A sincere thank you to every one so far who has shared our recently-released new Dillon Fence LP, In Flagrante Delicto – save & listen here! I recently had an in-depth discussion with journalist Warren Kurtz at Goldmine for his Fabulous Flip Sides series. We cover the new live LP and the 30th anniversaries of our Dillon Fence's LP Living Room Scene and Hootie and the Blowfish‘s massive LP Cracked Rear View.Warren has an interesting perspective, as he and his daughter Brianna caught our bands together on tour in Salem, VA in 1995. He interviewed me at an in-store performance soon after. He really knows the band was able to pull out details that tell a story and connect the dots.
Songwriting and record-making anecdotes and analysis galore – Scott Carle , Chris Goode, Kent Alphin, Mark Bryan , Darius Rucker, Tim Sommer, Mark Freegard, Ardent Studios, John Lennon, The Beatles, R.E.M., The Beach Boys, The Who, AC⚡️DC, 54-40, Bob Dylan, The Faces and more make an appearance. Enjoy!
Connells / Dillon Fence / Johnny Irion at NCMA recap
What a show Dillon Fence had at North Carolina Museum of Art! Thank y’all so, so much for coming out and celebrating the release of our new DF album. A sincere thank you to The Connells fam for sharing their stage with us. The Connells played a fantastic set, with their deep bench of classic songs on display for all to hear. Johnny Irion’s set featured an impressive new batch of tunes from his upcoming LP, Sleeping Soldiers of Love, out this August.Our DF set went as well as we could possibly hope. Y’all were incredible. We saw so many friends and fans. Scott Carle & Kent Alphin delivered as usual… good bud (and my longtime partner in Hobex) Andy Ware crushed it on bass guitar, filling in for Chris Goode. We even slipped in a DF version of “Windows,” a first, and a poignant one for me. Our pal Ryan Dean Pickett gave us a world-class front-of-house mix. Darrell Young refurbished the heck out of my old Super Reverb amp! It really popped for me.
Despite a few afternoon showers, the weather held off and we all got our full sets in. A beautiful night all around at a beautiful venue. Thank you to NCMA and Cat's Cradle Presents for putting it together. We feel very lucky to be doing this and still having a great time doing it all these years later. Check this front row clip of Something for You from Beth Boylan, if you want a taste of the show. More soon from Dillon Fence... please save, share and enjoy that new album and we’ll see you down the road! 🙏🏼♥️😊
Greg Humphreys & Friends – Sag Harbor Festival, Shakori, Fall Dates
GH & Friends have couple of fantastic festival appearances coming up this fall in New York and North Carolina! Playing the Sag Harbor American Music Festival on Saturday, September 28 for the first time – I'll have North Fork compadres Nick Sferlazza on bass guitar and Jake Schott on drums.
Returning to all-time fave Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival for the first time in a couple of years on Sunday, October 6! I'll be bringing some NYC pals for this one: Marcus Farrar on percussion and vocals, Jason Ewald on Drums and vocals, and Brett Bass on bass guitar.
More Fall dates (and remaining summer dates) below. Still chipping away at a new solo release as well... I hope to have more to report on that soon. Tickets and show info at http://greghumphreys.net – I appreciate your support, folks!
Greg Humphreys & Friends – Upcoming dates
Aug 09 Greenport, NY Claudio's
Aug 30 Greenport, NY PORT
Sep 01 East Moriches, NY Lily's Seaside (solo)
Sep 04 New York, NY 11th Street Bar
Sep 06 Mattituck, NY The Branch Brewing Co.(solo)
Sep 12 Brooklyn, NY Willoughby Plaza
Sep 22 Mattituck, NY The Branch Brewing Co. (solo)
Sep 28 Sag Harbor, NY Sag Harbor American Music Festival 2024
Oct 02 New York, NY 11th Street Bar
Oct 06 Pittsboro, NC Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival 2024
Oct 24 Columbia, SC The Songbird Cafe (songwriters-in-the-round)
Nov 06 New York, NY 11th Street Bar
Nov 10 Peconic, NY Greenport Harbor Brewery
More soon,
Greg
