Kurt Fortmeyer
@kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social
Independent singer/songwriter…itinerant picker…chicken wrangler…dog lover…pretty good cook
“Born in a barn, and raised in a stable environment.”
“Born in a barn, and raised in a stable environment.”
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Kurt Fortmeyer
@kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Still Not Out Of The Woods, by Kurt Fortmeyer
10 track album
kurtfortmeyer.bandcamp.com
My music….
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#Americana
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#Americana
Drug ads on TV trip me out.
How many people with hemolytic leukemia are going to see that ad, and ask their doctor about that drug?
What does it cost to produce that ad?
And what does it cost to run it during the World Series?
There has to be a tax write-off involved.
#BigPharma
How many people with hemolytic leukemia are going to see that ad, and ask their doctor about that drug?
What does it cost to produce that ad?
And what does it cost to run it during the World Series?
There has to be a tax write-off involved.
#BigPharma
October 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Drug ads on TV trip me out.
How many people with hemolytic leukemia are going to see that ad, and ask their doctor about that drug?
What does it cost to produce that ad?
And what does it cost to run it during the World Series?
There has to be a tax write-off involved.
#BigPharma
How many people with hemolytic leukemia are going to see that ad, and ask their doctor about that drug?
What does it cost to produce that ad?
And what does it cost to run it during the World Series?
There has to be a tax write-off involved.
#BigPharma
#Americana, #Country, #Folk, #Blues, #Singer/Songwriters Brent Moyer, Richard Ferreira, Dave Isaacs, and Kurt Fortmeyer,
will be together again at Springwater Supper Club and Lounge on Saturday November 1st from 4:00-7:00pm.
Expect great songwriting, superb picking, and (of course) shenanigans.
will be together again at Springwater Supper Club and Lounge on Saturday November 1st from 4:00-7:00pm.
Expect great songwriting, superb picking, and (of course) shenanigans.
October 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#Americana, #Country, #Folk, #Blues, #Singer/Songwriters Brent Moyer, Richard Ferreira, Dave Isaacs, and Kurt Fortmeyer,
will be together again at Springwater Supper Club and Lounge on Saturday November 1st from 4:00-7:00pm.
Expect great songwriting, superb picking, and (of course) shenanigans.
will be together again at Springwater Supper Club and Lounge on Saturday November 1st from 4:00-7:00pm.
Expect great songwriting, superb picking, and (of course) shenanigans.
Back in the 1970s, this song was like a gateway to the drug called Country Music.
I first heard it in a bar, played by a local band.
Written by Dallas Frazier, who also gave us “Alley Oop”, “Elvira”, “If My Heart Had Windows”, “California Cottonfields”, and other classics of the genre.
I first heard it in a bar, played by a local band.
Written by Dallas Frazier, who also gave us “Alley Oop”, “Elvira”, “If My Heart Had Windows”, “California Cottonfields”, and other classics of the genre.
Honky Tonk Downstairs
YouTube video by Poco - Topic
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Back in the 1970s, this song was like a gateway to the drug called Country Music.
I first heard it in a bar, played by a local band.
Written by Dallas Frazier, who also gave us “Alley Oop”, “Elvira”, “If My Heart Had Windows”, “California Cottonfields”, and other classics of the genre.
I first heard it in a bar, played by a local band.
Written by Dallas Frazier, who also gave us “Alley Oop”, “Elvira”, “If My Heart Had Windows”, “California Cottonfields”, and other classics of the genre.
I had the time wrong on my earlier post. We’re going on at 8:00pm.
October 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I had the time wrong on my earlier post. We’re going on at 8:00pm.
Some folks seem to think that songwriting is easy, but for me, it can be an arduous process. Songs seldom (okay, never) arrive in their final form. I never want to rewrite the life out of a lyric, but the more I go through them, the greater the chances are that I can find improvements to make.
October 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Some folks seem to think that songwriting is easy, but for me, it can be an arduous process. Songs seldom (okay, never) arrive in their final form. I never want to rewrite the life out of a lyric, but the more I go through them, the greater the chances are that I can find improvements to make.
Two shows this week with this crowd.
Friday at the Commodore Grille at 7:00pm,
and Sunday at The Stillery, also at 7:00pm.
Jeff Walter is the only one of these guys that I haven’t co-written with, and is also the only one of us that has a #1 Bluegrass cut.
Friday at the Commodore Grille at 7:00pm,
and Sunday at The Stillery, also at 7:00pm.
Jeff Walter is the only one of these guys that I haven’t co-written with, and is also the only one of us that has a #1 Bluegrass cut.
October 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Two shows this week with this crowd.
Friday at the Commodore Grille at 7:00pm,
and Sunday at The Stillery, also at 7:00pm.
Jeff Walter is the only one of these guys that I haven’t co-written with, and is also the only one of us that has a #1 Bluegrass cut.
Friday at the Commodore Grille at 7:00pm,
and Sunday at The Stillery, also at 7:00pm.
