At Folk Alliance 2015, Kansas City, Feb 17-22:

March 1st! This Year! That is the official release date for Bruce Balmer’s new album, Get Outta Park! The pre-release activities are heating up already. Folk DJ promoter extraordinaire, Erik Balkey of Hudson Harding Music is handling the distribution, so all our Folk DJ friends should have their copy prior to the release. We are…

Lisa and I are terrifically excited to be playing here in Dallas at the Labyrinth Walk Coffeehouse Benefit For St. Cecilia School Musical Instruments tonight.  She’s been working overtime to upgrade the musical education for these students.  Yesterday there was a Special Performance at the Kessler Theater by Jake Shimabukuro, ukelele virtuoso, for children from two…

We’re having glorious clear days here in Texas, belying the weather forecasts right and left.  I could be painting houses, and I just might. Lisa and I have some marvelous gems of shows coming up this summer, all within a day’s ride; check out the Upcoming Events column over there>>. I’ve been enjoying the street…

Change of plans, Markley & Balmer tour cancelled, returning to Dallas.  Regrets to all who had plans to come see us at The Lost Horse Saloon in Marfa, The Holland Hotel in Alpine, or JavaJax in Sweetwater.  We’ll be back, watch this space!

It has been too long since we’ve had a chance to chat; so much has happened; travel to Tennessee, New York City and it’s city-state, and Oregon, just long enough to roll through the station stop for Bernie Sanders speech to tens of thousands.  Lisa and I have been focusing on regional performances this fall,…

Today Markley & Balmer are nearly thoroughly booked for our March 8th – 17th tour of West Texas and Big Bend. Thirsty Goat in Lajitas the 10th, Starlight Theatre in Alpine on the 11th, High Sierra at the Eldorado Hotel in Terlingua on the 14th, Holland Hotel in Alpine on the 15th, And JavaJax in…