Sammy and I have just finished recording together as a duo. The album is a good cross section of the music that we have been playing for the last seven years, both with and without Foghorn. Its hard to fit in everything that we wanted to on this recording, but hey that just leaves us room to make another one soon. It's kind of like a cell phone or a computer, upgrade! upgrade! New! Improved!
We are calling it Lonesome Song, thank you Sara and Maybelle.
Brian Bagdonas at Stumptown Printers is working up the cover and we will get it out to you soon. We are real excited. The CD will be available at CD Baby, County Sales, Elderly Music and, we'll even work on getting it over to Europe. Keep your eyes peeled, and you mind open.

The Caleb Klauder band is kicking off the Lewi Longmire CD release party on Saturday April 26th. don't be late.


Well you might know that I just returned home form a month long trip abroad. The country band took Denmark by storm, or should I say Jesse did. We kicked off the 30th birthday party for the infamous bar Woodstock. Woodstock is located in Cristiania, a squat community in Copenhagen. Some call the bar the end of the world. I relate it more to birthing and death, they are both so similar, from Woodstocks you can go anywhere. Its all like a big circle no matter how you look at it. What comes around goes around.

Anyways, as I was saying, Denmark. We will be heading back to Denmark for the Tonder music festival in August 2008. If you can make it there you will get a taste of Denmark all wrapped into one, we are looking forward to seeing lots of friends there.

Sammy and I took our first leap with a Foghorn Duo tour of Ireland and found ourselves in new and inviting places, Thanks to the Mighty Declan McCarthy. We were raided by the police in Ramelton, at 2:30 am, in the middle of a shut in. The funny thing was that we had all of the window shades open and the music blasting so it wasn't really a shut in. The cops raided and everybody laughed and then we all went home. Now thats the way it should always be. (if your going to get raided)

Sammy and I also made it to Finland, where we were hosted by the best. Mikka and Ninni housed us, and Jukka Karjalainen took us under his wing as band members for the week. We played four shows with the Lannen Jukka Stringband, trading off between our set and their set and then all joining together for a finale. We should have been called the Salmiaki Cowboys, as we drank enough of it to make us turn blue. (they say it can happen) Thanks to the Hoedown club for hosting us on the last evening of our trip. We were guests of honor at their once a month show, and we featured songs form the new CD Dangerous Mes and Poisonous Yous. Thank you Hoedown!!!!!!!!!


For Now.........

Alright folks we are gearing up for a tour of Denmark in mid February 2008. Myself, Sammy, Ned, Paul and Jesse will be playing songs from the new record and other classsic and forgotten songs of country music. The most excellent Eugene Graham of CEOL concerts is booking us for this tour, so we are sure to have a good time. Get your plane tickets now, and we'll see you there. I will be updating this as the shows are finalized.

After Denmark, Sammy Lind and I are jumping over to Helsinki to meet up with the Lannen Jukka Stringband for a week of music and more wintery fun. We'll see if the Vodka can keep us warm.

Hey everyone, Thanks for the support there at the Mission Theatre on Friday night. It was great to see everybody dancing and having such a good time.

Friday night I'll be at the Laurethirst Public House here in Portland OR. Jesse, Ned, Paul, and Sammy will be there too. Sarah Gwen will be opening, solo, so come check out her music.

Date: Friday November 16th
Time: 9:00 pm
Venue: McMenamins Mission Theatre
1624 NW Glison St. Portland, OR.
Price: $10

http://www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=72&id=168

This is going to be a very exciting show, all of the musicians who performed on the CD will be here. There will be a few special guest apperances as well, we'll be singing country duets with the band. Its been a long time coming folks, so come out and help celebrate, it is gonna be a grand 'ol time.
Don't forget your dancing partner. The Mission Theatre is an old Swedish meeting hall with a balcony and a great dance area. The bar serves beer, mixed drinks and food.
Come on Y'all!

Wow! Tonder. What a festival. Sammy Lind and I spent the weekend playing with Dirk Powell and The Balfa Toujours in Denmark for three nights of sessions and performances. Sammy Played Electric bass and I played drums for the canjun electric set. Sammy lays it down, you all have got to hear it. Kevin Wimmer and Courtney Granger played fiddles, Chritine Balfa played guitar and Dirk played accordion, it's like family, so good. We ended up having some great singing and old time sessions and the list of people that were there is too long for me to rattle of, but I tell you it was a treat. One highlight was warming the tune "Riley and Spencer" and having Taj Mahal belting it out right there with us. Dude was feeling it.

The Dirk Powell band also spent three days in Helsinki for a few great shows with the Finnish group Lannen Jukka. We were hosted like kings and heard some great music as well. Thank You Ninni and Mika for showing us all the sights. Manala! We spent three late nights in the local musicians hangout Manala, which means "the devils place" or, "Hell". I guess we fit in, playing all this "devils music". Helsinki is a beautiful city, you all should check it out.

For this trip, the Dirk Powell band was Riley Baugus on banjo, Dirk and Sammy on fiddles and me on guitar. Riley you are an amazing singer, and a fine Banjo player too.


Ok Its back to Portland. I have to get this new record released and have a cd release show. I have to round up the musicians.

I hope you all have been enjoying the songs, cause I like singing and playing them.

Cheers!