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UK/Europe Tour Wraps Up

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It was a wonderful three weeks out there on the road, I am tired but didn't want to see it end. From the start, it was one for the ages. Kicked it off with my first time in Denmark, and wrapped it up in Haarlem, the beautiful Dutch city that Harlem, NY, was named after.

Standout's on this tour include the two lovely breakfast's in the sweet hotel in Aarhus, Denmark, performing at the maximum security psychiatric hospital's chapel in Trondheim Norway, playing the Townes Van Zandt tribute festival in Figino Sreanza, Italy and of course the FOOD in Italy.

The wonderful spirit of Ben Glover, who accompanied me and made the adventure so much more fun by joining me on the journey, got a little pale at the end.

I am home for two weeks, and then off again, more travel ahead. As always!

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Performing at Italy's Townes Van Zandt Tribute

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Someone captured my performance with their iphone video on Oct. 21, 2012. I was performing with Fulvio A.T. Renzi & Michele Gazich, playing "Last Of The Hobo Kings" at the Townes Van Zandt Tribute Figino Serenza, in Como Italy. What a night it was.

I am so happy to have this little homemade document of the evening I was blessed to play with these two amazing Italian violinists!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=u6ULnN0YmJg

Here's the video of Townes' song "Nothin'" that we performed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJZB1P0i-3g

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Led Zeppelin Red Carpet

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So, last night at the premier of the Led Zeppelin movie in London, guess who found herself walking down the red carpet into the theatre? Yep, it was rather amazing. My first time to truly take in the fame game at this level. Lets just say I was rather glad they weren't aiming the camera's at me! Kinda scary, really. It was surreal, wonderful, and most importantly, the Zeppelin movie is brilliant. LOVED IT. More pictures on the way, when they get sent to me I will post them. I snapped this one on the way in...crazy night!

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Aarhus, Denmark Concert Review

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Last night I played my first show in Denmark, in a beautiful town called Aarhus. After sleeping off a killer dose of jet lag most of the day, I woke up in the afternoon excited to play some music. We got to the club and had an easy soundcheck, grabbed a quick curry, and I took the stage. I was thrilled to see a large crowd in front of me, on a Monday night, my first time to play in Denmark. The people were with me, my hands felt strong in the neck of the guitar, and my voice did what I asked it to all night long. It was a fantastic start to a three week tour whose purpose is to kick off the release of my new CD, LIVE at Bluerock. I consider the project officially kicked off! Thank you to all the great folks who came out to see the show, I appreciate it. And thanks to Morten Larsen with Denmark's largest magazine, Gaffa.dk, who gave us such a wonderful REVIEW—6 out of 6 stars. Onward!

—Photo by David Bust

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Tom Waits, thank you.

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I am deeply flattered to have been played by Tom Waits when he guest hosted Lucky Ocean's Radio show in Australia. This makes me feel so good I wanna jump up and down and tell every stranger I see walking down the street TOM WAITS played a song off of Mercy Now right next to ELVIS on his radio show. A feel good moment? You better believe it.

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Tin Can Caravan Rolls Down Route 66

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I’ve been rolling down US Route 66 with Fred Eaglesmith’s Traveling Steam Roadshow. This tour is his concoction, he calls in the Tin Can Caravan. 50 fans, some in a bus, some in their cars…all following us down America’s weirdest highway, Route 66. We’re playing  little  towns along the way, and a few big towns too. Pulled into Needles, CA today and it was HOT HOT HOT, they say this is the hottest town in America. It was dang hot in Fred’s un-air conditioned converted old school bus, I can tell you that. He runs it on vegetable oil, and it gets the job done. But in the desert, in the heat, it ain’t for sissies.

Tonight at the Elks Club, in Needles, Fred closed the show solo, playing Me and Esther. One of my favorite songs….I am having an adult sized adventure on this tour. Loving it!