(upbeat music) (bright cheerful music) - [Announcer] Coming up this week on "Expressions," a classic live performance from the Sim Redmond Band.

♪ Don't need our shoes on to move on from the past ♪ ♪ Take another drink from this never-empty glass ♪ ♪ Didn't know it was Christmas ♪ ♪ Didn't know it was Christmas ♪ ♪ Didn't have this ♪ ♪ Didn't have this ♪ ♪ On my wishlist ♪ ♪ On my wishlist ♪ ♪ This moment here right now is unsurpassed ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ One burning ember ♪ ♪ One burning ember ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ Time we remember ♪ ♪ Time we remember ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ One perfect moment ♪ ♪ One perfect moment ♪ ♪ All we need is to reach out and own it ♪ (hands clapping) - [Announcer] Support for "Expressions" is provided in part by viewers like you.

Thank you.

(hands clapping) (bright cheerful music) - Hello and welcome to "Expressions."

I'm your host, Adara Alston.

For this episode, we are revisiting a classic live performance from 2014 featuring Ithaca's Sim Redmond Band.

These roots rockers have been performing their original music for over 20 years, and these soulful renditions delighted the WSKG studio audience.

We open the show with their original song, Pink Guitar.

♪ People say don't live in the past ♪ ♪ And live this day like it's your last ♪ ♪ But you should try it in reverse and ♪ ♪ Live each day like it's your first ♪ ♪ I believe this is ♪ ♪ I believe this is ♪ ♪ Precious time ♪ ♪ Precious time ♪ ♪ I believe you are ♪ ♪ I believe you are ♪ ♪ One of a kind ♪ ♪ One of a kind ♪ (merry music) ♪ You run along with no fear in your heart ♪ ♪ You play your song on your pink guitar ♪ ♪ And all the joy ♪ ♪ And all the joy ♪ ♪ That's in your eyes ♪ ♪ That's in your eyes ♪ ♪ Reminds us of what's good in life ♪ ♪ I believe this is ♪ ♪ I believe this is ♪ ♪ Precious time ♪ ♪ Precious time ♪ ♪ I believe you are ♪ ♪ I believe you are ♪ ♪ One of a kind ♪ ♪ One of a kind ♪ (merry music) (merry music continues) ♪ People say don't live in the past ♪ ♪ And live each day like it's your last ♪ ♪ But we should try it ♪ ♪ We should try it ♪ ♪ In reverse and ♪ ♪ In reverse ♪ ♪ Live each day like it's our first ♪ ♪ I believe this is ♪ ♪ I believe this is ♪ ♪ Precious time ♪ ♪ Precious time ♪ ♪ I believe you are ♪ ♪ I believe you are ♪ ♪ One of a kind ♪ ♪ One of a kind ♪ ♪ I believe this is ♪ ♪ I believe this is ♪ ♪ Precious time ♪ ♪ Precious time ♪ ♪ I believe you are ♪ ♪ I believe you are ♪ ♪ One of a kind ♪ ♪ One of a kind ♪ (merry music) ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ So let's ♪ ♪ Take a lesson on ♪ ♪ Take a lesson on ♪ ♪ Happiness from those ♪ ♪ Happiness from those ♪ ♪ Who live their days ♪ ♪ Who live their days ♪ ♪ In the simplest ways ♪ ♪ In the simplest ways ♪ ♪ Let's take a lesson on ♪ ♪ Let's take a lesson on ♪ ♪ Happiness from those ♪ ♪ Happiness from those ♪ ♪ Who live their days ♪ ♪ Who live their days ♪ ♪ In the simplest ways ♪ ♪ In the simplest ways ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ One of a kind ♪ ♪ One of a kind ♪ (merry music) ♪ One of a kind ♪ ♪ One of a kind ♪ ♪ One of a kind ♪ ♪ One of a kind ♪ (merry music) (audience cheering) (hands clapping) (passionate music) (passionate music continues) ♪ Day and night ♪ ♪ With all my mind ♪ ♪ I try not let you down ♪ ♪ Rains or snows or if the cold wind blows ♪ ♪ I'm gonna stand my ground ♪ ♪ It don't matter ♪ ♪ It don't matter ♪ ♪ If the sun won't shine ♪ ♪ If the sun won't shine ♪ ♪ It could burn ♪ ♪ It could burn ♪ ♪ Or we could all go blind ♪ ♪ Or we could all go blind ♪ ♪ Oh, it don't matter ♪ ♪ It don't matter ♪ ♪ Just as long ♪ ♪ Just as long ♪ ♪ As you're mine all mine ♪ ♪ As you're mine all mine ♪ (passionate music) ♪ Wrong or right ♪ ♪ Wrong or right ♪ ♪ Black and white ♪ ♪ Black or white ♪ ♪ I'll be on your side ♪ ♪ I'll be on your side ♪ ♪ Win or bust, I'm ♪ ♪ Win or bust, I'm ♪ ♪ Happy just as ♪ ♪ Happy just as ♪ ♪ Long as you know I tried ♪ ♪ Long as you know I tried ♪ ♪ And it don't matter ♪ ♪ It don't matter ♪ ♪ If the rain won't fall ♪ ♪ If the rain won't fall ♪ ♪ Sky could crumble ♪ ♪ Sky could crumble ♪ ♪ We could lose it all ♪ ♪ We could lose it all ♪ ♪ Oh, it don't matter ♪ ♪ It don't matter ♪ ♪ Just as long ♪ ♪ Just as long ♪ ♪ As you're mine all mine ♪ ♪ As you're mine all mine ♪ (passionate music) (passionate music continues) ♪ High or low ♪ ♪ Fast or slow, I know ♪ ♪ We'll be right on time ♪ ♪ Across the rain in a plain, old, no coal train ♪ ♪ This word is yours and mine ♪ ♪ And it don't matter ♪ ♪ It don't matter ♪ ♪ If the sun won't shine ♪ ♪ If the sun won't shine ♪ ♪ It could burn ♪ ♪ It could burn ♪ ♪ Or we could all go blind ♪ ♪ Or we could all go blind ♪ ♪ Oh, it don't matter ♪ ♪ It don't matter ♪ ♪ Just as long ♪ ♪ Just as long ♪ ♪ As you're mine all mine ♪ ♪ As you're mine all mine ♪ ♪ All mine ♪ (passionate music) ♪ Day and night ♪ ♪ With all my mind ♪ ♪ Long as you're mine all mine ♪ (hands clapping) (audience cheering) - Thank you so much.

