Andy and Judy Daigle ~ 2022 October 29 ~ Javawocky Coffeehouse, Brockton, MA
Andy Daigle (vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, percussion), Judy Daigle (vocals, guitar, mandolin, ukulele, dulcimer).
Set List
Some Assembly Required - Dancing in the Moon - Cabin In the Bayou - I Want To Jump In Puddles - Another Ghost Town - Songs He Once Knew - Blue Ridge - There's Freedom In Hope ... intermission ... Sing Hallelujah - Follow Your Dreams - I Try - Do Something With Your Hair - Listen To the Children - Come What May - Whiskey Joe - Take the High Road ... encore ...The Sea
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I Want To Jump In Puddles
Do Something With Your Hair
Take the High Road
Review
Andy and Judy Daigle are a folksinging married couple living in southeastern Massachusetts. They keep quite busy with frequent shows at folk venues and libraries. They are well known and well liked locally, judging by the substantial number of concertgoers who turned out.
The attention was richly deserved. They both sang and played very well and featured a number of instruments. Judy in particular has a very distinctive voice, the vibrato in her vocal reminding me of Joan Baez. They both played guitar and mandolin and they worked in a banjo, dulcimer, ukulele, harmonica, and percussion. I enjoy a folk act when they have songs that are upbeat and songs that are funny, in addition to the familiar emotionally serious or politically aware numbers that you think of when you think of folk, and Andy and Judy had those qualities in abundance. They also had a good amount of merch for sale, and offered good prices on the seven CDs that they have recorded over the past decade or so.
The show was opened by a very brief open mike. I didn't catch the name of the first performer, who sang two songs accompanied by guitar. After him, Tom Irving sang two songs a cappella. He has a really good singing voice and for the two numbers I didn't think the lack of accompaniment was a drawback. I look forward to seeing Tom's show at this venue later in the season.
It was great being back at Javawocky in a more or less normal atmosphere. The refreshments table is back, with very good sweets and coffee. I'm sorry that Javawocky will be closing their doors forever at the end of this season, but running a live venue like this takes a huge amount of work from a number of people. A hearty thank-you to the hardworking volunteers who have provided such good music here for the past number of years.