Teresa:

Yes, Jean Ritchie is cut from the same cloth as Mississippi John. I had the great joy of booking Jean Many years ago, and her modesty and lack of any affection really made her music even more special.

Rain Dog:

Yeah, Tom Waits! I first became aware of him from a documentary about him, many, many years ago. I always was fascinated with that urban underbelly because it was exotic to me as a tropical rainforest.) Waits immediately struck me as a Hopper song, rather than a painting. He has that same ability to capture the bleakness and loneliness of late night America. Can he sing? Oh yeah! I recently picked up the Soundtrack for Sleepless in Seattle (used) and was reminded about how great a singer Jimmie Durante was, with no discernable voice. Jimmie Durante could Sing those songs.

Jerry