Cowboy Junkies @ Mountain Winery
First, if you get a chance to go to a concert in Saratoga, you should, because both Villa Montavo and the Mountain Winery are excellent venues. Outdoors, small, cozy. As an extra bonus, the Mountain Vinery has a fantastic view of Silicon Valley.
Kristen and I went to see Cowboy Junkies at the Mountain Winery Saturday night and is was perfect. Margo, the lead singer, was very sweet and explained that while their music tends towards the pain and mysery side of things, there are nuggets of happy here and there; in A Horse In the Country, it's in the chorus. She and her brother Michael (who writes the songs) were out and had a happy day. On that one happy day, he wrote a song that is happy all the way through, and that's Anniversary Song. It was a lovely night, and we had a great time.
Comments
I've liked the Cowboy Junkies since the Trinity Sessions came out when I was in college.
Re "Horse in the Country": I always thought it was meant to be taken literally, as in the singer had an actual horse in the country that she actually rode. My girlfriend at the time thought it was metaphorical; the singer had an affair with a guy who would take her away from the everyday drudge.
Our relationship didn't last. >:p
Posted by: since1968 | August 20, 2004 09:15 AM