United Steel Workers of Montreal, Tori Sparks and Jack Savoretti PERFORMING LIVE ON THE WEB

Log into the digital fireplace with a live performance from a group of songwriters you will most likely never see together in your lives again. Log onto the Songwriters Series Internet TV show Saturday March 15th at 7:00 PM (CT) and we will be broadcasting live our Songwriters Series Season Five opener featuring the United Steel Workers of Montreal (Montreal, Canada), Tori Sparks (Nashville, TN) and Jack Savoretti (London, England). They will all be performing on our lil’ backyard stage in Austin, TX while we shoot them alive with digital firearms that will broadcast them live to the world on the Internet. Are we the friggin’ Jetsons or what? Anywhere in the world where you have a connection that is beyond a tin can and a string and you can join our concert.

E-mail us at Doug@Watkins.org and send us requests, reviews or just tell us that our color coordination of our evening’s attire is just not right.

The United Steel Workers of Montreal are a progressive hillbilly jug band with a twang and a bang type of feel that is intoxicating, real and raw.

Tori Sparks is a rockin’ country girl or country rockin’ girl. I’m not quite sure yet. But she has those qualities in her voice, music and look that smell pop success. And we have a record for this show of picking those so is she this year’s Songwriters Series American Idol? We shall see…

Jack Savoretti is the Bruce Springsteen meets Bob Dylan meets today’s songwriter. He typifies the songwriting rebel image that reeks artistry – harmonica and all. I cannot wait.

You will be joining, of course, the famous and cantankerous Hank Sinatra and his farm animals. We are in his backyard. Actually, it’s Linda’s backyard and she is nice enough to keep Hank around. He feeds the farm animals, cooks and is the famous live music video director so sometimes he’s worth his overweight. I and fellow producers, Doug and Kelli will be there too along with a great crew of videographers that include MinsterG, Dave Madewell, Travis and who knows who will show up. It will probably be one of those nights.