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Last
Saturday was billed as “Girls Night Out”
at Love and War in Texas, 601 E. Plano Parkway, Plano
and the girls ran the show. This Texas themed restaurant
is fast becoming one of THE places to go to hear up
and coming local country singer-songwriters.
Beginning
a new trend with “Shiner Sundays” this past
summer, the venue has hosted the likes of Ed Burleson,
Slaid Cleaves, T. Roy Miller and Jason Carrell to
name a few on their outdoor stage surrounded by picnic
tables. Americana radio station KHYI has hosted several
musical events here as well.
 But
back to Saturday night…. fronting the lineup
was Becca Dalrymple, a regular at LAW, and a real
crowd pleaser. Lots of fans came especially to hear
her strong vocals reminiscent of Patsy Cline and Tanya
Tucker. She brought her three-piece band with two
fine guitarists, one female, and a well-seasoned harmonica
player with a leather bandoleer strapped across his
chest with an array of instruments to choose from.
Dalrymple
sang some of her original tunes, including “Forgive
Me” and “Pawn Shop Rodeo Cowboy”. Her
“Let ‘em Dance Around Us,” sounded
a lot like one of my other favorites, Kelly Willis.
All these are available on her most recent self-titled
CD. Acting as emcee for the evening, Dalrymple introduced
Bonnie Whitmore, another local girl with a guitar
that had a beautiful voice. She sang her own piece,
“I Loved You First” and then slid into a
naughty, but nice rendition of “Ain’t Misbehavin”
accompanied by just her own guitar.
 The
third act up was 21-year-old Heather
Morgan, young, blond, guitar playing and writing
all her own music. She seemed to capture the audience
with her tender vocals. “Mississippi Don’t
Miss Me” and “Down By the River” are
two of the songs she performed from her current CD.
“I’ll Love You to the Moon” was a song
she wrote while in Paris last summer and was one of
her best.
Becca
Dalrymple came back onstage to perform some audience
requests including “Seven Spanish Angels”
made famous by W illie Nelson. She generously shared
the stage during the entire evening, seeming to enjoy
giving the newer performers an opportunity to play.
As I was leaving, the music was still going strong
with Clary Sage, two women, singing and playing dulcimers,
guitars and an Australian didgeridoo.
Congratulations
to Love and War for showcasing some fine local ladies
and their music.
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Susan Moore,
dallasmusic.com
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