Ah, what to do with just a little bit of free time, but a large desire to get healthier? Well, if you are in Austin on a Tuesday afternoon, it might just be Tai Chi with Guy Forsyth, which happens weekly at Ruta Maya, coffee purveyors of the first order. Their Cubita coffee beans are to die for! Guy’s Tai Chi sessions are sponsored by the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians which helps musicians get the care they need if they don’t have insurance. For the uninitiated, Tai Chi is a martial art therapy to foster health and longevity. It teaches balance, and makes it easier to roll with the highs and lows of life, and to remain in the middle somewhere, both mentally and physically. Oh yeah, everyone is welcome to attend.

Guy Forsyth is a man of many colors, Tai Chi notwithstanding. He is a talented guitarist, singer and songwriter, and has spanned the genres through the years from the theatrical, to the blues, folk, rock, and beyond, all the way to playing the saw. You should hear him deliver “Silent Night” on that thing. It makes you melt. There is news to tell you about, if you have been wanting to get your hands on some of his earlier music. Three albums, Steak, Can You Live Without, and Needlegun, are all available for digital download, thanks to our friends at New West Records. Some mighty fine stuff to tuck into there. There is also a new album on the horizon, which will be out in early September. Music Fog welcomed Guy Forsyth back in front of our cameras during the Spring Marathon in 2010 at Threadgill’s. Here is an unreleased tune from that session "She's Crazy Now."

-Jessie Scott