Zoë Lewis Duo ~ 2024 October 4 ~ Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Wellfleet, MA
Personnel: Zoë Lewis (vocals, piano, guitar, ukulele, harmonica, percussion, train whistle); Roxanne Layton (recorder, rain stick, vocals).
Set List
78 - Blink - Chili - Souvenirs - Step by Step - Aphrodite Hotel - a song I didn't write down - Train Song - Veronica Without - These Shoes - Cup of Tea - When the Rain Comes - Welcome to the Circus - Smash ... encore ... I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
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Aphrodite Hotel
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These Shoes
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Review
It was really a joy to see Zoë Lewis for the fourth time this year, and to see her at back-to-back shows with the remarkable Roxanne Layton as her accompanist. Now, confess, if I said to you that someone plays the recorder, you think of it as mainly a child's instrument, but Roxanne can make amazing music with that set of recorders, ranging from bass to soprano, and for the second show in a row she also brought her Amazon rainstick. These two talented women presented a truly uplifting set of songs to an enthusiastic audience.
Again Zoë chose several songs that are becoming real audience favorites from her strong new album, Blink. This time I got a video of the touching "Aphrodite Hotel." I think the title track is my particular favorite from the new album, but there isn't a weak track among them.
Wellfleet Preservation Hall is a cultural center in downtown Wellfleet. Driving into town, instead of heading to the waterfront, you bear right staying on Main Street. It's a beautiful building, a converted church, with a good sized parking lot right across the street, a gull weathervane, and grounds that make for an interesting stroll before the show. There's a good big stage, elevated off the floor. Good sound; a very good place to see a show. We sat in the front row, and immediately made friends with the folks to our left, who were acquaintances of Zoë from her home town of Provincetown, but at least one of the group hadn't heard her perform before.
One more dainty morsel: Zoë, the newlywed, was sporting a wedding ring. She had just married her longtime partner, Sharon Topper, a few days earlier, and had made a note to that effect on the billboard outside the venue advertising the show! Wishing many years of happiness to Zoë and Sharon!
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