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June
2005
Howdy all,
The past few weeks
have been a busy one on the recording front. I had several
"firsts". Not the least of which, was recording at the Economy
Inn behind KPIG radio with Dan Walsh from Fred Eaglesmith's
outfit. I'd never tracked in a 1/2 star hotel before, and I do
believe it's the wave of the future, or maybe the crest of the
wave of the recent past....in either case it was a fun one to
do. Technology reared it's convenient head in the form of
recording via the US Postal Service. My pal Rick Shea (www.rickshea.com)
mailed me a CD to add some fiddle to, which saved me a trip to
LA and him a trip to Santa Cruz... he'll just have to trust
that I found the right key. Earlier in May, I was invited to
record with the Two High String Band (www.highstring.com)
in Canada. They're a Texas band, and I wasn't sure why they
wanted to do this in Canada until I arrived, and saw the place
they had selected. Think Gilligan's Island meets Julia Child.
Eagles, orcas, and gourmet seafood all wrapped up in a great
project due out in January '06(I hope that's close Billy!)
Although it was
recorded in April, the post-production was done in May, and I
should be receiving the DVD of my show at Arden's Garden down
in Monterey very soon, and will upload it to the website for
viewing...check out how green I look (if you were at the
taping, you know what I mean, and thanks for your patience)...
And last, but absolutely not least was sending the new Houston Jones (www.houstonjones.com) project off to the factory. It will be officially released and for sale on June 4th, but I do believe orders are being accepted at their website.
Next
up...hmmm...maybe I should finish my CD...but at the same time
I'll be working on my archive webpage. I have some reel to
reel tapes (hopefully undemagnetized (a mighty big word), a 45
(my first studio experience), a few 33 LP's, cassettes, wax
cylinders, and 8 track tapes, dating from around 1973 to the
present. Some were recorded live in some Montana/Wyoming/North
Dakota clubs with the Lost Highway Band, some at Augie Meyers
studio in Bulverde, Texas, and some I have absolutely no idea
where they came from. No comments about tuning please....
I do have some
June gigs coming up, and hope to see you at one or all........
Thursday June 2nd
8pm
KKUP 91.5 FM
Cupertino, CA
The Moonlight
Trail with Jackie Loken
with Houston Jones
Saturday June 4th
8pm
Espresso Garden
and Cafe
814 S. Bascom, San
Jose, CA
Houston Jones CD
Release
Sunday June 5th
11:30am
KPIG 107.5 FM
Freedom, CA
Please Stand By
with Sleepy John
with Houston Jones
Wednesday June 8th
KALW 91.7 FM
West Coast Live
with Sedge Thomson
Taping at the
Jackson Theater in Santa Rosa at 8pm
(show will be
aired June 18th)
special guest
- Judy Collins
with Houston Jones
Friday June 10th
9pm
The Bistro
1001 B Street
Hayward, CA
Houston Jones CD
Release
www'houstonjones.com
Saturday June 11th
(around 6pm)
Heartland Music
Festival
2900 Main Street
with Houston Jones
Friday June 17th
6:30pm
Live Oak Music
Festival
with Slaid Cleaves
Saturday June 18th
8pm
Kuumbwa Jazz
Center
320-2 Cedar
Street, Santa Cruz, CA
with Slaid
Cleaves
Sunday June 19th
KPIG 107.5 FM
Freedom, CA
Please Stand By with Sleepy John (John, only a couple of
more, and I get benefits right?)
with Slaid Cleaves
Sunday June 19th 4pm
Rancho Nicasio
1 Old Rancheria Road
Nicasio, CA
Rowan Brothers plus Houston Jones
Outdoor BBQ on the lawn....
Monday June 20th 8pm
Don Quixotes Music Hall
6275 Highway 9
Felton, CA
I'll be sitting in for a few tunes with Rick Shea...maybe
all night....ya never know...
Rick is appearing with I See Hawks in LA
Tuesday June 21st (call for time)
Monterey Live
414 Alvarado Street
Monterey, CA
Same deal as the night before -
I'll be sitting in for a few tunes with Rick Shea...maybe
all night....ya never know...
Rick is appearing with I See Hawks in LA
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