It's all pretty-well action-packed right now.
I've been recording with Eric Brace, Lloyd Green, Mike Auldridge, Richard Bennett, Dave Roe, Pat McInereney and Jen Gunderman, for a project that has no name, no release date and a whole lot of good vibes and good sounds.
I've been gigging, with another set for tonight at Nashville's Dyer Observatory and then another on Sunday in Nelsonville, Ohio. Big fun. Eric and I played a Bluebird show recently, and we had a great turnout. Sold that little place out, with help from pals Kim Carnes and Kevin Gordon, and Eric and I were lucky enough to be playing with a mini-band of Jen Gunderman on accordion and keys and Pete Finney on steel. On my birthday, May 21, I'll be joining Last Train Home for a Roanoke, Va. gig, and then the 22nd and 23rd find me in D.C. with Last Train Home. Then it's back to Nashville on Sunday the 23rd, to do some more recording. Then... well, it's off to England for 10 days or so, then back to Nashville for a Bluebird gig, then to Holland and Germany. Somebody told me the other day that I work too hard. To that I say, "You call this work?"
Eric and I have also been securing some nifty gigs for the autumn as well. We'll be opening dates for Nanci Griffith and her Blue Moon Orchestra, and opening some shows for the great, great Chris Smither. Such an honor when folks like that offer to share a stage.
What else is happening? Geez, you name it. Writing, cooking, listening... things like that. All fun. See you soon, I hope.