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August 30, 2024
It sounds so sweet with the sun sinkin’ low…
Released as the second single from James’s 1975 album, Gorilla, “Mexico” hit #5 on the Billboard charts!Click now to enjoy this 1999 live performance from the Cambridge Folk Festival.
On the road again
The last stretch of James’s summer tour with the All-Star Band kicks off tonight at The Mann in Philadelphia, PA. There are still a few good seats left for most dates – check out the Schedule page and get your tickets before it’s too late!August 16, 2024
Now the trumpets, they sounded warning…
This week James has shared this clip from his August 1, 1999 performance at the Cambridge Folk Festival, which was part of his European tour that year.Click now to watch “Wasn’t That A Mighty Storm”.
August 2, 2024
Oh I’m gonna shake some hands…
“Line ‘Em Up” is the opening track on James’s 1997 studio album, Hourglass. Click below to enjoy this vintage performance from the 1999 Cambridge Folk Festival, which originally aired on the BBC.July 19, 2024
“Everyday”
Click below to watch James and the band perform Buddy Holly’s “Everyday” live at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 1999.July 17, 2024
‘Up Close’ for Berkshire Magazine
James and Kim are featured in the cover story of Berkshire Magazine’s July issue. Read the in-depth interview, which covers James’s 50-year history at Tanglewood, upcoming projects and more, at BerkshireMag.org now.
Photo by Josh Goleman
July 5, 2024
Cambridge Folk Festival ’99
In this vintage footage from the BBC archives, James performs his classic “Carolina In My Mind” at the Cambridge Folk Festival on August 1, 1999.Click now to watch!
July 2, 2024
A bicycle built for two…
James and Henry had a little fun backstage at the Darrien Lake Amphitheater last week. Click now to see the boys in action, then visit the Schedule page to see when the tour is coming near you!June 21, 2024
Just guaranteed to blow your mind…
This one’s a barnburner! Click now to watch James and his crack band strut through “Steamroller Blues”, a classic cut from the 1970 album, Sweet Baby James, in this footage from the music program, Ohne Filter, which aired on German television station SWF from 1983 to 2001.June 7, 2024
You just call out my name…
Written by James’s friend Carole King for her 1971 album, Tapestry, James released his version of “You’ve Got A Friend” that same year on his album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon.Click now to watch this vintage live performance, excerpted from a special episode of Ohne Filter.