K.C. Clifford and the Release of Orchid
On February 13th I flew into Oklahoma City, OK for a concert at a place called the Blue Door. The Blue Door isn’t an arena, a civic center, or anything of that sort. The Blue Door is a small building with rich history about three miles from downtown OKC. It is a place where some of the best bluegrass, folk, rock, country and blues artists come to play when they visit Oklahoma City.
When I arrived for the concert, the place was being remodeled. The artist performing that night, K.C. Clifford, knew about the remodeling that was going on but didn’t care. She was adamant that she wanted the concert to be at the Blue Door. I walked over the uneven ground on particle boards laid in a path to the door. I was beginning to wonder about how this evening was going to go. I had no idea.
As we sat down for the concert, I was full of anticipation for what was to come. The opening act, 3 Penny Acre, came up on stage and blew us all away. They had new fans by the end of the first song. Everyone knew that the night was going to be fantastic.
Then it was time for K.C. to start. It was time for the performance that I had traveled 985 miles for. See, I had only been to one other performance from K.C. Clifford and that was completely unplugged. That alone was a great enough performance to travel so far for.
The set included all of the songs from her new CD, Orchid, and several other favorites from previous CDs. Considering that my copy of Orchid rarely made it out of my CD player, it was hard not to sing along with her. The songs that I had been listening to for weeks were now being performed in front of me in one of the best venues I had ever attended a concert at.
Now, I want to take a moment to mention the concerts that I have attended. I’ve been to concerts from MercyMe, Alabama, Trisha Yearwood, Alan Jackson, and many others. The venue was always something equivalent to a civic center. Not once did I get chills form the performance given.
Tonight however, within the first 3 minutes I was getting chills from her performance. The venue’s acoustics combined with a truly amazing full band and K.C.’s voice made for a concert that I will not soon forget. As the night continued, it was clear that she really knows her audience. The songs that were a part of the set were songs that everyone wanted to hear. They were songs with a story, songs with undeniable character.
As the night came to an end, I was only missing one song. I thought K.C. was wrapping it up with the fan-favorite “The Barbie Song.” I was wrong. She mentioned that she was going to do one of the songs people really wanted to hear from the previous night’s concert, “Yellow Haired Girl.” This was it, the only song missing. It was time to rock out, then head out. And that we did.
I suggest checking out one of K.C.’s concerts whenever you get the chance. You can find her tour schedule at the newly revamped kcclifford.com.
Needless to say, the concert was worth the trip. The songs from Orchid, along with all of the rest were real; they can hold meaning for each and every one of us.
Orchid, your own studio version of the best concert I have ever attended, was released yesterday. I highly suggest you check it out. You can find Orchid at Blip.FM, CDBaby or on iTunes.
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