My son is in Nashville trying to make it as a singer songwriter. He has been overwhelmed by the help and encouragement he has received by most of the artists he has met. Jim Lauderdale is one of the guys who has gone out of his way to always have something good to say everytime he sees my son.
Every one take a look at his youtube videos and I hope you enjoy them. http://www.youtube.com/user/dthompsn56
Speaking of Jim Lauderdale, I recently saw this documentary on PBS about shape note singing called “Awake My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp.” Jim Lauderdale did the narration. Great documentary. Although I’m a multi-generation Southerner, I was not aware of shape note singing until I started hearing about it. Then I saw and heard an example of it in “Cold Mountain.”
I’ll have to ask my relatives in the Florida panhandle if they were ever exposed to it. How about anyone else out there? That’s about as country as you can get.