We got started recording at MusicFest in Steamboat Springs on Thursday, January 6, 2011. The day was bookended by some dear friends stopping by, as we started midday with Cody Canada and Seth James. Then the last entry for the day was Band of Heathens. When we talk about how lucky we have been as Music Fog gets an intimate view of watching some mighty special careers unfurl, BOH is in those rarified straits. It has been a blast to witness them continue to percolate. Their new album, Top Hat Crown and The Clapmaster's Son is due out on March 29th. Yippee! Their last, One Foot In The Ether, wound up at #7 on the Americana Airplay Top 100 Albums of 2010 (click here to download the list in .xls format). Band of Heathens were also nominated for the Americana Honors & Awards in the Best Duo or Group category this past year. Of course the year before, in 2009, they had been nominated for the Emerging Artist award.

Photo Credit: Steven Bush

In 2006, a long time ago in another galaxy, Austin mover and shaker David Cotton sent me the Band of Heathens Live From Momo's CD. As I checked today, there are two used copies of the physical album going for $139.29 each on Amazon! Now THAT is a nice round number! Of course you can still buy it digitally, too, for a more reasonable $7.99. But that collector's item first number speaks to a campaign well executed, and a career in blossom. All I know is that every time we see them, they just keep getting better and better. So on Day One of our Music Fog sessions, Ed Jurdi, Gordy Quist, and Colin Brooks shared their music with us once again. And let us revisit the Momo's CD as Colin takes the lead on "Hangin' Tree."

- Jessie Scott