Well Ive been to see bands/artists in bars...... taverns........... beer tents.......... houses.......... barns........ parking lots........... but this was the first tour stop in a church.
I found the address of "Higher Grounds" just as Animalien pulled next to me. We just looked at each other and laughed.
After getting a good seat we listened to Tracy tune and soundcheck. I kept waiting for someone to come by and throw holywater on me!!
Tracy played this show as a duo with her STICKY FINGERS bandmate Michael Bryant.
www.stickyfingersmusic.com Tracy really amazed me. What and incredible voice. Singing beautiful accoustic covers & originals, Tracy grabs your attention with her lovely folk vocal style that almost covers up the fact that she is playing so many different instruments. "Yawl" get ready for this list: Tracy not only sings but plays guitar, cello, fiddle, keyboards, and of coarse the always popular hammer dulcimer!!
I have to say Ive never really seen a hammer dulcimer before and now I WANT ONE!! ** how long does it take to tune a hammer dulcimer? ** Tracy and Michael worked well together and it makes me wonder just how much fun a STICKY FINGERS show would be? Both Tracy and Michael told some fun stories between songs but my favorite was the Riverboat Captain story. I guess ya just have to go to a show to hear the cool storys. This was a fun show for me. I love the "band" scene but its nice to see someone go up and let their heart do the talking without all the amps and stuff. Tracy was nice enough to give me her latest CD called Quietly There and she also gave me a STICKY FINGERS CD. Tracy has several CDs so stop by one of her shows sometime. She has several Madison area dates so be sure to see her sometime. You can get all her latest dates at:
www.tracyjanecomer.com or stop in at MySpace at:
www.myspace.com/tracyjanecomer Im glad that some of you had heard of Tracy before. Lucky said that "Tracy is North Carolina's gift to Madison" and he is right. We are all lucky to have an artist so talented in our state like TRACY JANE COMER. (insert smiley playing hammer dulcimer)
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