Sunday 31 July 2011

GIG #211 - Chamame Fever in Santa Fe


GIG #211 @ GIG #211 @ St. Francis Auditorium, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe, NM with Claudio Ragazzi and Mark Dresser. Select repertoire:
Gabriela - Ragazzi
Rasaman - Dresser
Federal - Ward-Bergeman

Saturday 30 July 2011

GIG #210 - The Girl Beside the Railroad


GIG #210 @ Sant Fe Depot, Santa Fe, NM. Select repertoire:
Boomer's Story - Trad.
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
I'll Fly Away - Brumley

Friday 29 July 2011

GIG #209 - Dancing and Dining at San Luis


GIG #209 @ San Luis Care Center, Alamosa, CO. Select repertoire:
If You Knew Susie - DeSylva/Meyer
Y Tu Que Has Hecho - Delfin
When You're Smiling - Shay/Fisher/Goodwin

Thursday 28 July 2011

GIG #208 - Hot Dog!


GIG #208 @ Coney Island Hot Dog Stand, Bailey, CO. Select repertoire:
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
Your Cheating Heart - Williams
Train Take My Pain Away - Ward-Bergeman

Wednesday 27 July 2011

GIG #207 - The Sun Shines in Boulder


GIG #207 @ Caffe Sole, Boulder, CO with Victor Mestas and Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Your Cheating Heart - Williams
Summertime - Gershwin
Garota de Ipanema - Jobim/Moraes

Tuesday 26 July 2011

GIG #206 - Toddler Shadow Boxes at Library


GIG #206 @ White Mountain Library, Rock Springs, WY. Select repertoire:
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Loop Improvisations

Monday 25 July 2011

GIG #205 - Canoe in Lovelock


GIG #205 @ Frontier Days, Lovelock, NV. Select repertoire:
Dan Tucker - Trad.
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Groove Improvisations

Sunday 24 July 2011

GIG #204 - Rapping in Reno, Teriyaki in Truckee


GIG #204 @ Jerky Junction, Truckee, CA and West Street Public Market, Reno, NV. Select repertoire:
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Groove Improvisations

Saturday 23 July 2011

GIG #203 - Backup Singers Seen at FFC Winery


GIG #203 @ FFC Winery, Geyserville, CA. Select repertoire:
Summertime - Gershwin
Besame Mucho - Velazquez
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman

Friday 22 July 2011

GIG #202 - Archie Bunker Eats Chunk Out of GIG #200 Sign


GIG #202 @ Plumhof/Vellucci residence, Burney, CA. Select repertoire:
Recordando a Venezuela - Petit
Abriendo y Cerrando - Barboza
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman

Thursday 21 July 2011

GIG #201 - Sweet Peaches in Burney


GIG #201 @ Burney Farmers' Market, Burney, CA. Select repertoire:
I've Been Working on the Railroad - Trad.
I'll Fly Away - Brumley
Down by the Riverside - Trad.

Wednesday 20 July 2011

GIG #200 - Strange Loops in Hoopa Valley


GIG #200 @ Hoopa Valley Youth Center, Hoopa, CA. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations

Tuesday 19 July 2011

GIG #199 - Bears and Beat Boxing Round the Campfire


GIG #199 @ Campfire Bear Tales with Ranger Adam, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Crescent City, CA. Select repertoire:
Mississippi Bound - Delmore
Go to the Mardi Gras - Longhair
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur

Monday 18 July 2011

GIG #198 - I Heard the Bells at Alpha-Bit


GIG #198 @ Alpha-Bit Cafe, Mapleton, OR. Select repertoire:
El Paisanito - Flores
Let Him Go On, Mama - Hartford
Dan Tucker - Trad.

Sunday 17 July 2011

GIG #197 - "You're Number One!!!!" Junction City Rocker Walker


GIG #197 @ Junction City Retirement & Assisted Living, Junction City, OR w/ Ken Brown and Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Down in the Valley - Luther
I've Been Working on the Railroad - Trad.
If You Knew Susie - DeSylva/Meyer

Saturday 16 July 2011

GIG #196 - Beneath a Walnut Tree at the Gaus House


GIG #196 @ One Helluva Party at the Gaus House, Junction City, OR w/ Yulene Velasquez, Richard Crandell, Ricardo Cardenas. Select repertoire:
Summertime - Gershwin
Nostalgia - Petit
Yo Soy - Piero

Friday 15 July 2011

GIG #195 - Love and Music in Cambridge


GIG #195 @ Golijov/Oxman Wedding, Cambridge, MA w/ Krakauer, Ma, Zhurbin, Brunetti, Ragazzi, Baptista, Flower, Nutall. Select repertoire:
Libertango - Piazzolla
Felicia - Saborido
9 de Julio - Padula

Thursday 14 July 2011

GIG #194 - Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye!


