Remembering Tony Joe White
Images Tony Joe White Vale Tony Joe White By Jim Jacob Two years ago today Tony Joe White, the Louisiana Swamp Fox, passed away. I was able to capture some images along the way, stretching from Tasmania to Tennessee. Tony Joe White – Photo: LTTL Tony Joe White – Photo: LTTL with yours truly Tony Joe White – Photo: LTTL On 11 September 2018 I was in Nashville Tennessee as part of our Listening Through The Lens TriFest...
The Bluebird – The Movie, The Experience
Bluebird Cafe close up The Bluebird Cafe – Photo: LTTL We Review ‘Bluebird’ The Movie We Recast Our Last Visit There —— PART ONE – ‘BLUEBIRD’ THE MOVIE Words Rob Dickens Images: Jim Jacob It is one of the most iconic music venues in one of the greatest music cities in the world. It is tiny. It has a more-than-humble appearance from the outside. It is renowned as devoted to nurturing new...
Looking Back – Tim O’Brien Live
We review Tim O’Brien live Tim O’Brien- Photo: LTTL Listening Through The LensGoes Listening Through The Rear-View Mirror # 5 Tim O’Brien Live 2017 Introduction Yes folks, the world is in a place in 2020 that no-one would have believed. Other than the pages of a fictional book where a-pandemic-attacks-the-world-forcing-us-to-be-in-lockdown-shutting-our-borders-and-generally-feeling-jittery, how did this predicament...
One of the Great Listening Rooms – The Bluebird
We sit in on a Bluebird Cafe session The Bluebird Cafe – Photo: LTTL The Bluebird Cafe – Photo: LTTL The Bluebird Cafe In The Round 2 October 2019 It has always been a challenge to get tickets to Nashville’s iconic Bluebird Cafe. Since its starring role in the long-running TV series Nashville, that task has become even more difficult. Tonight’s show was the first of two for the day – we aimed for the six...
Jumpin’ Time!!
We see The Time Jumpers The Time Jumpers – Photo: LTTL The Time Jumpers 3rd @ Lindsley, Nashville – 30 September 2019 GrassRoots Music Tour An institution. And I’m not talking about the venue. The Time Jumpers formed in 1998 drawn together by a love of classic country and Western Swing music and heritage. First starting in a garage, before long they were playing regularly at The Station Inn, then a live album,...
Mandolin Orange Live
We review the duo in Owensboro KY Emily Franz and Andrew Marlin – Photo: LTTL Mandolin Orange Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum Owensboro Kentucky – 29 September 2019 GrassRoots Music Tour From the rich musical hot spot of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Mandolin Orange’s star has been on the rise for quite some time. Formed in 2009 with songwriter Andrew Marlin (vocals, mandolin, guitar) and Emily Frantz...
BRONWYN - Rattlin' Bones
