Kavanagh's Irish Pub
Malaga, N.J.
First long bar show of 2007! Last year, it took until October to get one of these on the docket, but this year's tavern ice-breaker occurred on the first Saturday of spring. Kavanagh's was busy for Dom's first booking at the venue, but the large crowd was friendly.
The place started to fill around 9:40 p.m., which was close to the first intermission (the live music began at 9 p.m.), so Dom added a couple of songs to the planned list and played right on through until a quarter to 11.
Exactly half of the 32 songs featured harmonica, including many -- both originals and covers --that had the "full band" treatment for the first time. Having the harp along for more tunes will probably become a staple of the bar shows.
Playlist:
- - Set 1 - -
Hum a Few Bars
My Guitar Drinks Beer
Wild World (Cat Stevens cover)
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
Beginner's Luck
Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan cover)
Cat Out of Water
Like a Rollin' Stone (Bob Dylan cover)
Blueberry Wine
No Surrender (Bruce Springsteen cover)
Good of Lucky
Good Shepherd Sunday
Boat
American Girl (Tom Petty cover)
Tupelo Honey (Van Morrison cover)
Geneseo
The Thrill Is Gone (B.B. King cover)
Eight Bars of Blues
Atlantic City (Bruce Springsteen cover)
Not Really
- - Set 2 - -
Bright, Full Moon
It Ain't Me, Babe (Bob Dylan cover)
Walk
Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett cover)
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (Beatles cover)
Prettiest Girl in the Bar
Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley cover)
Cold
Ramblin' Man (Allman Brothers cover)
Ain't Even Done with Tonight (John Mellencamp cover)
Movin' On
Lost Along the Way
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