Heigh-ho, everybody, heigh-ho! Last week I played the Bloody Mary bar at Boats and Bluegrass, a fun music festival in Winona, Minnesota. After my set, a fella came up with a resonator guitar and asked about my National resonator. We traded guitars, tunes, and stories. Turns out he was up busking from New Orleans… and also was a former contestant on American Idol!
Made a little video just for fun. Here ’tis:
Cheers,
Jack
Growing up in Minnesota there’s a few truths I learned over the past hundred years. If you’ve never been to the Land of 10,000 Lakes, I’d like to share with you these truths right now. They are as follows: This is one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs. Fun to sing. Here’s a video that…
Well, friends, we did it! We made it to episode #7 of our new weekly podcast! Uff-da, this is a good ol’ good ‘un! The latest episode of Jack Norton’s Old-Time Radio Show was released this morning. Here’s some info on the new show… Travel Back in Time to the 1920s and 1930s! Travel back to the…
Sometimes when I’m tryin’ to write a song with Kitty, I close my eyes and feel my spirit leave my body. My brain goes blank and my soul floats up, up, up and away. I blink to try to get my surroundings, but I’m lost and keep floating. Eventually I land on some crowded street…
Do you know the story of the Little Brown Church in the Vale – also known as the Church in the Wildwood? Lemme tell you the tale, real quick like. The year is 1857. A fella named Dr. William S. Pitts is traveling through Nashua, Iowa and sees a spot that he thinks would be…
Well, friends, we did it! We launched a new weekly podcast! The first episode of Jack Norton’s Old-Time Radio Show was released late last night. Here’s some info on the new show… Travel Back in Time to the 1920s and 1930s! Travel back to the 1920s and 1930s as vaudeville blues and ragtime hokum musician Jack…
Well, friends, we did it! We made it to episode #2 of our new weekly podcast! Uff-da, never thought it would happen. The second episode of Jack Norton’s Old-Time Radio Show was released this morning. Here’s some info on the new show… Travel Back in Time to the 1920s and 1930s! Travel back to the 1920s and…
