On Saturday night Janis, Char, Buzzard and I went to the Mike Plume concert at Station On Jasper. This would be my 16th time seeing Mike Plume in concert. Mike has been touring lots the past two months across Canada, but this would be his only headlining show in his hometown of Edmonton for 2018. He did do an opening slot in the summer opening for Amy Helm. Mike released his new album Born By The Radio earlier this year, so this was going to be an opportunity for lots to hear the new music live for the first time.
Opening the show was Rebecca Lappa who is a singer/songwriter from Edmonton. Her music is folk based with a touch of pop. This was my second time seeing Rebecca in concert. One of the songs she performed was a song called "No Stone Left Alone", it's actually an anthem song for the No Stone Left Alone Memorial Foundation. The Foundation is about making sure no stone goes without a poppy on Remembrance Day, a very worthy cause.
Overall I enjoyed her set more so this time around then the previous time.
Rebecca Lappa.
Now it was time for Mike Plume's set. Which is always exciting to me, as I am a huge fan,, this being my sixteenth time seeing him play. Mike opened his set with the song "My Old Friend" from his latest release Born By The Radio. Mike has been opening all his shows on this tour with that song, which is a great way to open. You could tell most of the people in the crowd were familiar with this song as lots were singing along. So hopefully that means his album is selling well, because it certainly deserves the attention. And as he has done as well on this tour the second song was "Five Crow Silver" from his 2013 album Red And White Blues album. After that you never know what he will pull out of his catalog of music. That's the beauty of a Mike Plume show is that there is never a setlist, he reads the crowd and plays what he feels will go over well. He does take requests sometimes during the show, one of them requests being "Girl In Green" from his Song And Dance, Man album.
Because the show was a week ago already I don't remember all the songs he did. I really should write my reviews in a more timely fashion, oh well! The biggest surprise for song choices of the night for me was the song "Hard On Equipment (Tool For The Job)" which is a Corb Lund song recorded on Corb's Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier album. I didn't realize Mike co-wrote this song. Though Mike did say Corb wrote the majority of the song, still it was cool to hear Mike's version of the song. And with Christmas just around the corner Plume played a song from his Back Home For Christmas album which is only available online from his bandcamp page, the song is called "Merry Xmas to My Ex Miss" which is always good to hear and is quite funny. Another song he played which is only available online is his Stompin' Tom tribute song "So Long Stompin' Tom", I fucking love this song.
Other songs played were "Like A Bullet From A Gun", "Weeds", "Make It Up As We Go" and "8:30 Newfoundland". So many good songs through out his two hour show. Of course we got Mike's witty humour between songs, which is always hilarious. Mike closed out his show with a beautiful rendition of The Pogues song "Dirty Old Town". Such an amazing night of music. Also a big shout out to Mike Plume for putting Janis on the guest list for the show, thanks so much Mike! Good times!!!
Mike Plume at the Station On Jasper.
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