Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express - 2013-09-07 - Continental Club Austin, TX | A DIAMOND DAVE SPECIAL

 So Diamond Dave dropped by and dropped this! . . . . he’s a neighbour tha knows!

Early EARLY Chuck Prophet from 2013! Can ya digit? I think you can . . . . . . I know t’other Dave [Sealyman} will . . .this one’s for him . . . it’s ALL his fault!

Chuck Prophet - 2013-09-07 - Austin, TX

(Soundboard FLAC)

 - I converted it to MP3 if anyone wants it drop me a line! A kin send it and everee fink! 

I know heathen ain’t I? 

Get it HERE . . . 3 source download Guitars101

Continental Club

Chuck Prophet - vocals, guitar

THE MISSION EXPRESS 

Stephanie Finch - vox organ, vocals

Kevin T White - bass

James De Prato - guitar

Vicente Rodriguez - drums

#Eleanor Whitmore - violin

Recording Info:

Soundboard->MT2496->cdwav to flac->MP3Tagger->Traders Little Helper-Dime 2013-09-09->uploaded by doodahmon->recorded by seedy->keep on truckin'

01. Dollar Bill Blues

02. Let Freedom Ring!

03. You Could Make A Doubter Out Of Jesus

04. Tulane

05. Wasn't I Always A Friend To You

06. Automatic Blues

07. Intro Temple Beautiful (1839 Geary Street)

08. Temple Beautiful

09. Who Shot John

10. Intro Would You Love Me

11. Would You Love Me

12. Intro Summertime

13. Summertime Thing

14. White Night, Big City

15. Sonny Liston's Blues

16. Band Intro

17. All Is Forgiven

18. The Left Hand And The Right Hand # with Eleanor Whitmore

19. Willie Mays Is Up at Bat

20. audience

21. Shake Some Action

22. You Did (Bomp Shooby Dooby Bomp)

Meanwhile a moment later . . . . . 

Chuck Prophet Shake Some Action Continental Club SXSW Saturday March 9 2019 Austin, Texas

Mo’ Mike Henderson - Wouldn’t Lay My Guitar Down [Thicker Than Water 1998] A SEALYMAN SPECIAL SELECTION!

 The Sealyman popped back to bring me up to speed to say he had meant to post links to Mike Henderson doing I Wouldn’t Lay My Guitar Down ( I know the feeling!) from the 1998 album ‘Thicker than Water’ so y'ere ’tis! This for the legend that is the SEALYMAN!

Hope ya got ya boogie pants on!

lazy poker adds so this explains the dialogue Dave and I had about Mike and Hound Dog Taylor . . . . i.e. not just us!

“I can't recall anymore who once brought Mike Henderson to my attention, the bluesman who turned "new country" songwriter came back to the blues in 1996 with his band ‘The Bluebloods' and the excellent album “First Blood". the 1998 follow-up “Thicker Than Water" was an even stronger outing and featured this great track . . . what a joyful noise (reminiscent of ‘Hound Dog' Taylor) rumbling out of the speakers here, innit?! Enjoy!” Oh, we did Lazy Poker we DID!

Chuck Prophet – "Red Sky Night"

 For the Sealyman . . . . . . and his good lady . . . . . . . . . . Night all!

It’s all his fault! 

Sealyman Says: Check THIS action : JAMES McMURTRY : The Black Dog and The Wandering Boy

James McMurtry - Norman Records

BUY IT NOW at NORMAN RECORDS and sign up to their Newsletter - I JUST DID!

So the Sealyman dropped by (well he emailed me!) with tracks from the new James McMurtry album

and it’s a SCORCHER!

Norman says (records that is!) : James McMurty's eleventh album is a collection of folk tales borrowing subtle traits from himself and his late father. The album's rich harmonies, hearty Americana instrumentation, alongside the witty introspection McMurtry is known for, push it into one of his greatest pieces of personal storytelling. 

LAREDO

pretty sure we have all encountered a small dark something . . . . . . . 

