Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just before 5:30 a.m. in "The City."

The current temperature is 33° under cloudy skies. Today's high is forecast to reach 36°. The sun will rise today @ 8:05 a.m. and set later @ 5:50 p.m. It feels good to write that the days are getting longer.

A moment of silence for the people who died yesterday. Some young, some old, some American, and some of other nationalities. Also, a moment of silence for the animals who died yesterday, some young, some old, some American, and some of other nationalities.

We had a great day yesterday. We got up late, watched some TV, did some reading, and then we went out to that aforementioned concert at the 1st Presbyterian Church of Grand Haven featuring Uneven Ground. We are never disappointed by live music and we are never disappointed by Uneven Ground.

The band and their newest member, Rory Closz, along with Larry Halverson, Tim Staudacher, Courtney Hutson, and Rory's father, Dave Closz, tripped through some Irish jigs and reels and some tunes of Scottish origin along with some audience participation. The acoustics in the church were perfect and the band sounded great, whether performing instrumentals or vocal tunes. I took numerous pix, so I'll include some here.

Before the show.

Courtney Hutson, fiddle and vocals.

Rory Closz, bodhran, mandolin, guitar and vocals.

Larry Halverson. whistle, flute, and vocals..

Dave Closz, guitar and vocals.

 

 

 

Tim Staudacher, bouzouki, guitar, mandolin, and vocals.

A terrific show that lasted about one hour and fifteen minutes and which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

We walked home to feed the fur-children and ourselves and then headed out to our second performance of the day/night to see Jeremy Clyde and his combo @ Seven Steps Up. They performed songs from Clyde's time with Chad and Jeremy, but many more from his Bottom Drawer Sessions I thru V. Jeremy noted that like all of us, he had an unknown, but finite number of days left and that was the impetus for his recording these songs. He had originally envisioned six recordings, but it might stretch to seven or eight, time permitting. By the by, he also mentioned that Chad had retired, but that he, Jeremy, had not.

At any rate, I took many pix there too and so I'll include some of those here too.
 

Jeremy as he soloed.

Jeremy with his violin accompaniest, Caitlyn, who was terrific.

The young man with a 12 string guitar who accompanied Jeremy. Unfortunately, I cannot recall. But, he was also terrific.

The entire combo.

We had s great time listening to Jeemy and his latest combo, and I have included two cuts from YouTube™, one of the song That Will be That from Clyde's Bottom Sessions I entitled That Will be That. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy1NOib6On8, and this one from his Bottom Drawer Sessions # IV, entitled Narcissus Moon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx5orOctXhU recorded last Augiust @ Seven Steps Up where we were last night, this one with two young women on strings as accompanists. I hope you enjoy both along with this one of Chad and Jeremy performing Yesterday's Gone, from 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SssaUTSpHKI. 

In case you long for something even more nostalgic, here are Chad and Jeremy performing their song entitled A Summer Song on American Bandstand in 1964. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfvL2oLeBYs

Today, we have some chores to perform and errands to run and that's about it. Weather permitting, we may get the fur-children out for a walk. They are in need, as are we. Ciao.