Photo of the Wayward Roots Now: 28 April 2012 (with video!)

On Friday I went to Trinity House Theatre to see Wayward Roots.

If you’ve never been to Trinity House, you’re missing out: it’s an outstanding little venue hidden in the midst of the hotels and restaurants along I-275 in Livonia. If you didn’t know it was there you might never notice it, but trust me, it’s well worth a visit.

The opener was Adam Plomaritas, a songwriter from Ypsilanti.

Trinity House sets a great mood with stained glass and candles.

Plomaritas brought a bassist with him, and a member of the Wayward Roots joined them on stage for a song or two.

See what I mean about a great mood? It’s such a fantastic little room.

When Plomaritas was done, Wayward Roots took the stage.

There was a candle on my table. This happened:

This is Jason Dennie on the mandolin:

Todd Lang is on the guitar:

Todd’s shirt was a topic of on-stage banter all evening.

Alan Barnosky plays the bass:

Tip: if you want me to like your band, include an upright bass. The world doesn’t have enough upright bass.

And finally, Tony Pace plays the dobro. If you know what that is, I salute you. I’d probably seen one before, but I didn’t know it by name until Friday night.