Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock brought their authentic brand of American Roots to the Tuning Fork on Sunday night, playing to a thoroughly appreciative crowd of music lovers. Rev Orange Peel was there to capture the event.

The latest example of this phenomenon is Jimmie Dale Gilmore, who brought his son Colin along to sing and play with him.

Gilmore, who releases a tribute album to his father's favorite songs in mid-August on Rounder, was playing in an unusual setting for him.

A few songs into the first night of a short tour, Jimmie Dale Gilmore told the crowded house "I sort of in a way dread going out without The Flatlanders," referring to his other existence as a member of the well regarded trio which reformed a few years ago. And in a way, perhaps he was right. There is safety

Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore perform at The Birchmere on August 29, 2024.

"No one would have believed down in the bowels of Lehman Brothers doing IPOs that I'd ever be up here on stage with Jimmie Dale Gilmore," investor Warren Hellman, decked out in a Star of David sequined coat and the honest-to-God tie of Earl Scruggs, quipped from behind his banjo. The beloved presenter of the