Buddy Miller stepped into the elevator on the Cayamo cruise, seemingly unaware of the growing crowd lining up to see him. I had met Buddy at a party in Nashville recently and told him I was looking forward to seeing him play – if I could get in.
He looked puzzled.
“There are already 200 people lined up outside the theater for your show tonight,” I explained. He had no idea.
The show was worth the wait. With a guest appearance by Steve Earle and several songs featuring Patty Griffin, Miller offered up a set ranging from a Lefty Frizell classic to “You Can’t Judge a Book (By Looking at the Cover.)”
The highlight was a searing take on his own “Gasoline and Matches.”
Miller joked that this show – his second on the cruise – was the end of his 2011 world tour, which began the night before. His solo dates are rare and this show was a real treat.
