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Artist(s): Danny Funderburk, Mark Trammell Trio, Legacy Five, Greater Vision
Venue: Reynolds Auditorium, Winston-Salem, NC
I attended a Cathedrals Remembered concert last night, and it was great! I missed most of Danny Funderburk's set, which was first, but I did get to hear him sing the old Cathedrals song "Statue Of Liberty." Good stuff, and Danny still has "it!"
Next up was the Mark Trammell Trio, a group that is getting better and better. A rough songlist of their set was "I Still Believe", "Weary At The Well", "How Great Thou Art", "Glory Road", and "Once Upon A Cross." Mark's solo on "How Great Thou Art" was top-notch, and I stand by my opinion that he's one of the best baritones out there.
Legacy Five came after that, but with a surprise; Scott Fowler said that literally five minutes before they were on, Tim Parton's son was playing backstage (I think), and slipped and busted his head open. Tim had to take him to get stitches, so he was unable to play for the guys. However, Scott brought out Gerald Wolfe to play for them, and he was excellent! I agree with Scott's statement that Gerald doesn't play nearly enough. Their set consisted of "The Moment I Get Up There", "Strike Up The Band", "Personal Savior", "I've Been Changed", "Holy Is Thy Name."
Greater Vision came last in the first half, and it was good to see Jason Waldroup one final time. They did songs like "He'd Still Been God", "Thank God I'm Free", "My Name Is Lazarus", "A Mighty Fortress", an acapella Jason solo "Victory In Jesus", and "It Means Just What It Says."
The best part of the night, by far, was the second half. It was a huge tribute to The Cathedrals, and I don't even remember all of the songs that were sung. A couple of highlights:
1. The appearance of Steve Lee, the baritone for The Cathedrals from 1979-1980. He sang "Then I Met The Master" and got a standing ovation.
2. Gerald singing bass on "Movin' Up To Gloryland." He even made it rumble!
3. Jacob Kitson, who is going to be Greater Vision's tenor when Jason leaves, came out and was featured on "Little Is Much." Wow! Greater Vision won't miss a beat, and Jacob is a fine addition.
Final Thoughts: Very good concert. I plan to catch another one when it happens next year.
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3 Comments:
Hmmmm...I didn't realize that there was any question as to whether Danny still had "it" or not. :) I've seen him several times in the last couple of years and he never ceases to amaze me. He's still my favorite and always will be.
Wish I was in that area. If so, I would have been there. But going there from Ohio is quite a ways. It would have been worth it, but still, quite a trip.
It's too bad that you missed most of Danny Funderburk's set. He is still one of the absolute best. If I could have attended, I'd been there if it was just him.
Did Frank Semans sing "Holy Is Thy Name"? In your opinion, did he do better than Tony Jarman?
So Steve Lee is still around? I wasn't aware if he was still singing. Did he do "Love Lifted Me"?
To Quaid: Yes, Frank did sing "Holy Is Thy Name." IMO he did a better job than Tony did, but of course, this is comparing Tony's studio recording to Frank's live rendition. Tony's live version was probably in a similar fashion to Frank's.
As far as Steve Lee, he apparently doesn't travel anymore, and the only song he was featured on was the one mentioned in the review. He did join everybody at the end on "Champion Of Love."
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