O-Boy

O-Boy.. Lots of news.

   First let me ay thanks for all the calls and prayers and such regarding my recent "operation" I am healing fine, no more hernia no more pain. Everything went well and I am expected to recover fully and be back to NORMAL? soon..whatever that means. and i was grateful for all the help from my friends, who lifted equipment, set stuff up and tore stuff down and loaded and unloaded my van over the last few weeks. It is great to have great friends and family.

 The H!X CD "Really Live" is getting air play on several stations and we are gathering some steam for a big fall push. We are having a great time and have two more CD's in the can that we are finishing up as we speak (type).

  Southwest Regional Folk Alliance is just around the corner. I will be hosting a panel on how to run a successful open mic with fellow songwriter Jason Weems. SWRFA is always fun and something good always comes out of it.

  Headed to Terlingua, Tx. soon for the Al Barlow "Bash" in the desert. Playing the Starlight Theater on Friday Oct 19- Sutlers Club in Fort Davis on Saturday Oct 20 and back at the Starlight on Sunday Oct 21. It is always good for the muse to get out under that big huge Terlingua sky..

  Thanks for checking in. Remember happiness is fleeting, JOY is a choice. Choose this day to be joyful in all things and towards all people.

   Your musical pal, Claude"Butch"Morgan

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Claude"Butch" Morgan
 603 Windy Knoll
Devine,Texas 78016
cell: 210.884.1572
http://www.butchmorgan.com

Here We Come

Yee-Haw-Lelujah.. It's finally here the H!X "REALLY LIVE" CD and we
will be debuting it,for the first time in San Antonio on Saturday
September 15 at 8 p.m. at our favorite venue.. CASBEERS 1719 Blanco
Rd. There will be a FREE cowboy movie and POPCORN and of course the
new 13 song CD "H!X Really Live". If you have not had the opportunity
recently to hear the H!X come out for the full H!XADELIC experience
Saturday September 15..It's going to be BIG Fun For Everyone.
Hey folks thanks for dropping in. Some of you know I have been a
little under the weather the last few weeks, but i am on the mend and
ready to saddle up and play some fine H!X music for you all. Trevor,
Robar the Rong Ranger and RB ,we are all raring to go. If you live
within driving distance make your plans now for this Saturday night.
Lots more on the horizon for the H!X, we are riding into the wild
FUN-tier.. hope to see you soon..Claude"Butch"Morgan
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Claude"Butch" Morgan
603 Windy Knoll
Devine,Texas 78016
cell: 210.884.1572
http://www.butchmorgan.com

Did it Work?

OK Ok Maybe.. maybe.. Lets see..here goes.. jumping in NOW! More later butch
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Claude"Butch" Morgan
603 Windy Knoll
Devine,Texas 78016
cell: 210.884.1572
http://www.butchmorgan.com

Nice Cool Summer

Yepp.. In Texas anything below 95 degrees if considered "Cool", so
in that respect we have seen some cool weather. Things are poppin' in
and around H!Xadelic Land. We are taking care of the details for our
CD promotional campaign on H!X "Really Live" We are at number 137 on
the Rebel radio chart and we are not even sure how they got the CD.
Anyway. The big kick off will be at Casbeers in San Antonio Tx. On
Sat. Sept. 15. After that date you will be able to catch the H!X in
and around Texas for a few months.
This is an experiment. My Blog has been down for a while so I am
just sending this one out to see if it will post. If we are
successful, i will return with more info. Keep Lookin' Up and
Yee-Haw-lelujah!!! See you down the trail. Claude Butch Morgan
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Claude"Butch" Morgan
603 Windy Knoll
Devine,Texas 78016
cell: 210.884.1572
http://www.butchmorgan.com

Summer in H!X-City

Hot town summer in H!X city, back of my neck feeling dirt and gritty.. Wow..man it has been a hot one in south Texas. Hope you have a nice cool place to hang for the summer.
Howdy and welcome to my site. It's great to have you drop by. ALOT has been going on. We have finished our (The H!X) Augie Meyers project and now he is sending it off to his connection up north. Keep your fingers crossed and the prayers coming that something positive will take place soon. More details to follow, but for right now just know that Augie is placing the H!X in some very big hands.
The H!X CD is still in the works. We are all very excited about this record (CD). We are in and out of the studio as time become available. Salmon Peak www.salmonpeak.com (Mark Senko) has been very gracious in allowing us the use of his fine studio and we will be forever in his debt. If you are looking for a great studio, look no futhur than Salmon Peak in San Antonio Tx. It is the best
The Kerrville Folk Festival has come and gone. I was very fortunate to play the main stage with my friend and wonderful tunesmith Eric Taylor. His new CD is great. It's titled the Great Divide, and it's available at www.bluerubymusic.com I also played a set with Tom Prasada Rao and Cary Cooper ww.thedreamsicles.com, which was a lot of fun. This year was a very good yer for me at Kerrville, I made a lot of new friends and contacts, got a couple of house concerts, a little 9 day tour up north and hooked up with my songwriting buddy Jay Mankita for a little Texas tour in November www.jaymankita.com All in all it was a great time of wonderful music with great friends.
My wife and I have been working on our yard, planting grass and other such things. It has to be done in the early morning, it's too hot after about 11 a.m. But it is starting to look like a yard instead of a weed field. My neighbors may start speaking to me again soon. I am working on the outside of the house trying to get it ready to paint. We are building a screened in porch and several other projects, from our never ending project list.
Spent a great Fathers day with my Dad Claude C.Morgan Sr., a WWII Veteren ,and my best friend. We went to the lake and hung out with the rest of the family. Natalie, our grand daughter by my son Trevor and wife Karen, my oldest son Sean and his wife Georgett, assorted friends. We ate too much and had a great time. I am so fortunate to have such a GREAT family.
Well this is a little long winded. Hope your having a great time in life. Keep looking up, and hope to see you down the trail. Your pal, Claude"Butch"Morgan

