Currently Listening Mockingbird By Derek Webb see related

Tonight, I had quite a relaxing evening. This week has been crazy, including being sick and trying to run through my viral infection. But, today is Friday and tonight I got to hear Derek Webb (he used to play with Caedmon's Call) and his wife Sarah Mccracken perform in Calvin's Fine Arts Center. It was well worth it. Sarah came out on stage and first played a few songs on the piano and then guitar. She hadn't seen her husband in a few weeks b/c he was in Cali and she was busy recording in Nashville, so she sang a few love songs.  Then, he came out on stage, with a little gleam in his eye.  They played a few songs together, sometimes facing each other.  special. 

Derek had a little trouble with the guitars, because, first, his luggage, including his guitar was lost when he flew from CA to Grand Rapids. So, he played a loan guitar, which he broke a string on.  His wife continued to play while he tried to solve his guitar problem. She played, "Thy Mercy". 

Then, Derek came out with is own guitar (a taxi finally got to Calvin and dropped it off). He played some songs off his new Album, "To kill a Mockingbird".  He also played some old songs off of the 40 Acre CD.  He picked one particular song, because he said the song was therapeutic and he had one of those long days. He also said, "I bet there are some single people out there".  With that intro, he proceeded to play table to 2,

...And how we just hate being alone...
But you know I know better
I'm not gonna worry 'bout nothing
Cause if the birds and the flowers survive
Then I'll make it okay
I'm given a chance and a rock
see which one breaks a window
See which one keeps me up all night and into the day

Because I'm so scared of being alone
That I forget what house I live in...