"When his father died in 2021, James McMurtry went through his effects and discovered a rough pencil sketch of himself as a child. “I knew it was of me, but I didn’t realize who drew it. I had to ask my stepmom, and she said it looked like Ken Kesey’s work back in the ‘60s.” The Merry Pranksters—Kesey’s roving band of hippie activists and creators—stopped by often to visit Larry McMurtry, his wife Faye, and his very young son James. He held on to that drawing as he worked on a new album, The Black Dog & the Wandering Boy, his eleventh. It’s a collection of rough-hewn story-songs and richly drawn characters sketches that have elements of Americana—rolling guitars, barroom harmonies, traces of banjo and harmonica—but sound too sly and smart for such a generalized category. Funny and sad often in the same breath, it adds a new chapter to a long career that has enjoyed a recent resurgence as younger songwriters like Sarah Jarosz (who plays on the new album) and Jason Isbell (who took McMurtry on tour) cite him as a formative influence. McMurtry’s characters face similar realizations, although theirs are harder, sadder, and arrive at the end of life rather than the beginning. Sometimes they find life savers, like a calling or a fond memory; sometimes they drown, like that South Texas lawman. Even the songwriter himself doesn’t always know what will happen or what will inspire him. “You follow the words where they lead. If you can get a character, maybe you can get a story. If you can set it to a verse-chorus structure, maybe you can get a song." 

SOUTH TEXAS LAWMAN

From the new album The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy, available June 20, 2025 on New West Records. Pre-order Now: http://newwst.com/blackdogID Vinyl + CD: http://newwst.com/blackdogID/new-west... Apple Music: http://newwst.com/blackdogID/applemusic Tidal: http://newwst.com/blackdogID/tidal Pandora: http://newwst.com/blackdogID/pandora

 

The Black Dog and The Wandering Boy

James McMurtry live  in  Albuquerque, New Mexico 6/7/2025

JIM WHITE NEWS (for the Daves!) Sealyman and Van D!

 Jim White update

We had been talking about Jim White with the Sealyman! and I said I had been contacted by my old boss and mentor (another Dave) who sent me images and asked if I knew him and how much he had enjoyed the set and there is this . . . White had been touring last month (with his trio?) and we missed him it seems . . . in Jan he released this which frankly is a scary and dark as he usually gets! Thanks mostly to Trey I reckon . . . . but phew what a voice!

Jim White and Trey Blake - Rushing In Waves

Jim White 17th Feb The Gresytones Sheffield©️ Dave Vanderhoven

The Jim White Trio?(sic) The Backroom Thornbridge Brewery, THE GREYSTONES ( more synchronicity? Greystones anyone? pay attention at the back!)©️ Dave Vanderhoven

©️Dave Vanderhoven

John Fahey - Juana | jt1674

John Fahey

 Now we had some wondrous guitar from Leo Kottke recently and here’s another unique guitar voice in the legendary John Fahey . . . . . . mostly for Sealyman!

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/776039777057357824/john-fahey-juana

Road Dreams - film series by Elliott Bristow various artists soundtrack | Produced by the Sealyman

 Our blogosphere friend the legendary ‘Sealyman' notes after the Leo Kottke track we posted that he discovered this series of extraordinary films about America which featured a Kottke theme intro. . . . . . Road Dreams

Road Dreams (Programme 1)

Preview

Arrival in New York

Travels in New England

"Snowbird" journey to Florida and Georgia

Epilogue

Music

Leo Kottke - Machine #2 (on the Mudlark album)*

Rick Loveridge - Breakfast Special

Keith Thompson - East Side Hum

Rick Wakeman - Dandelion Airs

Penguin Cafe Orchestra - No's 1-4 (on the Penguin Cafe Orchestra album)

Rick Loveridge - Suitable Favours

Richard W Gilks - Road Dreams Theme

Rick Loveridge - Person To Person

Check them out further on YouTube here:

Road Dreams (Programme 2)

Programme Two

Items:

Preview: The Dakotas

Culver, Kansas

Running down to Alamosa

Burma-Shave

On to Las Vegas

Epilogue

Music:

Leo Kottke - Machine #2

Rick Loveridge - Brimscombe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Perpetuum Mobile

Francois Godefroy - Dancers

Rick Loveridge - Never Here Never Home

Rick Loveridge - Leave A Message

Leo Kottke - Pamela Brown (on the Ice Water album)

Richard W Gilks - Road Dreams Theme

Rick Loveridge - Person To Person

Road Dreams (Programme 3)

Programme Three

Items:

Preview: Iowa

Winter Driving

Detroit to Washington DC

Eastern suburbs and Jersey Shore

Epilogue

Music:

Leo Kottke - Machine #2

Rick Loveridge - Root And Branch

Keith Thompson - Slipping South

Rick Loveridge - Brimscombe

St Saens - Carnival Of The Animals - The Aquarium (widely available with performances by various orchestras)

