I had a friend in town on Wednesday, someone who has been to Texas many times, but had never been here in Austin before. It was a blast to show him around town and to eat our way through. We started with Juan In A Million for breakfast, County Line Bar-b-q for late lunch with a tantalizing view of the beginning of Hill Country, and then Maudie’s for a Tex-Mex dinner. Then there are the food carts for after the show. He was impressed by the sophistication of Austin, by how much bigger the city was than he expected, by the food and the music and the amount of clubs. And if he were to stay longer than just a day, he would find amazing depth in the musicians that populate the universe here. Whether they live here, or orbit, there are so many TALENTED artists. It is a pleasure to live in a bubbling cauldron of creativity.
Today we bring you a tune from one of those artists who orbits Austin. John Fullbright has lots of friends here, and we welcome him back to town whenever he comes. He is one of the Red Dirt boys, hailing from Okemah, Oklahoma. I am still wondering when he will release another record, and open the door to the rest of the world that is unaware of him right now. The day will come, mark my words. We had a visitation from him during the Cherokee Creek Music Festival last month near Llano, Texas. He summoned Radoslav Lorkovic up the hill to the ranch house to join him on accordion. “Me Wanting You.” Beautiful.
- Jessie Scott