Sunday, 10 April 2011
GIG #99 - Coconut Microphone Bad for Teeth
GIG #99 @ Square and Compass, Worth Matravers, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Mount MIsery -Ward-Bergeman
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
Where are you Now? - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
www.groanbox.com
Saturday, 9 April 2011
GIG #98 - Freedom Boot seen at Dartmouth Pub
GIG #98 @ The Windjammer Inn, Dartmouth, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Pigman's Dog - Clifford, Seznec, Ward-Bergeman
Proud Papa - Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Train Take My Pain Away - Ward-Bergeman
www.groanbox.com
Friday, 8 April 2011
GIG #97 - Groanbox wins fight at Folk Club
GIG #97 @ Bournemouth Folk Club, Bournemouth, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Must Be Time - Ward-Bergeman
Enchanted Mesa - Seznec
Hobo Heaven - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec
www.groanbox.com
Thursday, 7 April 2011
GIG #96 - Box Player Squeezes by Produce @ Publix
GIG #96 @ Publix Store #0756, Jupiter, FL. Select repertoire:
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur
Down by the Riverside - Trad.
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
Thanks to Chris Bergeman for arranging this gig.
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
GIG #95 - Books Gallery Inspires Throat Singer
GIG #95 @ Books Gallery West, Gainesville, FL w/vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Summertime - Gershwin
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Loop Improvisations
Thanks to Tonya Clanton for arranging this gig.
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
GIG #94 - Louisiana Resonance in Tioga Town Center
GIG #94 @ Tioga Monday Market, Gainesville, FL. Select repertoire:
Omkring et Flygel - Fabric
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
Monday, 4 April 2011
GIG #93 - Frame Drum Kicks Devil
GIG #93 @ Kickin' Devil Cafe, Gainesville, FL w/vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Y Tu Que Has Hecho - Delfin
St. James Infirmary - Trad.
Strange Loop Improvisations
Sunday, 3 April 2011
GIG #92 - Strange Loops Heard from Roof of NOLA Warehouse
GIG #92 @ the top of Pel Hughes Warehouse, New Orleans, LA. Select repertoire:
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Loop Improvisations
Special thanks to Rob Crawford for arranging this gig.
Saturday, 2 April 2011
GIG #91 - Musician Communicates with Seahorse, Discovers Bayou Lighthouse
GIG #91 @ Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium - LUMCON, Cocodrie, LA/Kenny Hill Sculpture Garden, Chauvin, LA. Select repertoire:
Sassy Mae - Memphis Slim
Lord, You've Been Good to Me - Traditional
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
LUMCON
Kenny Hill Sculpture Garden Info
Friday, 1 April 2011
GIG #90 - Accordionist Emerges from Eroding Land
GIG #90 @ Cecil Lapeyrouses Grocery, Cocodrie, LA. Select repertoire:
Dan Tucker - Trad.
Wine Spodee-O-Dee - McGhee
Strange Swamp Improvisations
Owner watches as land surrounding Cocodrie grocery store disappears
Thursday, 31 March 2011
GIG #89 - Accordionist Rides Storm in NOLA back to the Streets
GIG #89 @ Frenchmen and Decatur Streets, New Orleans, LA. Select repertoire:
I'll Fly Away - Brumley
Down by the Riverside - Trad. Gospel
La Vie en Rose - Piaf/Gugliemi
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
GIG #88 - Hump the Sky
GIG #88 @ New Orleans City Park/1225 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA. Select repertoire:
Strange Roots Improvisations
Take Five - Desmond
Prelude II , Book I, WTC - Bach
Strange Cajun/Zydeco Improvisations
New Orleans City Park: Performance in a live oak, courtesy of arborist Rob Crawford of Gulf Coast Urban Forestry.
