I am walking the thoroughfares of the French Quarter, hearing the whispers and seeing the ghosts. Eating the remarkable food of NOLA, and encountering street scenes with music tumbling out from the balconies and the hurricane doors and windows.  It is always a good touchstone to come here, to see the mix, to feel the immigrant nation that spawned the greatness of America.  Everyone is in it together to make a multicultural society, stronger than the sum of its parts.  Song is a universal truth, one that we can all share, one that can touch all hearts.  Kevin Welch is one of those songwriters, that can take it off the printed page and make it float in the air, hologram like.

Before we bring you “Flycatcher Jack and The Whippoorwill's Song,” I just wanted to make sure you know that Kevin will be in the house to salute another exceptional songwriter, Guy Clark, for "Wish I Was In Austin:  A 70th Birthday Tribute to Guy Clark" on November 2nd.  Guy himself will be in attendance for the evening at The Long Center, in Austin, Texas.  It will be an evening honoring the majesty of Texas’ homegrown song, to benefit The Center for Texas Music History at Texas State University, San Marcos.  The evening will feature appearances by Terry Allen, Shawn Colvin, Rodney Crowell, Joe Ely, Rosie Flores, Radney Foster, Terri Hendrix, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jack Ingram, James McMurtry, The Trishas, Jerry Jeff Walker, and surprise guests.  The concert is the companion to the release of the double CD set,  "This One’s For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark", which features many of the people who will be on stage.  Kevin Welch will be there, and so today we bring you a special moment with Kevin from MusicFest earlier this year, when he stopped by the Steamboat Grand with Dustin Welch in tow. 

- Jessie Scott