Sixthman, the company that stages the annual Cayamo music cruise, has announced a landlocked tour featuring performances by Cayamo artists. Chuck Cannon, Tim Brantley, Bronze Radio Return and Trailer Park Ninjas will play in various combinations over the month of August The schedule: Wednesday, Aug 3 – Miami, FL – Transit Lounge Thursday, Aug 4 – Orlando, FL – The…
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Cayamo’s 2012 line-up
Sixthman has announced its initial 2012 Cayamo line-up, including John Hiatt, John Prine and Lyle Lovett. For the uninitiated, this is a February cruise that features some of the top Americana music artists in a weeklong music festival on the ocean. Among others booked for next year: Richard Thompson, Keb Mo, Buddy Miller, Loudon Wainwright, Iris Dement, Greg Brown, Shawn…
Cayamo’s 11 best moments
Paste writer Josh Jackson has posted his “10 unforgettable moments from Cayamo 2011.” It’s a good list, but it inspires the ever-competitive Sun209 to offer up 11 of our own favorite performances from the Cayamo cruise: 1. Loud and Rich -Loud and Rich are better known as Loudon Wainwright and Richard Thompson, and this was a rare show as a…
Buddy Miller and friends
Buddy Miller stepped into the elevator on the Cayamo cruise, seemingly unaware of the growing crowd lining up to see him. I had met Buddy at a party in Nashville recently and told him I was looking forward to seeing him play – if I could get in. He looked puzzled. “There are already 200 people lined up outside the…
Loud and Rich perform as a duo
Richard Thompson and Loudon Wainwright have toured in tandem on their “Loud and Rich” tour, but they said their pairing on Saturday night on the Cayamo cruise was their first-ever full set together. They opened with Bob Dylan’s “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere,” prompting Thompson to joke “Does he do our songs?” Maybe he should. This was a terrific show by…
Cayamo update: Larkin Poe
Larkin Poe is two-thirds of the Lovell Sisters, building on their bluegrass roots with rock and blues. This is a very young, but extremely talented band. They thanked their parents for their support, and were tickled that they could bring their folks – and 8-year-old brother – on a good road trip for once. Larkin Poe played songs from their…
John Prine on Cayamo
The Cayamo cruise is an Americana and folk music festival on the water. It’s a great environment for music fans and musicians alike. The first of regular reports from Cayamo: John Prine laughed and said the 60-minute limit on his Cayamo show posed some pacing problems. “We usually play for two and a half hours, and we’re trying to cram…
Cayamo 2011 features John Prine
One of my favorite musical events each year takes place on the water. Cayamo is a floating music festival, a cruise that features a remarkable array of performers and about 12 hours of music a day. Cayamo 2011 will feature John Prine, Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, the Indigo Girls, Buddy Miller, Brandi Carlisle and many more. The cruise includes stops…