- We will be back with more music shortly.

And a reminder that you can visit the band's website, simredmondband.com for upcoming concert dates and new music releases.

Back in 2014, we visited the band in their Ithaca studio.

Let's check that out right now.

- The beginnings of the Sim Redmond Band were, yeah, the end of our high school years for some of us.

We started playing in some bands together.

Not the Sim Redmond Band at that point, a band called Ginger and another band called Duck Tape.

- Duck Tape.

- And that's where the four of us started playing music.

Asa and I have been playing obviously since we were kids.

Asa's my big brother.

And then from there, it was history.

We met Nate.

It's not too long after 2000, 2001.

Nate was playing with "John Brown's Body."

- It's pretty amazing to go through so much with the same crew.

I mean, we've been through a lot together.

(upbeat music) I don't think at all about what notes I'm playing in most of the songs, you know, it's just an energetic transfer, you know?

- [Sim] Yeah, there's definitely a level of comfort and ease with playing with somebody for 15 years.

Yeah, you definitely...

It's nice.

You don't think about exactly what you're doing.

You just think about the feeling of what you're doing.

- [Nate] Yeah, yeah.

- Having, you know, traveled to Japan together several times kinda brought us all together, I think.

(gong rings) (lively upbeat traditional music) - The SRB Japan connection was just one of those weird little things that turned into a bigger thing.

