Summer is here and I think it goes by even quicker now than when I was a kid on summer vacation.
It’s been a busy year for me so far. When my record came out in April, I was on tour for seven weeks, and since then its been stop-and-go traffic. A week ago I was lucky enough to do two of my favorite things in one weekend. On Friday I flew out to Chicago to play on A Prairie Home Companion, where I got to play with the Guys All-Star Shoe Band and actually do a sketch with Garrison Keillor. Thanks to everyone there for being such gracious hosts. I am such a fan of the program and had a ball.
After the live radio broadcast, I hopped in a car to the airport and headed to Denver where I spent the night so I could get on the first flight to Montrose - on my way to Telluride. The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is gorgeous. It’s so important to get to hang with other musician friends. To hear what they are playing these days, how they are growing and changing, its inspiring and energizing and exciting.
. . long story short - I got dropped off back stage 30 minutes before the set. Fortunately it wasn’t my show, but rather a WPA set. They could have done very well without me, but I was definitely relieved to have made it.
Though I was only there for a day, I got a good dosage of the Festival including a super fun Crooked Still set at the park stage, a walk along the river. I got to sit with a host of musical friends in the poser-pit; each of us with eager eyes and ears, delighted to be taking our medicinal dosage of the Tim O’Brien Band - (Tim, Stuart Duncan, Dennis Crouch, Bryan Sutton). Sean, Luke and I were so happy to get to share our favorite parts of this festival with our non bluegrass band-mates in WPA. Later that night Brittany Haas, Tatiana Hargreaves along with Sarah Jarosz opened for the Punch Brothers. They killed it. It was a great night.
Stayed up till 6:30AM hanging out and playing tunes. Walked back to my room in daylight. I hope Telluride invites me back next year.
Last Thursday in the Little Room was real fun. Sebastian brought his upright bass, Jon Brion and Fiona played and sang some. . .
Yesterday I got in the ocean for the first time in a while. It felt so good to be in the wave - a beautiful clear day. The water is up to about 68 degrees now. Pretty warm for June!
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