'wow'! All good things come to an end, they say,
and so to a final pizza lunch the next day with Bonnie and Bekka on Bonnie’s birthday. Bekka bought special birthday cakes and a hand crafted ornament for her Mum and we enjoyed watching the other diners enjoying their family outings alongside ours. I realized I’d soon be in an aero- plane and climbing down from the cloud I’d been floating on since my arrival and sure enough, it was time for a few selfies and hugs in the car park before Bekka drove me back towards my other world, wondering when we’d next meet and all that might happen in between. Soon after returning to England (and my
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ple more Nashville treats in store before I turned home. This included a chance meeting with An- dreas Werner and one time Capricorn sound en- gineer David Pinkston – another example of wishing we had far much longer to chat. A fellow alien from Europe with a passion for the region’s music and players, Andreas continues to energet- ically and effectively promote this to the wider world. He and David had come for a night out to see Tommy Talton, of mightily well-deserved Cowboy, Capricorn, Boyer & Talton, session and solo renown. After having to miss Tommy Talton's set at
Gritzfest II five years ago, it seemed quite appro- priate that Tommy should have a show in Nashville just a couple of days before my flight home. I arrived back at the Soulshine Pizza Fac- tory full of excitement, we happily reacquainted, I helped Tommy eat half his pizza and then settled in for the show. Tommy started off with a few gentle acoustic songs, delightfully accompanied by keyboard player, Kenny Head. I could hardly believe my good fortune when Tommy then called up Jack Pearson from the audience, to join in for most of the evening. Jack Pearson... with sublime touch, tone, timing and spontaneous choice of phrases to suit each moment. It was simply en- thralling to watch these seasoned pro's enjoying making music together, attentively listening aå watching each other almost as much as playing.
And then when they played... well, I have to give up searching for the right words and just say
suitcase thankfully followed once again via a later flight), Bonnie and Bekka continued their habit of memorable ad hoc appearances by joining Jack Pearson and Johnny Neel when Butch Trucks’ Freight Train Band rolled into Nashville and Don Nix has released an updated version of his in- formative, hilarious and well-illustrated book, Memphis Man: Living High, Laying Low. My armchair has forgiven my temporary abandon- ment and the Internet once again provides a fan- tastic window to the American South, from where such great music past and present stirs my soul and helps me keep on keepin’ on far better than I‘d otherwise care to imagine. Thank you, friends!
NEXT ISSUE: Here we come, North Alabama and Muscle Shoals.
Tommy Talton and Jack Pearson.
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