Birdie

When the Road Gets Rough

You Turn My Light On

Moon Over the Chisos

Drunk at the Driskill

Floating the River

A Fool Like Me

On this day, in 1836, a constitutional convention was convened at Washington-on-the Brazos to declare the free Republc of Texas. My great, great, grandfather, Martin Parmer, was there. He served as the president of the committee that drafted the constitution (per the minutes). This track was recorded live at my CD release party at the Saxon Pub on November 5, 2013. Bill Starrett on guitar, Charlie Irwin on bass, John Chipman on drums, and Rebecca Patek on violin.

RingtailLiveAtSaxon11513

Several years ago, I was sitting at my favorite bar in Austin, Texas, chatting with my friend Sandy Laird. She told me the story of how her granddaughter was born on the Bolivar Ferry. I told her that I would be writing a song about that. So, a couple of weeks later, I played the tune at the Saxon Pub, and she cried. Sandy left this earth a few weeks ago, and we celebrated her passing this past Sunday. She was a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and she hated the Dallas Cowboys. We gathered together in her honor to watch the game, and at halftime they asked me to sing the song that I had written for her. I was upset afterwards because I was so emotional and nervous that I didn't feel that I did it justice. So, I'm posting this version (courtesy of Scott George and Bill Starrett).

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