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So, ANYway [part two] …<br />
What kind of the music do The Hummingbirds do, you<br />
ask? That’s a good question; thanks for sticking with me<br />
here and asking. Their motto is “Southern Charm / Detroit<br />
Grit”.<br />
S.G. and Rachel Lynn play and create music that may<br />
have a bit of a country flavor (read: old school country<br />
flavor, Hank Williams SENIOR flavor) - but isn’t country<br />
‘cuz they rock in a gritty way. Sweet acoustic guitars are<br />
balanced out by dirty Telecaster riffs. Americana may be<br />
the best label-? I dunno – you love music, you decide. I<br />
highly recommend you buy a CD or download a tune or<br />
two. My favorite is their latest, the “13 Days” CD.<br />
The night we went to Mermaid Tavern they threw down<br />
on “Tables and Chairs” (an award winning song, btw),<br />
the Telecaster rocker “Waste My Time” and “Horses and<br />
Rattlesnakes”, “13 Days (a tongue in cheek look at a brief<br />
but intense relationship), “Nebraska Snow”, and more.<br />
Even covered a Neil Young tune I didn’t know, called<br />
“Don’t Cry No Tears.”<br />
Magical. Just Magical.<br />
P.S…. As was my goat cheese / golden beets /quinoa<br />
salad for dinner at the cozy Seminole Heights institution,<br />
the Mermaid Tavern.<br />
Time to get a snack and put on “13 Days” again because<br />
I’m a fan. A southern charm and Detroit grit kind of fan.<br />
www.thehummingbirds.com<br />
About the Venue: Mermaid Tavern located at 6719 N.<br />
Nebraska Avenue in Tampa.<br />
Photos by Jennifer Lane of JenMusePhoto www.mermaidtaverntampa.com 29
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