BIG DADDY LOVE

We want to thank everyone for coming out to our 'Chilly Strings and Savory Things' Holiday Party.
A huge thanks to all the people who brought such amazing food for the pre-show potluck!
A big ole thanks to our old friend Kelly Linville for filling in on drums for us the entire night. We had THREE drummers out for sickness! Kelly played the entire show and absolutely crushed it.
Thanks to Chris Phelps and the entire team at High Rock Outfitters. They've been with us since the beginning.
The musicians that made the night so incredibly special:
Time Sawyer, Luke Mears, Molly Rose Murphy, Tyler (our new friend on Sax! You'll be seeing more of him in the future)

We hope everyone has a safe and fun NYE and we're looking forward to seeing all of you again in 2024!

📸: As always, thanks to lifelong BDL Fam Jenny Lawrence Dancing Lemur Photography for the pictures!

We’re happy to announce that our good friends along with will be closing out the night for us at “Chilly Strings and Savory Things” at
Doors at 6 pm
Potluck at 7 pm
Acoustic BDL and bluegrass jam 8 pm
Time Sawyer + friends 9:30 ish
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone!
— BDL

We're happy to announce that our good friends Time Sawyer will be closing out the night for us at "Chilly Strings and Savory Things" at High Rock Outfitters
Doors at 6 pm
Potluck at 7 pm
Acoustic BDL and bluegrass jam 8 pm
Time Sawyer + friends 9:30 ish
We're looking forward to seeing everyone!
-- BDL

Beer and Banjos in Boone with D. Brewer!
It doesn't get much better than that.
Beer & Banjos
Mountain Home Music
SouthEnd Brewing - Boone

BIG DADDY LOVE boys with Brewer World Tour in Boonetown last night for SouthEnd Brewing - Boone’s monthly Beer & Banjos.

This is a joint statement from Big Daddy Love and Possum Jenkins, written by Dave Brewer and Brian.

I was 18 the summer after graduating high school in 1998 when I played my first ever ‘real show’ at Ziggy’s, when it was still on Baity Street in Winston.

Our band, Plan B, had recently connected with Abe Reid of the Blue Rags, and he was fresh off his win at the recent Piedmont Amateur Blues Competition. Part of his top prize was a headlining show at the club, and thanks to our budding musical friendship that summer, Abe allowed us to open the show.

ALL of our friends came to Ziggy’s—a couple hundred mostly high school kids from out in Clemmons. It was by no means packed, but it was enough folks to make plenty of noise on a swampy August night under the big top.

The set climaxed with a not-too-shabby version of “In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed” by the Allmans (VHS footage of this epic performance still exists, in case you’re interested). The quintet of Casey Hauser, Kevin Timmons, Reese Dorrier, Peyton Gimbert, and I exited stage left back into that dingiest of green rooms and felt, for a few fleeting moments, like WE had just rocked the Fillmore. It was indeed glorious.

About 30 seconds after we finished, our rowdy herd of young West Forsythian friends headed quickly out the door before Abe could even get his stool and guitar out to center stage. What followed was a rousing solo set with his award-winning brand of foot-stompin’ Piedmont blues, and the 20 or so people that stuck around were very appreciative.

At night’s end, Abe took 100% of the proceeds from the door. And because he performed solo, he didn’t require the services of the sound engineer. We did, however, and so Abe required us to pay the engineer’s $100 fee out of our pockets.

In terms of having any music business savvy, we were greener than green, mostly just thrilled to play a show at the legendary Twin City nightspot, agreeing to do the gig essentially for the much-heralded ‘exposure.’ I guess I was hoping Abe would pay it out of the proceeds from the door since we’d drawn such a sizable crowd. The deal’s a deal, though, mate.

