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[Live From The Library: Cast Iron Shoes]

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HELLO AUSTIN AND WELCOME TO THE ROOF GARDEN AT THE AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN.

WE'RE HERE EVERY TUESDAY STARTING AT SIX O'CLOCK FOR FREE MUSIC ON THE ROOFTOP GARDEN.

AND, UH, TODAY I JUST WANNA INTRODUCE TO YOU, UH, CAST IRON SHOES, WHO IS OUR NEXT, UH, ACT IN THIS SERIES.

AND A BIG, BIG THANK YOU TO THE AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND TO A T X N FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT DIVISION, UH, WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

SO, JUST WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE.

UH, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME IN PERSON ON TUESDAYS AT SIX TO THE ROOFTOP GARDEN AT THE, UH, DOWNTOWN LIBRARY.

UH, BUT FOR NOW, LET'S JUST LISTEN TO SOME WONDERFUL LIVE MUSIC FROM AUSTIN'S OWN CAST IRON SHOES.

THANKS FOR COMING EVERYBODY.

SO I WROTE THIS SONG IN ONE GO AFTER SPENDING THREE HOURS TRYING TO WRITE A DIFFERENT SONG THAT DIDN'T WORK, AND I THREW THE GUITAR DOWN AND I WAS LIKE, SCREW THIS SONG.

I'M DONE WITH MUSIC FOREVER.

AND I LOOKED AT IT AND I PICKED IT BACK UP.

AND THEN THIS SONG JUST CAME OUT, ALL AT ONCE.

IT'S CALLED YELLOW EL CAMINO.

HE TOLD ME SOME.

SO TODAY, MY I DIE ABOVE.

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THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT AND LISTENING.

UH, WE'RE CALLED CAST IRON SHOES.

WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE AND PLAY SOME MUSIC FOR Y'ALL.

AH, HI ERIC .

ALRIGHT.

RIGHT.

SO, UH, YEP.

STILL IN TUNE.

THIS NEXT SONG I WROTE ABOUT ALL THE STUFF THAT I REALLY LOVE TO DO, BUT STILL KIND OF SUCK AT .

IT'S CALLED, WHEN I LEAVE THIS WORLD ONE, TWO, I, I ROCK WHEN I NEED THIS SWIRL, I'LL KNOW HOW TO PLAY.

IT'S ALL I KNOW HOW

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I KNOW HOW TO SHINE.

THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR LISTENING, Y'ALL.

I GOTTA TUNE MY GUITAR DOWN FOR THIS ONE.

THE RIVER BANK ROLL DOWN.

I, IF YOU COME INTO MY KITCHEN, I GIVE YOU MY JOURNEY.

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ALWAYS.

WHENEVER I TELL MY GUITAR, DON'T BREAK A STRING FOR THIS SHOW, IT'S LIKE, OKAY.

OKAY, NICOLE, I'LL BREAK FOR YOU.

WE'LL SWITCH TO FIDDLE .

I HAVE AN EXTRA GUITAR IN MY CAR.

YEAH, IT'S ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR.

CAN I GIVE YOU MY KEY? YEAH.

WHO WAS IT THAT SAID I WAS OVER PREPARED? .

ALL RIGHT.

DEAD AIR.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA DO A SONG CALLED LITTLE BIRD.

I WROTE THIS ONE ABOUT LEAVING HOME AND STARTING OVER AGAIN.

IT'S KIND OF A DIFFICULT THING FOR ME TO DO AT LEAST, BUT ONCE YOU PULL THE TRIGGER IT CAN, IT CAN FEEL LIKE A HUGE RELIEF.

WE READY? YEP.

.

OKAY.

ONE, TWO, IT.

OKAY.

IT'S OKAY TO FLY AWAY WHEN THE DARKNESS COMES IN THE NIGHT LONG AND IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

LITTLE BIRD.

IT'S OKAY.

FLY AWAY WHEN YOU DON'T, YOU TRY.

YOU BEHIND OR THINGS.

THEY SOUND

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OKAY.

LITTLE BIRD.

IT'S OKAY TO FLY AWAY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY WORD.

SAY ALL YOU NEED IS YOU THROUGH THE YOU STANDING BY.

DON'T FORGET, YOU CAN FIND JOHN YOUR FACE DESERVE TO KEEP YOU STANDING BY LITTLE BIRD.

DON'T FORGET WHAT YOU CAN FLY.

DON'T FORGET WHAT YOU CAN FLY.

DON'T FORGET THAT YOU THANK YOU.

LOOKS LIKE I MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER GUITAR .

OTHERWISE I'LL JUST PLAY MORE FIDDLE.

