Eddie Orso and Shelley Hayes arrived early for their performance, looking as if they'd stepped right off the screen of Scorsese's "Last Waltz". I'd seen them perform a few weeks prior at the Rivoli in Toronto and for anyone that ever complained about stoic Toronto audiences, they should check out a Revival Dear show. The jam-packed audience was dancing, cheering, drinkin' and rollickin along to the band with unbridled feeling.Needless to say, we were excited to have them perform for Transit.

We were still getting the streetcar set up when they arrived, so the duo took a walk down to a local coffee shop to grab some joe. Again, we were gifted with another unbelievably gorgeous summer day and we decided it'd be fun to take the streetcar down along the waterfront. The streets were filled with people ambling about, and as we passed through the crowds the sight of Eddie and Shelley playing their tunes caused heads to turn and people to point their fingers... you could even see them mouth things like: "hey cool! look at that! a band!"
Both Eddie and Shelley were gracious and perfectly in the moment; they performed a number of takes for us and smiled through every single one. We think you'll be captivated with the result. "Virginia Green" is the name of the song we're featuring here and if you ever get a chance to see their show, seize it!
-- cb