That was no typo in the title of this post. I did not mean It’s Cryin’ Time Again… I’ve completed all the paintings for my April exhibition at Yumart and now it’s dryin’ time. Those of you who know my paintings know I use plenty… Read More
Howard Hodgkin Looking for something to do this weekend – or next? Take a few hours and explore the Aga Khan Museum which includes this stunning show. 8 blistering works by Hodgkin +Visions Of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin “In Indian painting I… Read More
a piano, a guitar, go ahead and go home, fluevog shoes, russian poetry in song, opening with mornin’ glory, chats about the weather, waitresses, clinking of plates, gospel and funeral songs. All seamlessly needle and threaded together by Iris DeMent last night.
Our lovely Landseer Memphis turns 6 today.
Iris DeMent is playing Hugh’s Room tonight! We’re meeting my sister Susan and her husband Peter there for dinner and the show. Can’t wait! In case there is anybody out there who doesn’t know Ms. DeMent’s music, here’s a taste…
Sheila Gregory, who many 27th Street visitors know as the fantastic Tuffy P, has a blog. Initially it was a place she could send people who wanted to look at images of her paintings. Recently though, she has started a series of photo posts she… Read More
A fiddle tune is like a cool drink of ice water – always welcome here at 27th Street. Here’s Spencer Branch playing the Forky Deer. Check out the way Kelley Breiding attacks the tune on clawhammer. Wow! Spencer Branch do songs too, not just tunes.… Read More
Georgie and Bruce listening to Mister Anchovy playing the banjo this morning on 27th Street.
I enjoy reading and while I’m not as voracious a reader as some people I know, most years I read several novels sprinkled with a healthy dose of non-fiction. Still there are a lot of great books out there I’ve meant to read along the… Read More
Old Time banjo players use a number of different tunings as a matter of course, compared to bluegrass pickers who typically use one standard tuning and do all their work within that. First you have your basic G tuning, and if you capo up to… Read More
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