The Park is home to the largest collection of mature live oaks in the world, some several hundred years old. There are several traits that make the live oak unique among oaks. It is evergreen, or almost so, because the old leaves drop about the same time as the new leaves appear in the spring. Thus, the name "live" oak. It has a distinctive low spread and form, almost sculptural. It is common to see mature trees with lateral limbs that reach the ground. Many old trees have a branch spread which is twice the height of the tree.
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
GIG #87 - Let's Fly Down
GIG #87 @ Corner of Frenchmen and Chartres Streets, New Orleans, LA. Select repertoire:
When the Saints Go Marching In - Trad. American Folk/Gospel/Spiritual
Cluck Old Hen - Trad. Appalachian American
Sassy Mae - Memphis Slim
Monday, 28 March 2011
GIG #86 - Whisky River
GIG #86 @ Boudin Shop and Country Store, Breaux Bridge, LA. Select repertoire:
Wa Habibi - Trad. Lebanese
Hey Good Lookin' - Williams
Strange Zydeco/Cajun Improvisations
Sunday, 27 March 2011
GIG #85 - Put Away Your Umbrella
GIG #85 corner of Royal and Frenchmen Streets, New Orleans, LA. Select repertoire:
Go to the Mardi Gras - Longhair
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur
Strange Zydeco Improvisations
Go to the Mardi Gras - Longhair
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur
Strange Zydeco Improvisations
Saturday, 26 March 2011
GIG #84 - Session on Royal
GIG #84 @ corner of Conti and Royal Street, New Orleans, LA. Select repertoire:
Dan Tucker - Trad. American Folk
Down by the Riverside - Trad. Gospel
Strange Zydeco/Cajun Improvisations
Friday, 25 March 2011
GIG #83 - Dressed in Red Shoes
GIG #83 @ Corner of Dumaine and Dauphine Streets, New Orleans, LA. Select repertoire:
Los Suenos - Piazzolla
I'll Fly Away - Brumley
Jeanette - Viseur
Libertango - Piazzolla
Thursday, 24 March 2011
GIG #82 - The Happening Part of Bourbon
GIG #82 @ Bourbon & St Philip Street, New Orleans, LA. Select repertoire:
I'll Fly Away - Brumley
When the Saints Go Marching In - Trad. Gospel
Prelude II Book I, WTC - Bach
Go to the Mardi Gras - Longhair
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
GIG #81 - Playing for Peanuts
GIG #81 @ A & M Peanut Shop, Mobile, AL. Select repertoire:
Sweet Georgia Brown - Bernie/Pinkard/Casey
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
St. James Infirmary - Trad.
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
GIG #80 - To Light A New Fire
GIG #80 @ Tacachale, Gainesville, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Groove Improvisations
Monday, 21 March 2011
Jovano, Jovanke
Traditional Macedonian Folk Song Jovano, Jovanke performed at University Auditorium, University of Florida, Gainesville, March 20, 2011. GIG 365 GIG #79.
Vocal arrangement by Yulene Velasquez.
Vocalists (r to l):
Hali Hutchison
Analisse Reyes
Austin Smithson
Shara Lunon
Shanelle Woods
Yulene Velasquez
GIG #79 - Connections
GIG #79 @ University Auditorium, University of Florida, Gainesville w/vocal ensemble from the school of music. Select repertoire:
Jovano Jovanke - Traditional folk song from Macedonia region
Lulina - Ward-Bergeman
Sunday, 20 March 2011
GIG #78 - Earthman
GIG #78 @ Cinema Verde Environmental Film and Arts Festival, Gainesville, FL w/vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Summertime - Gershwin
Dan Tucker - Trad.
