News Round Up: Willie Nelson Wraps Up T-Bone Burnett Produced Album

• WillieNelson.com posted that The Texas Yoda has wrapped up his newest, as-yet-untitled album,  recorded live in Nashville in four days and produced by prestigious Americana producer T-Bone Burnett. From the post “Some folks have mistakenly called it bluegrass,” says Burnett. “It’s actually pre-bluegrass. It’s some of the songs Willie’s been singing his whole life.” The material ranges from 1920s to 1960s.” The album features a string section, Buddy Miller on guitar and Mickey Raphael on harmonica, includes “The Man With the Blues,” which Burnett says is the first song Willie ever wrote. Other tracks include covers of “Dark As a Dungeon” by Merle Travis and “You Done Me Wrong” by Ray Price. No release date has been set.

• Recording and visual artist Ronnie McDowell showed up at at George Jone’s home on home in Franklin, TN on Christmas day bearing the gift of a portrait — commissioned by Jones’ wife, Nancy — depicting Jone’s celebrated DUI arrest while operating a riding lawn mower.

• Roseanne Cash has announced a short tour to support her latest release, The List. (No Depression)

• The 11th annual San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival is coming up February 12-21. The nine-day festival will feature many great bands at various locations around the Bay Area.

• The 11th Annual Musicfest at Steamboat concludes today at the Steamboat Colorado ski resort. Seriously, people, next year someone at the event needs to hook a blogger UP!

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