Road Trip to Cowtown: Checking in with Andy Hersey

Apologies for my absence from the blogosphere; prior to the weekend I went on a camping/hiking/swimming trip to Fossil Creek in the Mogollon Rim, and there was no wireless internet up there. Before I left though I went on Thursday night to see my cowboy crony Andy Hersey play his...

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Apologies for my absence from the blogosphere; prior to the weekend I went on a camping/hiking/swimming trip to Fossil Creek in the Mogollon Rim, and there was no wireless internet up there. Before I left though I went on Thursday night to see my cowboy crony

Now I’ve got a good excuse for another road trip, this one down south to Sonoita where Andy lives, for his CD release party on June 1st. I haven’t heard his new disc, Between God and Country, but I was around for some of the songwriting that birthed the tunes, and despite my tendencies toward punk rock and hip-hop, I’m down for a barn dance as well. It’s a long drive, down near the Mexico/U.S. border, but if you’ve got the time it’ll be well worth it to make it to Pioneer Hall at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds to get your hoedown on. Meanwhile, here’s a live collaboration by Andy and Roger Clyne from a show in Tucson last February.