To Our Friend Ben

All of us will miss you so much. We can't say we care about you enough. And we thank you for having the technical vision to help us see this Music Fog venture through from the start.

Here is a video we produced from scraps and out takes of tape we just had laying around.

-Jessie, Aaron, Sheila, Chris & Beans

"I Done Went And Joined The Army"

Ben Chicken Truck The creepist guy to have ever picked up a Music Fog camera done went and joined the Army. I ship out to Basic Combat Training on October 26th (Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri) and I have to admit that I'm shittin' bricks. I have no idea what to expect, nor if my body will withstand the physical abuse I'm about to administer. Be that as it may, I just feel like this is something I'm being called to do. Somebodys gotta do it, right?

At this point you're probably asking yourself, "Who is this guy and why does he think we care if he's going into the Army?!" I don't blame you. My name is Ben Krech. Jessie Scott, Jim McBean and I are the ones who started this site ten months ago with the hopes of filling a void in the Americana scene: the one that Sirius/XM left behind when they canned Jessie and blew up the channel known as "X Country." We all had this thought that if we recorded a bunch of videos of great Americana artists that people might just want to watch them. Luckily you did! And with the current MF crew, we'll hopefully have years of great music to come. I'll definately be watching wherever I end up.

Anyway, as I say goodbye to this crazy venture I'd like to say a few things to the folks who got it all started:

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The Belleville Outfit "Sunday Morning"

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Belleville Outfit The Belleville Outfit burst onto the Austin scene a few years back with incredible energy and PRESENCE! The first time I saw them was two and a half years ago at Threadgill's South, and it was a challenge getting all of them onto the stage in the back room, but we made it work.

I love their dynamic, the definition of the vocals, the interplay of instruments, and the pure joy they bring. They speak a special language, and it translates, no matter what tongue is native to you. From their second album released earlier this year, Time To Stand, savor the magic of "Sunday Morning" from the Nashville Music Fog sessions.

-Jessie

The Belleville Outfit - Time to Stand - Sunday Morning