Railroad Earth Orange Peel Show

We had a great time at the Orange Peel on Friday night with family and friends and a packed to the rafters sold-out Railroad Earth show. It looks like Asheville is finally hopping on the Hobo train and discovering what we knew all along--that RRE is the one of the hottest and most talented bands touring today. The raw energy was unmistakable. The music, as always, was ass-kicking.

Asheville was well represented with a couple of special guests during the show. It was a special treat to see our banjo playing buddy, Jason Flournoy join in on a jam at the end of the 2nd set. After that, Justin Perkins of Toubab Krewe came out for the encore with his Kora and jammed with the boys to Goat.
That's something you don't get to see every day.

There was no opening band and RRE played two full sets. We certainly got our money's worth, as always. I was so stoked that I could have gone on for another two sets, no problem! This may have been my favorite RRE show yet!

Set One
Head
Cold Water
Old Man and the Land
Gold Rush
The Cuckoo
Black Elk Speaks
The Man Who Invented Sin>
Mighty River

Set Two
Bread and Water
Colorado
Any Road
Daddy O
Forecast>
Black Bear
The Jupiter and the 119
Came Up Smiling>Cuckoo Medley (With Jason Flournoy, Banjo)
Bird In A House

Encore
Goat (With Justin Perkins, Kora)
Railroad Earth

Hometown and Black Betty

Hobos BB, Beth, Aimee, M Diddy

Todd Sheaffer

Big Daddy Bluegrass Band at Pisgah Brewing Company

We were stoked to be able to see the "next generation" of the Big Daddy Bluegrass Band at Pisgah Brewing Company last night in Black Mountain. As every music lover around western North Carolina is fully aware, no one can sing a song like Steve "Big Daddy" McMurry. The vocal harmonies with Robert Greer of Town Mountain and Jason Flournoy were spectacular to say the least and the licks were hot as fire! We are so fortunate to live in an area where such top-notch musical talent literally grows wild in the hills. Live music just doesn't get any better. Big Daddy Bluegrass Band is a must see!

Big Daddy Bluegrass Band features Asheville area musicians; Steve McMurry on lead vocals, mandolin, and guitar, Billy Cardine on dobro, Jason Flourney on banjo, Robert Greer on harmonizing vocals and guitar, and Jay Sanders on bass.

Here's a good read on the band The Laurel of Asheville.

Larry Keel and Natural Bridge Live @ French Broad!

Here's another video I shot at the French Broad River Festival in Hot Springs last weekend. You'll see why we are such hard core "Keel Heads"