SLIDESHOWS

I'm signed on with Flickr (a Yahoo subsidiary);  it's a really cool photo site.  Every now and then, I put together slideshows for select musicians, concerts, festivals and other events.

For those of you who may not be familiar with Flickr, here are a few tips:  The link to start the slideshow is in the upper right corner of each set page.  Once the show starts, you can adjust the speed of the show, pause, go back, forward, etc.  Also, you can click on any slide during the show to display details on a given picture.  It's also helpful to open your browser window to "full screen" to make more room to display the photos  (Note: You may also need to refresh your browser or click the link again to get the slideshow to start).

Musicians:  You're welcome to use any pictures that you like.  I would appreciate a photo credit and an email if you do.  All others please contact me for permission.  See more details at the bottom of this page.

Questions or comments ??  Contact  Ron Baker

***  Click on the links below to view individual events, or you can go straight to my  Flickr Collections  ***

  • SXSW 2009:

  • SXSW 2008:

  • SXSW 2007:

  • SXSW 2006  Great music, films and organized chaos in Austin, Texas

    ACL 2008:

  • ACL 2007:

  • ACL 2006:

  • ACL 2005  Austin City Limits Music Festival

  • Old Settler's Music Festival 2009:

  • Old Settler's Music Festival 2008:      Day 1      Day 2      Day 3  (Part 1)      Day 3  (Part 2)      Day 4

  • Old Settler's Music Festival 2007  Lots of great Bluegrass, Country, Rock, Blues and Soul

  • Old Settler's Music Festival 2006  A perfect size festival . . . Not too big, not too small

  • Merlefest 2006  The Superbowl of Bluegrass and Americana in Wilkesboro, NC

  • HSB 2005  Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

  • HSB 2004  An amazing FREE 3-day concert

  • HSB 2003  Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA

  • Austin Music Project  A cool exhibit featuring Austin musicians, photographers and writers

  • Cactus Cafe  A growing photo collection of musicians playing at this legendary venue

  • KGSR's 18th Anniversary Party  Alejandro Escovedo, The BoDeans, Tift Merritt, and Todd Snider

  • KGSR's 17th Anniversary Party  Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Carolyn Wonderland, Jimmy LaFave, and Beau Soleil

  • KGSR's 16th Anniversary Party  Joan Osborne, James McMurtry, Jimmie Vaughan, Cyril Neville & Tribe 13, and Papa Mali

  • Guitar Women 2008  Another amazing group of musicians at Antone's

  • Guitar Women 2007  An all-star lineup of women at Antone's

  • Neko Case  At various concerts and festivals

  • The Flatlanders  Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock

  • Over the Rhine  Presented by Cactus Cafe at the Texas Union Theatre

  • The Pretenders  Chrissie Hynde and the band kicked ass at Stubb's

  • Susan Tedeschi  Great blues, rock and jazz at La Zona Rosa

  • James Hunter  British soulman opened up for Susan Tedeschi

  • Carrie Rodriguez  Beautiful singer, songwriter and musician; both solo and with Chip Taylor

  • Eleanor Whitmore  On her own and backing up Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison

  • Todd Snider  With his band at Cactus Cafe

  • Claire Lynch  A beautiful singer of bluegrass, country, folk and gospel music

  • Hot Club of Cowtown  In-store show at Waterloo Records

  • Jane Bond  Singing at Hole in the Wall

  • Ray Wylie Hubbard  At the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum

  • Liz and Lincoln  Opening for Ray Wylie Hubbard

  • Barbara Kooyman  Barbara K @ Various gigs around Austin

  • Hank & Shaidri Alrich  A great father and daughter team

  • Doyle Bramhall Sr.  With his band at Threadgill's in Austin

  • Doyle Bramhall II  Bad-ass guitar player

  • Jimmie Vaughan  Ambassador of Texas blues, a very cool guy and big brother to SRV