YOU.

IS IT READY? HUH? LET'S TRY IT.

IS IT OKAY TO UNPLUG? LET'S SEE.

DOES IT WORK? NO.

, NO MATTER HOW PREPARED YOU ARE, YOU EVEN BRING AN EXTRA GUITAR AND THEN THAT GUITAR DOESN'T HAVE A BATTERY THAT'S CHARGED.

WOW.

OKAY.

WE'LL JUST CARRY ON WITH FIDDLE.

YEAH, I'LL JUST PLAY FIDDLE FOR IF, UM, NINE VOLT.

HUH? YOU NEED A NINE VOLT I GUESS.

YEAH.

NO, DOUBLE A CHAT.

DOUBLE A NINE VOLT.

I DON'T KNOW.

LET'S SEE.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

I'LL JUST PLAY FIDDLE.

THIS'LL BE FUN.

I'LL JUST PLAY THIS .

LET'S SEE.

WE'RE GOOD.

LET'S SEE.

WHY DON'T WE DO PURPLE BOOKS THAT I THINK I AM.

CAN YOU PLAY A LITTLE THING WHEN I GO DOWNTOWN AND FOR

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LIGHT STARS ON THE SKY? SO DON'T TELL ME I CAN DO THAN YOU.

GO DOWNTOWN.

THE SAYS SHE'S FROM, SHE TASTE SO SWEET.

SHE TASTE SO BAD.

YOU, IF YOU NEED A FIX, MAMA ROSE WILL HELP YOU EVERY TIME SHE, I THINK WE HAVE A GUITAR.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, , THANKS FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH US.

SORRY, I GOTTA UNPLUG THIS TO PUT ON THE CORD REAL QUICK.

HEY, WE'RE FRIENDS NOW, RIGHT? HELLO TELEVISIONS AND LOTS OF CAMERAS WHO WEAR CAST IRON SHOES.

, THANKS FOR THANKS FOR HANGING THROUGH ALL THESE TECHNICAL GUITAR DIFFICULTIES.

Y'ALL.

LET'S DO LIKE A HURRICANE

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INDEED.

OKAY.

SPARROW RISE SITTING IN THE SHOULDER.

SHE LOVES DO, BUT SHE'S NOT THAT SHE CAN SHOW IT TO SWIMMING THE LAKE LATE.

JUST TIME FOR TO SAY HUMBLE.

H MAYBE SUNDAY.

SHELLY TEXAS, TAKE ANOTHER MIDNIGHT TREE.

THE IS ON FINGERS.

YOUR SONG FILLS UP HER NOSE.

OH, NO MATTER WHERE YOU BIG OLD WORLD SMILE, NO MATTER WHERE IN BIG OLD WORLD NEVER.

THANK YOU GUYS.

THANKS SO MUCH.

I WANNA INTRODUCE MY SUPER, SUPER TALENTED BAND BACK HERE.

UM, I'VE GOT CALLAWAY RICH ON THE GUITAR.

I HAVE JAY PINK ON DRUMS, JOEL GREENBERG OVER HERE ON THE BASE AND JOHN CHERRY ON KEYS.

MY NAME'S NICOLE RIDGEWELL AND WE ARE CAST IRON SHOES.

SO THANKS FOR LISTENING.

WE GOT A BUNCH MORE SONGS FOR YOU, .

UM, LET'S SEE.

I'M GONNA DO A SONG I WROTE CALLED DRY

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RIVER BLUES TO LORD THE I WAS LOST IN THE DESERT.

I SAYS TRUE.

HE WON'T.

I WAS HITCHING DOWN THE THE SUITCASE.

I DIDN'T WHERE I WAS GOING.

I SWIMMING.

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THANKS Y'ALL.

UH, WE'RE WE'RE CAST IRON SHOES.

I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO REMEMBER TO SAY THINGS TO THE CAMERAS.

I GUESS THEY KIND OF SCARE ME.

IT'S LIKE LOOKING INTO THE SUN.

I'M GONNA TUNE MY GUITAR REALLY FAST AND SAY MORE WORDS.

ARE Y'ALL HAVING FUN? YEAH.

YOU ENJOY IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL UP HERE.

I I TIME I LOOK BACK AT MY BAND, I ALMOST GET DISTRACTED BY THE VIEW AND FORGET WHAT I'M DOING.

IT'S THE TUNING SONG, GUYS.

WHAT'S THAT? IT'S OKAY, IT'S OVER.

IS IT OKAY IF I GET A LITTLE MORE OF THIS ACOUSTIC GUITAR ON MY MONITOR? THANK YOU.