Rick Wakeman - Waterfalls (on the Standing Stones compilation album)

Penguin Cafe Orchestra - White Mischief (on the Broadcasting From Home album)

Keith Thompson - East Side Hum

Richard W Gilks - Eastway

Richard W Gilks - Road Dreams Theme

Rick Loveridge - Person To Person

Road Dreams (Programme 4)

Programme Four

Items:

Preview: Rhode Island

Boston: Fall in New England

Cross-country to Oregon

Stonehenge

Down to San Francisco

Epilogue

Music:

Leo Kottke - Born To Be With You (on the Ice Water album)

Rick Loveridge - Never Here Never Home

Rick Loveridge - Leave A Message

Rick Loveridge - Suitable Favours

Richard W Gilks - Road Dreams Theme

Rick Loveridge - Person To Person

Road Dreams (Programme 5)

Programme Five

Items:

Preview: Los Angeles

New York

Cross-country Drive

Los Angeles

Epilogue

(All credit & thanks to Elliott Bristow & all listed music artists) 

endless thanks to poster

Callum Cherry

and of course my pal buddy in music the Sealyman

This has been a Sealyman/Swappers Production

Leo Kottke -- Machine No. 2 [live]

Leo Live - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta 6th Nov 2019

For Dave

Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express - Doubter Out of Jesus

THE DAILY PROPHET!

‘taint no newspaper 

 Doubter Out Of Jesus. Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express

Gosh n golly a doubter out of Jaysus!? I thought it was Thomas?!

Seasonal wassnames anyhoo!

For the Sealyman (mostly and us converts from Oxon! )

Remembering Dr Ragtime - JACK ROSE

 A double back  . . . . . sadly a terrible loss at a mere 38 from a heart attack Rose has left a body of work really worth exploring . . . . . 

 

Jack Rose

1. Kensington Blues

2. The World Has Let Me Down

I thought I had known Jack Rose and it took regular The Sealyman to point out what a tragic loss Rose’s death truly was . . . . . .worth checking out his story (and albums) on wiki 

The Daily Prophet | It’s NOT a Newspaper tha knows! | CHUCK PROPHET “First Came The Thunder” {live}

 CHUCK PROPHET - FIRST CAME THE THUNDER

Chuck Prophet - Seattle, WA, October 22, 2024 - "First Came The Thunder"

It's a Sealyman special . . . . . as in its all HIS fault! . . . . . . . . . . .wot?

The DAILY PROPHET! | Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes: "Ford Econoline"

 CHUCK PROPHET - FORD ECONOLINE

Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes: "Ford Econoline" (August 25, 2024; San Francisco, CA)

Yes there’s more! As Twilightzone gears up into overdrive on their Ford Econoline there is more from Chuck!

A found out exactly what a Ford Econoline was from Nanci Griffith (think I have everything!) so its fine by me! Here’s Chuck's handle on a classic ( vehicle that is! )

Again mostly for Superfan (of Chuck not of me! ahem) The Sealyman!  who introduced me in the first place! (Blame him! I DO!) 

More DAILY NEWS! CHUCK PROPHET - GET OFF THE STAGE! | TWILIGHTZONE +

 THE DAILY PROPHET

For Sealyman and Brother Jobe

Chuck Prophet - "Get Off The Stage” 

#DonaldTrump #ChuckProphet #GetOffTheStage

From the album, The Land That Time Forgot.  

Why whatever can he be singing about!

Order now: 

https://ffm.to/landtimeforgot

Me, I’m just one man

Up on the stage I make my stand

Yes, it’s true I have a band

Up here behind me  

While you, you’ve got your crew

and the Secret Service too

and your wife from the EU

But you’re no good at rhyming

So hey, get down off that stage

We’ve heard everything you’ve got to say

You’ve been calling all the shots

You’ve got us all tied up in knots

C'mon man, get off the stage

Now me, I spend half of my life

In an Econoline van

With my band and my wife      

And when she steps up to the mic

I’ve seen grown men burst out crying

While you, you’ve got an ugly mouth

You got no heart at all, except for your Russian pal

You’re an obstruction in democracy’s bowel  

And the patient is dying  

So come down off that stage

Please get off the stage

Come on down and take a seat

We’ll put some John Prine on repeat

All we’re asking is get off the stage

if you were an automobile

You’d be out of gas

With four flat tires

And a smog check that’s never gonna pass

If you were a pair of socks

You’d be full of holes

You’re one bad hombre

So why don’t you just turn around

And go home

And maybe do something with that hair

Take a walk in the park

Visit a renaissance fair

You’re headed for prison, you know

But don’t be scared

The first time is the hardest

Just get down off that stage

We’ve heard everything you’ve got to say

Take a book down off the shelf

Try to love somebody else

Whatever you do, just get off the stage

THE DAILY PROPHET! | Chuck Prophet. Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins 2018 | TWILIGHTZONE

Another Chuck for my dear ole virtual pal The Sealyman! [Boy knows his music!]

