i just returned from a week on the seas as part of the cayamo cruise (sixthman)

the food bountiful, the destinations beautiful, the time relaxing

and the music? on-going and diverse and great-- i got to hear zac brown's band & sit in with them-- got to sing a duet w/ tift merrit -- got to hear joe ely w/ an incredible accordionist: joel guzman -- heard new songs from joe's new record w/ the flatlanders-- i got to hear a great atlanta based player/singer: clay cook (w/zac brown) also sitting in w/ shawn mullins (shawn is the real deal)- this is a festival like no other AND it is on the high seas & it has a lot of cross-pollinization of players/singers sitting in on sets & jamming -- i, myself had matt mangano, luke bulla & jano rix sit in on a pretty rocking set of mine-- also got to sing a tom t hall song via buddy miller on the big stage for the "no buddy" set on the final night- "that's how i got to memphis"

and, would i do cayamo again? absolutely...and you should too, if you like music

and this week recording on a project w/ tim obrien producing kate macleod, and then a night of friends joining me at the bluebird cafe nashville for the americana assoc. (w/ tim o, john cowan, beth nielsen chapman, danny flowers, and maybe more)

the down side of spending a week on the ocean-- even as i type this, i still feel like i am on the ship- the computer screen is stable but out of the corner of my eyes, the world is moving like a slow, wobbly wave

darrell

Check out a few photos from the Cayamo voyage in the photo gallery!

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