Tuesday 31 May 2011

GIG #150 - Veterans Honored at McKinley Care/Rehab Center


GIG #150 @ McKinley Care and Rehabilitation Center, Gallup, NM. Select repertoire:
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Federal -Ward-Bergeman
Sonatina in C, 1st Movement - Clementi

Monday 30 May 2011

GIG #149 - Singing Nuns in Albuquerque Old Town Square


GIG #149 @ Old Town Square, Albuquerque, NM with Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ Franciscan Charismatic Religious Community. Select repertoire:
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
Amazing Grace - Newton
When the Saints Go Marching In - Trad.

Sunday 29 May 2011

GIG #148 - Outlandish Sounds from Cadillac Ranch


GIG #148 @ Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, TX. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations
Strange Groove Improvisations

Cadillac Ranch

Saturday 28 May 2011

GIG #147 - Friends in Low Places at The Big Easy


GIG #147 @ The Big Easy, Yukon, OK. Select repertoire:
I'll Fly Away - Brumley Baby
What You Want Me To Do - Reed
Wham Bam - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec

Friday 27 May 2011

GIG #146 - Big Squeezebox @ Little League


GIG #146 @ Keystone Ballfield, Keystone, OK. Select repertoire:
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Feira de Mangaio - Sivuca

Thursday 26 May 2011

GIG #145 - Five Civilized Tribes Watch Over Veterans


GIG #145 @ VA Medical Center, Muskogee, OK. Select repertoire:
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
Down by the Riverside - Trad.
Jumbalaya on the Bayou - Williams

Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center

Wednesday 25 May 2011

GIG #144 - Taste of New Orleans in Fort Smith, AR


GIG #144 @ R. Landry's, Fort Smith, AR. Select repertoire:
Train Take My Pain Away - Ward-Bergeman
Little Girl - Longhair
Sassy Mae - Slim

Tuesday 24 May 2011

GIG #143 - Kermit the Frog Born in Leland


GIG #143 @ Highway 61 Blues Museum, Leland, MS with Pat Thomas. Select repertoire:
Every Day I Have the Blues - Trad.
Cotton Fields Back Home - Leadbelly
Beefsteak Blues - Thomas

Highway 61 Blues Museum

Monday 23 May 2011

GIG #142 - Car Wash Leads Musician to Jesus


GIG #142 @ Mt Burner Baptist Church, Pattison, MS. Select repertoire:
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
Take My Hand, Precious Lord - Dorsey/Allen
Wind Beneath My Wings - Silbar/Henley

Sunday 22 May 2011

GIG #141 - Remnants of Rabbit Foot Minstrels at Car Wash


GIG #141 @ Port Gibson, MS. Select repertoire:
Down by the Riverside - Trad.
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
I'll Fly Away - Brumley

Rabbit Foot Minstrels

Saturday 21 May 2011

GIG #140 - Make Music With an Enemy?


GIG #140 @ Chickasaw Council House, Natchez Trace Parkway, MS. Select repertoire:
Dan Tucker - Trad.
I'll Fly Away - Brumley
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman

Friday 20 May 2011

GIG #139 - Dance Party at Elvis Presley Blvd. Flea Market


GIG #139 @ Elvis Presley Blvd. Flea Market, Memphis, TN. Select repertoire:
Feira de Mangaio - Sivuca
Down by the Riverside - Trad.
Strange Groove Improvisations

Thursday 19 May 2011

GIG #138 - Lucy Shellstick Entertains in Memphis


GIG #138 @ Christ Methodist Day School, Memphis, TN with Linda Ann Warren. Select repertoire:
Bad Romance - Gaga
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - Phillis
Memphis Tennessee - Berry

http://www.cmdsmemphis.org

Wednesday 18 May 2011

GIG #137 - St. Jude Leads Accordionists to Graceland


GIG #137 @ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN with Linda Ann Warren. Select repertoire:
Memphis Tennessee - Berry
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Williams
Bad Romance - Gaga

http://www.stjude.org/

Tuesday 17 May 2011

GIG #136 - "Forget Money, I Want Change"


GIG #136 @ Memphis Union Mission, Memphis, TN. Select repertoire:
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
Take My Hand, Precious Lord - Dorsey/Allen
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman

http://www.memphisunionmission.org/

Monday 16 May 2011

GIG #135 - Tina Turner Gets No Rest


GIG #135 @ Isaac Hayes, Tina Turner, Booker T. and the MG's Rest Area on the Music Highway, Jackson, TN. Select repertoire:
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
Music Highway Improv.

