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Alison Krauss Concert

and Union Station

Last night we enjoyed our last outdoor concert of the summer.

The venue was the well-known Frederick Meijer Garden Amphitheater in Grand Rapids. FMG is the Best Sculpture Garden in the USA and its amphitheater host dozens of concerts during the warm weather.

We luckily secured two tickets to the sold out concert for Alison Krauss and the Union Station. Having been a fan for many years, I was eager to hear her voice in the live.

Below are a few of their songs that I was able to capture.

We were sitting on the lawn more than 50 yards away but my compact camera performed well recording the video at a distance with quite good quality audio. Excuse several focus issues and attendees walking in front of me.

Restless
Let Me Touch You For A While
Paper Airplane
Forget About It
Angel Too Close
Gravity
Baby Now That I’ve Found You
Wish I Still Had You

Alison with a long, warm coat. The temperature was about 50 degrees and she has been used to the warmer weather in more southern venues.

Alison Krauss & Union Station

My granddaughter Ezra and myself on one of the lawn chairs enjoying the concert.

With this concert we’ve left the summer behind, having heard the fabulous voice of Alison Krauss and the talented music of the Union Station. This group really takes bluegrass to the highest level.

Written by:

Arnie Lee

Listening with Earbuds

Air conduction earbuds

This is another quick article from my visit to the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month in Las Vegas

I dropped by the booth at OpenRock to find out more about their new earbuds.

Representative Elodie Zhang explained that OpenRock’s earbuds work without blocking the ear canal.

She showed me a few models of their air conduction earbuds which are installed over the ear with the “speakers”covering but not inserted into the ear canal.

She stressed that with the open ear design you can still be aware of your surroundings yet the air conduction provides excellent music and voice reception.

They can operate up to 48 hours before recharging.

The OpenRock X earbuds cost about $170.

OpenRock has several models of their air conduction earbuds. For more information please visit their website.

Written by:

Arnie Lee

Musical Concerts

Songs that you May Know

For most of you, music is enjoyable. For me, live music is exciting.

I love listening to those charged voices and experience the stage movements of  my favorite performers. I’ve had the chance to see a fair share of concerts. But for the most part I’ve been sticking to performances that feature musicians that date back to my younger years.

It’ll be obvious from the songs below that I’m among the older crowd and those of you who grew up in the 70’s and 80’s you will be familiar with some of these faces and music.

Here are a few songs from performances that I’ve attended.

Please note that each song is on a separate page in order to minimize web page delay.

  1. Fire & Rain – James Taylor
  2. Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot
  3. Late for the Sky – Jackson Browne
  4. I Really Don’t Know Anymore – Christopher Cross
  5. Peg – Steely Dan
  6. I Left My Heart in San Francisco – Tony Bennett
  7. What A Fool Believes – Michael McDonald
  8. South City Midnight Lady – Doobie Brothers
  9. Question – Moody Blues
  10. Twelfth of Never – Johnny Mathis
  11. You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
  12. The Long Way Around – Jackson Browne
  13. Carefree Highway – Gordon Lightfoot
  14. Think of Laura – Christopher Cross
  15. Up on the Roof – James Taylor
  16. Taking It To the Street – Michael McDonald
Fire & Rain – James Taylor, Dec 2021