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NEWS UPDATE JULY 2009
Hi y'all,
Thanks for dropping by! Every week I plan on giving a small update
right here on this opening page of the website. My friend Frank in The
Netherlands is still the webmaster and is working on a new design as we
speak. Check back at least once a week and see what's cooking and maybe see
we're headed to your neck of the woods. Now the update.....
Here I am in Delft , Holland ( my Euro-home away from home) and I'm getting
ready to play the Stars and Bars Club on Friday July 3rd. Now folks, the Van
Velzens own this place and are like family to me. Frank will be there and
you can give him some suggestions in person if you come to this show. If you
haven't been to Delft , then you should. It's a great town and the Stars and
Bars is a great venue. You'd think you're at a Texas bar with all the great
music they play on the jukebox. Johnny Bush, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Bob
Wills,...new folks too, like James Intveld, Jesse Dayton, Jake Hooker, and
Amber Digby and more. After the Delft show we fly to Ydre, Sweden ( I know ,
I know,...I can't pronounce it either) for a really big music festival. I've
played lot's of places in Sweden, even wrote a song called Gotenberg Train
about a ride from Stockholm to Gotenburg , but this will be my first time in
Ydre. Then it's back home and of course, we ain't letting the grass grow
under our feet. We play the Continental Club in Austin our first night back
home , July 5th.
Okie Dokie, that's the way the updates will go, but with more recaps of what
the shows were like the week before. Which , speaking of, Croatia was
AWESOME! Here is a link to the national TV spot that they aired on their
news show.
Croatian newsclip
http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=137&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=41191&tx_ttnews[backPid]=23&cHash=3a96a910a0%20%3Chttp://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=137&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=41191&tx_ttnews[backPid]=23&cHash=3a96a910a0%3E
Miro and Dubravka ( I sure hope I spelled it right this time) were so
magnificent hosts and friends. Thanks again Miro and Beroslav for making the
show happen. Germany,... The Old West Ranch was fun. It really looks like
an old western town. Nice folks and general good time. I think my accent
made it tough to understand me, but they were mighty kind in applause. Same
was true at The Four Corners. Man I always have too much fun there. That's
largely due to Bill and his pretty wife being so dang obliging. This time
though they had help from the opening band Doggone from England. The band
was really good and just plum nice guys. We ended up jammin' and just having
a good ol' Texas time right there in the middle of Germany,...with good ol'
boys from England , haha. England...Lord knows I need to thank Jean Fish of
Jean Fish Tours for putting the show in Liverpool on. It was the highlight
of the UK shows. Frank, thank you and your kind family for a great pre-show
meal and hospitality. Your home was lovely as is your wife.The london show
should not go unmentioned. The Luminairre is a great venue and I hope we go
back. It is the ONLY London venue for roots music and I hope Londoners begin
supporting the shows there more. I am thankful for the crowd I had and I
hope I'm not suggesting or offending them. I only want to pass on the venues
difficulties getting Londoners to support these acts. If it doesn't start ,
the venue will disappear, also the Kings Head pub ( meaning Elvis, that have
the coolest shirts!) underneath is it's sister club and has the best jukebox
in London. Please drop by and say hi to the folks for me. Big is the bouncer
and the owner John turned me on to Coffee Tequila,...I know, but it really
did taste good. Skjak, Norway was so beautiful. The festival is one of the
most well done I've seen in Norway. Great classic American cars and great
folks. I met some fans I haven't seen in 15 or more years and made lots of
new ones. Also got to sing with a guy I've always loved to hear sing Wendal
Atkins. If you don't know him, look him up and buy some of his music. You'll
thank me for it.Thank you Alf for creating such a fun festival and having us
be a part of it. That's about enough for now. I hope not to make these so
long from now on. Hope yall like the new Truckin' Sessions 2 album and let
the folks you hear playing it on the radio know that you do. Hell, call up
one's that ain't and give 'em hell for it!!
Adios Amigos,
Dale
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July 2009 |
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Friday |
Stars & Bars |
Delft, NL |
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Saturday |
Ydre Country Festival |
Ydre, SWE |
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10 |
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Friday |
Stubb's Bar-B-Q with Spoon |
Austin, TX |
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11 |
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Saturday |
The Broken Spoke |
Austin, TX |
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17 |
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Friday |
One World Theatre with RAY PRICE |
Austin, TX |
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18 |
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Saturday |
11th street Cowboy Bar |
Bandera, TX |
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23 |
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Thursday |
Fortune Valley Casino |
Central City, CO |
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24 |
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Friday |
Fortune Valley Casino |
Central City, CO |
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25 |
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Saturday |
Buffalo Bill Days |
Golden, CO |
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26 |
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Sunday |
Swing Station |
La Porte, CO |
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27/28 |
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Monday/Tuesday |
Piper Down Club |
Salt Lake City, UT |
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29 |
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Wednesday |
Grove Plaza - alive after Five Series |
Boise, ID |
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31 |
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Friday |
Tractor Tavern |
Seattle, WA |
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August 2009 |
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2 |
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Sunday |
Pickathon Roots Music Festival |
Happy Valley, OR |
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8 |
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Saturday |
Braun Brothers Reunion |
Challis, ID |
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9 |
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Sunday |
Oneida Casino |
Green Bay, WI |
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10 |
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Monday |
Oneida Casino |
Green Bay, WI |
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11 |
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Tuesday |
Oneida Casino |
Green Bay, WI |
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12 |
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Wednesday |
Oneida Casino |
Green Bay, WI |
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13 |
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Thursday |
Oneida Casino |
Green Bay, WI |
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14 |
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Friday |
Oneida Casino |
Green Bay, WI |
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15 |
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Saturday |
Oneida Casino |
Green Bay, WI |
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22 |
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Saturday |
Shrine Club |
Greenville, SC |
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23 |
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Sunday |
Down the Street Cafe |
Montgomery, AL |
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29 |
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Saturday |
Dosey Doe |
The Woodlands, TX |
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September 2009 |
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25 |
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Friday |
The Granada Theatre |
The Dalles, OR |
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