GIG #194 @ Tom and Danielle's Awesome House Party, Somerville, MA w/ Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Y Tu Que Has Hecho - Delfin
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
Federal - Ward-Bergeman

Wednesday 13 July 2011

GIG #193 - Max Porter's Junction City Blues


GIG #193 @ Max Porter's, Junction City, OR. Select repertoire:
Mount Misery - Ward-Bergeman
Boomer's Story - Trad.
Wham Bam - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec

Tuesday 12 July 2011

GIG #192 - Mbira at the Market


GIG #192 @ Fifth Street Public Market, Eugene, OR w/ Richard Crandell. Select repertoire:
Lena - Ward-Bergeman
Mbira for Miles - Crandell
La Quinta - Crandell

Monday 11 July 2011

GIG #191 - Beneath a Cherry Tree, Beside the Lavender and a Bed of Roses


GIG #191 @ Oregon Lavender Festival, Camille's Black Dog Lavender Farm, Halsey, OR. Select repertoire:
Georgia On My Mind - Carmichael/Gorrell
I'm Mississippi Bound - Delmore
Dan Tucker - Trad.

Sunday 10 July 2011

GIG #190 - 87 Years Young for Two Friends in Junction City


GIG #190 @ Milton Hooker Lee and Jim Harper's 87th birthday party, Junction City, OR. Select repertoire:
Green, Green Grass of Home - Putman
Candy Kisses - Morgan
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman

Saturday 9 July 2011

GIG #189 - Fairy Tales in the Woods @ Oregon Country Fair


GIG #189 @ Day Care, Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, OR. Select repertoire:
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Strange Groove Improvisations

Friday 8 July 2011

GIG #188 - Cozmic Sounds and Pizza


GIG#188 @ Cozmic Pizza, Eugene, OR w/ Richard Crandell. Select repertoire:
Little Wing - Hendrix
Lena - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Groove Improvisations
Richard Crandell

Thursday 7 July 2011

GIG #187 - Are You Gonna Dance?


GIG #187 @ Sweetwaters, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
Boomer's Story - Trad.
Little Girl - Longhair
Strange Groove Improvisations

Wednesday 6 July 2011

GIG #186 - Dreaming of Mbira


GIG #186 @ 5th Street Public Market, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
Jeanette - Viseur
Down by the Riverside - Trad.
Federal - Ward-Bergeman

Tuesday 5 July 2011

GIG #185 - Merry Pranksters Hoist the Flag in Dexter


GIG #185 @ GIG #185 @ Ken Babbs Forta July Party/Sam Bonds, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
The Star Spangled Banner - Key/Smith
Fools I Love - Ward-Bergeman
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.

Ken Babbs

Monday 4 July 2011

GIG #184 - Artist and a Wastrel


GIG #184 @ Bill Merkens' reception, Cafe Mundo, Newport, OR. Select repertoire:
Sail Away - Newman
Coda - Merkens (recited by Edward "VAN" Aelstyn)
Strange Groove Improvisations

Sunday 3 July 2011

GIG #183 - Spirits Gather at Phantom Lake


GIG #183 @ Phantom Lake, Bellevue, WA with Trimpin. Select repertoire:
Danke Schoen - Kaempfert/Schwaback/Gabler.
Wine Spodee-O-Dee - McGhee
Strange Groove Improvisations

Saturday 2 July 2011

GIG 365 : The Halfway Mark for Michael Ward-Bergeman


The GIG 365 journey has reached its halfway mark on July 1, 2011 in Seattle, WA.

Read John Wilcock's "Tale of the Wandering Minstrel"

GIG #182 - Case of the Stolen Tlingit Totem Pole


GIG #182 @ Pioneer Place Park, Seattle, WA. Select repertoire:
Go to the Mardi Gras - Longhair
Strange Groove Improvisations

Friday 1 July 2011

GIG #181 - Sun Shining at FOOD for Lane County Dining Room


GIG #181 @ 5th Street Public Market/FOOD for Lane County Dining Room, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
Little Wing - Hendrix
Take Five - Desmond
Amazing Grace - Newton

http://www.foodforlanecounty.org/