Gary P. Nunn "London Homesick Blues"

My last night In Nashville was Friday night, and I got to attend a great party at the office of Red Beet Records, with gracious hosts Eric Brace and Mary Ann Werner. They have a studio/stage set up in the corner of their workspace, and there were SO many wonderful players, trading licks into the night. Many of them live in East Nashville (and many of them have appeared in front of the Music Fog cameras), and we rocked the night away. I savor these moments, as this is what it is all about. The fraternity, the sharing of time and music and love. I can't even list all the players, as I am sure I would leave someone out! It was a simply remarkable night where the players kept changing, but the music was consistently sublime! I had a friend who used to sign off on her letters (back when people wrote letters) "Drink Deep, Never Thirst." Words to take to heart, a method of living, a mindset that allows you to embrace the moment. A couple of days ago, when I got to town, Eric played me the new Tom T. Hall tribute album that he and Peter Cooper produced. It is coming out soon, and you won't believe how reverent, and how awesome it is.

These were two trips back to back for me, having been at MusicFest in Steamboat Springs before I made my way to Nashville. Yaws! Now at Steamboat, you know we filmed so many artists there, and that we are trying to bring this content to you as fast as we can. And you know we love segueing daily between legends and brand new artists, old friends and new. There is a continuum to it all, it is great to see the tradition being passed down, the torch still burning bright of this real American music. Music Fog gets to be a fly on the wall! One of the for sure highlights of our shoot in Colorado, was the visit of Gary P. Nunn and his band. It was the first time that they made their way to MusicFest, and our first session with them, too. Righteous wordsmith, national treasure, Texas favorite son. Here he is in all his glory, as we go Home with the Armadillo.

- Jessie Scott

New Country Rehab "Cameo"

I'm just back from a quick trip to Nashville, and getting ready to hit the road for Muscle Shoals, Alabama, as Music Fog travels to produce a live pay-per-view webcast with Paul Thorn on Saturday, January 29th. Can't wait! Groundbreaking stuff, don't you know. So Sunday is catch up day for me. TV, crossword puzzles, brunch, kicking back. At my computer, I have been chasing down the foxhole of videos sent my way. It is an endlessly interesting endeavor, spanning music as varied as from the hipster to ambient to heavy metal. But alas, I am a sucker for fiddle, it just touches my heart. We love the earthy country flavored sounds here. Especially when they are so faithfully rendered. Got a new band for you today, they are called New Country Rehab, and they are yet another out of the roots music cavalcade in Canada. Their self-titled album just dropped earlier this week, on 1/11/11.

The song we bring you is "Cameo." It is based on the true story of a woman’s escape from the Nazis on skis through the mountains. Another layer was added to it, the invented story of the granddaughter of that woman fleeing a situation of love gone wrong with the same cameo in her pack. The band performs dates north of the border, before dropping down to appear at Folk Alliance 2011 in Memphis mid February.

- Jessie Scott

Gondola Concert Series w/ Fred Andrews

Woot! Year Three of the Gondola Concert Series™! We are so stoked to have been able to do it again. It was the brainchild of Music Fog founding member Ben Krech, hatched when we were still at XM. That year, we were stopped from the trip by high winds, but Robert Earl Keen had kindly agreed to take the ride up the mountain with us. We held it in the Steamboat Conference room instead, with contest winners up close and personal.

The first year we did it under the auspices of Music Fog we had Paula Nelson and George Devore, and it was the trip that we met Sheila on. Last year, Brandon Jenkins was our magnificent artist. Saturday morning of this year's MusicFest we were at the outdoor stage, watching performances at the base of the mountain from Corb Lund and Jack Ingram, (Eds Note: You really need to think about coming to MusicFest at Steamboat next year, cause it rocks!) when we spotted Fred Andrews of Honeybrowne fame. He said yes! And so last Sunday morning we sent a tweet out and posted the request on Facebook for a fan to accompany Fred on the Gondola for a private concert. Johnny Van from Chicago was the lucky winner waiting for us, as we stopped by the office for our lift tickets. Again, thanks to the folks at Steamboat Resort for making all the strategics so effortless.

Sheila and I were on the first car, with camera two, while Aaron, Beans, and Denise were on the car with the action! The temperature was much warmer this year, but heavy snow proved to be a view stealer. One of the shining moments of this video, though, is where contest winner Johnny Van inserts an impromptu line into the stop down section of the tune...just classic! Here's Fred Andrews performing "I'm Not Saying Goodbye Today" from high atop the Steamboat gondola. Enjoy the ride!

- Jessie Scott