Jeff Walter is the only one of these guys that I haven’t co-written with, and is also the only one of us that has a #1 Bluegrass cut.
October 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Someone is stalking our chickens
October 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Someone is stalking our chickens
SAVE THE DATE!
January 1, 2026
Dave Isaacs and I will once again be performing as a part of the Townes Van Zandt tribute/Music Health Alliance benefit at Bobby’s Idle Hour Tavern in Nashville.
January 1, 2026
Dave Isaacs and I will once again be performing as a part of the Townes Van Zandt tribute/Music Health Alliance benefit at Bobby’s Idle Hour Tavern in Nashville.
October 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
SAVE THE DATE!
January 1, 2026
Dave Isaacs and I will once again be performing as a part of the Townes Van Zandt tribute/Music Health Alliance benefit at Bobby’s Idle Hour Tavern in Nashville.
January 1, 2026
Dave Isaacs and I will once again be performing as a part of the Townes Van Zandt tribute/Music Health Alliance benefit at Bobby’s Idle Hour Tavern in Nashville.
“The sun sets on the water by the old abandoned mill
Where folks used to make a dollar to keep their bellies filled
But that dog has slipped its collar now and everything is still
As the clouds creep through the hollers the moonshine’s on the hill”
Where folks used to make a dollar to keep their bellies filled
But that dog has slipped its collar now and everything is still
As the clouds creep through the hollers the moonshine’s on the hill”
October 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“The sun sets on the water by the old abandoned mill
Where folks used to make a dollar to keep their bellies filled
But that dog has slipped its collar now and everything is still
As the clouds creep through the hollers the moonshine’s on the hill”
Where folks used to make a dollar to keep their bellies filled
But that dog has slipped its collar now and everything is still
As the clouds creep through the hollers the moonshine’s on the hill”
The PRESIDENT
should be a
PUBLIC SERVANT,
not the other way around.
should be a
PUBLIC SERVANT,
not the other way around.
October 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The PRESIDENT
should be a
PUBLIC SERVANT,
not the other way around.
should be a
PUBLIC SERVANT,
not the other way around.
When the folks at the bar have never heard the song before, but they’re singing along before it’s over.
Last night it was “Can’t Cut The Baby In Half”.
#Nashville
Last night it was “Can’t Cut The Baby In Half”.
#Nashville
Can't Cut the Baby in Half
YouTube video by Kurt Fortmeyer - Topic
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
When the folks at the bar have never heard the song before, but they’re singing along before it’s over.
Last night it was “Can’t Cut The Baby In Half”.
#Nashville
Last night it was “Can’t Cut The Baby In Half”.
#Nashville
We generally have at least one kind of homemade (and no store-bought) #bread in the house…whole wheat, sourdough, focaccia, bagels, English muffins, and fruit (pear, banana) bread.
Yesterday, @nfortmeyer.bsky.social made pita.
#baking
Yesterday, @nfortmeyer.bsky.social made pita.
#baking
October 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We generally have at least one kind of homemade (and no store-bought) #bread in the house…whole wheat, sourdough, focaccia, bagels, English muffins, and fruit (pear, banana) bread.
Yesterday, @nfortmeyer.bsky.social made pita.
#baking
Yesterday, @nfortmeyer.bsky.social made pita.
#baking
It’s astounding how many great musicians and performers are out there, completely under most people’s radar. We heard Evie Ladin at a Hillbilly Haiku house concert yesterday.
She’s a phenomenal clawhammer banjo player. She’s also a guitarist, singer/songwriter, dancer, and a “body music” performer.
She’s a phenomenal clawhammer banjo player. She’s also a guitarist, singer/songwriter, dancer, and a “body music” performer.
Walking in a Straight Line - Evie Ladin Band Official Video
YouTube video by Evie Ladin
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s astounding how many great musicians and performers are out there, completely under most people’s radar. We heard Evie Ladin at a Hillbilly Haiku house concert yesterday.
She’s a phenomenal clawhammer banjo player. She’s also a guitarist, singer/songwriter, dancer, and a “body music” performer.
She’s a phenomenal clawhammer banjo player. She’s also a guitarist, singer/songwriter, dancer, and a “body music” performer.
What’s your favorite Kurt Fortmeyer song?
October 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
What’s your favorite Kurt Fortmeyer song?
When I play #Connections, I shuffle the words (usually five times) before I even look at them. I have noticed that they will try to trick you with the original layout.
Today’s puzzle…
Connections
Puzzle #850
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
Today’s puzzle…
Connections
Puzzle #850
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
October 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
When I play #Connections, I shuffle the words (usually five times) before I even look at them. I have noticed that they will try to trick you with the original layout.
Today’s puzzle…
Connections
Puzzle #850
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
Today’s puzzle…
Connections
Puzzle #850
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
Just got a flu shot, and a COVID booster.
Fuck RFK, Jr!
Fuck RFK, Jr!
October 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Just got a flu shot, and a COVID booster.
Fuck RFK, Jr!
Fuck RFK, Jr!