop hatin'.

[suburbancowboy]

I was at the NY show, and while I love the Felice Brothers music, the hip-hop posturing of the fiddle player was really really distracting. The show had this really old-timey feel to it, like an old revue style show, but then this guy is out there waving around like he is at a rap concert, while holding a fiddle no less, and it just really spoiled the mood for me.

[southernlorax]

Thanks for posting this. I can't wait to see the show friday in Knoxville!

[spedjoe]

The best show of the summer tours--hands down. If you live in Virginia or Nashville, don't miss the shows headed your way. They played for 4 hours plus in Philly Friday night. Rawlings is amazing!

[nathanjreese]

If you thought Dave Rawlings was boring, that's your opinion but I think the majority would disagree. The simplicity of Dave Rawlings Machine and Justin Townes Earle was part of the appeal IMO.

[nathanjreese]

JESUBLIME65, is that you Greg Farley? Everyone around me at the concert was embarrassed for the guy. He was standing on the drums and smashing the symbols with the washboard. He was throwing his hand up and down like he was at a Run DMC concert, except there were only about 4 or 5 people in the crowd doing it back. It all seemed a bit juvenile and took away from what otherwise was pretty good music by the Felice Brothers.

[keithymush]

...directed at JESUBLIME65

[keithymush]

Great vid, mate! Well done, i was right there

[nattydread77]

Yeah, that was just another awesome piece of an awesome show. So many surprises - starting with the fact the I found out about it only hours before hand. And topped off my Gillian Welch strapping on an electric guitar for an AC/DC cover.....

[camwhorder]

has willie gone mad?

ian is on the floor the whole time?

cory is missing

morgan is looks funny not playing his dog.

this shit is hilarious.

thanks for posting, i was wondering when i was gunna see some of this shit.

[dimestoredress]

this show kicked ass!! everyone was amazing! so much more than i expected.

[nathanjreese]

I went to the first night in NH.  Justin Townes Earle, Dave Rawlings Machine, and OCMS were awesome. Could've done without the Felice Brothers though. Maybe it was the big retard fiddle player that thought he should be the center of attention the whole time.

[SLIMandtheTANK]

I was there...that kid is the luckiest ASS in show business

[epilldrum]

i totally agree about the felice brothers fiddle player. in my opinion he ruined their set. he was so out of place, the "hype man for a hip hop artist" personality took all the attention away from the song and from the people with actual talent. then he sprayed water out on the crowd and thought he was cool but everyone was really just grossed out and annoyed.

[JESUBLIME65]

I was there in boston,and couldn't disagree more. The Felice Brothers have improved drastically since the addition of Greg Farley. He's given them a unique sound, something Dave Rawlings should look into developing. He was an awful, run of the mill, boring act. It was Arlo Guthrie without the talent, with the edge of John Denver. Granted he was better when he was playing with everyone. But the Felice Brothers were the best their, aside from OCMS. Folk music doesn't have to all sound the same.

[keithymush]

man of course certain types of music dont have to all sound the same; it's not about sounding the same; It's about being able to really play and sing. And no matter how rowdy and enthusiastic the Felice Brothers are onstage, it doesn't make up for their poor playing. You can be rowdy and drunk without being sloppy and shitty. Also, David Rawlings is 18,000 times more talented than those kids.

[keithymush]

Dude I couldn't agree more; the Felice Brothers suck and that idiot who was trying to "play" his "fiddle" was the worst of the bunch. He tried to ruin the Boston show by yelling to the crowd like it was a hip-hop show! Thankfully, O.C.M.S. and David Rawlings/Gillian Welch were brilliant as usual!

[Ehar]

You're right everybody, the Felice Brothers are crap. Just like that other guy, Dylan. Who told him he could play and sing. In all seriousness the Felice's are writing some of the best songs I've heard in years. No they don't have the best voices and no they aren't the most amazing player. But they play/sing with heart and soul and that's what "folk" is about. It's the music of the people, that you can play no matter what your talent level.

[lbrod]

Gillian is rockin' that electric! Awesome thanks.

[MusclecarsMeditation]

YES!