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Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broehmel / Maggie Halfman (Milkboy, Philadelphia, PA, October 2, 2024) [DID NOT ATTEND]

Posted in Band of Horses, Carl Broehmel, Maggie Halfman, Milkboy, My Morning Jacket, Philadelphia, PA, Tyler Ramsey on February 22, 2026| Leave a Comment »

[DID NOT ATTEND: February 22, 2026] Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broehmel / Maggie Halfman

I grabbed tickets for my wife and I to see this show despite it being on a Sunday night.  It was a fun hance to see Carl Broehmel up close and personal (after having seen him twice with My Morning Jacket) and to see Tyler Ramsey who left Band of Horses a while back but who was very important to the early BoH sound.   They put out a really lovely acoustic album together.  I wasn’t sure if we’d be standing for this mellow show (probably), but I knew it would be a delightful show and it wouldn’t run too long.

And then we had a blizzard.  A full scale “no driving allowed” kind of emergency.  As soon as the snow was announced, we knew we weren’t going to go, but when it turned into such a big deal, we assumed the show would be cancelled.  BUT IT WASN’T!

I guess Carl, Tyler and Maggie were already in Philly, so the show went on.  I can’t decide what’s worse–to cancel and reschedule or to actually go ahead on a night when a lot of people probably won’t show up.

I’m a little bummed to have missed it,but I would never go out on a night like that.

Maggie Halfman is a folk singer from Kentucky.  She has a nice voice and sings pretty melodies.  A perfect opening act.

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Strand of Oaks [Winter Classic V, Night 1] (Boot and Saddle, Philadelphia, PA, December 12, 2019)

Posted in Beck, Boot & Saddle, Carl Broehmel, Joe Pug, John Baizley, Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner, Philadelphia, PA, Phish, Pink Floyd, Songs: Ohia, Strand of Oaks on December 12, 2019| Leave a Comment »

[ATTENDED: December 12, 2019] Strand of Oaks

In 2016, Timothy Showalter played his second Strand of Oaks Winter Classic at Boot and Saddle.  I got a ticket for the third night, not really knowing what to expect.

It turned out to be a fantastic night of music and togetherness.

I missed the next year but went last year to Winter Classic IV.  Which was also great.

There was no way I was going miss Winter Classic V.  This year I went for the first night of the three.

The other two shows had opening acts announced, but there was none announced for my night.

I didn’t think we’d get an extra long show (Tim doesn’t do extra long shows).  Instead we got a cool improv by his partner for the night, Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner. (more…)

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Strand of Oaks [Winter Classic IV, Night 2] (Boot and Saddle, Philadelphia, PA, December 7, 2018)

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[ATTENDED: December 7, 2018] Strand of Oaks

In 2016, Timothy Showalter played his second Strand of Oaks Winter Classic at Boot and Saddle.  I had a really great time.  Then I saw him and his full band later the next year at a bigger venue.  I more or less felt that I didn’t need to go to the winter classic again this year.  But thinking of how much fun it was (and the fact that Carl Broemel was opening) was a huge incentive.  Now I’ve been to one night of his second and fourth Winter Classics.

Showalter came up on stage and Broemel came with him.   Showalter is such a warm and gregarious person and you can see that he is genuinely happy to be there.  He was smiling pretty much for the whole show.

Although I like Strand of Oaks newer album Hard Love, I really like the previous album Heal.  So it was pretty awesome that he played the majority of songs from Heal. In fact. the first three songs were from that album

For a few songs Broemel played lead guitar while Showalter played rhythm and sang.  And the two guitarists took the opportunity to do some great jamming together.  Broemel also played pedal steel (which was really cool) for a couple of songs. (more…)

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Carl Broemel (Boot and Saddle, Philadelphia, PA, December 7, 2018) [STRAND OF OAKS Winter Classic IV, Night 2]

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[ATTENDED: December 7, 2018] Carl Broemel

In 2016, I went to see the second Strand of Oaks Winter Classic at Boot and Saddle.  It was a wonderful night  I wasn’t even that big of a Strand of Oaks fan–I liked the latest album, but that’s all I knew.  The show was terrific and the whole night had a wonderful feeling of warmth and kindness.  Timothy Showalter is a super nice guy and very grateful for his success.

I didn’t think I needed to go again this year, but then I saw that one of the opening acts was Carl Broemel, guitarist for My Morning Jacket.  MMJ have been on my “must see again” list, but they haven’t played anywhere near us for a while.  So this seemed like the next best thing.

I was running late that night and assumed that Joe Pug was the first opener (from the way it was listed).  But when I got there I discovered that Carl was up first and had started already!  Gadzooks. (more…)

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