A small audience - which included two of our essay contest winners - was permitted in the studio for the 1-hour performance EP recorded at XM Radio last week. It will be broadcast on XM's Channel 15 The Village at a later date. When I find out when, I'll be sure to post it.
The XM facilities are amazing. The sound system in the recording studio where we listened was fabulous. XM consists of an entire building (formerly housing the National Geographic) with aisles upon aisles of offices dedicated to individual radio shows/channels. I think EP has his own dedicated show. Elvis Presley, that is.
Richard and Jela, who were in the states for WoodyFest, were in the audience and Ellis dedicated "jukebox on my grave" to them. Sweet.
Ellis announced that the new Civil War song is now tentatively titled "The Cotton's Burning". I am really loving it. Ellis commented on the benefits of satellite radio - including being able to hear 3 versions of the same Townes Van Zandt song in a row on Mary Sue Twohy's show. (Mary Sue is an XM on-air host.) You can subscribe to a free XM Radio trial subscription at the link below. You may want to wait until the EP broadcast date is announced before taking advantage of the free trial.
XM Radio - Channel 15 The Village
I'll let Shari will post the 10-song setlist.
KarenZ
