The old restored Veto Church hadn't heard
the likes of what took place on Saturday afternoon in many a
day! Maybe this old beautiful sanctuary had never heard the
collage of music which was performed, a little country, a
little gospel, some blues and some Opera!
Arriving at the Veto Church where roughly
24-30 guest are enjoying the crisp weather and the colorful
foliage and awaiting the musical evening.
David Harwell, professor of communications
at UAHuntsville and new Veto resident, welcomed everyone and
introduced the gentlemen on the Church stage;
The "Opera
Cowboy" Mr. Eric Jordan of New York is a exceptional
opera performer and is known for his
baritone-rich sound of various degrees. His mixture of
Johnny Cash songs were totally outstanding and he even gave
us a sampling of his Operatic abilities Saturday.
Here is what has been said about Jordan's talent:
"Jordan is a phenomenal performer known for his trademark
"big bass and presence to match" (Opera News) with vocal
quality described as "a resonant, ringing tone" (St Louis
Post-Dispatch), wherein his "powerful, nuanced singing and
thoughtful acting amounted to a wholly remarkable portrayal"
(The New York Times)."
On guitar was Gary
Compton owner of The Red Caboose in Elkmont. The Red
Caboose is located in Historic Downtown Elkmont and brings
in some amazing talent from Nashville as well as local. Gary
and his wife Linda provide a comfortable atmosphere for some
of today's best song writers to perform their material and
open to the public.
Also on guitar and
singing some of his and Gary's material was
Daniel Jones a native of Elkmont. Jones has been
writing his own material and singing for many years. He has written over some
600 songs and has several songs recorded. Compton and Jones
performed their song "Beautiful State of Mind" at the North
Alabama Songwriters Regional Contest where they finished in
the top 3.
Curtis Lindsay accompanied the group on the
keyboard. Lindsay is a UAH graduate and lives in Athens.
Harwell lives next to the Church and hopes
to have the group back for an annual performance. After the
concert he invited the guests to stay for steaks on the
grill and more music!
The Opera Cowboy performed October 27 at
University Center Exhibit Hall in UAH. To learn more of Eric
Jordan performances go to the UAH website www.theater.uah.edu
harweld@uah.edu David C. Harwell, MFA
Jones and Compton will have cd's available at the Red
Caboose and can download their songs on www.CDbaby.com also
you can find them on
www.youtube.com
Teresa Todd
AthensPlus.com
October 29th, 2011
