STONEHONEY

Good things happening in the Stonehoney camp. Our trip out to Nashville turned into some magical good fortune for us. Gram Parson’s daughter, Polly, saw us at a house party in Austin, TX and went nuts! She brought us to an amazing brunch at Eddie Wilson’s home (the founder of the legendary Amadillo World Headquarters and Thredgill’s restuaraunt) and put us in front of all the folks who make that town so special. Not only did we sell a ton of cds, we got set up for the South by South West Festival a few weeks later.

Next came the Folk Alliance festival in Memphis, TN. We were talked into attending this by our dear friend Dan Navarro of Lowen & Navarro (they wrote “We Belong” for Pat Bennitar) and it couldn’t have gone any better. We were the break-out group of the whole festival, playing 4, 5, and 6 times a day. I caught myself still playing guitar at 4:30 in the morning, three days in a row! This has lead to some great national bookings for some serious money. And all this before even arriving in Nashville...

SXSW was just incredible. We got to be the first group to play the new stage at the legendary Thredgill’s North store on one night, headline the outdoor stage of Threadgill’s South the next (right after Rocky Erickson and Billy Gibbons!) and headline the north store on Saturday night with Earl Poole Ball (Johhny Cash, The Byrds, Gram Parson, Merle Haggard) sitting in on piano. What a night to remember!

Now we’re teaching Nashville how to play some honest county music again. There are some great management options coming our way and we have a weekly gig at the Cadillac Ranch on Broadway. Check www. myspace. com/stonehoney for up to date details. ---Phil Hurley