Townes Van Zandt: "Snowin' On Raton"

with Blaze Foley from 1984

i'll bid the years goodbye, you cannot steal them
you cannot turn the circles of the sun
you cannot count the miles until you feel them
you cannot hold a lover that is gone

Linde Nijland/Annemarieke Coenders

"Cruel Sister"
2006 Folkwoods Festival, Eindhoven, Germany

"they took three locks of her yellow hair
and with it strung the harp so rare"

Emmylou Harris: "Red Dirt Girl"

Robyn Hitchcock: "Not Dark Yet"

i was born here and i'll die here against my will
i know it looks like i'm moving but i'm standing still
every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb
i can't even remember what it was i came here to get away from
i don't even hear the murmur of a prayer
it's not dark yet, but it's getting there
--bob dylan (from "not dark yet ")

John Prine: "Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian"

Sting: "You Can Close Your Eyes"

well the sun is surely sinking down
but the moon is slowly rising
so this old world must still be spinning 'round
and i still love you
so close your eyes
you can close your eyes, it's alright
i don't know no love songs
and i can't sing the blues anymore
but i can sing this song
and you can sing this song when i'm gone
--james taylor (from "you can close your eyes")

"Whiskey Before Breakfast"

Brad Davis, Robert Bowlin and Will Maring.

well i stopped by the steps where they were sitting
and i couldn't believe how drunk they were getting
i said "old men, have you been drinking long?"
they said "just long enough to be singing this song"
--from "whiskey before breakfast "

Gillian Welch/David Rawlings: "Jackson"

10/7/06
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, San Francisco, Ca.