Category Archives: music

banjo man finds the blues

Up the street, just a few minutes walk away, is a bar called C-Boys.  It used to be a hole-in-the-wall punky loud bar (with rumors of a knife fight) until the Continental Club bought it and turned it into a … Continue reading

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breaking a new record, live at the saxon

Last night may go down in history, as far as Banjo Man and I are concerned.  We spent eight hours at the Saxon Pub, our favorite music spot in Austin, to see many of our favorite musicians in one night, … Continue reading

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saturday evening with banjo man

Saturday evening on South Congress means there is live music at Guero’s Taco Bar.  I love their trees! Saturday afternoon Banjo Man spent a couple of hours at the Continental Club listening to Redd Volkaert and his band rock the house. … Continue reading

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every friday morning

This morning (Friday) there was this: And this morning (Friday) there was this:   Guess which one I like better. Jeff comes over on Fridays at 9 AM and we play music together until noon. Doesn’t that sound **great**???!!!!?? It … Continue reading

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song of the day

I need a little Joan Baez in my life today.  A blast from the very distant past. I may skip the dobro and pick up the guitar for this one. Sing along if you want!!!

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long time gone

Song for a snowy Saturday.

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the best kind of morning

Jeff is coming over this morning and we are going to try out some new songs he’s found. I’ve been listening to the songs on YouTube and hope to have the melodies memorized before we play.  He has borrowed a … Continue reading

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stormy weather

A picture or a song?  Take your pick.

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an evening out

Dancing Mandolin Player and  her boyfriend Bob took me along with them to town tonight.  Hurray!! We had dinner at DiLunas and saw this very talented husband and wife team: Kelly McRae is one talented songwriter and has a beautiful … Continue reading

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i want to be a cowboy’s sweetheart

Sometimes you just have to yodel. Even if those people in the car on the road trip with you might not appreciate that particular enthusiastic musical urge. I yodeled along with some of my favorite singers through at least nine … Continue reading

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