Bluesfest: Day Five

I went to see Ball and Chain and The Wreckers at the MBNA Stage first Tuesday evening. Many people have praised the duo of Michael Ball and Jody Benjamin and their backing crew. I quite enjoyed their run through some hardcore country tunes (with a bit of cajun flavouring). Covers by Marty Robbins, George Jones and Hank Williams all made an appearance.



Then I headed over to the Black Sheep Stage, where I caught the last few moments of Joe Grass's performance. Good sounds.



Mark Kozelek was the main attraction for me of the evening. He brought Red House Painters associate Phil Carney with him and sang a fine, but too short set. I wasn't the only one thinking the end to his performance seemed a bit abrupt.





Son Volt closed the night off with some stomping country rock, with the occasional acoustic interlude. I thought they were good, but unlike Kozelek, Jay Farrar's crew didn't make me think I could listen all night.





In the spirit of Bluesfest they also threw a R.L. Burnside tune, Going Down South, into their encore.

• Show reminder: Total Chaos, Ab Irato, The Rookers and Travolta Sings perform at Babylon. (EDIT: Or not, apparently there was a cancellation.)