A guy who owned a jam band head shop over there loved us.

From there, I think, 'cause Japan's kinda such a small place, even though there's a lot of people in this town, in fact, things like that are able to spread word of mouth.

It got to the point where there was enough interest in us that he brought us over there.

And that first trip was a blast.

It was crazy.

We played, like, some weird gigs, but like, one was on a beach in this like, I don't know.

- Typhoon outside.

- Yeah, it was- - Thatch roof.

- The weather was crazy but this place was packed to the gills.

They had to, like, part the crowd just to get us up to the stage so we could... And there, it was really quite something.

And we went back there several times.

(gong rings) - Ithaca is such the community.

I mean, there's really a lot of collaboration, a lot of cross pollination, people supporting each other, people promoting each other.

And it's always been that way ever since I first came here.

I can't imagine a better music town.

- And Ithaca's cool, there's, like, world-renowned musicians that live here.

They're just one of the community.

And the community seems to really support their musicians.

- Ithaca's such a laid back, mellow place.

We like to embody that in our music a little bit.

- I would say we're one of the only bands that you can dance to.

But you could also put your 2-year-old to sleep with some of our songs.

- Hey!

- Yeah, I like it.

- It works for my kid.

(hands clapping) (bright longing music) ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ (bright longing music) ♪ I can almost touch your hand ♪ ♪ But then there's something I don't understand ♪ ♪ I can almost feel your heart ♪ ♪ But then there's something keeping us apart ♪ ♪ I can almost read your mind ♪ (bright longing music) ♪ But then there's something there that keeps me blind ♪ ♪ When I put it away to hang ♪ ♪ It comes back at me like a boomerang ♪ (bright longing music) ♪ No, I just can't shake it ♪ ♪ No, I just can't shake it ♪ ♪ There's nothing I can do ♪ ♪ There's nothing I can do ♪ ♪ This feeling that I've got ♪ ♪ Feeling that I've got ♪ ♪ For you ♪ ♪ For you ♪ ♪ There's nothing I can do ♪ (bright longing music) ♪ Many many years ago ♪ ♪ A seed was planted that began to grow ♪ ♪ Through the days and centuries ♪ ♪ Many fruits were born from that tree ♪ (bright longing music) ♪ And of the sweetest ever tasted ♪ ♪ Was yours and mine ♪ ♪ Was yours and mine ♪ ♪ Come on, let's not waste it ♪ ♪ Come on, let's not waste it ♪ ♪ No, I just can't shake it ♪ ♪ No, I just can't shake it ♪ ♪ There's nothing I can do ♪ ♪ There's nothing I can do ♪ ♪ This feeling that I've got ♪ ♪ Feeling that I've got ♪ ♪ For you ♪ ♪ For you ♪ ♪ There's nothing I can do ♪ (bright longing music) ♪ It keeps on rushing ♪ ♪ It keeps on rushing ♪ ♪ Like a waterfall ♪ ♪ Like a waterfall ♪ ♪ And these emotions ♪ ♪ And these emotions ♪ ♪ They won't fade at all ♪ ♪ They won't fade at all ♪ ♪ An old car ♪ ♪ An old car ♪ ♪ That just refuses to stall ♪ ♪ That just refuses to stall ♪ ♪ Like a rain that just won't fall ♪ (bright longing music) ♪ Strange times we're living in ♪ ♪ Sometimes I lose my mind ♪ ♪ Sometimes I lose my mind ♪ ♪ But I'm not giving in ♪ ♪ But I'm not giving in ♪ ♪ I know it may not keep me sane ♪ ♪ Sane, sane, sane ♪ ♪ But it keeps on coming ♪ ♪ But it keeps on coming ♪ ♪ Like a hurricane ♪ ♪ Like a hurricane ♪ ♪ No, I just can't shake it ♪ ♪ No, I just can't shake it ♪ ♪ There's nothing I can do ♪ ♪ There's nothing I can do ♪ ♪ This feeling that I've got ♪ ♪ Feeling that I've got ♪ ♪ For you ♪ ♪ For you ♪ ♪ There's nothing I can do ♪ (bright longing music) ♪ There's nothing I can do ♪ ♪ There's nothing I can do ♪ (bright longing music) (audience cheering) (hands clapping) - [Nate] Two, three, four.

