porterdavis
visual recap
March 27, 2009

porterdavis pastel on paper by Joy Wren

www.joysgallery.net

below - Dan feeling it during a splendid rendition of Bill Withers' classic "Use Me Up". Click the photo to go to YouTube and watch the whole thing. I assure you, it'll be worth the nine minutes. I'd say this shot is somewhere around 3:45 or 4 minutes in.

below - Simon, once I'm able to unearth "Work Song" from the videos, it's going to go here. For now, click on the link below to see my daughter's favorite porterdavis song performed live.

below - I believe this was just prior to Simon announcing "it's Dan's birthday!" Click the photo below to hear Simon's game-worthy accent shake the snow globe as he states it loud and proud, before they bust into "Take the Fall".

below - the full capacity audience at hand for porterdavis' third trip to the rug. Even though it was Dan's birthday, he gave a gift to Jamie by performing "Bury Me Deep" (Poi Dog Pondering). Click the photo below to enjoy this moment.

Kevin Carroll

with special guest Mike Meadows

February 28, 2009

Visual Recap

below - Kevin Carroll pastel on paper by Joy Wren

www.joysgallery.net

click on the video below to see the live performance of "Singing to the Birds"

click on the video below to see "Give it Away"

click on the photo below to see "Dark Valley Serenade"Click below to see Kevin Carroll perform "Box of Wine"

Click below to see "Make it Feel Good" performed live and acoustic on the rug

Click below to see "Borderline" (Yes, that "Borderline"...)

Click below to see "Something Has Ruined You"

Visual Recap
Austin Collins & The Rainbirds
January 24, 2009

above - "Austin Collins & The Rainbirds" pastel on paper by Joy Wren

www.joysgallery.net

What an incredible performance! Austin, Craig, Dylan & "the professor" treated a capacity crowd at PWP to a wonderful evening of music. If you're unfamiliar with Austin Collins, I urge you to check out his music by visiting the web site. If you have a chance to see them live, do it. And if the rare acoustic performance presents itself, make absolutely sure you're there. This music was made to be heard in a true listening environment.

The set list:

(Click on the set list above to hyperlink to "House Without Windows" live at Piney Woods Performances)

(Click on the photo below to hyperlink to YouTube to see "Unapology" live at PWP)

(Click on the photo below to see "Reckless & Lovely" from this evening)

(Click on the photo below to hyperlink to "Roses are Black" from this evening)

(Click on the photo below to hyperlink to "Restless" from this evening)

(Click on the photo below to hyperlink to "Things You Want the Most" from this evening)

To compare the unplugged at PWP to the plugged version, click here and check out some tunes on Austin's myspace page.

porterdavis visual recap

porterdavis live at Piney Woods Performances 8-8-08

photos courtesy of Ashlee Newman Photography

porterdavis back on the rug. Wow. Simply incredible.

Be sure and take a moment to check out the videos from the evening on the main page here at the Piney Woods Performances blog.

Below, photography by Ashlee Newman Photography

Below - Simon Wallace on the harmonica. If Simon blowing on the bass harp doesn't get you grooving in some fashion, I recommend you see your general practitioner to find out what's wrong. (Check this out -- "Janey")Below - The evening wouldn't be complete without backing vocals on "Smack you Back" by Kenny Pipes. Smash the mailbox again... Apart from being one really nice guy, Kenny is the man behind the Almost Austin house concert in Pasadena, Texas. Be sure and check out the great artists he presents there. And his pot-luck dinner generally puts ours to shame!

The next three photos below - Many thanks to Ashlee Newman Photography for capturing the moment from the back of the rug. As you can see, everyone in attendance certainly enjoyed a wonderful evening of music. You can tell that goes for the musicians as well as the audience.




Below - Mike Meadows on the spoons. Mike is an amazing percussionist. He borrowed my djembe and Katren remarked "I didn't know that thing could sound like that!" (So I'm not a great djembe-ist...) Check this out to see for yourself -- "Sunshine"

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Sam Baker at Piney Woods Performances
6/28/08

Sam Baker performs live at Piney Woods Performances: "Slots" 6-28-08

Please take a moment to enjoy this video from a few rows back at Piney Woods Performances (courtesy of Dave and Amanda): Sam Baker performing "Waves" at PWP 6-28-08

Below: Sam Baker pastel on paper by Joy Wren

Below: 2 photos courtesy of Dave and Amanda

Graham Wilkinson

5/17/08 at Piney Woods Performances

with special guest James Levy

Below: "Graham" by Joy Wren

Above: "Graham Wilkinson at Piney Woods Performances" pastel on paper by Joy Wren

Below: "James Levy" by Joy Wren

What a treat. Graham provided two fantastic sets of original music to an extremely appreciative Piney Woods Performances crowd. Check out some of Graham's tunes for yourself at: www.myspace.com/undergroundtownship

Somewhere between these two photos Graham explained his inspiration for "Child of Light". Unless you happened to stroll in the same Austin back alley, odds are you'd never come close to guessing...

Below - As an unexpected bonus, the PWP enjoyed 4 songs from James Levy, hailing from Brooklyn, NY. Check him out at www.myspace.com/levy
Take special note of the guitar below. James is left-handed. So he turned the guitar upside down and played it backwards. Had it not been pointed out, it's likely we wouldn't have noticed. How's that for a PWP original moment?

Below - As Graham began the first song of his second set he blew out a string. Maybe it was due to James' upside-down tuning, maybe it was due to the passion Graham played with. So a five-minute break was in order and then Graham got back into the groove.
Graham tried out some new tunes to our delight. Many so new he needed to review the words...


For those in attendance, Graham left us behind an unreleased collection of songs as a special thank you to the PWP audience - you will soon find that arriving in yhour mailbox (details to follow). For those not in attendance this time, don't miss the next show! Graham has already agreed to come back for some more fun at PWP!