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Thanks to our friends at Lightning 100 and The Funky Umbrella for the following videos from this past Sunday night, May 15, 2011 at Lightning 100's Nashville Sunday Night show, where we played with Burlap To Cashmere.

Burlap To Cashmere is back and sounding better than ever! Album out in July. We played a special, surprise last-minute acoustic performance with them last night at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville.

Blood: Water Mission - the organization that began as the vision of Jars of Clay’s Dan Haseltine to impact Africa with safe water—had reason to celebrate (May 10) in Nashville. The concert staging of the “Well:Done Celebration” was held in honor of the successful completion of the ‘1000 Wells Project’ now producing water in communities all over Africa through the work of Blood:Water Mission. The event held at the historic Ryman Auditorium raised over $100,000.

Jars of Clay's Dan Haseltine (third from left) joins in the 'Well: Done Celebration' with (left to right) Rich Hoops, Chairman of the Board of Blood: Water Mission; BWM Director Jena Nardella; (TN) Governor & Mrs. Bill Haslam; Mike Hamilton, Althletic Director at the University of Tennessee and BWM Board member.

Jars of Clay with friends and fellow artists from 'Well: Done Celebration' in Nashville. Included in photo are: HANSON, Eric Wainaina and band, Brandon Heath, Charlie Peacock, Derek Webb, Sandra McCracken, and Blood: Water Mission Director, Jena Nardella.

We hope you can join us Tuesday, May 10 for Well:Done Celebration, a benefit evening of stories and songs at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, as we celebrate the first 1,000 communities that have received safe water. The line-up will be: Jars of Clay, HANSON, Derek Webb, Sandra McCracken, renowned Kenyan artist Eric Wainaina and band, along with special guest host Charlie Peacock.

Our latest EP is available now: "Live At Gray Matters, Vol. 4: One Mic.” Check it out on iTunes. Also be sure to catch us out on the road with our friends Matt Maher, Derek Webb and Audrey Assad for The Shelter Tour. Visit our tour section for a complete list of dates.