Aught Three is fricking awesome Live in Europe is also great great great Interesting to hear James talk about his songs, his writing and his take on music business. And he's got the same ring on his phone that wakes me up every day Superb playing on his own too ... Delaware is lyrical and brilliant Choctaw is great fun and full of clever lines and Roscoe .... Ruby and Carlos is an absolute classic - such economy of language but a brilliant evocation of painful choices and yearning, and with a lyrical poetry, few can match in any genre. Depth, power and you can't hold back that flood. His writing in unbelievably good and the Just Us Kids album is pretty damn fantastic. Hurricane Party is even better - looking for his grey striped cat. Goddamn he's a great artist and I'm thankful he's recording Great show Subscribed !
James McMurtry you're so great i really admire your guitar playing and of course your lyrics thinking about American University Washington DC peace to you and yours thank you james
Glad to find yr show Shawn - especially as I am a newish fan of James McM. Am based in U.K. So sick to find I missed him playing over here recently and in reach too. So thanks for filling me in via yr session on his music, songs albums etc..I can take it from there. My first time here so looking forward to hearing of others you rate.
HA! You're kidding, right?? Steven King's work should've benefitted from the opportunity of quoting McMurtry! McMurtry is genius... as are most TEXAS singer/songwriters. The rest of the non-Texas musicians try to emulate them and move to Austin to try and get the vibe, but nothing seems to suffice for being a Texan... true literary artists. Nashville is for the vapid hayseeds that want to suck up to the hokey morons who trot across the grand ol' opry stage. As always, all roads lead to Texas. (See also: Joe Ely/Jimmy LaFave/Cary Swinney/Doug Smith [Lubbock Piano Player])
Hi Dennis - have Chris email me and we'll see if we can get him on. Thanks for the suggestion. I look forward to learning more about him. stringman6@gmail.com
Ya, you can see that with most artists, but he, like most professional musicians seem to find the strength they need to get their music out there because deep down that’s why they do what they do. If I wrote Choctaw bingo I would sing it every day, every where because I would want people to hear it.
It's fascinating to hear how McMurtry puts his songs together. What a great talented songwriter.
Anyone who plays guitar knows how amazing this man is after seeing this.
saw him live in boise, a true legend, more prolific than bob dylan, a master musician
Amazing talent, great, honest songwriter and performer. Thank you
James has a fantastic body of work
This is a class song, and I can listen to him all day
Great stuff indeed
James can inhabit the "unpolished" like no other. Choctaw Bingo @ 20:40!
J. McM. is a genius! thanks for this vid.
So talented!
Aught Three is fricking awesome
Live in Europe is also great great great
Interesting to hear James talk about his songs, his writing and his take on music business. And he's got the same ring on his phone that wakes me up every day
Superb playing on his own too ...
Delaware is lyrical and brilliant
Choctaw is great fun and full of clever lines and Roscoe ....
Ruby and Carlos is an absolute classic - such economy of language but a brilliant evocation of painful choices and yearning, and with a lyrical poetry, few can match in any genre. Depth, power and you can't hold back that flood.
His writing in unbelievably good and the Just Us Kids album is pretty damn fantastic.
Hurricane Party is even better - looking for his grey striped cat. Goddamn he's a great artist and I'm thankful he's recording
Great show
Subscribed !
James McMurtry you're so great i really admire your guitar playing and of course your lyrics thinking about American University Washington DC peace to you and yours thank you james
J Mc with his hat off. Now THAT is a rare thing!
Check his Facebook shows every Sunday at 1pm and Wed at 8pm from his home.
Thanks so much, James, for bringing that 12-string into the studio. Reminds me of nights watching Fred Neil ...
Ah, Fred. Such a great writer and player. Really miss him.
Glad to find yr show Shawn - especially as I am a newish fan of James McM. Am based in U.K. So sick to find I missed him playing over here recently and in reach too. So thanks for filling me in via yr session on his music, songs albums etc..I can take it from there. My first time here so looking forward to hearing of others you rate.
Thanks for the video. Love you JM! Hope to see you again soon....
The guy is the real deal.
so fine. best flat picker in history. my husky comes back to my voice every time. But he is laughs at my five second howl
The frank zappa of country
I'm in Maine. Thanks so much for this. I agree with you songwriters are amazing. Keep up the great work! You got a sub and a like from me!
We is............having us a time!!!!!!
Guitar God- with Richard Thompson, Chris Smithers, John Mayer..and..Eric Clapton.
Love the 12-string!
This show is amazing! Thank you!
Thank you yelloms! I'm glad you like it. James was a blast to have in the studio.
American Shakespeare
We recorded that on April 27, 2012
Shawn! There's a dude up here in Ellsworth, ME that you should get on the show! He's fantastic. His name is Chris Ross :)
What year was this recorded?
HA! You're kidding, right??
Steven King's work should've benefitted from the opportunity of quoting McMurtry!
McMurtry is genius... as are most TEXAS singer/songwriters. The rest of the non-Texas musicians try to emulate them and move to Austin to try and get the vibe, but nothing seems to suffice for being a Texan... true literary artists. Nashville is for the vapid hayseeds that want to suck up to the hokey morons who trot across the grand ol' opry stage.
As always, all roads lead to Texas.
(See also: Joe Ely/Jimmy LaFave/Cary Swinney/Doug Smith [Lubbock Piano Player])
Fuck yea bro....I hear you.. if only pop culture caught up
Hi Dennis - have Chris email me and we'll see if we can get him on. Thanks for the suggestion. I look forward to learning more about him.
stringman6@gmail.com
He must be sick of playing Choctaw Bingo in this kind of setting.
I picked choctaw bingo on a juke box in a small crowd of hipsters. Their response was saracastic at at best. Fuck them lol
Ya, you can see that with most artists, but he, like most professional musicians seem to find the strength they need to get their music out there because deep down that’s why they do what they do. If I wrote Choctaw bingo I would sing it every day, every where because I would want people to hear it.
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more prolific than bob dylan