Gypsy Playboys

This week we saw the Gypsy Playboys play here in Fort Worth. One band member called western swing "jazz on cornbread," a line that I enjoyed. The band is quite talented, and they move seamlessly among genres. They are as comfortable with Bob Wills as they are with Django Reinhardt. Their repertoire includes Central European Romany tunes as well as the kind of music one would imagine hearing in New Orleans during the Depression. If you are interested in the sounds of bygone times, check them out.