With The Mission Express

Rancho Nicasio, CA 8/5/2018

Chuck Prophet: guitar and vocals

James DePrato: guitar

Stephanie Finch: keyboards and vocals

Kevin T White: bass

Vicente Rodriguez: drums and vocals

Prophet of the Day (well it IS Sunday!) *

Chuck Prophet – "First Came the Thunder” 

Order Chuck Prophet with ¿Qiensave? - "Wake The Dead": https://ffm.to/wakethedead FOLLOW CHUCK PROPHET: Tour dates and more: https://linktr.ee/chuckprophet Facebook:   / chuckprophetofficial   Instagram:   / chuckprophetinexile   X/Twitter: https://x.com/ChuckProphet Motion Designer: Jonathan Faustino, https://linktr.ee/Jonasdsgnn

* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .so Dave may be watching!

Friday Chuck part II (for The Sealyman!) Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express. Summertime Thing

SUMMERTIME THING [LIVE]! 

I do requests now!

 . . . . oh you know it!

From the SEALYMAN! | ARTIST of THE WEEK | ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO - Castanets - Five Hearts Breaking - TINY DESK concert at NPR

so Sealyman dropped to say "check this out Swapperoonie"! Continuing the shared passion of Texas Rockers or New York/ Texas connection with fellow Chuckster (Prophet that is - where ya bin?) they have played together Sealyman tells me 

 Alejandro Escovedo - Castanets live (Check the Lou Reed tribute with the opening feedback!) 

Music In The Bridge: Alejandro Escovedo, "Five Hearts Breaking" 30/4/16

if still not too sure who these Tex Mex connected freaks are check this Tiny Desk Job

NPR Says 

"When Alejandro Escovedo and his backing band known as Don Antonio set up behind the Tiny Desk, their first sounds were blistering loud. That's when we broke the news: We wouldn't amplify Alejandro's voice. We got a slightly sullen look from the band; but despite the toned-down volume, they were all still amped up. The musician, who once opened for the Sex Pistols, obliged with a smile and seemed to appreciate the difference between being pelted with spit and debris by punk rock fans and being showered with loving appreciation in the NPR Music office. Escovedo pulled the three-song set from The Crossing, the most recent chapter in his ongoing odyssey and a typically hard-rocking, literate saga about two teenagers looking for their American Dream of rock and roll and beat poetry. The close quarters of the Tiny Desk allows for a kind of backstage insight into the musical and visual interplay between Escovedo and the veteran Italian band Don Antonio. Lead guitarist Antonio Gramentieri is the perfect foil for Escovedo, who adds a heavy dose of edginess to the sound with his power strumming. Alejandro Escovedo fans are a close-knit group. We've followed his lead and have been treated to various musical aggregations over the years. But as you see in this video, this setup seems to be working just fine and may be his strongest yet." Set List "Teenage Luggage" "Something Blue" "Sonica USA" Musicians

Alejandro Escovedo: lead vocal, guitar;  

Antonio Gramentieri: vocals, guitar;  

Denis Valentini: bass;  

Matteo Monti: drums;  

Nicola Peruch: keyboard;  

Gianni Perinelli: tenor sax;  

Franz Valtieri: baritone sax

EVEN Mo’ Chuck! | Prophet that is| Chuck Prophet - "White Night, Big City” |Twilght

 Chuck Prophet - "White Night, Big City”

another track from our Chuck after the profile in SF t’other day so here’s another for visitor the legend that is The Sealyman!

For the SEALYMAN | More CHUCK PROPHET - Temple Beautiful Live

 So I will bid everyone Goodnight with this . . . . mostly for the Sealyman who I believe introduced me to Prophet in the first instance ;  

Chuck Prophet - Temple Beautiful (Live on KEXP)

Twilight Zone