After a quiet Shabbat, we headed down to Carnegie Hall to see Arlo. We had last
seen him for his annual Thanksgiving weekend show there back in 2012 after an
eight-year period during which we spent every Thanksgiving with our children
and grandchildren, seeing him just once in Tarrytown a few weeks before
Thanksgiving in 2015.
Arlo has definitely gotten older and continues
to expand the list of performers with whom he shares the stage beyond his
growing family. Last night’s show included an opening act, The Weight Band. To
be honest, I had never heard of them, although many of the band’s members have
played with other well-known groups, including The Band and Levon Helm’s
Midnight Ramble Band.
One of Arlo’s daughters sang a solo, as did a son-in-law (husband of Sarah Lee Guthrie) Johnny Irion. The entire Guthrie clan, including a bunch of grandchildren, joined together for Woody’s “This Land is Your Land,” with the famous refrain done in sign language by three granddaughters. Overall, it was an entire feel-good evening.
Hopefully he will continue to be able to do these shows, but it is not clear that he plans to do so. I just came across this article that suggests he is going to put an end to it after the 2020 show.
Meanwhile, have a good week.
Love,
Rebecca
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