Thanks for posting this, Jason, I will certainly be making the journey through to the badlands to see "THE MAN".

I have vivid memories of a gig he played at the Edinburgh Folk Club many years ago when it met at the Cafe Royal. It was a hot summer night, all the windows were open, and in the middle of one of his instrumentals an ambulance ( or a fire engine) went past with its siren blazing.

Without missing a beat, he incorporated the "nee-naw, nee-naw" of the siren into the instrumental, pitch perfect, just like it had been meticulously rehearsed. I have never been more impressed by anybody's wit and stagecraft, before or since.

Looking forward immensely to seeing him next Saturday, and just in case anybody hasn't seen this fabulous Youtube video montage of John James in action, here it is