Hawksley

We went to see Hawksley Workman last night at the Winspear.
Last summer he and I had convened at his studio on his ranch, north of Toronto to record my new CD. Since then, I've maybe spoken to the guy once. To his credit, he's been extremely busy with a new record of his own.
At any rate, last night was one for the "top 10" list. What a great show from start to finish. The show started off with Hawksley perched on a child's drum kit and his piano player "Mr. Lonely", on a "Linus & Lucy" style, tiny grand piano.
The show took off from there and included a true acoustic performance, when all of the band lined up across the front of the stage, with no amplification and did 2 amazing songs.
After the show we went back to say hi and i was greeted with a bear hug and Hawksley's infamous, infectious smile from ear to ear, which I left wearing on my own face.
Thursday, we'll be playing in Saskatoon, the same day he will be. I suspect there will be some level of shenanigans...