SWAG : NEWS
June 7 2009:   Scotty Huff and Robert Reynolds are again composing and producing the soundtrack for  the latest in the Black Lagoon series of animated films for Scholastic - Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon.  Scotty and Robert have already provided the music for 25 films for Weston Wood Studios. 


August 19 2008:   Robert Reynolds appears in a promotional video of Nashville photographer Deone Jahnke, who took the cover shots of Robert's two EPs, Audrey in a Dream (2003), and The Wintersky Works (2005) (images reproduced further down this page).  Visit Deone's website to view the video:    http://www.deonejahnke.com/video/picturing-the-music.htm

Aprril 8 2008:   Updated June 29 2008.   Robert Reynolds has co-produced Jon Roniger's new record, Charmed Life
which is due to be released on Tuesday 15 April 2008.  Robert also plays on it, along with Paul Deakin, Scotty Huff, Warren Pash - and many others (see below).

Jon is touring the UK from 17 April 2008:  if he passes your way, make sure you go out to see him, you'll have a great time!

Charmed Life, by Jon Roniger, released April 15 2008

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Videos of two of the songs
are available on YouTube
Only Human and The Way I Feel

http://www.myspace.com/jonroniger
Tracklisting:

The Way I Feel
Over and Over
Only Human
Just a Shame
Charmed Life
Believe
Magic Wand
Perfect Evening
Hard Enough
Electric
Lips Like Candy
Falling Star
Can't Wait to Get Home





Buy this CD from either amazon.com
or 
amazon.co.uk
UK and Ireland 2008 tour dates:
Updated June 29, 2008

17 April:
 
The Soak, Birmingham, 19:00
18 April:  Steers, Norwich, 19:30
19 April:  The Village, Edinburgh, Scotland, 19:30
20 April:  Whistlebinkie's, Edinburgh, Scotland, 00:30
22 April:
  Free Candy Sessions @ The Liquid Ship, Glasgow, Scotland, 20:00
23 April:  The Bedford, London, 20:00 (webcast:   www.thebedford.com for details)
24 April:  The Robin 2, Wolverhampton, 20:00
25 April:  Blue Cat Cafe, Stockport,  20:00

3 May:  A'Roma Roasters, Santa Rosa, CA
9 May:  Bazaar Cafe, San Francisco, CA
16 May:  Red Vic Sessions, San Francisco, CA
27 June:  Nomad Cafe, Oakland, CA

6 July: 
Whistlebinkie's, 4-6 South Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, 21:00
7 July:  Blue Cat Cafe, 17 Shaw Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport, 19:00
8 July:  Island Rock and Bar, 14-16 Suffolk Street, Birmingham, 20:00
9 July:  Bar 1761, 1 Market Place,Cockermouth, Cumbria, 20:00
10 July:  The Village, 16 South Fort Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, 20:00
11 July:
  Free Candy Sessions @ The Liquid Ship, 171 Great Western Road, Glasgow, Scotland, 20:00
12 July:  Acoustic Showcase @ Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, 13:00
12 July:  The Angel Inn, Wangford, 21:00
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Jon Roniger - guitar/vocals
Warren Pash
- bass
Mike Durham - guitar
Jen Gunderman - piano/keys
Mike Webb - piano/keys
Jennifer Dixon - backing vocals
Steve Bowman - drums/percussion
Rich Redmond - drums/percussion
Tully Kennedy - bass
Robert Reynolds - bass/guitar
Eric Fritch - guitar
Jim Reilley - guitar/piano
Paul Deakin - vibes
Al Perkins - lap/pedal steel
Thad Cockrell - backing vocals
Scotty Huff - Trumpet
Jim Hoke - Sax
Bill Huber - Trombone


Jim Reilley, Jon Roniger, Robert Reynolds
L-R: co-producer Jim Reilley, Jon Roniger, and Robert Reynolds,  pictured at 16 Ton Studios, Nashville.

October 6 2007:   "Deakin, Reynolds and Friends" are appearing at The Hogsbreath, in Key West, Florida, from Monday 8 October to Sunday 21 October 2007, inclusive - 10pm-2am EST.   You can watch and listen to the shows live on the webcam at the Hogsbreath website.

