Neil Young stops by en route to Cypress River
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This article was published 27/07/2010 (5788 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
There were no fans, no paparazzi, and no fanfare when legendary folk rocker Neil Young stopped in Brandon on Sunday night.
The only glimpse of the iconic singer/songwriter was as he wandered out of the International Loadstar bus (circa 1967) that has carried him across the Prairies.
Wearing an untucked teal shirt and his trademark hat, Young left the bus for a bit of fresh air, but was sticking to his strict schedule and did not grant any interviews.
Young made the quick stop in the Wheat City before proceeding to Cypress River and then Winnipeg for his Monday night’s concert.
"Our father came from Cypress River, so we’re cruising through town," said Young’s brother Bob, who lives close to Omemee, Ont., where he and Neil grew up.
Bob joined the tour in Edmonton last Friday, and attended two shows in Alberta before the Brandon rest stop.
"It’s fun driving across the county. It brings back a lot of memories."
Bob said ticket holders for the Monday and Tuesday concerts in Winnipeg are in for a real treat.
"I’ve never seen Neil do anything like this and neither has anybody connected to him. It’s solo acoustic, but it’s also electric.
"So, you’ve got one guy up there, with an electric guitar singing a lot of these songs, but the sound is huge. I watched Neil do a soundcheck on Friday in Edmonton and afterwards I thought that there’s the folk singer from 45 years ago with some new tools to play with."
Young, 64, is on the theatre circuit playing acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica, piano, keyboard and pump organ. His sets include a mixture of old songs and new unreleased material from his forthcoming album.
Among his entourage is Ben Johnson, a young cameraman whose late father Larry had documented rock shows, like those of Neil Young, and was long associated with the musician.
Johnson explained that during the tour, he is continuing his father’s project– a musical documentary about alternative, green power for big cars — that Neil is espousing.
For more about that initiative, visit lincvolt.com.
» With files from the Winnipeg Free Press