1975 found me in New York, on the radio at groundbreaking country station WHN. Having left the rock and roll world behind, I started hanging out in New York’s country venues, where I promptly fell back in love with all the flavors; country rock, honky-tonk, close harmonies, western swing. The shuffles, the anthem, the waltzes, and the joy and the sorrow of it all. This past Monday night I was brought back to that place by John Lilly, who played my concert series, The School Night Sessions, at Threadgill’s. He brought an unbelievable group with him: Bill Kirchen on guitar, Tommy Detamore on pedal steel, Bobby Flores on fiddle, Ric Ramirez on upright bass, Floyd Domino on keys, Tom Lewis on drums, and Brennan Leigh doing harmony and percussion. She actually opened the show, too, along with Noel McKay. It was a magical night with a dream band to celebrate the release of John Lilly’s new CD Cold Comfort. Well worth picking up a copy for its well written, and beautifully executed songs. Makes me so glad I get to do what I do.
There is majesty in music. When the opportunity arises for its elegance to wash over us, to connect with us cerebrally, physically and psychically, that’s the trifecta of human communication. Music Fog has been so lucky to be in the room to capture lightning in a bottle. BTW, we are still in need of your help to make our Music Fog Marathon during SXSW® music week a reality this March. Time is running out on our campaign to raise $15,000 to cover travel, streaming costs, and all event production expenses. If you like what we do, please pledge what you can, and share the Kickstarter campaign with the other roots music lovers you know. At risk are hours of live music streaming, months worth of our fan-favorite videos that would be produced from these performances, and potentially the overall daily Music Fog experience---we need to have sessions in order to share with you each day!
Heading back to Nashville for today’s video. We filmed Tommy Emmanuel at our traveling recording studio during the 2010 Americana Fest. Tommy hung out and watched us work before it was his turn. Love, Love, love what he brings, with fingers flying and palpable joy. Here is “Timberlake Road” from the album Only.
- Jessie Scott
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