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Ten great blues tracks.
I was asked to make a list of my ten favorite blues tracks for a blues magazine in the UK. I personally hate top ten lists, so I chose to simply list ten great tracks. If I had to make… Continue Reading
Rabbit Hash General Store
I’ve played a couple of gigs at this store in the last few years and it’s always been a great time. The town is wonderful and Terry is fabulous! It’s definitely worth a visit.
Dutch TV
This ended up being a lot of fun, but it started out a bit awkward. I stood there for a while while the host had a conversation with his guests in Dutch. I had no idea what they were saying… Continue Reading
Greetings from Holland
I saw this wonderful roadside treasure in Einhoven a couple of days ago. I have no idea about the history of it, but whomever is behind this is my kind of person! I’m ashamed to admit that i didn’t get… Continue Reading
Touring the Uk and Ireland (part 3)
Grave in Exeter Cathedral. If anyone knows anything about this grave please fill me in. Graffitied wall in Belfast. Yet another reason to love the Irish! I’d drive this sucker all over Nashville. I wouldn’t feel great about it on… Continue Reading
House concert video from Orlando
These were shot at a living room show that I played in Orlando a couple of weeks ago. I drove four hours to Atlanta, taped the Paste session and then played a really fun House Concert. I slept for 5… Continue Reading
Paste Magazine Session
I did a session with Paste Magazine while I was in Atlanta a couple of weeks back. I can’t figure out how to embed the video so, you’ll have to follow the link to check it out. http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2009/02/live-at-paste-otis-gibbs.html .
#5 on the Americana Radio Chart (USA)!
I’m no Emmylou….
Otis Gibbs and Billy Bragg singing “Sin City” at Guildhall, Southampton, 30/11/08
UK and Ireland (Part 2)
Billy is an expert in the fine art of monotony breaking. I’d like to go on record by saying that mince pie does not suck! I don’t know what it means but it looks serious. One of my favorite parts… Continue Reading
Touring the UK and Ireland 2008. (part 1)
I snapped this shot of the audience just moments before taking the stage in Leeds. This is part 1 of the many disorganized posts that I’ll be throwing together in the next few days. I’ll be chronicling my month long… Continue Reading
NoDepression.com
Grant Alden wrote a nice piece about “Grandpa Walked a Picketline”. You can read it by clicking here.
Mouse!
I came outside and found this little guy trying to find sunflower seeds in my empty bird feeder. I was wondering where all of the seeds were going!
Chocolate Gravy
When I was a kid, my grandma would make us a special treat every now and then that she called “Chocolate Gravy.” She learned most of her recipes from my great grandmother who traveled across the country in a covered… Continue Reading