A great video on an artist you may not be aware of. Participants include Elvis Costello.

Jim’s film shows the heart and soul of this whole era. Jim, Buddy, Larry, all those guys had the rare talent to both do the music they wanted and not let the music business run them in circles (too much, although Larry’s Dylan days, who knows). @bdp24  The couple years making that series on Larry and Teresa was a gift to understand what the transitions it takes to be a working a musician.

Thanks for the link Mark, I'm definitely gonna subscribe and watch the series. Congratulations on a job well done!

I've been involved musically with some unique artists (Emitt Rhodes, Evan Johns, Pearl Harbour), and few people know the price they paid to follow their muse.

Living in Nashville for the past 30 years, I've had the pleasure of seeing Jim and other great artists many times. Jim, Marty Stuart, Buddy Miller, Emmylou and several others often host charity events, music celebrations, and local shows that are free or low cost. 

The Americana Music Festival is something you may to attend. Also there's a cruise called Camayo that is like a week long music festival on the water. Buddy Miller often hosts and plays with other artists.  

Music City, USA 

Yeah @mashif, I probably should have moved to Nashville at some point. I know a few guys who relocated to Austin from California, and are glad they did. I'm too old now. 😉

I did a vacation trip to Nashville several years ago to catch Lucinda Williams at the Ryman on her 20th Anniversary of Car Wheels tour. Great concert and Jim Lauderdale sat in on a couple of songs, as did Buddy Miller and Emmylou Harris. While in Nashville, I was fortunate to find that Lauderdale was also doing a show at the Country Music Hall of Fame along with the legendary mandolin player Roland White, brother of the late great Clarence White. It was a terrific show with Jim and Roland sharing many stories about their careers. Here's a full video of the show:

https://watch.countrymusichalloffame.org/musician-spotlight-1/videos/roland-white-and-jim-lauderdale-musician-spotlight-2019