Photos: James McMurtry solo

Opener: Betty Soo at The Birchmere

Sep 15, 2023

James McMurtry played a sold out solo show at The Birchmere on Sept. 14, 2023, with Betty Son serving as the opener. Here are photos — shot for Americana Highways — from the night.

I really enjoyed Soo’s set. She compliments McMurtry well, and her stories are tremendously entertaining.

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This is part of a series of photo galleries I’m posting to my Substack site to illustrate some of my concert work. Here are some other recent examples:

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