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A note from James
Sep 25, 2024This is a really important last-show/tour’s-end for one of our family. Dave Morgan our undaunted, ardent and deeply committed audio engineer, who has mixed the sound for millions of concert goers in his long professional lifetime, is retiring.
I fully expect to stay connected with him because he has become such a central part of this band and crew and its extended family. But the road doesn’t go on forever and Dave has finally chosen to make time for the other loves of his life: his family and that fabulous, vintage Taylor guitar he holds so dear.
This isn’t goodbye because he’s woven so deep in all our lives, but rather a heartfelt “carry on” as he opens the next chapter in the unique adventure that is his life in music. He has agreed to help assemble a live album from the literally thousands of our concerts he has been quietly recording since the turn of the century (..ok, maybe not always so quietly)…
~James
We follow this road ’til we reach the sea…
Sep 13, 2024Click now to watch James and the band perform “Jump Up Behind Me” (a song from his 1997 album, Hourglass), in this vintage footage from the Cambridge Folk Festival in 1999, courtesy of the BBC archives.
It sounds so sweet with the sun sinkin’ low…
Aug 30, 2024Released as the second single from James’s 1975 album, Gorilla, “Mexico” hit #5 on the Billboard charts!
Click now to enjoy this 1999 live performance from the Cambridge Folk Festival.
On the road again
Aug 30, 2024The last stretch of James’s summer tour with the All-Star Band kicks off tonight at The Mann in Philadelphia, PA. There are still a few good seats left for most dates – check out the Schedule page and get your tickets before it’s too late!Now the trumpets, they sounded warning…
Aug 16, 2024This week James has shared this clip from his August 1, 1999 performance at the Cambridge Folk Festival, which was part of his European tour that year.
Click now to watch “Wasn’t That A Mighty Storm”.
Oh I’m gonna shake some hands…
Aug 2, 2024“Line ‘Em Up” is the opening track on James’s 1997 studio album, Hourglass. Click below to enjoy this vintage performance from the 1999 Cambridge Folk Festival, which originally aired on the BBC.
“Everyday”
Jul 19, 2024Click below to watch James and the band perform Buddy Holly’s “Everyday” live at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 1999.
‘Up Close’ for Berkshire Magazine
Jul 17, 2024James and Kim are featured in the cover story of Berkshire Magazine’s July issue. Read the in-depth interview, which covers James’s 50-year history at Tanglewood, upcoming projects and more, at BerkshireMag.org now.
Photo by Josh GolemanCambridge Folk Festival ’99
Jul 5, 2024In this vintage footage from the BBC archives, James performs his classic “Carolina In My Mind” at the Cambridge Folk Festival on August 1, 1999.
Click now to watch!
A bicycle built for two…
Jul 2, 2024James and Henry had a little fun backstage at the Darrien Lake Amphitheater last week. Click now to see the boys in action, then visit the Schedule page to see when the tour is coming near you!