For several venues, you have the option of purchasing either through a special sale (BUY SPECIAL) or from the venue or the venue’s agent (BUY FROM VENUE). If reserved seating is offered, check both options for the best seat. As a general rule, fees are lower at BUY SPECIAL. You may have to register for BUY SPECIAL, but registration is simple and free. Also, BUY SPECIAL usually has an option to buy a VIP package for a flat $75.00, but if both general admission and reserved seating is available at a venue, the VIP package is probably general admission only.

*Shows marked with * are Patty Griffin with special guest Scott Miller.

From a review of the show posted at UncommonMusic.org:

With support of her “dream” band, Buddy Miller, Doug Lancio, John Dedrick, Marco Giovino and Frank Swart, she brought down the house with rollicking, country spirituals and brought chills to the audience with the softer ballads.

For the full review and some great photos, click here.

Buddy’s Set List
That’s How I Got To Memphis
Worry Too Much
Wide, Wide River to Cross
Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go
I Want To Be With You Always (Lefty Frizzell)
Shelter Me
Chalk
Gasoline and Matches
All My Tears

Patty’s Set List
Standing
If I Had My Way
Wade in the Water
Little Fire
Death’s Got A Warrant
Move Up
Heavenly Day
I Do Believe (Waylon Jennings)
Get Ready Marie
Mary
Never Grow Old
Love Throws A Line
Strange Man
Waiting for My Child
I Smell A Rat
House of Gold
We Shall All Be Reunited
Encore
Coming Home to Me
Why Get Up (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
Up To The Mountain

Patty performing “Death’s Got a Warrant”:

At the tribute to Neil Young, Patty, Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams performed Neil’s song “Comes a Time”.  Some photos:

Here’s a screen view of a clip from the webcast:

Jack Ingram and Scott Miller joined Patty at a show that was for the benefit of Grounded in Music, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation whose sole mission is to change the lives of under-privileged children grade four through 12 by exposing them to the possibilities available by choosing music as a career, hobby, or alternative to life on the streets. Patty is a member of the board of the corporation. To learn more, click here. To donate, click here.

For an excellent report on the show, see UncommonMusic.org.

Also, here’s a TV story on the basis of the show that was recorded and broadcast two days before the show.

Let’s face it. THAT VOICE is really something special. And no one knows that better than other musicians. As noted recently by the Houston Press: “Griffin has some otherworldly instinct for finding transcendent harmonies . . ..”  So it’s not surprising that today, July 5, 2009, in an article in The Ottawa Citizen, Canadian blues rocker Amanda Rheaume, when asked “If you could perform a duet with anyone living or dead, who would you choose and why?”, responded, “I would choose Patty Griffin. She has one of the most amazing voices I’ve ever heard — she just gives me chills.” See here.

Well, for your enjoyment, here are 50 songs of other musicians with THAT VOICE making the song special.  Note that, as usual, you get one full play of each song from lala.com at no cost.  If you would like, click on “Patty Griffin lends her voice” on the player to be taken to a web page where you can buy mp3′s of the song or, for a total of only 10 cents per song, get unlimited streaming of the songs.  That’s only $5.00 for unlimited plays of the entire collection!  Note that PattyCentral is a 100% non-commercial site and neither requests nor receives any monetary benefit from any purchase of any music – but the artists do!  Note also that the sequence of the songs in the playlist is random, with the exception that the first song, Ellis Paul’s “Conversation With A Ghost”, is first because it is the earliest released of such songs – it was released over 2 years before the release of Patty’s debut, Living With Ghosts!  Press the play button at the top of the player to listen to the entire playlist.

“‘Bloodline’ has that Ray LaMontagne sparseness that draws your ear to the lyric like a tongue to a chipped tooth. Patty Griffin, everyone’s favorite harmony vocalist, helps oodles.” – DuluthNewsTribune

Matt’s Official Website.

Here’s “Bloodline”:

And here’s the full album:

Held in Driftwood, Texas, just south of Austin, Old Settler’s Music Festival is Central Texas’ signature music event featuring Grammy winning Americana, arts & crafts, camping, food & libations. Acoustic jazz & blues, bluegrass, old-time local faves & award-winning artists from around the world.  The festival runs April 15-17.

In addition to Patty, the lineup currently includes Joe Ely, The Travelin’ McCourys, Fred Eaglesmith, Buddy Miller, Peter Rowan, The Lee Boys, The Gourds, Band of Heathens, Radney Foster, Blue Highway, Mindy Smith, Alison Brown with Joe Craven, The Infamous Stringdusters, Bearfoot, Solas, The Special Consensus, The Wronglers, Elizabeth Cook and Ruby Jane.

Grounds camping is available.

For ticket info and to purchase tickets, click here.

Patty joined Jack at his show on November 12, 2009.