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Gail Swanson to perform at Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic in Austin

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

www.gailswanson.com

Gail Swanson has been invited to perform at the 2010 Fourth of July Picnic at the BackYard, in Austin this year. The list of artist continues to grow!

Gail has a new album out, which is wonderful:

“Gail Swanson’s 6th release is a mixture of genres; ten new songs from this Maui based singer/songwriter. Tracks include a new duet with Willie Nelson… a duet with Michael McDonald (Mike is playing ukulele!)…two new rock tunes produced by Doobie Brother Pat Simmons… there is something for everyone on this CD. Musical friends who joined Gail on this project: Willie Nelson, Pat Simmons, Michael McDonald, James (Hutch) Hutchinson, John Cruz, John McFee and more… A-list players, interesting songs and thoughtful lyrics.”

www.gailswanson.com

Gail will be performing at the Coachouse, in San Juan Capistrano, California, on April 8^th. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit her website:
http://www.gailswanson.com/Music/coachhouse.htm

Tickets are on sale now for Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic at the Back Yard, in Bee Cave, Texas. The show is general admission, and tickets are on sale now at www.gettix.net, and you can get the link at the www.thebackyard.net .

These artists have all been mentioned as performers at this year’s concert:

Willie Nelson and Family
Kris Kristofferson
Jamey Johnson
Johnny Bush
Paula Nelson
Amy Nelson, Cathy Guthrie – Folk Uke
Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real with Micah Nelson
Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Bob Thornton and the BoxMasters
Geezinslaws
David Allen Coe
Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel
Gail Swanson

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Willie Nelson and Alanis Morrisette, at Charley’s, Pa’ai (12/31/2009)

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Thanks so much to pinkestblack for letting me share photos she took on New Year’s Eve, of Willie Nelson performing at Charley’s, in Pa’ai, Maui.

See all her great photos at her Flicker account at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pink_and_black/4253774463/

Willie Nelson and Alanis Morrisette
Photo compliments of:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pink_and_black/4253774463/

Alanis is reportedly recording a cover of ‘To all the Girls (Boys) I’ve Loved Before’ sung and made famous by Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias. It will be on a single, and Willie will play guitar on the song.

Thank you again, PinkestBlack. Those of us living here on the frozen tundra are grateful for a glimpse into paradise.

Posted in Hawaii, Other Artists, Pictures, Songs | 7 Comments »

Willie’s first concert of 2010 — New Year’s Eve in Hawaii

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Hi Linda,

You are so wise to be inspired by Willie. I just found him this last year, and have been lucky to have seen him in concert 4 times already, most recently in Knoxville, Nashville and Maui this New Year’s Eve.

I gave Willie a puka shell necklace in Nashville to remind him to come back to Maui, and apparently it worked!

Concert tidbits: Alanis Morrissette sang a duet with Willie, “To all the Girls/Boys I’ve loved before.”

Willie counted down to the New Year from 60 seconds, but got the crowd confused when he said several numbers twice and skipped a few.

Lukas continued to perform after his father left and came back for an encore (“Hana Hou” or “One more time” in Hawaiian.)

At one point, Lukas (Micah played drums) and Willie seemed to be dueling it out against each other with fantastic guitar playing. Neither one gave up anything to the other.

Much aloha, and thanks for keeping me continually inspired by the man also.

Shelly Brown

Shelly, with Willie Nelson, in Nashville

Honeysuckle Rose IV in Nashville, at night

Posted in Hawaii, HoneySuckle Rose, Lukas Nelson, Pictures | 4 Comments »

Willie Nelson sings on Gail Swanson’s Album, ‘Simple Truth’

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

photo by Ron Dahlquist
http://www.gailswanson.com

Thanks to Maui musician Tom Conway for sending me a link to Gail Swanson’s music. I listened to one of the songs on the album that Willie Nelson sang with her on: ‘The One That Got Away.” It’s a beautiful heart-breaker; the kind of song you love to hear Willie sing as a duet.

You can listen to samples of Gail’s music and purchase the album from her website at:
www.gailswanson.com

Gail wrote:

“Thank you so much for helping me spread the word about my new CD and this duet! I wrote the song with Cris Sommer Simmons and we are so happy Willie liked it enough to sing on it – he’s the best!”

