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Danny & The Champions Of The World Album of the week on Robert Elm's show on BBC London

2010-02-01T17:49:00.001Z

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0064jdg/Robert_Elms_01_02_2010/

Go to 2hrs 9 mins in!!

A new year & a new start.

2010-01-09T01:18:00.002Z

I let this place drift during my trip to Nashville & Memphis & never really caught up with the gigs list.

Think the final total was about 330 bands & 200 gigs.

I'm starting again with the 2010 gig list in a moment.

2009-10-18T12:58:00.000+01:00

Justin Townes Earle vid

2009-06-24T22:07:00.001+01:00

Justin Townes Earle, "Midnight at the Movies" from Bloodshot Records

From Justin's 'Midnight at the Movies:'
http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/midnight-movies

Nominated for three 2009 Americana Music Awards!
Best Artist, Best Album, and Best Emerging Artist

Danny George Wilson when he had hair!

2009-06-22T23:13:00.002+01:00

It has been a real pleasure watching Danny over the years - he just keeps getting better & better.

This vid is nearly a year old, back when he looked more like me than Elvis. Its a solo show in Oz, if you see him over here he & the Champions Of The World can number in the teens on stage.

Best Gig of the year so far

2009-06-17T00:00:00.000+01:00

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Justin Townes Earle in Oz - great concert vid

2009-06-15T23:18:00.002+01:00

Tramps Like Us

2009-06-10T19:47:00.002+01:00

Where will you be on June 19th? I'll be celebrating the tunes of The Boss down in Brixton at "Tramps Like Us" hosted by Danny George Wilson. Look at that line up!!

2009-06-03T22:05:00.002+01:00

Here my friends are some new tracks from the wondrous Gina Villalobos.

I am so looking forward to buying the cd when it comes out soon.

AMA's

2009-05-02T12:26:00.002+01:00

Well, its is all sorted. I'm going to Nashville in Sept for the AMA conference.

It's been 5 long years at least since I was last there & I can't wait. Hope to run into old friends, & clear away old ghosts.

Great week this was

2009-04-19T11:25:00.002+01:00

I've spent 5 days this week with my lovely Redlands pals. Laughter, music, beer, fellowship & food, getting out of town all were wonderful of course but the main events were the 2 gigs supporting the mighty Rockingbirds in Brighton & London this weekend.

I wish I could better describe how much these gigs meant to me & obviously the 100's of others who attended.

Off to prepare for Wenstock 09 now

Amy LaVere, Suwannee Springfest 09 holiday pics

2009-04-09T16:03:00.003+01:00

Fred Eaglesmith on Fabchannel (closes in 3 days!)

2009-03-09T19:33:00.001Z

See the bottom of the page

Join Up

2009-02-27T20:34:00.001Z

Join up & join me here

2009-02-01T01:19:00.002Z

Alex from The Redlands Palomino Company sent me this today.

Ha ha ha!

Emily Barker gets a 5 star review in The Times

2009-01-21T18:29:00.003Z

picture by yours truly RMD

I was at the Kings Head on the night & have to agree that it was very good indeed.

I'm sure Emily wouldn't feel she is at the Gillian Welch stage, yet. Its great to see a mate starting to get the recognition she deserves though.

Lee Dorsey remixed

2009-01-20T12:39:00.005Z

Yes We Can by Lee Dorsey has been wonderfully remixed with Obama's speech of the same name by Tana Sokolow. Today is the day to play this loud!!

Obama

2009-01-20T12:25:00.005Z

It is an historic day indeed. To mark it I'm posting a couple of mp3 links.

Dr Ralph Stanley made a radio ad for the good folk of rural Virginia.

Free Springsteen download & interview

2009-01-18T11:28:00.003Z

Took me a long while to get to admit I liked the Boss. Well I'm out now!

Redlands next London gig with yours truly DJing

2009-01-17T13:18:00.003Z

The frankly wonderful What's Cookin' has booked The Redlands to play on 7th Feb, & in a fit of madness asked me to DJ the event. Hope to see you there, & no I probably won't be taking requests.

Redlands Palomino Company on tour video 2005

2009-01-09T11:06:00.009Z

During the summer of 05 I was very happy to travel with The Redlands Palomino Company to gigs in the UK, France & Spain. I threw this together from footage from those trips. The have been changes in band line up & facial hair since of course.

You can see the video here in higher definition if you have to.

Elizabeth Cook & the London skyline

2009-01-07T23:40:00.003Z

Last summer I was lucky enough to accompany Elizabeth Cook when she played on BBC LND's Robert Elms radio show. I took this photo on my IPhone afterwards in a bar overlooking the BBC. She is wonderful, check her out! I've put her duet with Bobby Bare Jnr at the top of my music player thingy to your right.

What is the best music magazine out there?

2009-01-05T22:34:00.004Z

Nothing in my view beats the wondrous yearly music issue of The Oxford American Reader.

The Lions Part

2009-01-05T18:11:00.004Z

The Holly Man @ The 12th Night celebration outside the Globe Theatre yesterday.

Pic by Fiona Campbell

Redlands video the of the crowd

2009-01-03T14:49:00.004Z

A couple of summers back I was lucky enough to accompany The Redlands Palomino Company on a long drive down to the south of France where they played a country music festival at Craponne.

This video was taken by Hannah while the rest of the band played the intro to 'Coastline'.

How 2

2009-01-03T01:20:00.004Z

I'm getting there with the pics & music player thingy.

And lets see if this video shows up

Gina Villalobos & David Dyas backstage in Bristol UK May 05 warming up

Why?

2009-01-03T00:14:00.001Z

I don't read them, I am so bored by my own life so would those of others entertain me. Why would then, I expect anyone to read this? Well, actually I don't expect anyone to. I might post stuff of interest to me only - mostly American/folk/rootsy (as defined by me) music related.

Here is to a great 09 anyway.

Listening to:

The Radio Thrift Shop - 30th Dec 08 edition