As
Jack makes his way back to the States (New York, specifically),
we'd like to take some time to note what some of his new Irish
fans have been saying about his week of headlining the Dunmore
East Festival in Ireland:
From
New York, Jack Grace is one of the great characters of country
music.
A
singer - songwriter, guitarist and banjo-picker, Jack was
like the Pied Piper. Everywhere he went, looking for all the
world like a cowboy from an old western movie, the fans followed.
On
Sunday afternoon, when the sun shone, for a few hours at least,
Powers Bar resembled a saloon in the old west as Jack, complete
with cowboy hat and rugged boots really kicked up a storm
with his 1947 Gibson aceustic guitar autographed by two of
his heroes, Merle Haggard and Doc Watson, one of the legends
of Bluegrass. (Waterford News and Star, Friday, August 29,
2008)
Sounds
like a pretty good time, and this editor wishes she had been
there enjoying a Guinness and taking in the tunes (in spite
of the rain).
When
he's not up late entertaining the masses, Mr. Grace continues
to beat the odds and get up at the crack of dawn to join the
Takeaway
team on National Public Radio. He'll probably be talking about
dogs and some other stuff. You won't know unless you listen.
Check him out various mornings at 6 am, or for you night owls,
watch it on ye old You
Tube.
Come back
soon and check for some new items in the General
Store, new gigs and other stuff you'll like. By
the way fans, Battleship
is back. We had ttouble with our old Web host, and they tried
to run off with some of our files. Here's to external hard drives.
Play on!
Jack
Grace Quote of the Day:
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