Stevie Coyle visits Hungry Monk
Posted by hungrymonkmusic on March 3, 2008
Wow! Stevie Coyle was here last week. He made a stop at Hungry Monk while touring the Southeast. Last Wed (Feb. 27) he came by for a day of teaching. Students ranging in age from 8 to 48 had lessons. I worked on some of my new songs with Stevie and he showed me the glories of the half capo. All the students had a great time and got some good advice from a seasoned professional. After a long day of teaching John and myself took Stevie to Jestine’s Kitchen downtown since his favorite food is fried chicken. Thanks to Jestine’s for having great food and atmosphere to impress a guest.
Thursday (Feb 28) Stevie gave a solo concert here in Monk land to an intimate crowd of about 30 people. Students, fans and all the Hungry Monks were in attendance. Although we were all dying to jump up and play with him we gave him space to wow us with his masterful guitar playing, singing and original songs. We did sing along to Petrified Man and Compadres – we couldn’t help ourselves. Stevie took us on a musical tour of finger-style guitar with an arrangement of Scott Joplin, the Irish folk song the Blacksmith, some good blues and our favorite Jorma tunes.
Stevie really reminded me of my time in Northern California. He lives in Marin which is just a Golden Gate drive from San Francisco. I love the way music can bring back memories in a subtle way. This month has been such a great tour of the country with Luminescent Orchestrii from NY and Stevie from California. I think these events have been great for the students. I still am hearing gypsy tunes being played by the fiddle class and you will hear some of Stevie’s influence in our guitar playing. I will be placing an order for half capos this week if anyone is interested.
Thanks again to Stevie for a great show and we hope he visits again soon!
All for now
Hazel
