Miller Baker Duo Vilnius 1993 (original) (raw)
In January 1993, Phil’s old friend and promoter of many Dutch tours for his various bands, Henk Weltevreden, took Phil and Fred Baker to Russia for a duo tour that actually began with a two-day stop in Vilnius, Lithuania. This is where this performance was captured in which Phil and Fred performed material from their duo album “Double Up” plus a couple of pieces not previously heard in duo arrangements, both from Phil’s “Digging In” album: “Speaking To Lydia” (actually dating as far back as 1984) and the feature for Fred’s bass, the aptly-titled “Bass Motives”. This two-guitar or bass/guitar set-up is an alternative to the more familiar full-band arrangements that underlines the melodic qualities in Phil’s writing (plus a couple of tunes by Fred, the gorgeous “For Christine” and the hypnotic “Loggerheads”) but can also be as intense at times.
Phil Miller – guitar, guitar synth
Fred Baker – guitar, bass