Tim and his band performed to another full house at Phog Lounge in downtown Windsor. Also on the bill in the evening was The Tipsy Two and The Ford City Ramblers. Each act performed a Bill Monroe song in honour of Tim's late paternal grandmother Leah's 100th birthday.
Highlights of Tim's set included musical tributes to his guitar playing grandmother Leah, starting with a version of Tennessee Stud, the Jimmy Driftwood song made popular by Eddy Arnold and later again by Doc Watson. Tim's version was based in part on the Doc Watson version with the band adding their own take on things. Another one of Leah's favourite performers, Johnny Cash, was represented with a different take on the old classic, Big River. Tim's Bill Monroe cover was a variation on Rocky Road Blues, featuring a radical reinvention of the song's arrangement and additional new lyrics by Tim.
Other setlist highlights included the first live outing of South Street Blues in over a year (first since September 9 /'23) and the first No Mercy Tonight in nearly as long (first since duo performance with Grady Caplin backing on November 11 /'23, first full band performance of the song since same September 9 /'23 show as South St was played at). An all new arrangement of Little Timmy was performed, the first outing of that song since the acoustic opener for $2 Bill in January, and the first full band performance of it since April 7, 2023.
You can find the full setlist for the show here.
Photo by Cat Turner