"From Elvis and Tina Turner to Carl Perkins and The Kings of Leon, the Tennessee Music Highway is the most important geographical location of musical influence on the planet."
http://tnmusichighway.com/

Sunday 15 May 2011

Patagonia


Rehearsal of Ward-Bergeman's Patagonia performed at Auditorio Nacional de Msica, Madrid, Spain on February 28, 2011. Arrangement by Osvaldo Golijov. Video by Oscar Cainer.
Laura Salcedo Rubio-violin I
Joan Espina Dea-violin II
Lorena Otero Rodrigo-viola
Miguel Jimnez Pelez-cello
MJWB - accordion

GIG #134 - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie


GIG #134 @ Silver Diner Restaurant, Chattanooga, TN. Select repertoire:
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Darling/Horton/Gabler
Chattanooga Choo-Choo - Gordon/Warren
Take the "A" Train - Strayhorn

http://www.choochoo.com/

Saturday 14 May 2011

GIG #133 - Santa Claus Seen in Alabama


GIG #133 @ Diana Davidson Art Opening at Mountain Valley Arts Council, Guntersville, AL. Select repertoire:
Mississippi Bound - Delmore Brothers
Cherogape - Barboza
Summertime - Gershwin

http://www.davidsonimages.com/
http://www.mountainvalleyartscouncil.com/
http://www.delmorebrothers.net/


Friday 13 May 2011

GIG #132 - Dotty Cuts a Rug at Diamond Lil's


GIG #132 @ Diamond Lil's, Talladega, AL. Select repertoire:
Chattanooga Choo Choo - Gordon/Warren
Take the "A" Train - Strayhorn
Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Friedman/Whitson

Thursday 12 May 2011

GIG #131 - Squeezebox and Boiled Peanuts Cause Traffic Jam in Chattahoochee


GIG #131 @ Tim's Boiled Peanuts/Kristin's Shaved Ice, Chattahoochee, FL. Select repertoire: 
Cotton Fields Back Home - Leadbelly 
I'll Fly Away - Brumley 
Little Girl - Longhair

Wednesday 11 May 2011

GIG #130 - Accordion Music Wakes Stained Glass Artist from Slumber


GIG #130 at Wood and Swink Store and Post Office, Evinston, FL. Select repertoire:
Wham Bam - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec
Jeanette - Viseur
Chamame Etude I - Ward-Bergeman

http://www.woodandswink.org/

I found the incredibly unique Wood and Swink Store and Post Office thanks to my first friend in Gainesville, Linda Pottberg. She brought her washboard down towards the end of my set and we jammed out a few tunes on the porch. After a tune or two, painter and stained glass artist Beverly Fitzgerald, who I met the day before at Shady Oak in Micanopy, walked over from her house next door. It was a pleasant surprise to find that she lived there, and had the day off. When we finished, she invited us over to her home to have a look at her work.

Tuesday 10 May 2011

GIG #129 - Fiddler Opens Energy Portals in Micanopy


GIG #129 @ Shady Oak, Micanopy, FL. Select repertoire:
Dan Tucker - Trad.
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman

Monday 9 May 2011

GIG #128 - Musician Found Floating Off Sugar Cane Island


GIG #128 @ Sugar Cane Island Bistro, Jupiter, FL. Select repertoire:
Beer Barrel Polka - Vejvoda
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen - Jacobs/Secunda
Take Five - Desmond

http://www.sugarcaneislandbistro.com/

Sunday 8 May 2011

GIG #127 - Music Not Bombs


GIG #127 @ Food Not Bombs/Native Outfitters, West Palm Beach, FL with Zachary Bergeman. Select repertoire:
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
Boil the Cabbage Down - Trad. Appalachian
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman

http://www.foodnotbombs.net/

Saturday 7 May 2011

GIG #126 - TURTLE!


GIG #126 @ Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach, FL. Select repertoire:
Sonatina in C, 1st Movement - Clementi
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Groove Improvisations

http://www.marinelife.org/

Friday 6 May 2011

GIG #125 - Accordion Airport in Charlotte, NC


GIG #125 @ Charlotte Douglas Airport, Charlotte, NC, USA. Select repertoire:
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Dan Tucker - Trad.
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur

Wednesday 4 May 2011

GIG #124 - A Prayer for an End to Violence


GIG #124 @ St. Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, London, UK. Select repertoire:
One More Step - Carter
Los Suenos - Piazzolla
Prelude II Book I, WTC - Bach

http://stethelburgas.org/

St. Ethelburga's "A Prayer for an End to Violence"

God of life,
Every act of violence in our world,
between myself and another,
destroys a part of your creation.

Stir in my heart
a renewed sense of reverence
for all life.

Give me the vision to recognise your spirit
in every human being,
however they behave towards me.

Make possible the impossible
by cultivating in me
the fertile seed of healing love.

Help me play my part in breaking
the cycle of violence     

by realising that 
peace begins in me.

GIG #123 - Fraudulent Gurus Appear in London


GIG #123 @ Eat Crayons, Albert and Pearl, London, UK with John Ellis. Select repertoire:
Infinite Sustain Improvisation

www.mapoflimbo.co.uk
www.joyous-being.biz

Monday 2 May 2011

GIG #122 - Groanbox Bids Adieu to France


GIG #122 @ Onze Bar, Paris, France with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Wine Spodee-O-Dee - McGhee
Talisman - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Kathleen - Ward-Bergeman

www.groanbox.com


Sunday 1 May 2011

GIG #121 - Accordionist Pumps Gas on Stage


GIG #121 @ Le Bacardi, Callac, France with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Little Sadie - Trad.
Hobo Heaven - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec
Peasant Under Grass - Ward-Bergeman

www.groanbox.com

GIG #120 - Whipping It Up in Brittany


GIG #120 @ Cafe Toucouleur, Tregastel, France with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Train Take My Pain Away - Ward-Bergeman
Proud Papa - Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Pigman's Dog - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman

www.groanbox.com