(cheerful music) (bright cheerful music) ♪ It's not the first time, it sure won't be the last ♪ ♪ I hear the drums of my heart is beating fast ♪ ♪ I think they can feel it ♪ ♪ I got the cards, conceal it ♪ ♪ This moment here right now is unsurpassed ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ One burning ember ♪ ♪ One burning ember ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ Time we remember ♪ ♪ Time we remember ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ One perfect moment ♪ ♪ One perfect moment ♪ ♪ All we need is to reach out and own it ♪ (bright cheerful music) ♪ Don't need our shoes on to move on from the past ♪ ♪ Take another drink from this never-empty glass ♪ ♪ Didn't know it was Christmas ♪ ♪ Didn't know it was Christmas ♪ ♪ Didn't have this ♪ ♪ Didn't have this ♪ ♪ On my wishlist ♪ ♪ On my wishlist ♪ ♪ This moment here right now is unsurpassed ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ One burning ember ♪ ♪ One burning ember ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ Time we remember ♪ ♪ Time we remember ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ One perfect moment ♪ ♪ One perfect moment ♪ ♪ All we need is to reach out and own it ♪ (bright cheerful music) ♪ Yes, right there ♪ ♪ Go on and get it ♪ ♪ Anytime, anywhere ♪ ♪ Oh, we just let it ♪ ♪ Let's lift this gift ♪ ♪ Let's lift this gift ♪ ♪ To the sun ♪ ♪ To the sun ♪ ♪ And sing our praise ♪ ♪ And sing our praise ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's a perfect day ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ One burning ember ♪ ♪ One burning ember ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ Time we remember ♪ ♪ Time we remember ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ One perfect moment ♪ ♪ One perfect moment ♪ ♪ All we need is to reach out and own it ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ One burning ember ♪ ♪ One burning ember ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ Time we remember ♪ ♪ Time we remember ♪ ♪ This could be that ♪ ♪ One perfect moment ♪ ♪ One perfect moment ♪ ♪ All we need is to reach out and own it ♪ ♪ Let sunset pass ♪ ♪ This moment ♪ ♪ This moment ♪ ♪ Let's make it last ♪ ♪ Til morning ♪ ♪ Morning ♪ ♪ Sunset pass ♪ ♪ This moment ♪ ♪ This moment ♪ ♪ This moment ♪ ♪ This moment ♪ ♪ Let's make it last ♪ (cheerful music) (audience cheering) (hands clapping) - One more left.

(lively solemn music) - "One Perfect Moment" from the Sim Redmond Band.

Followers of the Ithaca music scene will recognize vocalist Jen Middaugh performing along with Sim throughout this concert.

Please visit wskg.org/expressions if you wanna see even more of this performance.

Thanks so much for watching.

And we close the program with "All Is Not Lost" from the Sim Redmond Band.

