The Weary Boys at Gruene Hall
Last month Chris asked me if I had ever heard of The Weary Boys, which I had not. So when I saw that they were playing at Gruene Hall on Sunday evening I had to go check it out.
When I arrived the fiddle player was tearing it up, in the good way. I watched him play for a while because I had never seen anyone play the fiddle quite the way that he was. He seemed to just prop the fiddle up against his body and lazily slide the bow across it. For the first few minutes I watched him, I couldn’t figure out if the sounds I was hearing were actually coming from his fiddle, something just didn’t seem right. But sure enough, he was playing it and it sounded great. After that they played a song titled “Big Red Fella,” which was a lot of fun.
Normally when I go see musician perform I expect there to be a few songs I’d rather they skip. Musicians like to experiment and try different things, and sometimes the result isn’t always appealing. This show was an exception, I really enjoyed every song they played and I stayed through the encore. The music was part bluegrass, part blues, part gospel, part rock and part cajun. I was able to get video of three songs, the first of which I have not yet identified so if you recognize it please let me know:
- The Weary Boys – Unknown – 2:19 – 42MB
- The Weary Boys – My Bucket’s Got A Whole In It – 3:50 – 70MB (Hank Williams cover)
- The Weary Boys – Pauline – 3:23 – 62MB
They were selling CD’s for $10 each, and when I picked up 2 the girl offered to sell all 4 to me for $30, so I agreed and grabbed a t-shirt as well.
The Weary Boys will be performing at The White Rabbit in San Antonio next Friday night.