JWW and the Prospectors

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We were at The Little Longhorn Saloon last night (Saturday January 25) and caught an early show 6-8pm of some western swing by JWW & the Prospectors (Facebook). We arrived early, the band was still setting up, and, as the evening progressed, the dance floor filled. The bar is a tiny spot, with a tiny stage and tiny dance floor but it was quickly jumping, with lots of dancers out to have a good time.

There were many tunes with a funny story line: e.g., there was a song about "Cheese Crackers and Pabst", another about "Insufficient Funds". They seemed to be mining their tunes, or at least the style, from the '30s and '40s. But doing an excellent job.

We didn't know the band and had never heard of them. They are local to Austin and we were pleased to see them; they were way more fun than we had expected. But that's often the case at the Longhorn. It's pretty authentic country; they describe it as "Classic Western Swing from Austin TX". Here's a sample YouTube video of "Happy Hangover". They have a CD "It's High Past Time" (2011) which you can find on many of the streaming services (it's on my iTunes) but it's long out of print. From their Facebook page I see they play around town but not regularly. That's a shame, they were certainly appreciated last night.

Over the years we've been to the Little Longhorn many times; we'll be back — especially for music and dancing like this.

See also JWW & the Prospectors (YouTube Channel)

I had fun taking a lot of pictures with my fish-eye lens; Kate was trying out her new phone/camera; there was another fellow there who took a few pictures on what looked like an old 4x5 film camera.