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Karina, too lazy to actually jump, attempts to use laser vision to catch a wand toy.
Free Concert Clip
Tonight, we're going to catch Vance Gilbert at the Blue Moon Coffeehouse on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL. A longtime staple of the Northeastern folk scene, he's famous for his humor and his stagecraft (and the fact he's just about the only Black folksinger on the scene today, outside of Richie Havens). The latter is in evidence in this Youtube clip, taken at a singer/songwriter's workshop. At the Falconridge Folk Festival, this is Vance's yearly opportunity to make aspiring musicians into good performers. I've seen performers go up as rookies and leave with the ability to own their local coffeehouse, all because of the advice he can give in the course of a few minutes. It may not be entirely clear from the clip, but he's got an incredibly powerful voice. I've seen him go off-mike and just sing a capella by himself to an audience of ten thousand people, and be able to carry his voice to the back of the crowd.
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