Category Archives: Project Updates

Me and My Old Guitar

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Thomm

That’s the title of a Jimmie Rodgers song. Jimmie is one of my heroes. I bought this guitar, a Martin DM1 sixteen years ago, on December 24, in Germany, at a small music store called “Mr Musikus.” The owner was … Continue reading →

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Volume 2 Is Underway!

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Thomm

This week we wrote the first two songs for The 1861 Project, Volume 2. I wrote the first one with Peter Cronin and the second one with Peter and John Hadley. We got to know a lot Civil war enthusiasts … Continue reading →

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William Gay Review in “The Oxford American” (dot-com)

Posted on September 19, 2011 by admin

William Gay is an individual with a colorful resume.   His Wikipedia entry describes this native of Hohenwald, TN as an author whose novel The Long Home evokes “the gothic tradition of Southern literature  and the echoes of William Faulkner, Thomas … Continue reading →

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“DIY or DIE” – The 1861 Project ‘Case Study’

Posted on September 19, 2011 by admin

It’s not exactly an all-points-bulletin, “breaking news” story that the music industry has changed over the past decade or so.  New technologies have pretty well undermined the foundations built a century ago by old technologies. 1861 Project Creative Director Peter … Continue reading →

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Country Weekly Loves “The 1861 Project”

Posted on September 16, 2011 by admin

“Country Weekly” is one of those glossy, gossipy magazines you see at the supermarket check out counter alongside “People” and “OK!” magazines.  I think they have the same five people on the cover all year long.  But inside they take … Continue reading →

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Featured in Germany’s “Country Jukebox”

Posted on September 12, 2011 by admin

We just learned that The 1861 Project Volume 1: From Farmers to Foot Soldiers has been featured on a cool website that covers (mostly) American country music from… Germany, of all places.  Very fitting, since Thomm Jutz, the Project’s ringleader, … Continue reading →

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Kind Words from Dr. Edward Ayers

Posted on September 12, 2011 by admin

When we went to the reenactment of the Battle of First Manassas / Bull Run back in late July (average daytime temperature, 102 degrees), the voice that we kept hearing through the loud speakers narrating the actual “battle” was that … Continue reading →

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New Video: Marty Stuart Records “The Soldier’s Dream.”

Posted on September 8, 2011 by admin

Marty Stuart recorded his vocals (and mandolin  solo) for “The Soldier’s Dream” earlier this year, and we managed to get a fixed video camera in the studio with him. And back in March, our friend Pete Mroz shot some great … Continue reading →

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Oliver di Place: Bluegrass and Beyond

Posted on September 7, 2011 by admin

A nice review for “The 1861 Project” from Oliver di Place: Bluegrass and Beyond. The 1861 project is a collection of songs about how ordinary people got through the American Civil War, although we do meet the occasional general along … Continue reading →

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Not Quite “LIVE” at The Billy Block Show

Posted on September 6, 2011 by admin

Last month, the “1861 All Stars” assembled on the stage at The Rutledge Live Music Venue in Nashville to perform our longest set yet of material from “Volume 1: From Farmers to Foot Soldiers.”  Our set was the first hour … Continue reading →

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