Last night I went to the Poway Center for performing Arts to see Ralph Stanley. Ralph Stanley's new book, 'Man of Constant Sorrow: The Life and Times of a Music Legend', was released on October 15th, and he is on tour promoting the book as well as his many hit releases.
The opening band was Cherryholmes, consisting of Mom, Dad, Two Sister, and Two Brothers. All of them had so much talent, it was quite amazing. The only thing that was distracting me was their odd choice of wardrobe for the set. It looked as if they all were given clothes by the same company earlier that day and decided to wear whatever they were given. It was very glittery, and did not seem to fit their personality at all, but they did a cover of The Flying Burrito Brothers "Christine's Tune (Devil in Disguise)", which more than made up for their cheesy clothes.
Ralph Stanley opened his set with "Man of Constant Sorrow". This is the third time I've seen Ralph Stanley, and his shows are always fun. Now that he is 82, he does not play the banjo or sing as much, he leaves most of it up to his backing band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. The highlights for me were his a capella version of "O' Death", and his duet with Ralph Stanley II of "Katy Daley". He ended the night by calling Cherryholmes back out on stage for a heartwarming cover of the Carter Family Classic "Will The Circle Be Unbroken", ahh what a great way to end the night.
Here is some classic Dr. Stanley for you listening and viewing pleasure:
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