Peace and aloha, Gail

www.gailswanson.com

“Gail Swanson’s 6th release is a mixture of genres; ten new songs from this Maui based singer/songwriter. Tracks include a new duet with Willie Nelson… a duet with Michael McDonald (Mike is playing ukulele!)…two new rock tunes produced by Doobie Brother Pat Simmons… there is something for everyone on this CD. Musical friends who joined Gail on this project: Willie Nelson, Pat Simmons, Michael McDonald, James (Hutch) Hutchinson, John Cruz, John McFee and more… A-list players, interesting songs and thoughtful lyrics.”

www.gailswanson.com

You can learn more about Tom Conway, and his schedule, at his myspace account:
www.myspace.com/tonconwayguitar

Posted in Albums, Duets and collaborations, Hawaii, Pictures | 3 Comments »

Tom Conway at Stella Blues, on Maui, (every Tuesday)

Friday, December 25th, 2009

http://www.myspace.com/tomconwayguitar

Guitarist Tom Conway plays a solo set every Tuesday at Stella Blues Cafe, Maui, Kihei, Hawaii, at 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. No cover.

Tom and other musician friends from Hawaii, played with Willie Nelson at Charley’s in Pa’ai, Maui, last August, and showcased the music from Willie’s latest album, ‘American Classic.’

Tom has recorded with Willie in Hawaii, and then again in Texas. I don’t know when that cd will be out, but it will be a gem.

Tom and his former band Gypsy Pacific have albums featuring their gypsy jazz music, and also here’s the link for CDBaby and Tom’s No Fixed Address

“This is such an exciting, inspiring collection, you want to hear it again and again. From the amazing rising and falling arpeggios, to the sly wit of the arrangements and compositions Tommy Conway and his band have nailed it again. A must for lovers of the guitar and gypsy music”.

- Pat Simmons
Doobie Brothers

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Willie Nelson, Tom Conway and Friends at Charley’s, in Pa’ai

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Willie Nelson live from Hawaii

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

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Willie Nelson, Tom Conway and Friends at Charley’s, in Pa’ai

Willie’s Place, on Sirius/XM Radio, re-broadcast Willie Nelson’s concert at Charlie’s, in Pa’ai, on Maui, Hawaii today. The concert was part of MySpace’s secret concert series, and was held in celebration of Willie’s latest album, American Classic. Willie was joined by guitarist Tom Conway, and other very talented local artists.

Today’s rebroadcast of this concert just ended; if you missed it, Sirius/XM will rebroadcast the show again on Saturday, November 28th, at 1:00 pm ET and at 8:00 p.m., and on Sunday November 29th, at 9:00 pm ET.

It is a great concert. Willie sings from his American Classic album, and some of his classic songs. The musicians he plays with are so good, and are so in synch with Willie on his material. I wish they would release this on cd.

fyi, you can pick up Willie’s Place on Direct TV, too; that’s where I listened today.
www.xmradio.com.

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Aloha, Y’all; Spend Thanksgiving with Willie Nelson, Tom Conway at Charley’s, on Willie’s Place, Sirius/XM Radio

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

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Willie Nelson, Tom Conway and Friends at Charley’s, in Pa’ai

On Thanksgiving, Willie’s Place, on Sirius/XM Radio, will re-broadcast Willie Nelson’s concert at Charlie’s, in Pa’ai, on Maui, Hawaii. The concert was part of MySpace’s secret concert series, and was held in celebration of Willie’s latest album, American Classic. Willie was joined by guitarist Tom Conway, and other local artists.

If you miss it on Thursday, Sirius/XM will rebroadcast the show again on Saturday, November 28th, at 1:00 pm ET and at 8:00 p.m., and on Sunday November 29th, at 9:00 pm ET.

More to be thankful for! And another good reason to sign up for satellite radio:
www.xmradio.com.

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Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Willie Nelson, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real in Hawaii

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

On his FaceBook account, Lukas Nelson has invited everyone to celebrate New Years Eve in Hawaii, with Willie Nelson and Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real at Charlie’s, on Maui, on December 31, 2009.

http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=172540427433&ref=mf

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Tom Conway and Joe Cano concert tonight at Mulligan’s

Monday, October 12th, 2009

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Aloha friends,

Joe Cano and I are back at Mulligan’s in Wailea tonight from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. We hope you’ll join us for a fun evening of music!

Mahalo for supporting ‘Live’ music and Mulligan’s.”

