
Drawn by British acoustic goddess Laura Marling, Chris, Claire and I arrived at Club Passim a few nights ago anticipating a great show. We were not the only ones excited. The place was packed and pretty rowdy for Club Passim. Chris is going to talk about Laura Marling tomorrow, but we were are impressed by the opening act: Danny Schmidt. Schmidt, a folky singer-songwriter from Austin, TX is a storyteller. With a voice straight out of a faded black and white photograph, Schmidt spun dusty tales of loss, revelation and time mesmerizing the crowd along with his deft guitar work. [...]