He is shaggy shorn, lanky and rangy, with a mischievous glint ever present in his eyes. Austin Collins is a Houston native, who made the journey to the music Mecca of Austin about ten years ago for UT, and as he says, he was lucky to get to stay. He is born to the Texas troubadour tradition, and brings warm vocals and confessional lyrics to his music. After two CD releases, 2005's Something Better, and Roses Are Black in 2008, he was named a 2009 AirPlay Direct All Things Americana winner. Just a couple of months ago, he put out his third CD, Wrong Control.

Last week, he was asked to sit in on Austin's PBS outlet KRLU to play live in between segments for the airing of American Masters: Neil Young. You can see the video on his website. I found a cool blog and glowing review of a recent excursion to Mississippi undertaken by Josh Grider, Matt Skinner and Austin at the usually snarky Farce The Music. Let us add to the growing video collection of Austin Collins with one off his latest album, as he is accompanied by The Rainbirds, Dylan McDougall and Craig Bagby, who wrote this song, "Worn."

- Jessie Scott