Tom & Joe

www.mulligansontheblue.com/
100 Kaukahi Street
Wailea, HI
808.874.1133

Posted in Hawaii, Tom Conway | 1 Comment »

Behind the Scenes at the Maui Film Festival

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

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Willie Nelson, at the Maui Film Festival

The Maui Film Festival has posted behind the scenes photos of the Film Festival in June, at their Facebook account at
www.facebook.com/mauifilmfestival. You have to have a facebook account, and be a fan of the festival to view their pictures.

Willie Nelson performed before Turk Pipkin’s introduced his film, ‘One Peace at A Time.”

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For information about the film, ‘One Peace at a Time,’ and other important work Turk and Christy Pipkin are doing, visit:
http://www.nobelity.org

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Live! From the Island of Maui! Micah Nelson Paints

Friday, September 4th, 2009

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Photo by Lee Brooks

Micah Nelson painted while brother Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real performed at Charley’s, in Pa’ai, Hawaii, on August 25, 2009. Lukas and the band opened up show at the MySpace concert, followed by Band of Horses, and then Willie Nelson, Tom Conway, and friends.

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Photo of Micah Nelson by Lee Brooks

Here is the completed painting. You see more of Micah’s art, and purchase a print of this picture at http://ghandarva.deviantart.com.

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The Tiny Apocalyptic Spark
live painting by J. Micah Nelson

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Lukas Nelson, and the Promise of the Real
www.PromiseoftheReal.com
Photo by Lee Brooks

Thanks to musician Lee Brooks for taking the photos, and sharing them at his FaceBook account, and kindly giving me permission to share them here.

Lee Brooks and Willie Nelson

Lee Brooks and Woody Harrelson

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Tom Conway and Willie Nelson

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Tom,

Thanks for sending me the news article about the show at Charley’s with Willie. And thanks to Sandra for the pictures!

Hey, Willie talked about you on Willie’s Place, with Bill Mack [sirius/xm radio]. He talked about the concert and recording with you. And he called you Tommy!

I’ll bet you worked really hard getting ready for that show.

Linda

Linda,

Wow, I had no idea he mentioned me on Bill Mack! Actually, I worked my butt off on Willie’s new album…I spent a lot of hours transcribing every single tune on the album and wrote out charts for all the band members. My personal goal was to memorize the entire record and I’m proud to say I hit the stage that night without a safety net!

An opportunity like this may only happen once in a lifetime and I really wanted to honor Joe Sample’s great arrangements and give it my all… especially for Willie! I’ll always be grateful for the opportunity / assignment Willie gave me and I cherish the memory of a wonderful night just fifteen minutes from my home on Maui.

Yeah, a lot my close friends call me Tommy. : )

Thanks, Linda!

Tom

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Willie Nelson’s ‘American Classic’ cd party in Hawaii

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

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photo by Sandra Conway

““It was unbelievable, definitely the best gig of my life.”
– Tom Conway.

www.mauinews.com
by Jon Woodhouse

Last week Willie Nelson hosted a release party for his new CD, “American Classic” at Charley’s. This jam-packed “secret” gig featured the country legend playing songs from the new album, along with performances by indie rock group Band of Horses, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real and Gail Swanson.

Willie’s ace backing band featured Gypsy Pacific’s Tom Conway on guitar, bassist Marcus Johnson, guitarist Phil Benoit, keyboardist Brian Cuomo, saxophonist David Choy, and Michael Buono on drums.

“Willie called me a couple of months ago and gave me an advance copy of the record and wanted me to put a band together,” explains Tom Conway. “I basically transcribed the entire album and we rehearsed and it turned out real well.”

Tom joined Gail Swanson to open the evening, followed by Promise of the Real rocking out with guest vocalist Woody Harrison on Paul McCartney’s “Maybe I’m Amazed.” Willie joined Band of Horses for their finale of “Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow up to be Cowboys,” and stayed on stage to perform most of “American Classic” with the Maui all-stars.

Released on the Blue Note jazz label, the CD sees Willie return to the great American songbook with classic tunes like “Since I Fell For You” and “Fly Me to The Moon.”

“He purposely wanted the show to coincide with the official release of the album,” says Tom. “It was unbelievable, definitely the best gig of my life.” The show was videotaped by MySpace and Sirius XM Radio will broadcast it some time soon. Tom and Gypsy Pacific previously collaborated with the country legend, recording 18 tracks for a forthcoming album.

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