Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival dances through the rain Jeff Vida performs with Jimmy Sutton at the Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival in Madison on Saturday, August 3, 2007. (Credit: James T. Spartz)

J&V guest appearance on Jim Whites's new release Transnormal Skiperoo . We were extremely honored to be invited to help out on a few songs. Jim even let Vida sing one of his songs, Long Long Day, for the album. His catalogue of music is top notch- we love every and anything with his name on it! Go buy it!

The road calls... after taking it kind of easy we're back on the road hard. March takes us to Texas and Colorado. Look for us kicking around Austin during SXSW (We'll be the ones with big ole smiles on!) and several gigs before and after the big party too :) We'll be joined by Will Downes on stand-up bass for the Colorado leg of the trip with anticipated appearances by the great Jake Schepps on banjo for several of the shows as well! For double fun we'll be playing Avagadro's in Ft. Collins with the great young bluegrass band Spring Creek and in Manitou Springs with one of our faves, Boulder Acoustic Society . Hope to see you there!

A Big Happy New Year! Last year was busy and wonderful! We cannot thank you, yes you, enough. All of the great venues who have had us (and had us back!), the musicians who have played with us and stuck it out on the road (Will Downes, Matt Raum, Mike Kerwin, Jimmy Sutton, Charlie Rose to name a few) the bands who we've shared the stage with, our booking agent Shelly @ Charisma, the radio stations who have helped get our music out there and lastly, but most importantly, all the great people who have come out to the shows. You rock! We'll be back on the road in a few weeks (check the calendar) and have lot's of touring planned for the rest of the year. More to come...

New York Times J&V are mentioned alongside Gillian Welch, Diana Jones, Todd Snider and Ketch Sicor of OCMS in a cool article about the underground music scene in Nashville. Written by author Ann Patchett check out Nashville's Band of Outsiders.

Song & Book: J&V's song 'The Road to Abilene' is in the book by Joe Specht 'The Women There Don't Treat You Mean: Abilene in Song'. The book also includes a special five song compact disc, featuring local Abilene performers Slim Chance & the Survivors, Victoria Moore, Happy Fat, Jamison Priest, and Greg Young, debuting their own versions of "Abilene," "The Road to Abilene" (Jeff & Vida), "Way Out in Abilene" (Lightnin' Hopkins), "The Jewell of Abilene" (Grey DeLisle), and "Sweet Abilene" (Chip Taylor).

Friends & Fans: Our hearts go out to everyone in our hometown New Orleans. For those of you who wish to help local musicians please visit the Tipitinas Foundation. They are doing wonderful work helping New Orleans musicians.