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Widespread Calhoun Rocks the ROTHBURY Festival

Posted Sat, July 05, 2008 at 8:07 am by Todd Levy

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For the second time in just over as many months, fiddle-fox Ann Marie Calhoun sat in for an extended guest appearance with Widespread Panic, this time at the inaugural ROTHBURY Festival in Michigan. (See Ann Marie with WSP at Walnut Creek for her previous sit in.)

For this appearance, Ann Marie joined Panic for most of the 1st set including Surprise Valley > Arleen > Surprise Valley and Take Out > Porch Song as well as the end of the 2nd set for Protein Drink > Sewing Machine and finally Life During Wartime.

Bad news... The videos that were once here have been removed by the YouTuber who posted them. I'm on the hunt for more concert videos from the show and will add them as soon as I find them. In the mean time, I've posted a somewhat shaky video of Sewing Machine.

Ann Marie Calhoun Rips Ripple

Posted Fri, May 16, 2008 at 5:51 pm by Todd Levy

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Ann Marie Calhoun & Joe Simpson

Song
Ripple

Date
Mon, May 12, 2008

Just a few short weeks ago, Ann Marie Calhoun jammed at Walnut Creek with Widespread Panic.

Now, she's back in her living room playing covers with her brother Joe, and this time they're taking a stab at Ripple from the good ol' Grateful Dead.

Personally I don't think this holds a candle to Ann Marie and Joe's version of Stash, but it's still hot just the same.

Much love to theboggster for sharing this video.

American Beauty Album Cover

Ripple and whole slew of classic Grateful Dead songs can be found on their 1970 masterpiece American Beauty.

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Ann Marie Calhoun Jams with Widespread Panic

Posted Sun, April 27, 2008 at 1:34 am by Todd Levy

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I knew this day would come and now it has!

Violin player extraordinaire Ann Marie Calhoun made a highly anticipated guest appearance with Widespread Panic tonight (April 26th, 2008) at the Walnut Creek Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC.

As attractive as she is talented, Ann Marie sat in on fiddle for a Driving Song > Surprise Valley > Heaven medley during the 2nd set as well as Fishwater to close the show.

UPDATE (July 4, 2008): They've done it again... Ann Marie Calhoun sat in with Widespread Panic at the ROTHBURY festival last night!

They Really Were Travelin’ Light

Posted Thu, February 21, 2008 at 9:08 am by Todd Levy

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Widespread Panic

Song
Travelin' Light

Date
Sun, April 16, 1989

Venue
Athens Music Festival Fairgrounds

Location
Athens, GA

It's my buddy “Breen-o's” birthday today. He was one of the first people to introduce me to the Southern delights of Widespread Panic.

To help him celebrate, I sleuthed down this great video. It's a young Widespread Panic, tearing up the 1989 Athens Music Festival with J.J. Cale's Travelin' Light just three years after they first played as a band and one year after the release of Space Wrangler.

What I really love about this is how stripped-down it feels. They really were Travelin' Light. The light show is especially low-budget but still manages to paint a trance-inducing psychedelic canvas on the band — at least on the video. It's a big contrast from the current setup with a tremendous lighting rig and huge LCD panels backing the band.

If you dig this track you can find the complete show on etree.

Many thanks to 8005551212 for posting this video. Sweet screen name.

Bonus Video: Ann Marie Calhoun Plays WSP

Here's another great clip of Ann Marie Calhoun, this time playing Surprise Valley on the violin.

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Widespread Panic Space Wrangler Album Cover

Travelin' Light appears on Widespread Panic's Space Wrangler, their first studio album, originally released in 1988.

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She Kicks Flute Girls Ass!

Posted Fri, December 21, 2007 at 3:49 pm by Todd Levy

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Ann Marie and Joe Calhoun

Song
Stash

Date
Mon, December 17, 2007

Venue
Ann Marie's House

Wow. That's really all I can say after seeing this amazing rendition of Stash on the fiddle.

Watch as Virginia native Ann Marie Calhoun and her brother Joe take on this ambitious tune and simply tear it up.

Her runs throughout the middle section are just stellar, and I can't disagree with the YouTube reviewer who pointed out how marvelous her intonation is.

Apparently I'm not her only fan... she just wrapped up a 4+ month tour with Steve Vai! Sounds like it was amazing tour based on Ann Marie's blog. Here's a great picture of Ann Marie Calhoun and Steve Vai in Lisbon.

Tour dates, pictures, and more videos are available on Ann Marie's MySpace page.

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