“You Can Close Your Eyes”
Jan 5, 2024Here’s James performing his classic “You Can Close Your Eyes” for a studio audience in this footage from a special 1987 episode of the long-running German television program, Ohne Filter.
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Happy New Year!
Jan 3, 2024The Taylors started 2024 by sharing this touching slide show of family holiday memories, set to JT’s version of “Auld Lang Syne”.
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We’ll take a cup of kindness yet…
Dec 29, 2023One last share for 2023 — here’s James and Scottish singers Karen Matheson and Dougie MacLean ringing in the New Year with this performance of “Auld Lang Syne”, taken from the 1997 edition of the BBC’s Hogmanay, which airs every December 31.
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Comfort & Joy
Dec 25, 2023Click below to enjoy JT’s instrumental arrangement of the traditional carol, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
You got me falling like a shooting star…
Dec 22, 2023James has shared another clip from his 1997 performance on BBC Scotland’s annual New Year’s Eve program, Hogmanay.
Click below to watch “Ananas” (from JT’s ’97 album, Hourglass) now!
“Wild Mountain Thyme”
Dec 15, 2023James duets with Scottish singer, Karen Matheson, on the traditional folk classic “Wild Mountain Thyme”, in this performance taken from the 1997 edition of Hogmanay, BBC Scotland’s annual New Year’s Special. James would later record this song for his 2015 album, Before This World.
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“Your Smiling Face”
Dec 8, 2023The year-end festivities continue with this vintage 1997 performance of “Your Smiling Face”, taken from James’s appearance on BBC Scotland’s annual New Year’s Eve special, Hogmanay.
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Wear Your Music – one day sale December 11!
Dec 8, 2023Heads up! Next Monday, December 11, for one day only, all James Taylor guitar string jewelry is 20%-off at WearYourMusic.com! Profits will go to support Tuberville, whose mission is to strengthen communities by growing and donating food.
2024 dates announced!
Dec 4, 2023
James and his All-Star Band will play 13 shows in Japan, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii in Spring 2024!
Presales for all dates start Wednesday, December 6. See the Schedule page for local start times.
The Tokyo, Manilla, and Maui presales will be held on JamesTaylor.com *, and a JamesTaylor.com account is required to participate.
The remaining presales will need a password for access — please visit the Schedule page on December 6 for passwords and direct links to those presales.
New Year’s Eve ’97
Dec 1, 2023Click below to see the latest treasure from James’s video vault: a rarely seen interview and performance from the 1997 edition of Hogmanay, BBC’s Scotland’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration, broadcast live every December 31.
Click below to watch James discuss his Scottish heritage and New Year’s traditions before performing his classic “Carolina In My Mind”.