After four months of spreading out into other projects, Mystic Canyon returned to the Sellwood Public House this past Saturday night, bringing our new projects with us to form an expanded family of diverse acoustic entertainment. The evening flowed beautifully and reached a rowdy peak well past midnight. We look forward to doing it again as soon as possible.

Check out the Harmless Eccentrics setlist

  The show opened with the Portland debut of the Harmless Eccentrics. Playing for a full room, Scott, Mike and Ed managed to keep nerves and flubs to a barely noticed minimum and let the harmonies shine. Scott and Ed left the crowd wanting more as they traded licks and teased Crazy Fingers before closing the set.

Americana singer/songwriter Carra Barratt followed with a beautiful set, accompanied expertly by John Stocks on guitars. We’re glad Carra could be a part of this memorable night.

Mike Smith debuted the Bum Ditty String Band with John Stocks joining him on guitars, our own Steve Rogers on mandolin, and Scott Hewitt pulling triple-duty as emergency bassist. Their set of jazz and old-time standards kept toes tappin’ and laid the perfect foundation for some impressive jamming throughout.

Bum Ditty String Band, Sellwood Public House, 2/20/10

Song For My Father
Prisoner’s Waltz
Lorena
Blackberry Blossom
Summertime
Hey Baby Hey

Mike Smith, Matt Kuerbis, Scott Hewitt February 20, 2010

Finally, Mystic Canyon took the stage and showed signs of neither rust nor dust. We fed off a very energetic audience and it felt like that came through in our playing, particularly when a request for Phish set off a fiery second set.

Mystic Canyon, Sellwood Public House, 2/20/10

Shady Grove
Trouble>
Twisting in the Wind*
What You Did*
Send Me to the ‘Lectric Chair
Harvest Moon
Another Bend in the Road*
Red Haired Boy
Bird in the House
Everybody Knows
Land of the Navajo>
Magnolia
Get Up and Go

Possum
On the Road Again
Just Like Shakespeare*>
When I Paint My Masterpiece

* = original

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