The Time Jumpers are a band made up primarily of some of the best session musicians out of Nashville. They perform regularly in Nashville and have a rotating line-up of some of the best musicians around.
For this tour the line-up consists of Brad Albin on bass, Larry Franklin,Kenny Sears and Joe Spivey all on fiddle and vocals, "Ranger Doug" Green on guitar and vocals, Paul Franklin on steel guitar, Andy Reiss on guitar, Billy Thomas on drums and vocals, Jeff Taylor on accordion and piano, and Vince Gill on guitar and vocals. Dawn Sears is also listed on this tour but was not present at this show.
The music consisted primarily of Texas Swing and country blues. The most well known member of the band is country legend Vince Gill. But this was not a Vince Gill show, but a true jam session where each performer was given plenty of solos throughout the night and each were given the spotlight at some point. If you did not know that Mr. Gill was in the band, you probably would not have noticed him right away since the focus was truly on the band as a whole.
But the performance was not ragged at any point. The "in unison" fiddle arrangements, the perfect vocal harmonies, the solos going seamlessly one into another, showed how professional and well rehearsed the players are. But as with all great musicians, mastering their craft only makes them better when the time did come for improvisation.
The setlist consisted of a few originals, a handful of country classics and even one Vince Gill song, Liza Jane, to close out the show.
Kenny Sears handled most of the MC duties and did so effortlessly. To be honest, Vince Gill was the only member of the band I had heard of before reading their bios on the Time Jumpers website, but I will happily see them again, even if Vince Gill does not tour with them next time around.
Unfortunately I do not know the name of the instrumental piece which opened the show. I also included as many of the names of lead vocalists next to the songs. Here's the setlist:
???Unknown Instrumental???
Sugar Moon-Kenny Sears
My Confession-"Ranger Doug" Green
Faint of Heart-Vince Gill
All Aboard-Instrumental
I Hear You Talking-Joe Spivey
Blue Highway Blues-Billy Thomas
Big Balls in Cowtown-Larry Franklin
Don't Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes at Me
Together Again-Vince Gill
Texoma Bound
I Ain't Got Nothing But the Blues-Kenny Sears
Troublein'
Give Me a Pinto Pal-"Ranger Doug" Green
A 6 Pack to Go-Vince Gill
Stompin' at the Station-Instrumental
That's What I like About the South-Larry Franklin
Who's Heart are you Breaking
Ridin' on the Rio-"Ranger Doug" Green
My Window Faces the South-Vince Gill
Liza Jane-Vince Gill
