Riders In The Sky
On May 7, I saw Riders In The Sky perform in Fairfield, Iowa. I wanted to see the show in Pella, Iowa instead, but it was on a weekend that I was in Illinois.It was such a joy to see them perform. The last time I saw them perform was at The Grand Ole Opry. The Fairfield venue was a more humble one. The Stephen Sondheim Center for Performing Arts IN FAIRFIELD, IOWA. According to the entry in Wikipedia, "The center is the first one in the United States named after Stephen Sondheim."
So, there you go. Don't get me wrong, Stephen Sondheim is very deserving of the honor. Just seems strange that the first theatre is in Fairfield, Iowa. I think the Riders were a little amused by this as well. The show was fun, the sound system was frustrating. This means we didn't understand some of what they said and sang.
Prior to the show, I bought a CD, a DVD and a pin. The CD is "Riders In The Sky Presents A Pair Of Kings". The CD is pretty fabulous and features Woody Paul and Joey The Cowpolka King. A fiddler and an accordian player--both with fabulous voices.
As usual, I have my iPod playing tunes as I type this entry. Last I checked it had 2500 songs on it. The song that just came on is the "Hoop--Dee-Doo Polka" from "Frankie Yankovic and Friends Vol. 1 CD". This song features Riders In The Sky and the CD is produced by Joey Miskulin (aka Joey The Cowpolka King). It trips me out how this happens when I am typing blog entries--not the first time.
Back to subject. I was in line after the show getting my CD autographed by the Riders when I couldn't help telling Joey that I think he is a great producer. I mentioned the afforementioned Frankie Yankovic CD. He smiled and said to Woody Paul, "she knows my stuff with Frankie Yankovic!"
My friends tell me I scored real nerd points with this one.
posted by Susan @ 7:44 PM
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