Friday night, The Pearl Street Ballroom in Northhampton, Massachusetts hosted a concert which many people attended. Performing was Barefoot Truth, an acoustic rockabilly band, and fans could not be any more pleased.
Opening the show was female singer/songwriter, Naia Kete. She dedicated the song "Fighting" to a good friend of hers suffering from heart failure in California. She also performed "Prisoner" and "Heaven's Here" along with a few tracks which she is working on for a new record. Following Kete was a very diverse and crowd moving group by the name of Spiritual Rez. The band, consisting of 7 members, had the crowd dancing through their entire set. Spiritual Rez, hailing from Boston, Massachusetts includes two guitarists (one lead/one rhythm), a drummer, bassist, and a horn section featuring a saxophone, trumpet and trombone. They describe themselves as "Reggae Horn Funk Dance Party". The songs played include "Peaceful Warrior", "Alone Again" and the crowd jumping, "Stimulate Me". The 7 piece set played for about forty five minutes until handing the stage off to Barefoot Truth. Though not the main act, Spiritual Rez was an act that the crowd clearly took a liking to and appreciated the music greatly.
The main performance of the night was the lesser known acoustic/rockabilly 5-piece group, Barefoot Truth. Before they took the stage, a man in a tuxedo came out and gave a worthy introduction of the band in order to show the crowd they were in for a good performance. Members Andy Wrba, Garrett Duffy, Jay Driscoll, Will Evans and Wayno took the stage with pride and started the set with the popular tune, "Reelin'". From there, the band continued to play feel good songs including "Roll If Ya Fall", "The Ocean" and a new track entitled, "Spoonful" The group is not the average acoustic band. During the middle of their performance, the members will switch instruments and the drummer/singer, Will Evans, will come down to the front of the stage and play the acoustic. The bassist, Andy Wrba and lead guitarist, Jay Driscoll will swap instruments for a few of the songs all while Garrett Duffy (harmonica) and Wayno (keyboard) maintain the upbeat feel of the music. In the songs "Best of Everything" and "All Good Reasons", the band brought out Naia Kete to sing a duet with Will Evans. Barefoot Truth performed for more than an hour, never ceasing to please the crowd. After their last song, "Broken Road", the crowd insisted on an encore and the band gave them exactly what they wanted. They came to the stage once again and performed "Mama's Minstrel". The show could not have been a more enjoyable experience for the crowd. The bands hosted an excellent concert and will hopefully return to Northampton, MA soon.
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