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Slambovian Circus of Dreams
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of the concert

Band Personnel: Joziah Longo, lead vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica; Tink Lloyd, accordion, flute, sitar, cello, tin whistle, tambourine, vocals; Sharkey McEwen, guitar, mandolin, vocals; Matthew Abourezk, drums; R.J. McCarty, keyboard, banjo, vocals; Bob Torsello, bass, vocals.

Grand Slambovians - Look Around - Step Outta Time {flute} - Very Unusual Head - Folsom Prison Pinball / I Wish - Belle of Belfast City {tin whistle} - Enemies of Love - Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan) ... intermission ... Circus Of Dreams - A Good Thief Tips His Hat {cello} - Moondog House - Pushing Up Daisies {cello} - Beez {sitar} - Gates Of Eden (Bob Dylan) - Grand Slambovian Bipolar Express ... encore ... an Irish song the title of which I do not know {Tink flute, Joziah mandolin} - Holy Rollers {tambourine}

The instruments listed on the set list are the instrument played by Tink on a particular song. If no instrument is listed, she played the accordion.

R.J. McCarty played banjo on "Grand Slambovians" and "I Wish".

Scroll to below videos for a review of the show.

Belle of Belfast City

Moondog House

The Slambovians visited the Broad Brook Opera House, Broad Brook, CT for the first time. It's an attractive old building with a ceiling shaped something like the keel of a ship. It's in an out of the way village in north central Connecticut in what used to be an old mill town. The venue had exceptionally good sound; I actually heard R.J.'s banjo for the first time. There were screens behind the stage for the Circus to project the light show accompanying their songs. Lighting was sometimes very good and sometimes a bit weirdly excessive, as you can tell from the pictures. The performance space is on the second floor. The usual faces were in the front row, seated at tables with parasols and cameras. One fan came with a stuffed toy bee which he brought up to Joziah to illustrate the song "Beez." We repeat fans certainly know how to enjoy ourselves.

A welcome addition to the set list was the reappearance of "Moondog House," which I hadn't heard since before the pandemic. It was good to hear "I Wish," too. Tink was having an especially good time. Since the date was close to St. Patrick's Day, she was having fun enjoying the season. It apparently was her idea that they play "Belle of Belfast City." When I posted the video to Youtube I described her part as tin whistle, vocals, dancing around, flirting, and general joyfulness.

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