Saw Sarah Jarosz in Leeds (UK) last night, having heard many good things about her.
I have to say that it was a fantastic evening. Not only were they all superb musicians, they'd obviously rehearsed tirelessly to get such a super-tight and well polished sound.
Just a three-piece band consisting of stand-up bass, a guitarist, and Sarah playing a variety of instruments. The bass player (Jeff Picker) is the best double bass player I've ever seen, bar none. The guitarist (and harmony vocalist) was really good too - He was called Anthony, but I didn't catch his surname. Sarah has a gorgeous, pure voice and spent most of the evening playing a Northfield Octave mandolin. She also played a 6 string banjo (yes, 6 strings) and a Collings guitar for a couple of songs each. The one and only time she played her Collings F5 was during a great instrumental tune called Land's End, featuring just mandolin and bass.
In summary - an evening of really polished and well-rehearsed songs, fantastic musicianship and a lot of (octave) mandolin content.
Cheers,
Johnny
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