Paul Taylor is no stranger to solo shows.
Since he was 14 he's performed across the east coast, and two years later he completed a solo tour of Europe in 1987.
But Taylor's show tonight at Parker's Grille & Tap House will be his first since disbanding Paul Taylor and IInd Chance, his duo with fiddler, banjo and mandolin player Doug Bartlett.
“He's the best of the best,” Taylor said of his friend, three-time Grammy nominee.
Taylor and Bartlett first played together on porch steps when Taylor was 10 years old. After a chance meeting at Guitar Center in Syracuse 30 years later, Bartlett joined Taylor's band, Branded, and the two broke off as a duo when the group dissolved.
“We had great success, within a matter of weeks we were playing four to five times a week,” Taylor said.
With Bartlett's move to Arizona, Taylor will resume without much change. He will continue performing the array of country, alternative and rock music he and Bartlett courted on stage.
Taylor works from a cover repertoire of about 400 songs, as well as originals. If he hears a request he doesn't know, he rehearses it in time for his next show. Though he'll occupy the stage alone, Taylor expects the light-hearted atmosphere of his live shows to change little.
“The whole idea is to have a good time and make the crowd have a good time,” he said. “So you have to play the music they appreciate.”
Staff writer David Wilcox can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 245 or david.wilcox@lee.net
Five questions with Paul Taylor:
Q: What's your favorite song to play live?
A: “Rosemarie,” an original.
Q: What is the first concert you remember attending?
A: Average White Band in Syracuse, at the War Memorial. I think it was 1973 or 1974.
Q. What is your favorite album?
A: The first Lynyrd Skynyrd album.
Q: Who are your biggest musical influences?
A: Paul Rodgers, Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull and James Taylor.
Q. Where have you always wanted to perform but never gotten a chance to?
A: Carnegie Hall.
If you go
What: Paul Taylor
When: 8:30 tonight
Where: Parker's Grille & Tap House, 129 Genesee St., Auburn
Cost: Free
Info: Call 252-6884
But Taylor's show tonight at Parker's Grille & Tap House will be his first since disbanding Paul Taylor and IInd Chance, his duo with fiddler, banjo and mandolin player Doug Bartlett.
“He's the best of the best,” Taylor said of his friend, three-time Grammy nominee.
Taylor and Bartlett first played together on porch steps when Taylor was 10 years old. After a chance meeting at Guitar Center in Syracuse 30 years later, Bartlett joined Taylor's band, Branded, and the two broke off as a duo when the group dissolved.
“We had great success, within a matter of weeks we were playing four to five times a week,” Taylor said.
With Bartlett's move to Arizona, Taylor will resume without much change. He will continue performing the array of country, alternative and rock music he and Bartlett courted on stage.
Taylor works from a cover repertoire of about 400 songs, as well as originals. If he hears a request he doesn't know, he rehearses it in time for his next show. Though he'll occupy the stage alone, Taylor expects the light-hearted atmosphere of his live shows to change little.
“The whole idea is to have a good time and make the crowd have a good time,” he said. “So you have to play the music they appreciate.”
Staff writer David Wilcox can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 245 or david.wilcox@lee.net
Five questions with Paul Taylor:
Q: What's your favorite song to play live?
A: “Rosemarie,” an original.
Q: What is the first concert you remember attending?
A: Average White Band in Syracuse, at the War Memorial. I think it was 1973 or 1974.
Q. What is your favorite album?
A: The first Lynyrd Skynyrd album.
Q: Who are your biggest musical influences?
A: Paul Rodgers, Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull and James Taylor.
Q. Where have you always wanted to perform but never gotten a chance to?
A: Carnegie Hall.
If you go
What: Paul Taylor
When: 8:30 tonight
Where: Parker's Grille & Tap House, 129 Genesee St., Auburn
Cost: Free
Info: Call 252-6884
