Caplan and the Four Horns

Indie Friday down at Yonge-Dundas Square had mountain man Ben Caplan entertaining the crowd. I was too late to see Taryn Kawaja's solo set. She adds so much to Caplan's set with her harmony, melodica, and piano that I wanted to hear her own music.

Caplan had his touring band, as well as a horn section borrowed from the in-house Roy Thompson Hall band. So they had great success with the audience playing his klezmer pop. It was a fun night though not one of his top show. The anemic sound system (for the huge outdoor space) didn't get across his over-the-top craziness and singing. Speaking of which, Caplan's usual fiddler was absent: his high-energy solos were sorely missed.