Ledger wears the traditional hat well

It's not that people showed up because Logan Ledger just released new music. Nor was it likely that they recalled one and-only previous outing in the Boston area as the opening act six years ago at a now-closed club. Maybe it's a testament to the internet that music lovers are able to embrace Ledger because he drew a full house of more than 100 people at the venerated club.

Far more importantly though, the Nashville-based by way of California singer showed that the support was merited.

Ledger is one of those artists out there nowadays (think Zach Top, Jake Worthington, Randall King) who are embracing country's traditional past. Ledger appeared solo acoustic, so you weren't going to hear pedal steel or twangy electric guitar. But Ledger made it clear he held a deep respect for the past. That was apparent from the start with the ear pleasing "(I'm Gonna Get Over This) Some Day," a T Bone Burnett song.

Ledger also made it clear by the end of the night, encoring with a medley of songs from country's past, smartly segueing from song to song: "Crazy Arms" (Ray Price) / "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)" (Hank Williams)/ "Are You Sure?" (Willie Nelson) / "Playboy" (Wynn Stewart) / "I Fall To Pieces" (Patsy Cline) / "I Love You So Much It Hurts Me" (Floyd Tillman).

Being from California, Ledger had a slew of California-centric songs ("Golden State," "All the Wine in California," "The Lights of San Francisco" and "Midnight in LA")

About the only fault of the night was early on when Ledger did a few too many slow tempo songs in a row. When he picked it up, Ledger was back on track.

Clearly pleased with the turnout and reception, Ledger showed that the crowd's faith in him was well deserved. Ledger wears the traditional hat quite well.

Fans also benefitted from a strong opener – Mason Vai, whose most recent gig was as a member of Old Crow Medicine Show. He, too, was solo acoustic, and had a bunch of quality songs and the singing voice to match. One of them was, in effect, an ode to his father, David, who had a career of his about three decades ago.

Like Ledger, Vai leaned towards the more traditional side. He also had a good sense of humor with some of his material, including "Down Home Dispensary," which he wrote with Molly Tuttle. Vai got more serious on "Fireball," a new song he dedicated to his wife of two months.

Vai later would join Ledger on a well-done cover of the Grateful Dead's "Ripple." Vai bears watching.