(hands clapping) (lively solemn music) (audience member cheering) (hands clapping continues) (solemn music continues) ♪ When you wake up that way and there's nowhere to be ♪ ♪ They're two holes in the wall where you stare them away ♪ ♪ No other waking hour will be the same ♪ (lively solemn music) ♪ These dreams were made for walking ♪ ♪ No other purpose could save them their crutches ♪ ♪ No other melody I've found ♪ ♪ Could carry words that way ♪ ♪ You either turn your black ♪ ♪ Either turn your back and ♪ ♪ Never alone ♪ ♪ Never alone ♪ ♪ There's no in-between ♪ ♪ There's no in-between ♪ ♪ There's nowhere to go ♪ ♪ There's nowhere to go ♪ ♪ And there's no one ♪ ♪ And there's no one ♪ ♪ To capture every sound ♪ ♪ To capture every sound ♪ ♪ That slips out ♪ ♪ That slips out ♪ (lively solemn music) ♪ When two holes in the wall ♪ ♪ When two holes in the wall ♪ ♪ Become holes in the ground ♪ ♪ Become holes in the ground ♪ (lively solemn music) ♪ When you ask yourself if it's the light in the heart ♪ ♪ That pulls you in closer, keeps you in your corner ♪ ♪ No one will recognize me then ♪ ♪ The distance kept us ♪ ♪ Two holes in the wall ♪ ♪ Oh, oh-oh ♪ ♪ Now we're holes ♪ ♪ In the ground ♪ ♪ Oh, oh-oh ♪ ♪ You either turn your back ♪ ♪ Turn your back and ♪ ♪ Never alone ♪ ♪ Never alone ♪ ♪ There's no in-between ♪ ♪ There's no in-between ♪ ♪ There's nowhere to go ♪ ♪ There's nowhere to go ♪ ♪ And there's no one ♪ ♪ And there's no one ♪ ♪ To capture every sound ♪ ♪ To capture every sound ♪ ♪ That slips out ♪ ♪ That slips out ♪ (lively solemn music) ♪ When two holes in the wall ♪ ♪ When two holes in the wall ♪ ♪ Become holes in the ground ♪ ♪ Become holes in the ground ♪ (lively solemn music) (lively solemn music continues) ♪ When you wake up that way and there's nowhere to be ♪ ♪ They're two holes in the wall where you stare them away ♪ ♪ No other waking hour ♪ ♪ Will be the same ♪ ♪ These dreams ♪ ♪ These dreams ♪ ♪ Were made for walking ♪ ♪ Were made for walking ♪ ♪ No other purpose ♪ ♪ No other purpose ♪ ♪ Could save them ♪ ♪ Could save them ♪ ♪ Their crutches ♪ ♪ Their crutches ♪ ♪ No other melody I've found ♪ ♪ No other melody I've found ♪ ♪ Could carry words that way ♪ ♪ Could carry words that way ♪ ♪ You either turn your back ♪ ♪ Either turn your back or ♪ ♪ Never alone ♪ ♪ Never alone ♪ ♪ There's no in-between ♪ ♪ There's no in-between ♪ ♪ There's nowhere to go ♪ ♪ There's nowhere to go ♪ ♪ And there's no one ♪ ♪ And there's no one ♪ ♪ To capture every sound ♪ ♪ To capture every sound ♪ ♪ That slips out ♪ ♪ That slips out ♪ ♪ You either turn your back ♪ ♪ Either turn your back or ♪ ♪ Never alone ♪ ♪ Never alone ♪ ♪ There's no in-between ♪ ♪ There's no in-between ♪ ♪ There's nowhere to go ♪ ♪ There's nowhere to go ♪ ♪ And there's no one ♪ ♪ And there's no one ♪ ♪ To capture every sound ♪ ♪ To capture every sound ♪ ♪ That slips out ♪ ♪ That slips out ♪ (lively somber music) ♪ When two holes in the wall ♪ ♪ When two holes in the wall ♪ ♪ Become holes in the ground ♪ ♪ Become holes in the ground ♪ ♪ When two holes in the wall ♪ ♪ When two holes in the wall ♪ ♪ Become holes in the ground ♪ ♪ Become holes in the ground ♪ (somber music) (audience cheering) (hands clapping) - Thank you.

Thanks for being here.

Thank you, WSKG.

(audience cheering) (hands clapping) ♪ Know where to start ♪ ♪ By just trying to keep ♪ ♪ By just trying to keep ♪ ♪ A little peace in this heart ♪ ♪ A little peace in this heart ♪ ♪ By just trying to keep a little peace in this heart ♪ ♪ By just trying to keep a little peace in this heart ♪ (bright hopeful music) (hands clapping)