TOWNES VAN ZANDT TRIBUTE/WILL VAN ZANDT BENEFIT
Boo's Hideaway (Raleigh, N.C.)
October 21, 2000
...Yet it was the night's bookends that perhaps best characterized
the spirit of the gathering, a pair of hard-working
but lesser-known singer-songwriters named Anthony
Neff and Kurt Fortmeyer. Neff, the organizer and emcee of the
event, did a nice job with "Nothin'" and "Buckskin Stallion Blues"
after speaking eloquently about the legacy of
Van Zandt's songs and how they continue to inspire other songwriters
to carry on the craft. And Fortmeyer capped
the night with a spirited "Two Hands" that had those left in the
club clapping and singing along. The inspired had
become the inspirer.
-RICK CORNELL