[DID NOT ATTEND: October 1, 2026] Loudon Wainwright III / Wesley Stace
Loudon Wainwright III has been playing pretty and also pretty funny music for decades. I discovered him about twenty years ago and quickly became a fan of his work.
His newer material deals more with old age than his earlier stuff but it’s still enjoyable. I’m sure he would play songs from throughout his career. Recent setlists show he plays stuff from all over his catalog.
He plays Sellersville every year or so and I never seem to be able to catch him. This poster on the right is for a different show, but it’s the same billing with Wesley Stace.
Tonight’s show was up against Ted Leo who I really wanted to see with my wife.
Wesley Stace once recorded under the pseudonym John Wesley Harding and released some 20 albums. These albums bear a resemblance to Elvis Costello because he shared some of the members of The Attractions and also because his singing voice has the same arch tone and timbre as Costello’s. I saw him open for Steven Page back in 2018 and loved his set so much I bought a novel of his as well.
This is a great double bill and I’m bummed I couldn’t make it. But Ted Leo was great.
