Art Garfunkel mixes standards with revamped Simon & Garfunkel hits in concert

Art Garfunkel has just wrapped up his first dates of the year, performing songs from his soon-to-be released standards album alongside many of Simon & Garfunkel's greatest hits. Garfunkel's new album, Some Enchanted Evening, will be released on Tuesday (January 30th). The vocalist is also testing out new arrangements to some Simon & Garfunkel classics, according to the Albany Times Union, including "a cajun-tinged 'Cecilia'... and an interesting new age-ish rendition of 'El Condor Pasa.'"

Among the other Simon & Garfunkel songs in Garfunkel's 90-minute show are "Homeward Bound," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Kathy's Song," "For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her," and "Mrs. Robinson." He also tackled solo favorites such as "A Heart In New York" and "Bright Eyes," and has been opening his shows with Paul Simon's "American Tune."

The singer told us that being a performing entertainer has always been a risky situation: "Show business is a lot about, 'Here I am! You'll either applaud or throw rotten eggs at me.' You never know, they seem to applaud. But it's a vulnerable, exposed game I play."

Art Garfunkel will kick off his next set of dates on March 1st in Columbus, Georgia at the River Center Performing Arts.