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‘was on a_ double billwith: Yolanda on the day after May Day on the
patio of a half_-fmishedstraw bale house on the side of a hill in rural ,‘
Tennessee.*'Pe'rhaps this‘was the best audience either could hope for:

a room full of Radic'al”Faeries, tired from the previous night’s festiv-
ities, and emotionally open, even vulnerable. I have seen people cry
at performances, but never openly sob the way they did that day.

Having seen them under such near-perfect conditions, one might
wonder whether it was really the environment or the perfonners that
stood out. But I have seen Pete and Paul play live a number of times
now, and each time, as their music grows on me more and more, I
become more sure that it was the latter.

Pete and Paul even stand out in their hometown of New Orleans —
and as anyone who has been to that music city can tell you, that is

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