Greetings everyone,

Well, evidently this March is a time to celebrate guitar heroes. I just started teaching an online class on my main guy, Clarence White. And within the last several days we've marked the centennials of both Wes Montgomery and Doc Watson. I didn’t realize that those two nearly came in on the same train! 

I had a very special opportunity to celebrate Doc recently, getting to back up Dolly Parton on The Last Thing On My Mind, the track she contributed to the upcoming tribute album I Am A Pilgrim: Doc at 100. The reference was a rehearsal video from MerleFest 2001 when Doc and Dolly sang it together and broke everyone’s hearts. And Dolly broke mine again when I heard her vocals added to my guitar tracks. Unfortunately I didn’t get to be in the studio with her but that’s just as well - she worked her magic, weaving vocal lines around what I had laid down. Dolly first recorded the song in 1967 with Porter Wagoner and in this latest version she’s bringing a whole new approach to it, full of grit and emotional depth. Thanks to producer Matt Stevens who’s done a phenomenal job with this project featuring a bunch of wonderful artists, which is out April 28 to coincide with MerleFest. FYI I also play on Make Me Down A Pallet On Your Floor with Steve Earle (not sure when that's coming out!)

My monthly residency continues at the venerable Rockwood Music Hall in NYC this Wednesday, March 8 with Breakfast Special. It’s a reunion of the mid-70s madcap bluegrass outfit which included future legends Kenny Kosek, Andy Statman, and Tony Trischka. BS shows are fun - sometimes hilarious - and I’m thrilled to be part of the current incarnation, along with Jared Engel on bass. Please join us for an 8:30pm show if you’re in the area!

UPCOMING SHOWS

Wednesday, March 8
Breakfast Special
8:30pm Rockwood Music Hall, NYC

Saturday, March 25
w/ Tony Trischka's Earl Jam
EMS Spring Bluegrass Festival, Brooksville, FL

Thursday, March 30
Bruce Molsky, Tony Trischka & Michael Daves plus The Onlies
Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, GA

Wednesday, April 12
Michael Daves (solo set)
8:30pm Rockwood Music Hall, NYC

Friday, May 5
w/ Tony Trischka's Earl Jam (w/ Alex Hargreaves, Jared Engel)
The Cock 'n Bull, Galway, NY

Saturday, May 6
w/ Tony Trischka's Earl Jam (w/ Alex Hargreaves, Jared Engel)
City Winery - Boston, MA

Saturday, May 6
w/ Tony Trischka's Earl Jam (w/ Alex Hargreaves, Jared Engel)
The Drake, Amherst, MA

Wednesday, May 10
Michael Daves (special guests TBA)
8:30pm Rockwood Music Hall, NYC

Saturday, May 13
Michael Daves (solo set)
Imagine Zero Festival, Brandon, VT

Friday, May 26
with Tony Trischka's Earl Jam (Brittany Haas, Jared Engel)
The Kate, Old Saybrook, CT

Saturday, May 27
with Tony Trischka's Earl Jam (Brittany Haas, Jared Engel)
Joe's Pub, NYC

Sunday, May 28
with Tony Trischka's Earl Jam
Godfrey Daniels, Bethlehem, PA

June 17-18
Michael Daves & Jacob Jolliff
Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival - Cowichan, BC

June 25-26
Michael Daves & Jacob Jolliff
Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

July 15-16
Michael Daves & Jacob Jolliff
Crossover Festival, Nottingham, UK

Friday, August 19
Michael Daves & Jacob Jolliff
Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival, Manchester, VT

Saturday, September 2
with Tony Trischka's Earl Jam
Earl Scruggs Music Festival, Tryon, NC