OKAY.

I, UM, I WAS FALLING IN LOVE AND I WAS REALLY MAD ABOUT IT.

SO I WROTE THIS SONG.

IT'S LIKE A RESENTFUL LOVE SONG.

.

IT'S CALLED SOAPING WATER.

IF YOU SOAP DOWN WATER, WILL IT COME CLEAN? YOU TAKE MY HAND.

AND SO MERGE ME DOWN THE RIVER SINGING LOVE SONGS.

SEVEN YEARS TO BUILD

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LONELINESS.

IF YOU SOUL WITH SOAPING WATER, IF YOU SCRUB, WILL IT COME CLEAN? IF YOU TAKE MY HAND AND SUBMERGE ME IN THE RIVER, MAYBE THEN YOU COULD WIPE THIS DARK AWFUL ME OFF OF.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT SAID HAPPY STUFF.

MY SONGS ARE CONFUSED SOMETIMES.

OKAY, CHECK THE TIME.

IT'S REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU FOR COMING UP HERE AND LISTENING TO US.

UH, WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO PLAY FOR YOU.

UM, WE'RE CALLED CAST IRON SHOES.

IF YOU, UH, LIKE USING SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH LET'S FACE IT, NOBODY DOES, BUT IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED, WE HAVE THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ON THE INTERNET.

, I TRY TO RUN TO NEW ORLEANS, BUT SO FAR AWAY THERE'S DEVIL ON MY SHOULDER BEGGING ME TO I MY YOU BACK.

YOU'RE HOWLING AT MY WINDOW.

YOU'RE RUNNING THROUGH MY FACE.

AND EVERY TIME I MY DOOR YOU, YOUR WAY BACK.

I, I I DON'T HAVE NO GRAYSTONE TRACK AND RED.

THEY LEFT ME A LITTLE WHITE.

I

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YOU CAN.

THANKS EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA DO A SONG CALLED SPEED TRAP.

1, 2 1 2, 3 4 IN THE MIDDLE OF ON SATURDAY.

WHAT TO DO WHEN ABOUT YOU? ALL DAY LONG.

YOU WHERE YOU WANT ME NOW? YOU STILL THE HILL.

WHEN THE BLACK EYE SUN SEATS BELOW THE SAND KEY, THE BOTTLE CRACKS THE, IN MY HEAD.

YOU THOUGHT THAT YOU COULD CATCH ME, BUT YOU HAD A BIG FAST PEDAL TO THE MEDAL BEFORE YOU GOT ME.

WHERE YOU WANT ME? THERE'S A SEED TRAP COMING AT THE BOTTOM RUNNING, HONEY, YOU KNOW, HOT STRINGS DON'T FLY.

YOU CAN DRIVE ME DOWN MILES.

AN YOU ME WHERE YOU WANT ME NOW THERE'S A COMING IF YOU NEED ANOTHER'S.

I THINK WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE SONG.

YEAH.

IT SAYS FIVE MINUTES.

HOW MANY SONGS CAN I FIT IN? FIVE MINUTES? 25.

NO, I'M KIDDING.

THAT'D BE A VERY SHORT SONG.

UM, WE'RE GONNA DO ONE MORE.

WE'RE GONNA DO A SONG CALLED, YOU KNOW, NEED IT.

UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CENTRAL LIBRARY FOR HAVING US HERE.

WE, WE'VE HAD AN AMAZING TIME AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING SUCH A WONDERFUL AUDIENCE AND UH, YEAH, I THANK YOU TO MY BAND.

UM, JAY AND JOEL

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AND JOHN AND CALLAWAY, THEY ALL ARE IN SUPER TALENTED GROUPS THEMSELVES, SO I'M REALLY LUCKY TO PLAY WITH THEM.

AND THANK YOU QUINN FOR YOUR SOUND.

, WE HAD A REALLY GREAT TIME.

UH, THIS SONG IS CALLED YOU DON'T NEED IT.

AND UM, I WROTE IT.

YOU KNOW THOSE FRIENDS THAT YOU HAVE WHERE YOU FINISH HANGING OUT WITH THEM AND YOU'RE EXHAUSTED, UH, AND YOU'RE LIKE, WOW, THAT WAS VERY TIRING EXPERIENCE.

THIS IS A SONG ABOUT THAT ONE, TWO.

YOU AIN'T THI AWAY MY TIME.

DON'T YOU DON'T NEED IF YOU, DID I GIVE IT DESERT? YOU AIN'T HUNGRY, HONEY.

DON'T PICK MY MEAL.

YOU AIN'T HUNGRY, HONEY.

THAT.