I first came across McCurtry about the time his album St Mary of The Woods came out I think (2002?) . Mind you it could have been the Bossman here who turned me on to this master of Americana! Either way it is always worth re-visiting this guy who tells a story like nobody else I know!
James McMurtry - Live Fountain Point, Lake Leelanau, MI. 2013
Back From The Dead...
Originally posted July 6, 2015
James McMurtry - Live Fountain Point
Lake Leelanau, MI.
July 14, 2013
Soundboard(?) @ vbr
welcomes you to a summer season filled with great performances. James McMurtry was
joined in this front porch performance by Daren Hess - drums, Ronnie "Cornbread" Johnson
There's a one-liner that Americana singer-songwriter James McMurtry is fond of delivering onstage — at the core, musicians are really just glorified beer salesmen. "We're basically the service industry. We're symbiotically tied to the club business. Beer sales and tips, you know?" McMurtry tells Rolling Stone Country. "I've seen a lot of young bands that think they're artists and they're not there to sell beer, but we want to keep the club happy, because if the club goes under we don't have a gig."It's a cynical observation, which, for the acerbic McMurtry, is in keeping with his character. But it is also a show of solidarity with the hard-working class, be they songwriters and bartenders or the ranchers, fishermen and farmers whose struggles he sings about on his superb new album, Complicated Game.
- bass and Tim Holt - guitar/accordion. This performance was recorded on
Sunday July 14, 2013.
This is an artist as rare as snow in July. Please get aquainted with him.
He writes songs that paint pictures and can also play the guiar as well as anyone out there.
Set List provided by Generous Anon!:
1. Bayou Tortous
2. Red Dress
3. What's the Matter
4. How I'm Gonna Find You Now
5. Just Us Kids
6. You'd A' Thought
7. Choctaux Bingo
8. These Things I've Come to Know
9. We Can't Make It Here
10 Copper Canteen
11 Freeway View
12 Lobo Town
13 Restless
14 Levelland
15 Too Long in the Wasteland
16 Lights of Cheyenne
1. Bayou Tortous
2. Red Dress
3. What's the Matter
4. How I'm Gonna Find You Now
5. Just Us Kids
6. You'd A' Thought
7. Choctaux Bingo
8. These Things I've Come to Know
9. We Can't Make It Here
10 Copper Canteen
11 Freeway View
12 Lobo Town
13 Restless
14 Levelland
15 Too Long in the Wasteland
16 Lights of Cheyenne
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James McMurtry - How’m I Gonna Find You Now?
so here’s some gratitude as the guys at HQ do SO appreciate the fine turned ankle so here’s some more fine gals from the world of Rock and Pop!
Miley always gives of herself on stage I find!
Chaka Chaka Chaka Kahn!
Even Britney has her good points
and then of course there’s our favourite Antipodean Kylie!
Sheryl is always a treat!
Don’t you think!?
So it's James now then is it? (Thanks to my brother) I picked up on him at the third album stage... "Where'd You Hide the Body" still possibly my favourite all these years later. Before he began writing those epic story songs like Choctaw Bingo. Dave Grissom played some killer guitar for him in the early days.
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On the above mentioned album lies my favourite song of his. It's called "Levelland". It's genius and I can never listen to it without tearing up.
Yaas oh yaas, love that Choctaw Bingo! Levelland is on this collection too! I do so love that Americana vibe! Thanks as always Brother Sealyman!
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