Kathy Mattea was great!
by Fishinggirl1121 on 5/22/16U.S. Cellular Stage at the Bijou Theatre - KnoxvilleRating: 5 out of 5Kathy Mattea's concert was the best! It was just like sitting in her living room and listening to her play. Best concert!!

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Kathy Mattea's concert was the best! It was just like sitting in her living room and listening to her play. Best concert!!
Thought Kathy and her backup guitarist were better than her large band performance. This intiment approach allowed Kathy to connect with the audience and to be herself, if you liked her performances in the past, you'll love Kathy Mattea now.
Kathy Mattea and Bill Cooley were wonderful. A really nice evening. We loved the relaxed, "living room" feel to the show. Glad to see her back on tour!
We've seen Kathy many times, but this was the first with just her and Bill Collins. We really loved their arrangements and his guitar work is AMAZING - it was great to hear more of his playing featured, and Kathy's instrumental work was more complex than in past. Just sounded great. Her voice is still strong and resonant - not sure what she was so concerned about last year!
Wonderful evening with Kathy. Good mix of songs and storytelling.
Kathy has an amazing voice, as strong and clear as ever. She sang a mix of songs from her Christmas cds and hits. It was a terrific concert!
This was the 2nd time I saw Kathy Mattea. Really enjoyed her Christmas concert. She did a combination of her own songs and Christmas song.
Kathy Mattea and her band gave a wonderful performance of Christmas music and other tunes from her repertoire. "Good News" is my all-time favorite Christmas CD, and Ms. Mattea played several songs from it. We enjoyed every second of the concert.
Kathy Mattea and the band were musically top-notch and personable! We loved every set and every song!
Terrific "Christmas" show, with Kathy Mattea in fine voice. She also sang some of her well-loved songs.
Great Christmas show, we were lucky to get the very first performance of the 2015 Christmas show in Durham. Super solid band, especially lead guitarist Bill Cooley. Highly recommended!
Kathy Mattea sang a great mix of songs and the musicians she had with her were fantastic. She has a great voice and is very easy to listen to. She also has a great sense of humor. We thoroughly enjoyed her versions of the Christmas classic songs.
What a voice. Kathy and her band put on such a nice show. Just in case there were first-timers in the audience, she sang the old hits in the first set. In the second set, they concentrated on Christmas tunes. It was a wonderful start to the Christmas season.
This is not my first Mattea concert. She never disappoints! This event was her first Christmas concert of the season. The evening was filled with several of her standards along with many songs from her Christmas collection. There were even a few new unreleased pieces. The 5 piece band including Kathy for this concert are all over the top talented. Many emotional moments. And yes, it was a great evening with Kathy Mattea!
Saw Kathy and her band of 4 for the first of her Christmas shows for 2015. She sang some of her big hits and recent "roots" music; the majority were her Christmas songs. They were all just wonderful. She even battled through some issues in the mixing booth and was as professional and delightful as ever. Her voice was beautiful and expressive. Her joy in sharing her talents with strangers was infectious and it's impossible to leave her performance not feeling better. Her band members were all excellent and added to the thoroughly enjoyable evening that lasted over an hour and a half. If you get the chance to see her, do it!
Excellent concert all around. All of the musicians were very talented and skilled. All of the music was breath taking. Could be a wonderful Christmas tradition.
If you love good old time unadulterated country music... this was your show. I felt I was in her living room with a bunch of good friends..... could not have been a better show or venue. I loved it.
I'm a frequent fan of acoustic artists, especially at the Saenger, it's a great venue for that type of performer... I've seen Jackson Browne, Nickel Creek, Emmylou Harris, Josh Turner, Tift Merritt, etc..... all great artists, but none better than this lady! Her stage voice is her recorded voice, you won't be disappointed! In addition, you won't leave with "ear fatigue" , the musicianship in this group prevents that from happening....
Kathy Mattea sang like a gutsy angel. She chose songs from her new CD and from her Grammy-winning CD "Coal," and also cheerfully accommodated a number of audience requests from her huge catalogue. She accompanied herself ably on guitar and banjo, but also performed with an incredible, multi-talented band which included a mandolin/fiddle player with a high tenor for harmonies, a double bass player who sang harmony, and a guitarist/bouzouki player who also sang harmony. Each person in the band delivered jaw-dropping performances; hats off to Kathy Mattea for giving them lots of room to shine individually. Mattea made us feel like we were just hanging out with her on a porch, laughing at her wry wisecracks, sharing her awe at having spent time with some of the traditional folk world's leading writers and songcatchers. I can't imagine a way that this concert could've been any better than it was.
Second time seeing her and once again another supeb show.