The Holler: Tennessee Tour

It all started with the booking of the Knoxville gig.  We'd have to leave by 6 a.m. or so to get there.  No small feat, but not impossible.  The Sugarlands gig brought it all together.  We traveled in leisurely fashion, getting there early, checking in, relaxing.  They got us a room at the Gatlinburg Inn (est. 1937), and a deep discount on a second one (there were six of us on this trip, including Ben and Callie).  We bought some beer, settled in, set up, soundchecked, and had a spaghetti dinner (courtesy of Sugarlands).  They also gave us each a jar of moonshine.  The tasting tour was fantastic.  It rained around starting time, so the pedestrian traffic dried up.  A few small bursts of a crowd, but nothing great.  It was a little hard to get up for it, especially since we'd had great crowds at home.  A fun time, nonetheless.  We found a laid-back bar down the street, had some beers, returned to the hotel for a late-night swim and pizza.  Oh, and we repeated some songs.  I'm not a fan, but it's part of the crowd dynamic.  People wander in and out, so there's always a new crowd (what there was of it).  We also don't have enough songs to carry a whole night.  We're working on it.
 
9/11/14
Sugarlands Distilling Company
Gatlinburg, TN

I
It's A Crying Shame
I Wouldn't Know Love
Explosions
Six Days On The Road
Freeborn Man
Just One More
Maybe Texas
The Luckiest Man
Heartbreak Song

II
Are You Ready For The Country?
Wayfaring Stranger
Holy Ghost Comes For Free
Wasn't Really
Lost Highway
It's a Crying Shame
Desperate Teresa
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?
Friend Of The Devil
You Don't Like Me That Way
Just One More

III
In The Pines
Freeborn Man
Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Holy Ghost Comes For Free
Henry
Heartbreak Song
I'm Gone

We left at 8:30 a.m.  Again, no small feat, but necessary.  They wanted us in Knoxville at 10.  We were early, and set it up quickly.  It was a stripped-down affair, with Josh on acoustic, Adam using Lightning Rods, and me plugged into a DI.  Peewee showed up at the last minute, just as Red told us to take the stage.  He did his thing (solo acoustic), and we were on.  Not our usual element (daytime, and a crowd of mostly senior citizens), but a grand time.  Red Hickey was a great hostess, and helped us through the intricacies of a live broadcast.  We packed out, parked the cars, wandered around town, drooled over vintage instruments, ate Mexican food, found coffee, and headed home.  Fun, fun, fun.  We'll have to do it again.

9/12/14
The Blue Blate Special
WDVX FM
Knoxville Visitors Center
Knoxville, TN

I Wouldn't Know Love
It's A Crying Shame
Interview
Holy Ghost Comes For Free
You Don't Like Me That Way
Heartbreak Song

(Peewee Moore, The Holler, hosted by Red Hickey)