Anybody got $20 I can borrow?
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The Ramkat’s decision to give our Feb 2 date to a national touring act is a bit disappointing. Initially, it was suggested that perhaps we could all share a bill. When we declined (based on it being our little ol’ 20th Anniversary Show), they moved ahead, giving said act our long-held slot while offering us several alternative dates from which to choose. (The touring artist’s management also declined the option to join the lineup)

As we have 9 musicians who all perform in various bands, none of the offered dates were amenable to the Possums and Big Daddy Love.
We’ve all been in situations very similar to this one and 90% of the time we always find a solution that works for everyone involved. Unfortunately, everyone was under a strict deadline of about 24 hours to figure this out and it just wasn’t enough time.

To their credit, our friends at the club have been nothing short of extremely apologetic. Admittedly though, it kind of feels like we’re the longtime girlfriend next door being dumped by our boyfriend right before prom for some new hot girl. Meanwhile, the boyfriend calls and says he’d REALLY love to go dancing sometime, just, you know … not at the prom.

We are well aware that the music club business is hard. After all, we’ve been in this thing for nearly two decades, in case you haven’t heard. Decisions must be made, and the financial realities cannot be ignored when desirable acts have available dates and workable routing/touring. A lot of times, it’s an easy fix, and the local yokels can slide on over to the next night, but this time…it wasn’t. Now everybody’s pi**ed.

It certainly wasn’t anybody’s intention to get all riled up right here at the holidays, but the fans, friends, and families of Possum Jenkins and Big Daddy Love are an admirably loyal bunch, and have expressed their feelings on the matter with no uncertainty. THANK YOU! You’ve been with us since the beginning and there’s no doubt you’ll continue this journey with us no matter what. We love you and could not have had this amazing journey without you.

Now, if everyone can take a deep breath, or drink or t**e or WHATEVER calms your music-loving soul, and remember that this too shall pass. Brent Buckner used to sometimes call Winston-Salem “Win Some, Lose Some.” Ain’t that a fact!

--dB
BDL photo by Roger Gupta - with Brent Buckner of Possum Jenkins.
Possum photo by Doug Williams.

Boone, NC friends!
We'll be back up there on Thur Dec 14th as the "Acoustic BDL Trio" and we'll be playing the Beer & Banjos series.
This is a wonderful series at SouthEnd Brewing - Boone
More info here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1051558769398229

This Sat, Dec 9th, we'll be in Raleigh with our good friends Isaac Hadden Organ Trio
More info and tickets here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/697202332345027/

We'll be back in Raleigh at The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop on Sat Dec 9th.
We're looking forward to hosting our good friends Isaac Hadden Organ Trio for the night.
More info and tickets here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/697202332345027/

Buy tickets to Big Daddy Love w/ Issac Hadden Organ Trio in Raleigh on December 9, 2023 Big Daddy Love: (Winston Salem, NC)As you can probably tell by their name, Big Daddy Love is no gentle string quartet. Their music has been described as “a blend of rock, bluegrass, southern soul, and

We had a big ole spooky time at The Graveyard Getdown Music & Haunt Fest!
Thanks to everyone who put it on and for taking such good care of us! 🖤👻🎃
📸 Jerry Friend

Upcoming shows:
Dec 9th., Raleigh, NC. The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop with Isaac Hadden Organ Trio

Dec 28th. Lexington, NC. High Rock Outfitters. "Acoustic BDL" Holiday Jam and potluck.

14 years together and we're still waiting for the aliens to land at a BDL show.

Upcoming Schedule for BDL
10/27 - BDL - Yarnival at Alder Creek Farm in Troy VA
12/9 - BDL - Raleigh Pour House and Music Hall
12/28 - Acoustic BDL Holiday Gathering & Bluegrass Jam, High Rock Outfitters, Lexington, NC.

Upcoming Schedule for The Tree of Forgiveness Band - A John Prine Tribute
11/3 - Raleigh Pour House and Music Hall
11/17 - Harvester Performance Center, Rocky Mt., VA -- SOLD OUT
11/18 - The Ramkat, Winston-Salem, NC
12/15 - Millwald Theater, Wytheville, VA
12/16 - The Premier, Hickory NC

📸 Elizabeth Larson Photography at Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance

‼️ Raleigh NC Friends ‼️
We'll be coming to The Pour House with our newest project, The Tree of Forgiveness Band - A John Prine Tribute
This is such a special band and we're having so much fun with it lately.
We'll play songs from his very first self-titled album all the way to his final album Tree of Forgiveness.
An all-star band featuring members from BDL, Time Sawyer, Luke Mears, Camel City Yacht Club, and Silk Groove
Doors 7:00 and Show 8:00
Info and Tix Here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1743975972711641

We're looking forward to seeing all of our VA BDL Fam this weekend at Yarnival!
It's an incredible lineup at the perfect location.
Great food, late-night bluegrass jams by the fire, birthday celebrations, disco nights, and so many good bands.

