Nashville Ramblers at Til-Two

Tom Ward, Nashville Ramblers; Til-Two Club, Jan. 21, 2011 (Dave Doyle)Veteran San Diego musician and photographer Dave Doyle was on the scene Jan. 21 when the legendary Nashville Ramblers visited the Til-Two Club on El Cajon Blvd. to celebrate the pending release of their classic “The Trains.” Here’s his report:

“The Nashville Ramblers hit the stage Friday night, last exuding their honest, youthful charm as if I were standing in Bodie’s or Winston’s back in ’86.

“Despite the fact they are all older and live in different parts of the country, they are all consummate musicians and still perform regularly; their consistency should come as no surprise to the observant listener.

Tom Ward, Carl Rusk, Nashville Ramblers; Til-Two Club, Jan. 21, 2011 (Dave Doyle)Ron Silva, Nashville Ramblers; Til-Two Club, Jan. 21, 2011 (Dave Doyle)Dean Curtis at Nashville Ramblers; Til-Two Club, Jan. 21, 2011 (Dave Doyle)Carl Rusk, Nashville Ramblers; Til-Two Club, Jan. 21, 2011 (Dave Doyle)

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Nashville Ramblers release party

(Ray Brandes alerts us to the long-overdue release of “The Trains,” with attendant parties in San Diego and LA.)

It is true that good things come to those who wait. The Nashville Ramblers’ song “The Trains,” which Steven Van Zandt once called “one of the most unspeakably gorgeous instances of romantic yearning disguised as a pop song,” will finally, after 25 years, get its own release.

Mike Stax’s Ugly Things Records will release “The Trains” at a special record release party on Friday, Jan. 21, at the Til-Two Club at 4746 El Cajon Blvd. in San Diego.

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