Butch Jam, Wednesday, 12/28 with Jonathan and Merrily Weeber

Butch just sent over details about this week's guest line-up for Wednesday night:
Jonathon Fox & Merrily Weeber

Jonathon Fox is a 12 year old blues guitar prodigy who plays way older than his years. Come and see this fresh young talent, untarnished and unspoiled.

Merrily Weeber sings with the warmth and spaciousness of her native San Antonio, Texas.
Her roots extend deep into the mother lode of American song. When she sings, formal categories are blown away like so much tumbleweed. Blues, folk, jazz, country, rock- it's all Merrily music.

And the music has carried her on an extraordinary journey. She has toured as an opening act with Willie Nelson and also opened for both Waylon Jennings and John Sebastian. She sang on an album by Jerry Jeff Walker's group, The Lost Gonzo Band. She toured extensively in Japan. And in France, she performed for an international audience at the Midem Music Festival and recorded an album with her band, Joker Moon.

Merrilyís talents have also been discovered by television. She's been the featured vocalist for various songs in the hit sitcoms 'Third Rock From the Sun' and 'That Seventies Show' and sang the opening theme song for Candace Bergen's talk show on Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen Network.

Currently, Merrily is developing a reputation as a world-class songwriter. She has co-written with Jack Tempchin, who penned the Eagles' hit 'Peaceful Easy Feeling.' She also writes extensively with pianist-composer John Barnard. Eleven of their compositions can be heard on Merrilys CD, Voodoo Love, which Barnard produced. In addition, her song Hard To Say, written with Dan Marcus, appears on the critically acclaimed debut album, Anyway,by Amy Farris- produced by Grammy winner and roots music legend Dave Alvin.

But live performance remains the heart and soul of Merrily's art- her striking originals interspersed with selections from the great American songbook. Each night she proves that music and magic can indeed be one and the same.