This Tuesday night May 10th, I'll be playing a special gig with my band at The Basement in Nashville. It's special because I'm hoping you'll be there, and if you are I'm going to play a song just for YOU. It's also special as it's one of my first shows back in town after being in Australia for a few months. I've missed all you Nashvillians. I really have.
Music kicks off from 8:00pm and I'll be on sometime after that. Oh, and also, it's FREE entry. That's right. No money down.
See you there!
Hey Canberrans!
For those of you that live in, or in the vicinity of Canberra, Australia, my good friend and one of Australia's best Luthiers/Guitar Makers, Simon Ramsey, is having an exhibition this week at the ANU School Of Art. Opening night is this Tuesday May 10th, where you have a chance to see many of his guitars, including one he made for me especially that I'm extremely proud of.
Don't miss it!
King James I, who brought the throne of Scotland along with him, was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and knew that his predecessor, Queen Elizabeth I, had been his mother’s executioner. In Scotland, he had had to contend with extreme Puritans who were suspicious of monarchy and hated all Catholics. In England, he was faced with worldly bishops who were hostile to Puritans and jealous of their own privileges. Optimism, prosperity, and culture struck one note—Henry Hudson was setting off to the Northwest Passage, and Shakespeare’s Globe Theater was drawing thoughtful crowds to see those dramas of power and legitimacy Othello, King Lear, and The Tempest—but terror and insecurity kept pace. Guy Fawkes and his fellow plotters, believed to be in league with the Pope, nearly succeeded in blowing up Parliament in 1605. Much of London was stricken with visitations of the bubonic plague, which, as Bishop Lancelot Andrewes (head of the committee of translators) noted with unease, appeared to strike the godly quite as often as it smote the sinner. The need was for a tempered version of God’s word that engendered compromise and a sense of protection.
- Christopher Hitchens, excerpt from the article "When The King Saved God", published in Vanity Fair, May 2011.
via vanityfair.com
Today is the 400th anniversary of the first publication of the King James Bible, which is one of the most fundamental books in shaping the future of the English Language.
There's not enough music in your life, so here's some more. Gemma Turvey Trio plus String Quartet live at Bennett's Lane in Melbourne, Australia on March 27th, 2011.
When I say music, this is the good stuff. Enjoy.
Well, I'm back in Nashville.
To celebrate, I'm going to be playing a set with my band at The 5 Spot in East Nashville THIS TUESDAY night, April 26th. It's going to be awesome, and I'm very much looking forward to playing with my wonderful band again.
And it's Two Dollar Tuesday at The 5 Spot as well, which means Two Dollar Entry, Two Dollar Hot Dogs, and Two Dollar Beers. It's kinda crazy.
So, ah, you should come. Definitely.