Rodney Crowell performs “Nashville 1972” off his latest New West Records album, Close Ties, opening with the lines:
“I had a dog named Banjo and a girl named Muffin
I’d just blew in from Texas and I didn’t know nothing
I found my way around this town with a friend I made named Guy … “
Crowell is performing on the Main Stage at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival on Saturday, July 14 at 8:40 p.m. For a complete schedule visit thefestival.bc.ca.