Shared two songs with Kaye tonight, plus a solo performance of "Caught Up Short Again" at the OMN for NeWorlDeli.

I had such a fun time last night playing at The Pearl in Lockhart, Texas. Great crowd, great music. I managed to play a nice mix of songs from my first CD and from the soon-to-be-released Honky Tonk Hymnal, and the wonderful people there seemed to really enjoy them all. They even asked me back on stage at the end of the night for a second mini-set.

The live music scene in Lockhart is blossoming, thanks in no small part to venue owners like Ronda Reagan and LAMA (Lockhart Area Music Association). Thanks to Grady Keenan for hosting the festivities last night.

I played as part of the songwriter's showcase at Walburg tonight. I had intended to open with "Give Us This Day Our Honky Tonk," but accidentally launched into "Beer and Pretzels for Communion" instead. It went fine, but I'm pretty sure I played it the last time I was there.

Usually, I'm not overly fond of these song swaps. It means being on stage for nine songs, but only playing on three of them, plus having to wait for two songs before getting to play again. Makes it difficult to get any kind of flow with your song choices.

Tonight, however, I decided not to worry about flow. My last two songs were my two newest: "Caught Up Short Again" and "Shoulders and Soul." Nobody was expecting these serious topics, and they both went over to huge applause.