Spitball Army

Here’s another video clip from Josh Ritter’s April 16th in-store at Laser’s Edge.  This one doesn’t suffer from the shaky and unsure camera work that characterized “Wings.”

Josh’s performance of “Bone of Song” here, graciously fulfilling a specific request from store employee Jason, features a delicate little guitar break beginning around 1:50.  In it, the guitar seems to mimic a medieval carillon tune, which is fitting for a song that references the entire history of music, but I also heard a resemblance to the chorus from Jackson Browne’s “In the Shape of a Heart.”  Josh plays “Bone of Song” in almost exactly the same way on his 2008 acoustic recording of Hello Starling.

For comparison’s sake, here’s a clip from a recording of Jackson Browne playing “In the Shape of a Heart,” from his Solo Acoustic, Volume 2.  The chorus section starts just after the 1:00 point:
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This and most of the other videos I’ve posted were taken with a Canon digital camera, designed for still shots, and with only the most rudimentary video capability.  Consider that an apology.