come away to the flying saucer motorport!

Yeehaw!!!
How very fortunate for me that a volunteer spot opened up for this SMF show just the other day!
What a great vaudeville act these guys have!
Sure, Hot Rize has a forty-year reputation as a Grammy-winning bluegrass band, but there's a lot of comedy, too! Pete, Nick, Tim, and Bryan front the group that's named in honor of the biscuit-making sponsor of Flatt & Scruggs. With an origin like that, you know there's got to be some tongue in those cheeks!
(smile)
That humor physically manifests itself on stage in the guise of Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers. Clad in dark sunglasses, with two of the guys sporting western-cut Hawaiian shirts, you know at once that laughs are their prime goal. They came onstage midway through the program at the Savannah Music Festival, breaking the show into thirds. Excellent showmanship, y'all!
What a hoot, too! Red, Wendell (with his fringed guitar!), Waldo, and Swade play country with a full side of hootenanny, if you know what I mean. The song titles, alone, are full of fun! "Always Late (With Your Kisses)" is as sweetly complaining as "Roughneck Blues" is redneck and bluesy. (Go ahead and click the links to see them in action!)
I especially liked their otherworldly instrumental, "Flying Saucer Motorport". All they lacked was a theremin - or one's spooky tooth! - to add to the extraterrestrial feel of the tune!
The show opened with a few songs from their new album - or CD or whatever. You know what I mean!
(smile)
The show starter was "Western Skies", a definite bluegrass tune that reminded me of John Denver's upbeat sound. Excellent! Then we were treated to "Come Away", "Doggone", and several others, before the gaudy Red Knuckles and his crew hit the stage.
Like I said, Yeehaw!!!
After the shenanigans were done, back to bluegrass we came, with a fine fiddle number, "Glory In The Meetinghouse". "High On A Mountaintop" was a good one, too! Then they played "Train 45" and that made me think of Daddy, bringing tears to my eyes...Ah, good thoughts! Fortunately, no one could see me crying in the dark...I think.
(Here's the link for that song. Just skim down to the 26:00 minute mark for it.)
"I Am The Road" was just the bit of barbershop gospel needed to bring the smile back to my face.
The right song at the right place!
Then it was time to tell the fellows goodbye.
Oh! Time just flew by!
I might have to buy the DVD to watch some of it again...
... or you can, and share it with me!
(smile!)