Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Tedeschi Trucks Band debuted a cover of “Caravan” by “The Belfast Cowboy” Van Morrison on Wednesday in Richmond, VA. The debut of the classic off Morrison’s 1970 album Moondance arrived during TTB’s second of two nights at the Altria Theater.
The 12-piece ensemble led by Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi charged straight out of the gate with “Caravan” to start the second set. Tedeschi handled vocals, naturally, as the crowd jovially chimed along, “La la la la, la la la.” Tedeschi Trucks Band’s impressive caravan of musicians ably handled the cover, from Gabe Dixon‘s twinkling keyboards to the forceful horn section of Kebbi Williams (saxophone), Ephraim Owens (trumpet), and Elizabeth Lea (trombone) reminiscent of Van’s performance from The Last Waltz to Derek Trucks’ ever-present slide guitar. “Caravan” kicked off a cover-fueled second set that also featured Junior Wells‘ “Little By Little”, recently-debuted Aretha Franklin/Duane Allman collab “It Ain’t Fair”, Derek and the Dominos‘ “Bell Bottom Blues”, and frequent set-closer Jeff Beck‘s “Beck’s Bolero”.
Tedeschi Trucks Band previously toured with Van himself on the 2018 edition of Willie Nelson‘s traveling Outlaw Festival. More recently, the band debuted a cover of Morrison’s “Into The Mystic” at Boston’s TD Garden during its Garden Parties run in September, with special guest Warren Haynes handling vocals. TTB played “Into The Mystic” for the second time—sans Haynes—on night one in Richmond.
Related: Tedeschi Trucks Band Announces ‘Deuces Wild’ 2024 Tour Dates
Watch Tedeschi Trucks Band debut a cover of “Caravan” by Van Morrison in Richmond, VA. The band’s tour continues tonight, March 14th, with a sold-out show in Durham, NC. For a full list of tour dates visit TTB’s website.
Tedeschi Trucks Band – “Caravan” (Van Morrison) – 3/13/24
[Video: Mac Mueller]
Setlist: Tedeschi Trucks Band | Altria Theater | Richmond, VA | 3/13/24
Set One: Come See About Me, Playing With My Emotions, It’s So Heavy, Keep On Smilin’ (Wet Willie), Where Are My Friends?, Circles ‘Round The Sun, Had To Cry Today (Blind Faith) > Circles ‘Round The Sun, Pasaquan
Set Two: Caravan (Van Morrison) [1], Little By Little (Junior Wells), I’m Gonna Be There, It Ain’t Fair (Aretha Franklin), Part Of Me, Bell Bottom Blues (Derek And The Dominos), Made Up Mind, Midnight In Harlem [2], I Want More, Beck’s Bolero (Jeff Beck)
Encore: Statesboro Blues (Blind Willie McTell), I Walk On Guild Splinters (Dr. John)
[1] FTP
[2] w/ “Little Martha” (Allman Brothers Band) intro
The post Tedeschi Trucks Band Debuts Van Morrison’s “Caravan” In Virginia [Watch] appeared first on L4LM.
