Do you know what time it is? Nanci Time!
This video was taken from the Austin City Limits episode that paid tribute to singer/songwriter Townes van Zandt shortly after he died. The lineup for this event is about as good as one can get as far as the folk/country world goes: Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell et al... and of course Nanci.
Here, she is accompanied on piano by the great James Hooker. There are a lot of great live versions of this song, but this one is by far my favorite. They changed up the arrangement slightly and Nanci and James harmonize so beautifully together...particularly on the word "daughter" at 4:56.
The song itself, Tecumseh Valley (written by van Zandt), is a real treasure. Nanci has stated many times how important this song has been to her, and Mr. van Zandt said that this was the best cover he had ever heard of any of his songs.
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