On Friday May 31st Margarit and I went to the Starlight Room in downtown Edmonton to see Corb Lund. This was the first of three shows he was playing, and at each show he played two of his albums, in their entirety, in order. The night we went it was Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier, and Cabin Fever.
I remember the Horse Soldier album particularly well as I used to play it all the time for the girls when I drove them to their riding lessons. It also features a song called Hard on Equipment, which was kind of the anthem to the guys in my shop, back in the day when I was in business.
The lead guitarist had quite a collection of guitars and played two telecasters, a jazzmaster, some custom electric that I didn't recognize, an old beat up resonator blues guitar, and a steel guitar. He was really good.
The building that currently houses the Starlight Room has quite a bit of history. It was once a Citadel for the Salvation Army and even to this day the interior layout is rather church like, with the floor sloping up towards the altar/stage. Lady it went on to become the home of Edmonton's theatre company. They later moved to a new building on Churchill Square, now called the Citadel Theatre.
Later it became a night club... first the Bronx, later the Rev and now the Starlight Room. Some bands that later went on to become famous have played here. There is no seating so you have to stand for the entire show, and its far too crowded to dance. We managed to get within about 20 feet of the stage so had a good view of the stage, and quite enjoyed it... at least I did...
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