Nano Business Saturday
Happy Holidays from Billy, Sue, Mavis & Minnie…
music
A Riff, A Rhythm, A Chord, An Expression and a break from the road…
“I’d rather play music all day and sleep in my own bed than drive all day, play music for an hour, and sleep in a weird place.” Brad Cook
Goin’ to Kansas City
I’m going to Kansas City in September for a very special concert event, Saturday Night at Tom Benton’s, on September 23.
Reunion, Podcasts, Anthology and Playlists…
A reunion, a podcast, an anthology and a couple of playlists…Read on…
The Blue Plate Special -live from Knoxville, Tennessee…
On Monday, March 6, I’ll be performing live in Knoxville, Tennessee for WDVX’s Blue Plate Special, a regular show hosted by Red Hickey, at Visit Knoxville in the Knoxville Visitors Center from 12 to 1pm Eastern Standard Time. Hope you can be there or listen to the live stream…
Huntsville Gig, it ain’t rocket science…
It’s February 21, and I have a gig in Huntsville, Alabama this Saturday, February 25 at the chapel of the First Presbyterian Church at 2pm to benefit Haitian Relief. My friends, Glen, Barbara, Larry and Margaret, who live in Huntsville, are responsible.
A Visit to Bill’s Music House
In the past I have done some in-store short performances at record stores for concert promotion. I thought it would be fun to do an in-store event at Bill’s Music House, also in Catonsville. Thanks to Jamie at Bill’s it’s going to happen from 2-3 pm on the same day as the concert, again Saturday, January 21.
Touring and a new record that may bring you to tears if you can listen to its entirety in a quiet place at a reasonable volume…
After reading a Willie Dixon biography, I Am The Blues, I was off imagining a blues infused project. The first song I co-wrote for the record, “Take ‘Em Away,” was inspired by something Willie Dixon said in the beginning of his book. He said that, “when God made man, man was lonesome and blue,” suggesting that the blues began when man came into the world.
The Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree
Later that evening they gave out the awards for that days competitions on the stage, bringing all three finalists up. They called the third place winners, not us, they called the second place winners, not us, and then they called the first place winners and we finally heard our names. What a hoot…