Tif Ginn and husband Bill Poss, (Passalaqua) who played the Slice last week made a surprise performance at the Owl Acoustic Lounge, April 27.
I caught Tif Ginn’s solo set first. She observed she was touring with Fred Eaglesmith, who she noted is in Alaska now and joked she]s be answering questions a bout Fred Eaglesmith for a dollar each after her set.
She and her husband were taking turns taking care of their newborn, so played their own sets.
Tiff Ginn, the tiny black haired Texan, with a massive voice, was on first with just her acoustic guitar.
It was hard to take you
r eyes off her, looking like she stepped right out of a ’50s greaser bar.
She had one huge voice, which dominated the room. She played an interesting mix of alt folk, country and even a touch of sultry jazz, which was pretty amazing.
Her husband, Bill Poss played a solid set of standard country, beginning with a song about Jack Rabbit, and then following it with a song called “Skinny Dog ” which he said was about bad omens. His set featured some intricate guitar picking.
He joked he didn’t know how he ended up with a wife like Tif Ginn and noted he played a song for her after they got together. it was a fascinating number about heroin and cowboys.
