Chris Knight at Hill Country Live

It has been said that Chris Knight is a man of few words, and that may have been the case at Hill Country Live on Saturday night, but no one took issue as Chris's music clearly does the talking. And eight albums in, there is plenty to say. 

Knight, who hails from Kentucky, came to Brooklyn and played to a full house for an hour and a half set. His only real comments of the night were to thank people for coming and to comment to the guys who cheered when he drank a beer: "I don't understand why people cheer when I drink. I hope to get the same response for my music." I don't understand the whole cheering when an artist drinks either, but he need not worry as the cheers for his music were much louder and more frequent. 

From older tunes ("Hard Candy," "It Ain't Easy Being Me") to more recent, from his 2012 release Little Victories, Chris, accompanied by Chris Clark on mandolin, guitar and banjo, held the listening audience's attention with an acoustic set of honest story telling. Meaningful, sometimes melancholy songs about love, regret, and small town American life-sung by the unique voice of one of the most esteemed singer songwriters in the country-that connected with the listener and evoked a broad spectrum of emotion. Exactly what good music is all about. 

For more information visit his official website

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