Jethro Tull at Carnegie Hall, New York, October 9, 2005

I saw Jethro Tull last night at Carnegie Hall, and they put on an exceptional show. The current lineup of the band is: Ian Anderson (Flute, Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Harmonica, Vocal), Martin Barre (Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Flute), Andrew Giddings (Keyboards), Jonathan Noyce (Bass Guitar), and as a special guest Lucia Micarelli (Electric Violin, Acoustic Violin). The following is a list of songs from the evening's performance, and I've indicated songs which included Lucia's wonderful violin playing with an *:

Life's A Long Song
Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day (nice accordion playing)
Slipstream
Beggar's Farm
Up To Me
Weathercock
Aurora*
Griminelli's Lament*
Wondering Aloud*
Love Theme To The Godfather*
Cheap Day Return*
Mother Goose*
J. S. Bach's Bourree*
Instrumental Piece*

Intermission

Lucia number* --> Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody*
Led Zeppelin's Kashmir*
She Is Like The Swallow*
Cross-Eyed Mary
In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff
Hymn 43
Wind Up
Budapest*
Aqualung

Encore

My God
Locomotive Breath*

At the end of the show, Ian tossed two large "Tull" balloons into the audience, and the crowd roared in approval. All of the musicians performing that night were capable and competent on their instruments. They were quite exceptional, and Jethro Tull has shown, once again, that they are masters of rock music. So, I definitely enjoyed the show. If you want to hear some terrific live music, check out Jethro Tull sometime.

Some web links: Jethro Tull and Lucia Micarelli