Aaron Watson stands shoulder to shoulder with Country music’s great storytellers, mixing modern and traditional styles, which lends a genuine heartfelt depth of emotion to the tracks.
He tells the audience of his father being disabled in Vietnam, observations of his wife, his love for his children and his faith in God. All these things are reflected in his songwriting.
– Carl Byron Batson musing on Watson’s recent London appearance.
Photos by Carl Byron Batson. Not to be reproduced without express prior permission.
Photographer, published poet, former party animal, body builder, grave robber
to the stars and renowned chainsaw juggler, Carl can often be spotted on his
Harley Davidson pretending to be in Terminator 2. He is also frequently seen in
the press pits of old London town, camera in hand, avoiding being hit by bottles
of wee and crippling his opposition with secret Kung Fu moves.