The Castellows - Wanted Poster - Blind Pig show Ann Arbor, Michigan - March 14, 2024 - A Little Goes a Long Way Tour

 

The Castellows Wanted Poster

Check out The Castellows - I did and I had to book a few more shows to see these rising country stars play. Check out their tour dates and merchandise on their site: https://www.thecastellowsmusic.com/

Above and below is the poster I taped up to poles around The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, Michigan:

The Castellows Wanted Poster

The Castellows Wanted Poster

The Castellows Wanted Poster



The show was OUTSTANDING. What a talented group of gals !!! Here is the whole show I recorded (except for I was Born With a Shotgun in My Hand):


And this is Ellie's set list (I was right up front).

The Castellows Set List 2024

For my thoughts on the show, I'll repeat my YouTube video description:

The Castellows are what we ALL need MORE of today! Talented, fun, energetic, young ladies with a great 7-song EP A Little Goes a Long Way and more great unreleased tracks on the way, like at this show.

The music of these singer-songwriter sisters Lillian (Lily), Eleanor (Ellie) and Powell Balkcom covers the range from quiet and thoughtful (In God's Time, Miss America - both unreleased) to upbeat, sing-along catchy numbers (No. 7 Road, A Little Goes a Long Way, The Part Where You Break My Heart). Their cover songs show their diverse musical roots spanning The Beatles to The Boss to The Chicks in concert, to Levon Helm's Hurricane on the EP.

Their love and respect for each other is evident and openly expressed in the show. Kudos to Mr. and Mrs. Balkcom for 'home-school' raising such ambitious, poised and professional gals aged 18 to 20 or so (with Ellie and Powell being 2 of three triplets). The gals should be role models for others on what hard work can achieve. The gals' unreleased song in this set Miss America has these lyrics:

"But I miss America, on the front porch, before she ever had to lock her doors, and she was still outspoken. Back before her heart got broken. I miss America, bare feet in the dirt, John 3:16, wasn't scared to work and they all dreamed of her. She's mine and I still love her. But I miss America."

Definitely these gals are not scared to work (e.g., see Ellie rounding up cattle to get to market when she says prices are up in Instagram). BTW I've put the chords and lyrics the Miss America on Ultimate Guitar https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-castellows/miss-america-chords-5183592 ... plus I played a bit of it at the Cleveland Rock & Roll Hall of Fame the next day (see video https://youtu.be/V-9CDLoObVA - truly inspirational music).

PS - I say full show but I do miss out part of a couple songs having my battery die and switching phones. Check out my recording in Cleveland the next day - https://youtu.be/93_vHy5pjFM  - it is the whole show though they swapped in unreleased Sheltered for Miss America and skipped I'm on Fire.

The Blind Pig set list:

00:00:00 (Intro) I'm Shipping Up To Boston 00:00:29 Ways To Go 00:03:10 Heartline Hill 00:05:59 Talk Break 00:06:45 I Know It'll Never End 00:09:40 Callin' Baton Rouge (cover) 00:12:16 A Little Goes a Long Way 00:16:00 God's Time 00:19:30 Sleeping on the Blacktop (cover) 00:22:43 The Part Where You Break My Heart 00:26:18 Talk Break 00:27:18 I'm on Fire (Bruce Springsteen cover) 00:30:02 Miss America (unreleased) 00:33:40 Homecoming (unreleased) 00:37:58 Come Together (The Beatles cover) 00:41:51 No. 7 Road 00:45:21 Grass is Always Bluer (unreleased) 00:45:07 Cowgirl Blues (unreleased) 00:54:01 Cowboy Kind of Love 00:57:20 Cripple Creek (Powell Banjo) Not recorded - I Was Born With a Shotgun In My Hand 00:57:42 Crazy on You [Oh My !!! Ellie rocks !!!!] 00:58:20 House of the Rising Sun (cover) 01:02:50 Hurricane (cover)

Do support these talented ladies as they share their music and make the world a better place: https://www.thecastellowsmusic.com/