The Saxon Pub

Jeff Plankenhorn
If you recognize the name of Jeff Plankenhorn, it's most likely you know him as a sideman. During the past few years he's added his standout abilities on dobro, all sorts of guitars and vocals to music from the likes of Ray Wylie Hubbard, Eliza Gilkyson, Bruce Robison, Slaid Cleaves, Willis Alan Ramsey, Gavin Degraw and a bunch more....

Curtis McMurtry
Curtis McMurtry began writing songs at the age of four, deftly articulating such tragedies as Hephaestus' fall from Olympus and Godzilla's rampage through Tokyo. Ever since, Curtis has continued to write songs from the skewed (occasionally schizophrenic) perspectives of various characters he has met, read about, or imagined....

John Edward Baumann
In his own words: "It is a narrative driven, country and/or Americana sound, with plenty of room to grow. But it is the lyrics that come first for me. I don’t claim to be a great guitar player or singer, but I love writing the song and believe that if the lyrics can stand alone, the music will only make the story better....

Denny Freeman
This Dallas native and Austin fixture was co-lead guitarist in the Cobras with Stevie Vaughan, before joining Angela Strehli (cutting two solo LPs during his stint with the songstress), contributing to Big Guitars from Texas, and recording with Lou Ann Barton....

Van Wilks
In Austin, Texas, a city known for it’s great guitarists Van Wilks has long been lauded as one of the city’s master players. His talents as a guitarist and band leader have won him consistent critical praise and a string of honors that was capped when he was voted by Austin music fans into the Austin Chronicle’s "Texas Music Hall of Fame" alongside the state’s most legendary musical talents....