September 16 2007:   Paul Deakin, Robert Reynolds and Nick Kane of the Mavericks perform (with Thad Cockrell on vocals) on "Dixie's Land", a track on a new 3-CD set entitled "Song of America".   Obtainable from Amazon from 18 September 2007.
You can listen to Dixie's Land by downloading Karen Miller's "The Miller Tells Her Tale" podcast #212

Song of America CD, released 18 September 2007 Earl Bullhead - "Lakota Dream Song"
J
ulie Lee - "Once More Our God Vouchesafe To Shine"
Blind Boys of Alabama - "Let Us Break Bread Together"
John Wesley Harding - "God Save the King"
Elizabeth Foster - "Young Ladies in Town"
Malcolm Holcombe - "The Old Woman Taught Wisdom"
Ed Pettersen - "The Liberty Song"
Harper Simon - "Yankee Doodle"
The Wilders - "Jefferson & Liberty"
Steven Kowalczyk-Santoro - "Hail Columbia"
Take 6 - "Star Spangled Banner"
Beth Nielsen Chapman - "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"
Freedy Johnston - "Peg and Awl"
BR549 - "Sweet Betsy From Pike"
Will Hill and Jehnean Day Washington - "Trail of Tears"
Minton Sparks and Pat Flynn - "Declaration of Sentiments"
Fisk Jubilee Singers - "Go Down Moses"
Mavericks [ft. Thad Cockrell] - "Dixie’s Land"
Marah - "John Brown’s Body"
Joanna Smith - "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Janis Ian - "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye"
Tim O’Brien - "Thousands Are Sailing to Amerikay"
Otis Gibbs - "The Farmer Is the Man"
Joni Harms - "Home on the Range"
Jake Shimabukuro - "Stars & Stripes Forever"
Jen Chapin - "Over There"
Andrew Bird - "How You Gonna Keep ’Em Down on the Farm"
Karen Parks - "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
Danielson - "Happy Days Are Here Again"
Andy Bey - "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?"
Jim Lauderdale - "Seven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat"
Old Crow Medicine Show - "Deportee"
Suzy Bogguss - "Rosie the Riveter"
Folk Family Robinson (Black Crowes with Stan Robinson) - "Reuben James"
Scott Kempner - "Apache Tears"
Elizabeth Cook and the Grascals - "The Great Atomic Power"
Devendra Banhart - "Little Boxes"
The Del McCoury Band - "The Times They Are A-Changin’"
Kim Richey - "Get Together"
The Dynamites / Charles Walker - "Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud"
Ben Taylor - "Ohio"
Anthony David - "What’s Going On"
Martha Wainwright - "I Am Woman"
Matthew Ryan - "Youngstown"
Bettye LaVette - "Streets of Philadelphia"
Gary Heffern / Chris Eckman - "Wave"
Shortee - "The Message"
Judith Edelman / Neilson Hubbard - "Sleep, My Child (Schlof Mayn Kind)"
The Wrights - "Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning"
John Mellencamp - "This Land Is Your Land"

August 5 2007:   "Deakin, Reynolds and Friends" are appearing at The Hogsbreath, in Key West, Florida, from  Monday 6 August to Sunday 12 August 2007, inclusive - 10pm-2am.   You can watch and listen to the shows live on the webcam at the Hogsbreath website.


July 31 2007:  More Live Hillbilly All-Star photographs from the Midlands Music Festival 2007 added to the site, courtesy of Karen Miller.   Click here to view.  

Jimmy C Clark, Chuck Mead, Chris Scruggs, Robert Reynolds

This year's line-up was:  Robert Reynolds, Paul Deakin, Chuck Mead, Chris Scruggs, and they were joined by Jim Lauderdale for two songs on both days.   Visit the Diary section on Karen's site for a full review of the weekend's events, and the Flickr page she has uploaded for many more great photos.    

And yet more Hillbilly All-Star pictures from the Midlands Music Festival have been added, this time courtesy of Raymonda Laermans.   Click here to view.

May 11 2007:  Robert Reynolds and Paul Deakin (and friends), performing as the Hillbilly All-Stars, will be appearing at the Midlands Music Festival  again this year - Saturday 28 July and Sunday 29 July 2007.  See Shows page.


February 15 2007:  SWAG are likely to be recording a new CD at 16 Ton Studios in Nashville in November this year.


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