WILMINGTON — “It was the first JJ Grey show at GLA since the ‘before times,’ and you could tell that people were ready for his return,” photographer Tom Dorgan of MoonFrog Media said.
JJ Grey and Mofro landed at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater last Sunday, Aug. 14. The sold-out show had fans clambering to get tickets at the last minute as noted on the numerous online ticket resale sites.
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“It sort of felt like diving into your favorite comfort food after being on a remote island for a couple of years — like, we’ve had food, but we haven’t had Grandma’s ‘Ho Cake,'” Dorgan added, making a reference to a Mofro song — though one that was left off the 15-track setlist.
“So, yeah, we have had live music post-Covid shutdowns, but we haven’t had JJ Grey & Mofro in almost three years,” he explaiined.
Opening for the Florida soul, funk and blues musician was another blues songwriter, Nat Myers from Kentucky. A storyteller, Myers’ one-man show entertained on guitar and mic.
Here are scenes from the show, with all photos by Tom Dorgan of MoonFrog Media.
Setlist
99 Shades of Crazy
WYLF
Blackwater
Jookhouse
Move It On
Nare Sugar
Write a Letter
On Fire
Lazy Fo Acre
Everything Good Is Bad (100 Proof (Aged in Soul) cover)
The House of the Rising Sun ([traditional] cover)
Lochloosa
Orange Blossoms
I Believe (In Everything)
Brighter Days
Nat Myers
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