Before I head out the door to the Kerrville Folk Festival, I wanted to let y'all know about a couple of upcoming events. First off, as a couple of sharp-eyed...
For those of you who are still catching up on sleep from the Kerrville Folk Festival, here's a last reminder about a unique house concert I'll be doing in...
Thanks to all who helped me through the memorial for Chris. Mother Nature and Wile E. Coyote did their parts to make it unforgettable, and the rainbow at the...
I had one of those musical moments last weekend that strike as suddenly as a summer thunderstorm...well, maybe not the right simile for this month...but you...
This morning's sad news brings back a memory of the night I played for Lady Bird Johnson. Ever since I wrote "The Bluebonnet Waltz," back in '92, I had...
Of course, what I meant to say was: "I'll be hitting those Texas highways this weekend, Friday night up in Taylor and Saturday morning at the downtown Farmer's...
No Austin gigs this week, but I do have two bits of news. If you know a responsible adult looking to live in beautiful South Austin, you can pass along my...
As the philosopher Guy Clark once put it, "What would life be without homegrown tomatoes?" This Saturday morning, you can pick up homegrown tomatoes and more,...
Got a bag of Mardi Gras beads in your closet? Bring 'em on down to Wildflower Unitarian Church this Sunday morning. I'll be marking the second anniversary of...
It's not too often I get to play in my own 'hood. This Saturday morning, Sept. 8, I'll be playing at the Sunset Valley Farmer's Market from 11 to noon. While...
My spare room will be coming vacant about the time I get home from Switzerland, so I'm starting to advertise now. Feel free to pass the ad below to anyone who...
Ah, Switzerland! If you're curious about my adventures in the land of crags and cheese, you can read all about them in a separate posting. But, first, I have a...
The sun and I were moving in opposite directions as we pulled into Walsenhausen. It was headed for the horizon as our cogwheel train crawled its way up the...
One of the nice things about being back home in South Austin is browsing the Sunset Valley Farmers Market on a balmy Saturday morning. This Saturday, besides...
Yup, I'll be singing out November at every folksinger's favorite rib shack, Artz on South Lamar, where Seymour & I will be backing Paula and doing some songs...
If you're out and about this Saturday morning, I will be serenading the Downtown Farmer's Market from noon to 1. While you're scarfing up homegrown tomatoes,...
The egg nog and the champagne have been stashed for another year, and it's back to work for this musician. I'll be out bright and early this Saturday at the...
Here's a quick update on the Farmer's Market this Saturday morning. Paula got herself a better-paying gig (go figger) and bowed out. Filling her boots will be...
"I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member" - Groucho Marx For those of you who wonder what misadventures I get into when I'm not...
Thought y'all might be interested in the news below. Being recognized in connection with one of my heroes puts a big lump in my throat, especially when the...
If you're one of the 46,000 who wanted to see the debate this Thursday, but not among the 100 who got tickets, here's another entertaining way to spend...
I'm writing to let you know of two public performances in town this week and next, at very different kinds of events: This Saturday, March 15, I'll be marching...
Still feeling pretty energized from the Million Musician March, after all the energy the rest of SXSW took out of me. I'll be putting that energy to good use...
Yup, I'm still around. If you haven't heard from me for awhile, it's because I've been sucking down $3.60 gas and doing the Panhandle Tour, from the one in...
Yes, it's that time of year. Time to bar the door, or open the door to the bar. Time to run screaming for the hills or run cheering to the corner of 5th and...
Howdy, Austin, For the moment, I can't say I'm not in Kansas. I'm off to parts North on my summer tour. Already did a church service in Denison, Texas and ...
I'm on the last weekend of my summer tour, which has been about the smoothest and most profitable I can remember. I just came off two days at the Woody Guthrie...
Howdy, Austin, There's no place like home, said Dorothy, and after seeing a good bit of Kansas the past few weeks, I couldn't agree with her more. After 3,000...
Yup, I'll be mounting the Unitarian pulpit again this Sunday morning to talk on a topic close to my heart: what it means to be a Pagan, which has been my...
It's been years since I've played a solo show down here in beautiful South Austin. Tuesday, my fellow Bubbas and Bubbettes can hear one without having to stay...
