5/29/2023 0 Comments Chuffed to bitsSongs from his recently released debut album, A Winter Tale, were featured, and there was certainly a motley crew with a vibrant energy. Then Bobby and his band came onstage, and it was obvious who everyone there had come to see. These artists set the tone for an evening of mellow, honest music with no pomp or frills, of which Bobby Long himself was the ringmaster. This guy’s laid back demeanour prompted my friend Marisa to muse, “He’s acting on the outside how I’m feeling on the inside.” Indeed. There were two stellar opening acts, the second of which included a very attractive male tambourine player who was sporting long, perfectly messy, rocker boy hair, whilst wearing a beaded necklace and skin tight red pants. If the setting alone was any indication, it was going to be a great night.Īnd it was. The stage of Club Congress is doused in red velvet curtains which create a rich, dramatic backdrop, and an intricate wrought iron design frames it on all sides, along with the Latin words Musica delenit bestiam feram ( Music soothes the savage beast). This is despite rumours that the hotel it’s housed in is haunted, and despite the pervy hieroglyphic symbols on the walls of the lobby (which is a story for another time). After a heaping side of laughter to go with our delicious dinner and drinks, we made our way through downtown Tucson to the historic Hotel Congress.Ī side note: If you’re ever in the area, Club Congress is an excellent place to see a live show. Upon our arrival, we hit up a local Mexican food restaurant before the show. Needless to say, I was very excited to finally have the opportunity to see one of his live shows, and to see if what I would hear in person would be as good as what I hear on my iPod.Īnd so on a sunny Saturday afternoon, my friends and I made the trek from Phoenix to Tucson (which is a little under 2 hours away by car). He writes songs with a depth that makes me question his age (he’s in his twenties), and I marvel at his ability to use language to convey emotions in such an effectual, poetic manner.īobby’s sound has tinges of Johnny Cash and Eric Clapton with a spoonful of Jeff Buckley thrown in for good measure, and yet at the same time, he doesn’t really sound like anyone else. I was introduced to his music a little over two years ago, and this is what I love about him: the guy sings with his whole heart and soul. And this was the case a few weeks ago, as I recruited a group of girlfriends to take a road trip with me down to Tucson to see a brilliantly talented English singer/songwriter by the name of Bobby Long.īack in December, I featured Bobby on my list of 25 British Music Artists You Should Be Listening To. And as I thoroughly enjoy writing about English people, places, and things that I’m extremely delighted and pleased about, well… there we have it.Īs an Anglophile living in Arizona, I get chuffed to bits (See how that works?) when I have the opportunity to see English musicians perform in my neck of the woods. As any English person will tell you, to be “chuffed to bits” means to be extremely delighted and pleased about something. After I explained to her what that particular saying means, she suggested that perhaps I offer up a brief explanation for those who may not be familiar with the term. When I recently mentioned to a dear friend of mine that I’d named this column Chuffed to Bits, she looked a bit perplexed.
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