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On a musical journey, Sonny Landreth's still taking chances.(TICKET)

Sarasota Herald Tribune

| October 28, 2005 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: KEVIN O'HORAN kevin.o'horan@heraldtribune.com

It will be six weeks before Sonny Landreth steps onto the stage at the Acadian Symphony building in his hometown of Lafayette, La., for a simple Christmas show.

Six weeks more of touring, with stops in Philadelphia, New York and Sarasota, to belt out again and again tales of lost loves and passion plays, even the woes befalling Mother Earth.

Six weeks of late nights and long days and the quest to coax just a little more love from his slide guitar.

Six weeks: no sweat. Figuratively, of course.

"The logistics, the coming and going, the routine of getting from one place to another,…

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