Well my steak was overcooked and the atmosphere was far from the best but at least the band more than made up for the mediocre venue.
The guy I was camping next to at Dorrigo mentioned seeing the Knott Family Band and really liking them. So when I saw that they were playing a Sunday afternoon gig within cooee I headed out for some lunch and music.
It was one of those pub gigs that I guess all bands have from time to time, where the crowed was bigger than the audience and only a handful of those were intentionally there for the band. There was a big 21st birthday group in and lets just say some of them needed to go home. The band however, did a great job of getting on with the job and most of those drinking, eating and listening got a good show.
I has happy to have made the drive when the second or third song was personal (and traditional) favourite Whiskey Before Breakfast. The rest of the gig was a mix of old and new tunes and one improvised Wiggles tune for an enthusiastic toddler who was showing an interest in the band. The 21st birthday party was propitiated with a bluegrass rendition of Happy Birthday. In a serendipitous moment I was just thinking I'd like to hear their take on Hang Me (or I’ve Been All Around This World) when that was the exactly next song they played. I'll certainly be following the band online in case they pop up nearby again soon and can hopefully catch them in a better environment like a festival or the like sometime.
I grabbed the band's self titled EP during one of their breaks and its well worth a listen (See below).
I particularly like tracks 4 and 6 Bury Me Beneath the Wiloow and Two Wrens.
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