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Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, and Buddy Miller. If you get a chance to see this show, DO IT! I saw them last night in Torrington, and they were heart-rendingly good. They did a round robin where each of them would select a song to do. There was no set list. They had clearly done several of the songs in other shows, but there were also a couple of songs they hadn’t done yet. All four of them nailed every song; the playing was great and he singing great, and the storytelling between songs was great. I’ve always liked Buddy Miller but I never realized how good a guitarist he is. Colvin sang a couple of her better known songs—These Four Walls and Wichita Skyline. Emmylou picked some great covers, and Griffin did a couple of great gospel songs in addition to some of her originals. They also covered a Tom Waits song (Hold On), a Lefty Friezel song, and an old Johnnie and Jack song that’s one of my all-time favorites—“Poison Love.” All in all, a fantastic show, and the Warner—whew!—what an amazing hall. What did Torrington do to deserve THAT? You can still catch them on these dates: 19th: Baltimore (do we have anyone down there?), 20th: Beacon Theatre, NYC, 21st: Kingston, NY, 22nd: Orpheum Theatre, Boston--assuming there are still tickets available...