Two Cups of Tea

Recently, i have come across one of the greatest folk musician guys i have ever heard (but, to be fair, i don't hear a whole lot of folk musicians). His name is Jason Webley. His music is contagious and really enjoyable. Now I'm not the kind to listen to a whole lot of music that is comprised of his style, but i really enjoyed the music that infested my eardrums.

His style is very different from most of the stuff I've heard in recent years. His music incorporates the acoustic guitar as well as maybe his main weapon, the accordion. When he plays the accordion, you can't help but feel like dance around in joy and ecstasy. Normally, he plays with a full band with drums and various brass instruments, but on this occasion, Jason showed up to the show with just his guitar, accordion, and will to sing. Many of his songs were the singalong type that included the audience. He liked to joke around with the crowd, too, when he didn't think we were giving him 100% on the vocals.
He likes to play with a lot of emotion in his music, and really showed it in his performance. By far, the high point of his performance for me was his last song he played called "Drinking Song". It was one of those singalong songs with lyrics that get stuck in your head. In the middle of the song, he stopped everyone's singing and said, Ok, it's not sounding right. You guys aren't drunk enough yet. After the many cheers of the crowd, Jason continued with his solution. Now, i have the perfect way to get really drunk without putting a hole in your wallet, he said. Point your finger to the sky and hold it up proud and firm. Ok, we all started to look very confused as we all raised our hands up with pointer fingers straight up, proud and firm. Now, on my count, you're all going to start spinning in circles for 12 seconds while you stare at your finger and nowhere else, he said. We all looked skeptical, but we joined in on the fun. We didn't doubt it would be a drunk simulator, but in such a cramped area, it seemed a little difficult to do. But we went with it. And just before we started, he prepared us with the emotional battle cry of: Now, ARE YOU READY TO GET FUCKED UP! Of course we all started yelling like drunken savages already. It had to be one of the most fun live experiences I've ever had the pleasure of joining in on.

So until next time...