A handful of tickets are still left and you can get them here:
https://www.aldercreekfarm.org/pages/join-us.php

Yarn, The Tan and Sober Gentlemen, The Judy Chops, Cruz Contreras

As the temps are starting to dip and the leaves start to turn, you know what's coming next!
🍂That's right, it's the heavily anticipated and trendsetting BDL Fall Fashion Line 🍂
This year, we're featuring our "Appalachian Rock" hats.
We have a limited supply of these hats and our first order sold so quickly that we never even posted it online.

To order, please send $25 + $5 shipping to https://paypal.me/BDLBand
Or, you can use Venmo and that address/QR Code is in the comments.

Please include your choice of color, blue or black, and your full address.
Expect delivery in 5-7 days.
Thanks, everyone!

One more round of pictures from The Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance by Willa Stein Photography

BDL upcoming performance schedule 👇
Friday, Oct 20th - Jambience Productions Presents: The Graveyard Getdown Music & Haunt Fest This is near Greensboro, NC and tickets are selling quickly.

Oct 27 and 28th - The Yarnival - Alder Creek Farm, Troy VA
Along with Yarn, The Tan and Sober Gentlemen, The Judy Chops, Cruz Contreras

A big thanks to our dear friend Roger Gupta for these great pics of BDL + Dangermuffin at Front Porch Fest.
We celebrated the music of 1973 with this setlist:

"Time" - Pink Floyd
"Stir It Up" - Bob Marley
"Chameleon" - Herbie Hancock
"The Joker" - Steve Miller
"Cisco Kid" - War
"Dixie Chicken" - Little Feat
"Eyes of the World" - Grateful Dead
"Will It Go Round In Circles" - Billy Preston
"Jessica" - Allman Bros
ENCORE:
"D'yer Maker" - Led Zeppelin
"Knockin On Heaven's Door" - Bob Dylan

We'll be in Hickory, NC tonight for their Oktoberfest!
Main stage from 9:15 - 10:45.
More info here:

Entertainment | HDDA Entertainment Kidsfest Castle of Cans DIRECTIONS / FESTIVAL MAP Vendors VOLUNTEERS SPONSORS HICKORY’S OKTOBERFEST OCTOBER 13th, 14th & 15th, 2023 FRIDAY: 5PM-11PM (Food Vendors open at noon!) SATURDAY: 10AM-11PM • SUNDAY: Noon-5PM ENTERTAINMENT We look forward to celebrating Hickory’s German H...

BDL at CaveFest on the amphitheater stage.
What a beautiful place to play!
Thanks to everyone who made it such a memorable experience.

📸 Dancing Lemur Photography

We had a great time up at Eagles Nest (Banner Elk, NC) this past Saturday night.
A big thanks to Matt and Cheryl McCrystal for being such great hosts — and for also getting this epic shot. Easily one of the most beautiful stages we've ever played.

We'll be closing out the main stage on Thursday night this week at Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance.
There are still tickets for this amazing festival and you can find them here. https://www.shakorihillsgrassroots.org/tickets

🧙‍♂️🍂🏕️ Here's the official poster for CaveFest 2023 designed by . Join us at The Caverns, Oct 6-8, in Grundy County, TN. Get those tickets today at www.cavefest.com.

Big Daddy Love will be playing on the Amphitheater Stage Sat afternoon.
The Tree of Forgiveness Band will be playing Sunday in the Caverns at noon.

We had so much fun with David Woodie on fiddle last night at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte NC
David is also from Sparta NC and grew up with Joey and Brian.