You’ve probably seen it in the sidebar or in our posts on SquarePegAlliance.net, but if not, here’s where Derek [and Sandra!] will tour The Ampersand EP, amongst other things, in the next few weeks:

• Akron, Ohio on April 23rd
• Cincinnati, Ohio on April 24th
• Gahanna, Ohio on April 25th
• Huntington, West Virginia on April 27th
• Vienna, Virginia on May 1st [a makeup date for the February show where they both ended up sick]
• Nashville, Tennessee on May 3rd
• Birmingham, Alabama on May 4th
• Memphis, Tennessee on May 6th

And before anyone asks: yes, my recording gear and I will be at that Birmingham show. [You wanna drive me back from Birmingham that night? Cool!]

1. Hey, want to hear what Derek’s solo sets with Caedmon’s sounded like on this tour? We’ve got a recording from the Dyersburg show for you to check out.
2. Many folks have asked us, “Is this the last hurrah of Derek with Caedmon’s Call?” I think the best answer for that is, “We don’t know, but I don’t think they know, either.” All I know is that they looked like they were having a heck of a lot of fun playing music together, and we all know that Caedmon’s just doesn’t play that many shows anymore. If you ask me to put a prediction down in print and sign my name to it, I’d bet on both another record and another full tour. As to whether Derek will play with the band any more this year, who knows? When we know, though, we’ll tell ya. Cool? Cool.