Folk Alliance

Steve Poltz: Singer, Songwriter, Maniac

During our trip to Folk Alliance in Memphis, we ran into a wide range of characters. None were crazier than Steve Poltz. This man claimed (on camera) to have started FA over 20-years ago, and told us he was starting a sponsorship with Wal-Mart next year to place Khakis in the lobby of the hotel. It was an obvious hoax, but nonetheless genius.

Anyway...it was a rainy day in Memphis when Poltz stopped by the Music Fog bus to lay down this great track called "Trash." Basically, it's the "other side of the story" from the guy who got shot in one of Johnny Cash's songs (Folsom Prison Blues). At the end of the song, the rain fell, and it was magic. Check it out...