Thank you, Austin. Our first show at the State Theatre felt like a party by the last song. Next up: Houston tomorrow night, Oct 10. #folk #livemusic #americanpatchworkquartet

Brooklyn at 4:47 AM, Austin by lunch, our Austin debut with Gina Chavez that night. Grateful to everyone who came out. Next up: College Station tonight. #folk #livemusic #americanpatchworkquartet

Clay working out a thihai. A rhythmic cadence from Indian classical music, on a folk guitar. Tonight in College Station, then Houston 10/10 and Ogden 10/14. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

Cuatro means four. Count the strings. Fabiola Méndez on the cuatro, Puerto Rico's national instrument since 2003. Tonight we're in Austin, and October 14 in Ogden with her. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

One day, three states: Greenville at 7:24 AM, a dosa lesson from Falu in Irving, showtime in Ardmore. Thank you, Ardmore. Next up: Austin, Oct 8. #folk #livemusic #americanpatchworkquartet

What we look for in a song. “Maybe spiritual, and not religious. Something that's universal. A song about nature, a song about love, a song about loss.” Tomorrow night in Austin. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

Austin, this Thursday. Gina Chavez joins us at the State Theatre on Congress Avenue. Thursday, October 8, 8 PM. Tickets: americanpatchworkquartet.com/100826 #austin #livemusic #americanpatchworkquartet

Mister Rabbit, 1925 and now. Fabiola Méndez asks, Clay answers as the rabbit. Live at APAP in New York, and she's with us in Ogden on October 14. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

Somebody has to press the red button. Rehearsal, before any of it sounds like a record. Austin 10/8, College Station 10/9, Houston 10/10, Ogden 10/14. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

Every little soul must shine. Each bulb is wired to one musician's microphone. Mister Rabbit, live at APAP in New York. October 14 we're in Ogden with Fabiola Méndez. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

Falu on taking a song that isn't yours and making it your own. College Station 10/9, Houston 10/10, Sun Valley 10/15. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

Falu sings This Land Is Your Land in Hindi, with lyrics she wrote for Woody Guthrie's tune. Tonight we're playing a free show at National Geographic in DC, 5:30 in the Courtyard on M Street. Come say hi. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

Four of us, four things that make us feel instantly at home. What's yours? Ardmore 9/27, New Orleans 9/30, Washington DC 10/2. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

“Esta es una canción para quienes sueñan.” A love song by Fabiola Méndez. She's our special guest October 14 at The Monarch in Ogden. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

What folk music actually is, and what it never was. Ardmore 9/27, New Orleans 9/30, Washington DC 10/2. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

“Can't nobody tell me how to move my feet.” Mister Rabbit, live. We're in Ogden October 14 with Fabiola Méndez. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

She rode a bicycle to the show and called the band a gift for the world. We'll take it. Ardmore 9/27, New Orleans 9/30, Washington DC 10/2. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

“I was raised beneath the southern trees, whispering histories of black and white misery.” Born in the U.S.A., rebuilt. Fabiola Méndez joins us October 14 in Ogden. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

Moto Fukushima on bringing his own input to a folk song. Tonight we're in Athens, TN. Clemson 9/24, Athens 9/25, Tryon 9/26, Ardmore 9/27. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet

Mister Rabbit, live. Athens TN tomorrow, Tryon 9/26, Luling 9/30, then Texas. October 14 we're in Ogden with Fabiola Méndez. #folk #jazz #livemusic #worldmusic #americanpatchworkquartet