This weekend I'll be back up in New England playing a few quartet shows with my dear friend and mandolinist extraordinaire, Joe K. Walsh. We'll also make our way towards the Southeast for a few dates at the beginning of November. The tour is celebrating the release of Joe's brand new album, Borderland.
After a busy summer, full airplanes, and van time and festivals and sunshine, I am finally back home in Brooklyn. Just in time for a northeast autumn. Rarely have I been in the city in long enough stints to feel an urge for disciplined escape from the “ island of gneiss and concrete and glass" as Olivia Laing describes it.
Bobby Charles is a brand new favorite of mine. I was recently asked by Mason Jar Music to record a song for the Decoration Day Album, Volume 5. This year's album features songs and artists based in New York City and Nashville. Producer, Dan Knobler, suggested a Bobby Charles tune for me to sing, I Must Be In A Good Place Now. I fell in love with the singer and the tune. You can listen to the track along with the rest of the album here...
