Going to this show in Moose Jaw was a few months in the making. It started with Buzzard and I running into Mike Plume at the Jason Isbell concert here in Edmonton. It was at this show that Mike told us about his upcoming tour with his band in the fall, and also told us about the big show in Moose jaw where he would be opening for Corb Lund. Well we knew for sure that we would see the Edmonton show but Buzzard right away said road trip for the Moose Jaw show. Well after hemming and hawing for months about going to the show, we finally pulled the trigger on going to the show during a late night of drinking in mid August. We got our tickets and booked a hotel room in Moose Jaw for a few nights. So now we are committed to going, Buzzard, Cuz and I. After telling my Dad who lives in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan that we were going to the show, he said he wanted to go as well, as he is a fan of Mike Plume and Corb Lund and has seen both of them before, so now Dad is going to meet us in Moose Jaw for the show. This going to be a good time.
First things first though, we gotta sober up from the Mike Plume show we had just attended in Edmonton. We were leaving the following morning for the seven hour trip. Well we didn't get going until noon hour as we had a very late night before. But after a nights rest, it was off to Moose Jaw we go. Road Trip! First out of town concert I had been to in four years. And of all places Moose Jaw, would never have guessed that would be the place.
After the seven hour drive of three hungover guys we were some glad to finally arrive in Moose Jaw. A day off of work and no drinks for that long is not how you enjoy a day off, but we pulled it off. The drive was uneventful, which was a good thing. But by the time we got to Moose Jaw and met up with my Dad, it was time to get some drinks in us. So we found ourselves a bar to go to close to the hotel and proceeded to get a buzz on and close the place down. Good times! Then it was back to the hotel room and carry on, finally finishing our night of drinking at 5am. I guess we needed some beers. The following day was the Homestand show at Ross Wells Ball Park. Thankfully the show didn't start until 6pm. My dad woke up us around 10am, which was way too fucking early, hell we had just shut er' down not too long ago. Man, I was hurting the day of the show. Some lunch and a wander around downtown Moose Jaw and a mid afternoon hopefully would help.
This show billed as Homestand '23 being held at Ross Wells Ball Park was there third annual holding of the event. The Ball Park opened at 1:30 so those that wanted to could watch the Banjo Bowl which is the name for the CFL football game between the two rivalries of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers versus the Saskatchewan Roughriders on the big screens at the park, Saskatchewan loves their Roughriders! We skipped out on watching that as we had no interest. After the game was when the concert got started.
Lucky for us it was a beautiful day for an outdoor concert. Things got started around 5pm with Jordyn Pollard from Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Her music I would describe as pop country. Not really my kind of music, but it was good that Homestead got things going with a Saskatchewan musician.
Next up was Lindi Ortega who is a country singer-songwriter from Toronto. I've always wanted to see her in concert and now I was finally getting my chance. She was accompanied on stage with another guitar player, not sure of what his name was. Her set was alright other then the volume was way too low for her. Not sure why that was but it was disappointing.
By the time the Mike Plume Band came on, I had got a few beers in me and was starting to feel a whole lot better, and the ball park was starting to fill up. Mike and his band were in fine form with his guitarist Dave Klym almost stealing the show. He was ripping it up and so animated. he is a lot of fun to watch and man can that guy play the guitar. Of course the rest of the band were tight and sounding great as well. Mike sounded great on vocals but did hear his voice crackle a few times, which can be expected when this is the fifth show in five nights. One surprise during Mike's 75 minute set was him and the band breaking into the Jimmy Buffett song "Margaritaville". That had the crowd singing along, a tribute to Jimmy who had just passed away a week before this show. There was good crowd in front of the stage for Mike with lots of people singing along and having a good time. This was my 26th time seeing Mike Plume in concert. A great set!
This picture I got off of Instagram from drummer Ernie's account.
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