Chely Wright's recent stop at the Birchmere Theater in Alexandria, VA was well worth the price of admission. She works very well in a small, intimate dinner theater environment where she can connect with her audience. She spends a lot of time talking and engaging with her audience which, from my perspective, was a good thing in a small venue.
Most of the songs are from her most recent album. The performance was well done although I have to say, I enjoyed her earlier music more. I was somewhat disappointed that she did not play more of her earlier work which I found to be more upbeat and with a broader range of styles. I am hopeful that, as she moves through her current journey, she will be comfortable getting back to that style.
She opened with a great new group, Deep River, which really complimented the evening.