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Welcome to Homeplate for Paul Burch & WPA Ballclub!

This year we've inaugurated our Record Club featuring a new A-side B-side single released every month to members via downloads and cd's throughout the calendar year.  Please visit the Record Club page.  And check out info on Still Your Man, our latest album and first for Ramseur Records (and first to make the Grammy Ballot) produced with Dennis Crouch & Jen Gunderman

News Flash

Family Wash Residency in July!
Come see the WPA Ballclub at the Family Wash every Wednesday in July

June Single released to WPAB Record Club
The June single Radio Gal backed by Gene Vincent's Baby Blue is out now to Record Club Members.  It's not too late to join!  There's still 6 more months of groovy singles and surprises ahead for 2010!

2010 UK Dates Announced!

PB will be performing July 24 & 25th at the Gateshead Summertyne Festival.  For more information visit www.thesagegateshead.org

Graham Parker and PB to perform at the Ypsilanti Songwriting Festival in October 2010
PB returns to host the Ypsilanti Songwriting Festival in October. Here's a recap of last year's event with Jason "Scorcher" Ringenberg

New York Post Best Songs of 2009

Waiting For My Ship from Still Your Man makes the New York Post Best Songs of 2009

BEST OF 2009 All Music!

Still Your Man made All Music's Best of 2009 as well as the Hurst Review. Check them out! And other titles are starting to appear in "Best of" decade lists, too!










GREEN COUCH SESSIONS
Check out more live performance clips of PB&WPA from the NBC/Hattiesburg, Mississippi program "The Green Couch Sessions

OXFORD AMERICAN FEATURES PB & WPA BALLCLUB
Pick up the new issue of Oxford American which features an appreciation essay about PB & WPAB by Barry Mazor and a 2-cd compilation of great southern artists which includes "Forever Yours" from Blue Notes. There's also a great essay on our own Kelly Hogan.

ROSIE FLORES IS THE GIRL OF THE CENTURY
Check out Rosie Flores' new album "Girl of the Century" which features a cover of "Little Bells". Rosie used to jam with the WPA Ballclub at Tootises in the good ole days.

GRAMMY BALLOT for STILL YOUR MAN
The album made the 1st round of voting in the inaugural Grammy category of Americana Album of the Year!

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