Now Jesus was a social drinker
He never drank alone
He never partied at a strip club
Keeping his woman up at home
Or overstayed his welcome
Or threw up in your sink
Nah, Jesus was never late to work, man
And he always pulled his weight

Not my words, but the lyrics of Chuck Prophet who brought his new band, His Cumbia Shoes to the city of Glasgow on Sunday and left everyone feeling a lot better than when they arrived. He turned St Luke’s into a Cumbia dance floor and gently poked fun at Elon Musk, the audience and mainly himself over the course of a couple of hours of wonderful live music. Jesus Was a Social Drinker is typical of the Chuck oeuvre where something almost whimsical turn around into a human truth that often as not will break your heart. It’s a Chuck thing and I love it. Here’s how that song ends:

He was an all-around decent dude
But he had his share of rough nights
And the more I learn about him
Well, the more respect I have for the guy

Chuck’s found a new groove and the music he’s discovered has given him an energetic boost and perhaps the inspiration he needed to keep going. His live show, as I may have mentioned here before , is that rarest of events these days, something that leaves you with a warm smile in your heart and never outstays its welcome.

Chuck was admirably supported by three members of California’s Cumbian Kings, Quiensave as well as two of his regular Mission Express buddies, and although Stephanie Finch wasn’t part of this particular expedition she was serenaded beautifully in a tender moment by her husband. Late as Sunday was, Chuck came into AC HQ early on Monday morning and recorded an hour with me which will become the second half of this week’s show. He picked some favourite country/ Americana tracks and hidden gems and put them all into wonderful context with matching anecdotes. It’s a magical hour you won’t want to miss.

Before all of that the first half of this week’s show will include new records from Patterson Hood, Dean Owens, Hannah Cohen and Sunny War & Tre´Burt. There’s more, but I’ll leave that for you to discover when you listen in. Let me just ask this however: why has it taken me so long to discover the voice of Randy Hauser…yes he’ll be in the show too.

It all happens from five past eight this Tuesday evening on BBC Radio Scotland or BBC Sounds. Do join me if you can.