No July 4 celebration would be complete without a picnic!
Click here to download Picnic with the Taylors, a hand-picked selection of the Taylor family’s favorite summer recipes! You can also read there Kim’s contribution to a favorite Berkshires book: The Tanglewood Picnic: Music and Outdoor Feasts in the Berkshires (2015), by Gina Hyams.
photo: Edward Acker
On August 6, 2015, following the release of his #1 album, Before This World, James and his Band performed a sold-out concert at Boston’s legendary Fenway Park.
This Saturday, July 4, the concert, including a special guest appearance by Bonnie Raitt, will be streamed in full twice:
JT YouTube: 11am PT / 1pm CT/ 2pm ET
JT Facebook: 2pm PT / 4pm CT / 5pm ET
Plan a socially distanced (with masks!) picnic with family and friends! Organize a socially distanced watch party! Listen while you work or exercise and plan to post your photos and videos online! James’s team will repost photos and videos during the concert and all day long!
Shout out to Italian fans, Andrea Luciani & Stefano Nosei performing JT’s “Lighthouse”, from the 1975 album, Gorilla.
Not Our First Goat Rodeo, the new album from Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile, is now available! Recorded at James’s home studio, TheBarn, the record includes 10 new songs and features guest vocalist Aoife O’Donovan. Click below to view the video for the new song “Scarcely Cricket” now!
This Thursday, June 25, James will participate in Hot Stove, Cool Music — a virtual concert to raise money for children in need. Steven Tyler, Common and the Dropkick Murphy’s are among the other artists performing.
For more information and to purchase your ticket (for as little as $5!), please visit ftbnl.org now!
Sir Paul turns 78 tomorrow, and James will be interviewed on tonight’s episode of Fab Fourum, airing at 9pm on SiriusXM’s The Beatles Channel (channel 18) to mark the occasion.
Tune in or listen online to hear James’s short chat with host (and Break Shot Producer) Bill Flanagan!
The first in a new series: check out this trombone arrangement of “Your Smiling Face” by Matt Broome. Want to submit your own #JTFanCover video? Send us a link here.
On Wednesday, June 10, at 8pm CST (9pm EST/6pm PST) James will participate in Paul Simon’s A Night for Austin, a virtual evening of great entertainment supporting the beloved community of Austin, TX.
In addition to James and Paul, the event will feature performances from Jerry Douglas, Vince Gill, John Hiatt, Norah Jones, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt and many, many more!
Visit ANightForAustin.com for more information and to stream the show!
James was interviewed in February by journalist and Audible Break Shot producer, Bill Flanagan, at The Sheen Center launch event for Break Shot and American Standard. Click now to see James discuss the craft of songwriting.