  • Sisters Morales  Singing at Cactus Cafe and Guero's

  • Caroline Herring  Playing a few shows at Cactus Cafe

  • Steve Earle & Allison Moorer  At several shows and venues

  • Tift Merritt  An amazing performance at The Parish in Austin

  • Buddy Miller  Playing various gigs around the country with lots of great folks

  • Old 97's  At Waterloo Records and a SXSW show

  • Aimee Mann  With her band at La Zona Rosa

  • Michelle Shocked  A rockin' country blues gospel folk show at the Cactus

  • Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles  SXSW and Old Settler's Music Festival

  • Willis Alan Ramsey  The ghost legend lives . . . and still sings great

  • The Greencards  At Threadgill's . . . Sarah Jarosz opened the show

  • Robyn Ludwick  At Cactus Cafe and Folk Alliance

  • Stephen Moser  A party and benefit at Antone's with an all-star lineup

  • Louis XIV  Gigs at Emo's and ACL Music Festival

  • Townes Van Zandt  Birthday show at Cactus Cafe with Butch Hancock and friends

  • Joe Ely  Playing concerts in Austin and California

  • North Mississippi Allstars  Various gigs around the country

  • Alvin Youngblood Hart  Fantastic country blues . . . the real deal

  • The Bangles  Still rockin' and looking great

  • The Go-Go's  Yep, they still "got the beat"

  • Fastball  Opening for the Go-Go's at Antone's

  • Mindy Smith  Various shows in Austin and San Diego (2004 - 2008)

  • Guy Forsyth  Cool guy . . . cool music

  • Amy Speace  At Cactus Cafe . . . Molly Venter opened the show

  • Jenny Reynolds  Beautiful songs with a voice to match

  • Ray Bonneville  Swampy blues at Cactus Cafe

  • Gram Parsons Tribute 2008  2nd annual birthday bash at Threadgill's

  • Gram Parsons Tribute 2007  1st annual birthday concert with lots of great Austin singers and musicians

  • Big State Festival  Texas World Speedway in College Station, TX

  • Dixie Chicks  The "homegirls" played a great show at Erwin Center in Austin

  • Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin  @ Cactus Cafe

  • John Hammond  Blues legend and all around nice guy

  • Molly Venter  A very talented and soulful singer-songwriter

  • Beth Lee  Beautiful songs and tear your heart out vocals

  • Jimmie Dale & Colin Gilmore  Great music from father and son

  • Colin Gilmore  At various gigs over the years in Texas and California

  • Colin & Tammy Lynn  On their "Big Day"

  • Idgy Vaughn  and  The Blue Hit  A double bill at Flipnotics

  • Suzanne Sherwin  Excellent Austin singer by way of LA and Nashville

  • Bonny Holmes  Performing with her great trio at Ego's

  • Anne McCue  @ Cactus Cafe

  • Jesse Sykes / The Moaners  Two great bands @ The Mohawk in Austin, TX

  • Uncle John Turner (1944 - 2007)  Tribute concert at Antone's  (Johnny Winter and many more)

  • Shawn Sahm & The Tex-Mex Experience  @ Blues on the Green in Austin

  • Clifford Antone Day  Dedication ceremony for memorial plaque @ 6th and Brazos

  • Antone's Anniversary  Girls Night at Antone's

  • Tribute to Clifford Antone  City of Austin concert for Cliff at Palmer Events Center

  • Fred Eaglesmith Weekend  @ Gruene Hall with lots of great musical guests

  • Eliza Gilkyson  A great singer-songwriter at various shows in Texas and California

  • Richard Thompson & Eliza Gilkyson  @ Texas Union Ballroom

  • Kelly Willis  At various shows around Austin

  • Bruce Robison  "Live at Mercury Hall" sponsored by KGSR

  • Lisa Richards  Singing some of her wonderful songs around town

  • Lorrie Singer & Bradley Kopp  With their excellent band

  • Third Coast Songwriter Showcase  Ginn Sisters, Karen Mal, David Glaser, Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus

  • Eisley  A talented young family band with excellent sister harmonies

  • Sally Allen  A beautiful Austin singer  (formerly Sally Semrad)

  • Double Eagle String Band  A great Austin group playing at Flipnotic's Cafe

  • AFTM 2007  Austin Friends of Traditional Music - Mid-Winter Festival.

