She brings maturity, insight and life experience to her interpretation of lyrics. Her voice has never been better with a richness of nuance and texture. The years have worn well on the grandmother of three. While I reviewed her both solo and with Kristofferson back in the 1970s, and with Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour, it had been decades separating last night’s gig in Williamstown. In English she invited the audience to join her on what she described as the Cherokee National Anthem.īetween selections she often spoke intimately about the recent passing of her parents, her Cherokee heritage, the legacy of the 1830 Indian Relocation in the Trail of Tears, and quips about her favorite ex husband, and only one, Kris Kristofferson. ![]() We were surprised that the choir had mastered the lyrics. This included a stunning version of “Amazing Grace” sung in her native Cherokee. They returned to close the performance accompanying her. They opened with several members soloing and two taking turns at conducting. The program began and ended with selections by the Williamstown Gospel Choir. By the end of a well paced set she was struggling to keep her composure overcome by what she sang about as the “Love That Fills the Room.” It culminated in an amazingly emotional finale and two standing ovation curtain calls. Adding that she wouldn’t be requesting hot water back home on the West Coast.Īs the evening progressed she swung into a lilting easy groove bringing the audience along for a truly magnificent experience. She asked for some hot water which she sipped on now and then. Now and then she tugged at it pulling it close for warmth on a chilly New England evening. ![]() Wearing a long, black, sparkling dress over black boots it was accented by a matching red sweater. She embraced the colder climate sharing a wish for a “White Christmas” which she first hummed along with as a toddler in Tennessee.Įarly on in the set she seemed to struggle to find her range and appeared to be fighting a cough. The renowned Delta Lady was in fine form having made the cross continent shift from her home in California to the frosty Berkshires. Last night Rita Collidge was as toasty as a log on the fire as she combined Christmas music from her new CD with some comfy old chestnuts.
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