A Rainbow over the White Horse
There was a rainbow over the White Horse on Saturday night when Nashville based singer-songwriter Buddy Mondlock performed for us.
Accompanied by bassist Mike Lindauer who played a custom FIVE string bass that made the audience‘s eyes pop out, the duo sang sweet harmonies that brought back memories of early Simon & Garfunkel. It was no surprise then to learn that Buddy had worked with Art as well as a number of other luminaries including the great Guy Clark. In fact, one of the high lights of the evening for me was a song he wrote with Clark called ‘Mud‘. Performing songs from his own catalogue that have been covered by the likes of Nancy Griffiths and Garth Brooks, Buddy cast a wonderful spell that held our packed little room in awe till almost 11.30pm.
I should also say that local singer-songwriter Lucy Samson opened the show beautifully with a strong performance that demonstrated her increasing confidence and ability. I am proud to say she won the Maverick Festival song-contest this year and so will be on our bill for summer 2012. In the meantime, I will be watching her career with great interest. Buddy‘s future, on the other hand, is assured.