  • Joe Ely & Double Trouble  Joe Ely, Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton - Blues on the Green

  • First Tee of Austin - Celebrity Gala  Joe Ely & Double Trouble, Nathan Hamilton, and Will Sexton.

  • By the Hand of the Father  A concert and musical featuring the songs of Alejandro Escovedo

  • Mundi 1  Mundi performing at Central Market in Austin, TX

  • Mundi 2  Music Under the Star @ Texas State History Museum

  • Junior Brown  J.B. and his "guit-steel" at Antone's

  • ARC Angels  Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton, Doyle Bramhall II and Charlie Sexton @ Antone's

  • Sue Foley  Killer blues woman

  • Carolyn Wonderland  A very powerful singer and talented guitarist

  • Mother Truckers  Really fun country rockers (emphasis on "Rock")

  • Joan Jett & The Blackhearts  A loud, sweaty, mosh pit flashback . . . "I Love Rock and Roll"

  • Dollyrots  @ Room 710 in Austin

  • Amanda Lepre  @ Room 710 in Austin

  • Truckee Brothers  My buddies from San Diego rocking Austin, TX

  • Shawn Colvin  With Buddy Miller @ University of Texas - Hogg Auditorium

  • Brandi Carlile  Shows at Waterloo Records, Cactus Cafe, The Parish and Hogg Auditorium

  • Lynn Miles  &  Diana Jones  An excellent double bill at the Cactus Cafe

  • Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines  Texas music at its best

  • Abigail Washburn  With Bela Fleck, Ben Sollee and Sarah Jarosz at Cactus Cafe

  • Sarah Jarosz  An extremely talented young musician from Wimberley, Texas

  • Sara Hickman  Beautiful music all over Austin

  • Cheryl Bliss & Michael Bliss  Playing various gigs around Austin

  • Ginn Sisters 1  CD Release @ Cactus Cafe

  • Ginn Sisters 2  An encore performance at Cactus

  • Blues on the Green  Eve Monsees and Gary Clark Jr.

  • Goodbye Beautiful  A hard drivin' Alt-Rock band from Austin - CD release party @ Troubadour Saloon

  • Laura Cantrell  A very cool singer, songwriter, music historian, and radio DJ

  • Cowboy Junkies  One of my long-time favorite Canadian bands

  • Texas State History Museum  The Story of Texas

  • Warbirds  WWII Aircraft - Pearl Harbor Survivors in Fredericksburg, TX

  • Lyndon B. Johnson  LBJ Ranch, boyhood home and other historic sites

  • Texas Coast  Labor Day roadtrip to Galveston, Port Aransas and Padre Island

  • Road Trip 2007 (Part 1)  Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina

  • Road Trip 2007 (Part 2)  North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas

  • Flying 2008  With my brother Sam up in northern Illinois

  • Me  . . . and family, friends, musicians and a few heroes (1996 - present)

    ***  Note:  I do not copyright my photos with watermarks (way too much trouble).  And I'm not set up for online sales of my pics. Instead, I rely on most people to do the right thing.  In other words, the honor system  ***

    Musicians:  You are welcome to repost my photos on your website, MySpace page, etc. at no charge.  All I ask is that you provide a photo credit with my name  (Ron Baker)  and send me an email:

    Publications:  Please contact me for permission.  I would like to get paid the normal "stringer"  (or fair market)  rate for photos used.

    Individuals:  I'm not set up for online sales.  So I ask that you send me a few bucks as a token donation for each picture that you print.  Feel free to send cash, checks or money orders to support my music junkie habit and photos:

    Thank you for visiting my site.

    ****  See lots more photos and links on my  Concerts 1,  Concerts 2  and  Home  pages  ****

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