Big Tangleweed thanks go out to WTTW and Erin Bauer from the Mayor’s Office of Special Events for inviting us to play two songs live on Channel 11 last night, as part of their Chicago Country Fest promo piece.  We had a great time, and are very much looking forward to playing the big festival this weekend. 

Phil Ponce and the entire WTTW gang were a pleasure to work with, and the crew even hit us with a musical joke:

What’s the difference between a Viola and a Violin?   A Viola burns longer.

They say VICTOR BORGE told them that one.   Nice. 

After getting some kind props from Phil and Erin, we played DRAGGIN’ THE BOW and HARD TIMES off our brand new record.  We went banjo-less, as Mr. Fisher had prior commitments and the station had some space constraints, so Ryan took one for the team this time ’round.

Thanks again to everyone at WTTW and the Mayor’s Office for the support.  We’ll see you all at the IL LOTTERY TASTE STAGE at Noon on Saturday in Grant Park.

We just got back from our little teaser show for this weekend’s Country Fest in Grant Park. Several local television stations were present, including WLS, which plans to show their footage on this evening’s 5pm broadcast.

Thanks to all the folks who came, and to the good people from the Mayor’s Office of Special Events for putting it all together.

As we prepared to head out to Ann Arbor for our show with the Hackensaw Boys, we got word from WTTW that they’d like us to appear on their “Chicago Tonight” program. And so we will. This Wednesday (June 28th), at 7PM.

We’re participating in a very special show at the Hideout in Chicago at the end of this month. Our pal Edward Burch will be performing the Louvin Brothers’ masterpiece Satan is Real in its entirity. The full press release is below. (more…)

The new Tangleweed CD, Where You Been So Long?, has been delivered to the pressing plant. We should have our shiny new CDs in a few weeks. In the meantime, you can admire Tony Nuccio’s lovely cover art for the new record, at right. Click on the image to view a larger version.

We’re very pleased with the new record. You can hear some samples on our music page.