Great Things Ahead

Always i see GREAT things ahead..Sometimes it's hard to really see the details but i know that what lies ahead is always better. i keep believing in the human race and in the right for all people to live and be free. i keep praying that people
( myself included of course) will continue to search there hearts and make better decisions based on love and forgiveness and mercy. This is my prayer.....
Just returned from a week in Austin where I attended the Folk Alliance National Conference. Myself, along with my songwriting buddies, Frank Meyer, George Ensle',Doug Fesler, and Bill Passaquala formed a group called, The Gazebo Song Group" and had a space in the exhibit hall. It was quite an experience, one I was not quite prepared for, but all in all i believe it was a worth while venture.
I made a lot of new contacts and played 13 different showcases in front of all new people, it was quite different than the small regional one I attended in Austin in October 05'. In contrast to the friendly and quite easily manuvered Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Conference ,this one was huge and I easliy got overwhelemed, but i sure learned alot about myself and where i am in regards to the national Talent that is out there. I look forward to next year in Memphis with The Gazebo Song Group a little more prepared this time.
I also had my fine old Alverez Yairi DY85 stolen, as well as my wallet. This did not occur at the Folk Alliance but at another location on the morning of Feb 13. The news of it quickly spread throughout the folk music community and many, many people made contributions towards replaciong my money and guitar, thanks in big part to my pal Tom Prasada Rao and Steve James and David LaMotte ( and many other annonynus people). I love the musical community and thank the Lord for such a great family.
I do not get my joy from a guitar or any other THING so the loss was simply that. i would like to have it back, but it isn't necessary for me to remain at peace and upbeat. One GREAT gift that i received because of the loss of my guitar was a reconnection to an old and great friend who recieved one of the numerous e-mail sent out by one of many musicians. he got an e-mail about Butch Morgan's guitar and my phone number was attached ( he did't get the e-mail from me, it came from someone in Austin who simply sent an e-mail out to there mailing list) so he called me. It was my best friend in High School that i had lost contact with in 1979. So because i lost my guitar i received something much more valuble,my old friend back in my life. Yee-Hawllelujah..
Well I have some new places to play and am looking forward to tomorrow, i pray you are doing the same, thanks for checking in and visiting the site, hope to see you down the trail...your musical pal, Claude"Butch"Morgan

Great Things ahead.....

Always i see GREAT things ahead..Sometimes it's hard to really see the details but i know that what lies ahead is always better. i keep believing in the human race and in the right for all people to live and be free. i keep praying that people
( myself included of course) will continue to search there hearts and make better decisions based on love and forgiveness and mercy. This is my prayer.....
Just returned from a week in Austin where I attended the Folk Alliance National Conference. Myself, along with my songwriting buddies, Frank Meyer, George Ensle',Doug Fesler, and Bill Passaquala formed a group called, The Gazebo Song Group" and had a space in the exhibit hall. It was quite an experience, one I was not quite prepared for, but all in all i believe it was a worth while venture.
I made a lot of new contacts and played 13 different showcases in front of all new people, it was quite different than the small regional one I attended in Austin in October 05'. In contrast to the friendly and quite easily manuvered Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Conference ,this one was huge and I easliy got overwhelemed, but i sure learned alot about myself and where i am in regards to the national Talent that is out there. I look forward to next year in Memphis with The Gazebo Song Group a little more prepared this time.
I also had my fine old Alverez Yairi DY85 stolen, as well as my wallet. This did not occur at the Folk Alliance but at another location on the morning of Feb 13. The news of it quickly spread throughout the folk music community and many, many people made contributions towards replaciong my money and guitar, thanks in big part to my pal Tom Prasada Rao and Steve James and David LaMotte ( and many other annonynus people). I love the musical community and thank the Lord for such a great family.
I do not get my joy from a guitar or any other THING so the loss was simply that. i would like to have it back, but it isn't necessary for me to remain at peace and upbeat. One GREAT gift that i received because of the loss of my guitar was a reconnection to an old and great friend who recieved one of the numerous e-mail sent out by one of many musicians. he got an e-mail about Butch Morgan's guitar and my phone number was attached ( he did't get the e-mail from me, it came from someone in Austin who simply sent an e-mail out to there mailing list) so he called me. It was my best friend in High School that i had lost contact with in 1979. So because i lost my guitar i received something much more valuble,my old friend back in my life. Yee-Hawllelujah..
Well I have some new places to play and am looking forward to tomorrow, i pray you are doing the same, thanks for checking in and visiting the site, hope to see you down the trail...your musical pal, Claude"Butch"Morgan

Howdy Friends

Well it's been a long long time since I last posted here. Lots has been going on. WELCOME to the site. Glad you stopped by. I forgot to pay my hosting bill and so the site wasn't up for a while but i am back now.
The New H!CKS have been in the studio for the last couple of weeks and we have recorede 13 songs. It was a great and fun session and we are looking forward to our first CD relearse party soon.
I have been hammering and nailing on our new, old house and we are just fixing to move in. Very exciting.
Please check out the calender and find out when we are playing near you and come be apart of the evening with us. We look forward to playing and singing some our new material and the ole stuff as well, for you really doon. Until next time it's a Yee-Haw-lelujah to ya' your pal, Claude Butch Morgan