June 25 2010
Last Saturday night, blues musician and songwriter David Essig performed for an intimate audience at the Capitol Theatre.
Essig started the first set with his song entitled Rebel Flag, and immediately, the audience was drawn in, not only by his powerful voice but also by his fantastic technique on the slide guitar.
Essig's roots are in bluegrass and country blues, but his own music is an original fusion of bluegrass, country blues, avant-garde and contemporary folk.
Some of the brilliantly crafted songs that Essig's set list included were Tremble and Weep, Fair Days, Walk Back Into Town, Woman in the Snow, Cross to Bear and Charity Begins at Home.
Throughout the performance, Essig shared brief yet humorous secrets about guitar tuning and musicianship along with a back-story to each of the songs he performed.
At one point, Essig interlaced four of his songs and took the audience on an imaginary bus ride. He sang of the people we would meet and the places we would go. These songs worked as what Essig calls miniature portraits, and they were quite beautiful.
Essig ended the second set with One More Song and received a standing ovation.
He returned to the stage for an encore and performed a cover of his favourite song entitled Are You Tired of Me?
To learn more about David Essig, go to his website at www.davidessig.com.
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