Legendary Picker Circle. What is it???

The Legendary Luckenbach Picker Circles are held every night, Sunday thru Thursday 5-9pm.  What is the Picker Circle??  Well..lemme see, lemme think.  People sit in chairs in the shape of a circle underneath the Luckenbach Oak Trees or in the bar if it's cold or raining. 

 These people are special..we call them "Pickers" they are musicians of all sorts, size and character.  Their instruments are varied as well as their skill level. It's kinda like a playground for musicians.  Everybody must get along.  You can play different games but you have to invite everybody, good, bad or so-so to play.  NO discrimination in the circle.  There is a "host" for every circle.  It's the hosts job to make sure everybody plays nice and to keep the circle moving.  Generally, the host is pretty good at playing along and encouraging the shy ones.  Many a player has made their first public appearance in these circles.  The unofficial circles started in the early 70's when Hondo bought Luckenbach.  There were some shady characters hangin' around back in those days.  Some guy named Jerry Jeff Walker used to sit in regularly.  He was from New York and Hondo let him play anyway.  A guy named Townes Van Zandt  had a lot to say and was good at saying it accompanied by his guitar.  A young red headed boy named Gary P Nunn had an affection for the Armadillos..he wrote a hit song about them. There was another red headed man..they called him the "stranger"...now everybody just knows him as Willie. One man was so in love with Luckenbach that he ran off and told two songwriters in Nashville about it. Thanks, Guy Clark!  After telling the story, Waylon and Willie recorded the song and now...we have LOTS of visitors every day of the week.  They come to hear the music that is made under the trees.  They come to get Back to the Basics of Love..whatever that means to them.  They come so they can Be Some Body in our town.  EveryBody's SomeBody in a  Luckenbach picker circle.  Come join us anytime, you don't need an appointment.  We will be singin' and playin' rain or shine :)

-Abbey Road