Yallwire has a three-part interview with Billy Joe Shaver that you’ll find interesting. Recorded in Austin, Billy is..well, Billy. Can’t beat the guy…especially if he has a gun (Sorry Billy…I couldn’t resist).
On the same page is an interview with songbird Kelly Willis.
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If you’ve ever met Billy Joe Shaver you know he’s affable, hard-living, and instantly your friend. Ask Shaver and he’ll tell you he feels like “everybody’s brother” and as such, has applied the same label to his latest release from Compadre Records.
The title and philosophy echo Shaver’s intense, yet accessible, approach to his spirituality. […]

Folks the picking is slim right now. I haven’t gotten anything to write home about in a long time but I got the feeling something is gonna happen soon.
In the mean, I’ve been revisiting some classics–Dylan, Young, etc. In recent years however, Rodney Crowell has made some discs that are worthy of great […]

2005 wasn’t my favorite year for music but there were certainly a handful of discs that made it to my iPod:

Childish Things - James McMurtryI once said that James couldn’t sing. I was wrong. This disc absolutely showcases his ability to soothe and rock with a voice that’s just off enough to be […]