Thanksgiving, Terlingua, Texas. This is why I live here…

I started my day with a Thanksgiving feast at George Goss’ house. The table was literally groaning from the weight of the food, and there were more dishes in the kitchen. Before, during and after the feast, music was: Moses, Brandi, George, Mike, Marshall, Collie, and many others shared songs… and hugs.

Then, I stopped by Trevor Hickle’s place and hung out with Trevor, Bruce Salmon, and Trevor’s lovely family.

Then to the Starlight Theatre where Butch and Rory Hancock were on the big stage. The place was packed- standing room only- but Sharron saved me a seat up front.

It was a great show. The sound was superb, and I could hear and understand every syllable Butch sang. Continue reading “Butch and Rory Hancock at the Starlight Theatre- 11/28/13”

Although Terlingua tends to be a haven for singer/songwriters in the Texas Americana tradition, it’s not surprising that there’s a strong Grateful Dead influence here, too.

Last night we celebrated Jerry Garcia’s birthday at the starlight with music, dancing, good food and beer. And maybe some other stuff…

Uh Clem gathered the initial band- Laird Considine on bass, me on guitar. Mark Lewis heard the music from the porch and joined us on mandolin.

Later on, Butch and Rory Hancock came in for dinner. Soon, Butch was singing and playing Uh’s guitar, Rory had my strat, Mike and Moses were playing drums, and I was on bass.

americana music in terlingua — The band- Rory, Mark, Butch, me and Mike.

In New York, LA or Austin this would have been a sold-out show with high-dollar tickets. Butch is an amazing singer/songwriter and the band was top-notch.

Here in Terlingua, it was a free show. Continue reading “Jerry Garcia’s Birthday at the Starlight with Butch Hancock”