Neal Young and his wife, Pegi, have hosted this benefit concert for the past twenty-five years, (rain or shine, and believe me, the show does go on in the rain. Last year we sat huddled while rain dripped off the edge of our plastic hood visors, since you can’t have umbrellas) where there are, oh, anywhere from ten to twelve different groups and performers. It is a two-day event—a Saturday show and a repeat show on Sunday. This year the weather was perfect.
The event is a very special acoustic concert to benefit The BridgeSchool, located in Hillsborough, California. Neil and Pegi Young’s Bridge School offers a program for the communicative and educational development of children with severe speech and physical impairments. The school is an internationally recognized leader in the field of augmentative and alternative communication. Visit their website at http://bridgeschool.org.
The concert’s an all around great time and a win, win for everyone, kids, performers and us, the lucky audience. This year’s line-up consisted of:
Of course, Neil Young
Dave Matthews
Arcade Fire
Foo Fighers
Eddie Vedder
Los Invisibles, featuring Carlos Santana
Tony Bennett
Mumford & Sons
Norah Jones and The Little Willies
Beck
Devendra BanHart
Like I mentioned above, I have been to six, maybe seven of these concerts (I lost count) and I have to say that, IMO, yesterday’s was, by far, the best one I have attended. I had never heard Mumford & Sons before, but I think they just might be my new favorite group. Tony Bennett was amazing. Do you know he is 85 years old? Oh and I can’t seem to get Norah Jones and The Little Willies song, “Lou Reed” (Cow Tipping–heehee) out of my head.
Here is a sample of Neil Young and Mumford & Sons performing “Dance, Dance, Dance”.
http://youtu.be/A-dpLdu9f9A
Enjoy and thanks for reading.
Regan♥
