End of Summer Treat - Dinner and the Evil City String Band

It was an awesome way to spend our last summer holiday. My sweetie, my daughter and I all took a road trip to Ovid for some evening entertainment. The weather was perfect - fading sunlight with a balmy breeze carrying aloft the scent of fresh-mown hay.

The Evil City String Band was playing at Sheldrake Point Vineyard at the Simply Red Bistro (along the western shore of Cayuga Lake) and we had 7:15pm reservations. Our dinner was tasty (the T-burg Sweet Potato Fries with curry mayo as an appetizer can't be beat!) and the service was excellent - the music, however, was outstanding. Richie Stearns, Steve Selin and the rest of the Evil City String Band played a sweet blend of traditional old-time tunes.

I don't think there was a tune I didn't like, but I can tell you that Chinquapin, Down in the Willow Garden (nothing like a good old murder ballad), and Big Eyed Rabbit were particular favorites of mine. If by chance you haven't heard Evil City before, you're really missing something. Click on the little mp3 widget at the end of this post and you can hear clips of some of the same tunes I heard last night. See if you don't agree with me!