neko & merle

neko & merle, originally uploaded by carolyn_in_oregon.

The write-up from the Portland Mercury ..."Dream lineups like this don't come around every day (or every year, for that matter.) Tonight brilliant singer/songwriter Neko Case sears your heart in two with her devastatingly beautiful songs, after which the legendary country balladeer Merle Haggard stitches it back up with his legendary gruffness. Can I get a "best lineup of '07"?

The audience was the greatest mix of rural Oregon and urban Portland. I'd never seen so many cowboy hats in downtown Portland before.