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Lisa Hannigan played w/ Doveman, Rockwood Music Hall (pics)

words by Rachel Kowal, photos by Lionel Bergeron

Lisa Hannigan @ Rockwood Music Hall
Lisa Hannigan

Though penciled into the calendar at Le Poisson Rouge well in advance, Doveman‘s monthly salons (aka Burgundy Stain Sessions) are typically characterized by spontaneity and surprises. The cast of musicians is constantly shifting as new people are introduced and former collaborators quietly fall off the roster. Traditionally, little about the shows is scripted – at least until the latest session.

For perhaps the first time since the shows began in January, a set list lay on the floor of the stage on June 24th. Of course that doesn’t mean it was strictly followed.

Thomas Bartlett (or Doveman) kicked off the show solo with a Randy Newman cover (“Real Emotional Girl”), but it wasn’t long before special guest Lisa Hannigan joined in on vocals and guitar. Having collaborated with each other early last year, Hannigan and Bartlett complimented each other nicely. Hannigan may have entered into public consciousness through her part in Damien Rice’s 2002 album, O, but she’s clearly got enough talent and charm to do more than just the occasional backing vocals, as she demonstrated in her debut solo release in 2008.

As Hannigan’s segment wound to a close, other guests started popping up to contribute everything from brand new songs to classic covers (like John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads”). Hannah Cohen (who is apparently working on an album with Bartlett), Dawn Landes, Mike Doughty (who was Bartlett’s first tour-mate), Glen Hansard (named the “MVP” by Bartlett), Justin Bond, and backing band Ray Rizzo, Rob Moose, and Josh Kaufmann all made appearances before the evening was up.

As for next month’s show, who knows who Bartlett will pull out of his hat. Tickets are on sale for July 29th, September 23rd and October 28th. No guests are announced on any of them yet.

The Doveman show was one of a few in NYC that week for Lisa Hannigan who also played two sold out shows at Rockwood Music Hall where she performed with a full band including John Smith who also opened with a short set of his own music. Lisa’s set consisted of a number of new songs from “Passenger”, as well as songs from her first album “Sea Sew”. They finished with a cover of Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus”. Pictures from the first Rockwood show are in this post and they continue below…

John Smith

John Smith

John Smith

John Smith

John Smith

John Smith

John Smith

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan