It is one of the oldest colonial settlements west of the Mississippi River While most residents were of French-Canadian descent, many of the founding families had been in the Illinois Country for two or three generations. It was named for Saint Genevieve (who lived in the 5th century AD), the patron saint of Paris, the capital of France. Geneviève is the oldest permanent European settlement in Missouri. Most of the town survivedįounded around 1740 by Canadian settlers and migrants from settlements in the Illinois Country just east of the Mississippi River, Ste. It is the largest collection of such buildings in the U.S. It's oldest homes are of significant historical importanceĪs they are built with the wood/logs that make up the walls sitting vertically. Louis, is a French settlement that datesįrom the early 1700's. The song "Tear Stained Eye," deals with the 1993 flood. The band's sound also is rooted in folk rock and Americana. In addition to playing alternative rock, the band is considered a staple of the alternative country rock movement of the 1990s. The band's current line-up consists of Farrar (vocals, guitar), Andrew DuPlantis (bass guitar), John Horton (guitar), Mark Patterson (drums), and Mark Spencer (keyboard, steel guitar). Son Volt is an American rock band formed in 1994 by Jay Farrar after the breakup of Uncle Tupelo. Thank you Michael Pratt for introducing me to this wonderful group! Not sure if the lyrics hold a piece of the puzzle as to why Jason’s now a solo act, but regardless, tonight showed without a doubt that he’s got a fine future ahead of him.Learning Guitar Pop Song 7 'Tear Stained Eyes' Son Volt 1995 Show more A thoroughly unexpected and raging turn on “Jailbreak” (THIN LIZZY, not AC/DC) got the crowd pumped, and closer “Try” killed it. His ‘trucker’ roots showed clearly via the handle of Jack Daniels on the drum riser and a great reading of “Decoration Day”. Vicious power chords, sweet, sweet slide, solemn acoustic (especially on “Dress Blues”, a moving song about the current war in Iraq)-all songs hit hard to the fairly good turnout for an opening act. And rightly so it’s a massive song, and I’m glad that Jay penciled it into the setlist.įreshly ex-DRIVE-BY TRUCKER JASON ISBELL and his 400 UNIT (comprised of like-minded souls from Muscle Shoals, Alabama) had opening duties, but with such strong material and impassioned delivery, he and his band will be headlining soon enough.
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Happily, “Tear-Stained Eye”, “Windfall”, “Drown” all got trotted out from the debut Trace, and some actual slivers of the true cross (aka Uncle Tupelo songs) were unveiled for display a reggaefied “Life Worth Livin’” and the storming closer of “Chickamauga”, which brought the full house (even on a windy, rainy, Sunday night) to a roar. Though the new record is pretty strong, one could tell the audience was primed for some choice Farrar material from the past, and given the guy’s track record, it’s not an unreasonable request. He’s the only player I’ve ever seen able to wring a convincing pedal steel guitar sound from a conventional six stringer. This night, we got more than a rounded spoonful of songs from the latest record, all skillfully turned out by the hired hands in this version of Son Volt, especially CHRIS MASTERSON, who was absolutely stellar.
the Stax/Volt horns of “”The Picture” (though sadly no horns were present at tonight’s show a harmonica was pressed into service, though it didn’t carry the same impact). Maybe this staid, even-keeled approach ultimately limited Farrar’s/SON VOLT’s overall audience, but the latest addition to his oeuvre, The Search, though not imbued with white-hot emotion, finds him resuscitating the Son Volt imprint as well as injecting some (shall we say?) outright fun cf. If you are looking for DAVID YOW-esque front man antics, look elsewhere. This personality trait has more than seeped in to (saturated?) his songwriting and delivery as well. If JEFF TWEEDY’s post-UNCLE TUPELO meteoric rise gets under JAY FARRAR’s skin, he does a good job of looking like he doesn’t give a damn, That said, you could drop an anvil on his toe and he might just stare back at you with the disaffected glance he’s perfected over the last 20 or so years.
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