Y Tu Que Has Hecho - Delfin
Saturday, 19 March 2011
GIG #77 - "Music is Irrelevant"
GIG #77 @ The Fat Tuscan Cafe, Gainesville, FL w/ vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
When You're Smiling - Shay/Fisher/Goodwin
M-O-T-H-E-R - Morse/Johnson
You Made Me Love You - Monaco/McCarthy
Trenzinho do Caipira - Villa Lobos
Friday, 18 March 2011
GIG #76 - No Bones
GIG #76 @ Raymond's Barber Shop, Grand Bay, Alabama. Select repertoire:
Cotton Fields Back Home - Leadbelly
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
Wham Bam- Ward-Bergeman/Seznec
Thursday, 17 March 2011
GIG #75 - Haven for Lost Musicians
GIG #75 @ Jeff's Haven for Lost Musicians, Breaux Bridge, LA. Select repertoire:
Feira de Mangaio - Sivuca
Must Be Time - Ward-Bergeman
Zydeco Improvisations
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
GIG #74 - Yay for Beignet!
GIG #74 @ Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, Saint Martinville, LA. Select repertoire:
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
St. James Infirmary - Traditional
Strange Loop Improvisations
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
GIG #73 - It All Comes to Rest Here
GIG #73 @ Old Amys Henderson Express, Henderson, LA. Select repertoire:
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Strange Groove Improvisations
Monday, 14 March 2011
GIG #72 - Do You Know What It Means?
GIG #72 @ Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, Saint Martinville, LA. Select repertoire:
Strange Breath Improvisations
Sunday, 13 March 2011
GIG #71 - You're A Bad Man With That Thing!
GIG #71 @ corner of Royal and Dumaine Street, New Orleans, LA. Select repertoire:
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Mississippi Mishap - Brown/Ward-Bergeman
Prelude II, Book I, WTC - Bach
Strange Groove Improvisations
Saturday, 12 March 2011
GIG #70 - The Southernmost Point
GIG #70 @ corner of Decatur and Barracks Street, New Orleans, LA. Select repertoire:
Summertime - Gershwin
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Strange Groove Improvisations
Friday, 11 March 2011
GIG #69 - Nothing's For Free
GIG #69 @ Katrina House/The Moonwalk, New Orleans, LA. Select repertoire:
St. James Infirmary - Trad.
Libertango - Piazzolla
Mississippi Improvisation
From Sheldon H. Laskin's New Orleans: Lament for a Royal City
David Fountain has an infectious laugh. When he smiles, the wrinkles on his 65-year-old face smile with him. A retired dock worker, he lives off a pension.
I stop to take pictures of the gaudily decorated display in Mr. Fountain’s front yard. Musical instruments, mannequins, a boat -- named, of course, Katrina -- gaily painted and decked out with beads fill the yard. Mr. Fountain is inside the house, entertaining two friends with generous helpings of whiskey. He invites me in.
The water line in Mr. Fountain’s house is at 5 feet, 5 inches. After Katrina, Mr. Fountain returned to a house reeking with mold. He slept on the roof while he gutted the house. The four modest rooms are now surprisingly clean, although, with the exception of the front room, the house has the look and feel of an unfinished basement.
But that front room. It is outfitted with Mr. Fountain’s computer, scanner and fax machine. That, plus his wireless connection and cell phone, keep him connected to the outside world. And Mr. Fountain needs to be connected now, because of the museum.
After he returned, Mr. Fountain started to comb through debris piles, looking for musical instruments, sheet music, posters of local musical celebrities and other paraphernalia of the musical legacy of his neighborhood. Over the past sixteen months, he has accumulated a roomful of exhibits; a trombone, a clarinet and a piano are the mainstays of his little museum. Mr. Fountain politely declines my offer of a contribution, although he proudly shows off the blowup of the $300 check he received from a donor who was wise enough not to offer cash.
I ask to take Mr. Fountain’s picture. He asks to have his wife included. I am puzzled. Wife? I went through the entire house; there’s no one else here. “Oh, yes.” Mr. Fountain insists. “She’s on the roof. I’ll get her.”
So I snap a few pictures outside, waiting for Mr. and Mrs. Fountain. I copy the names off the door lintel -- David and Katrina Fountain -- so I can mail them the photographs.
Mr. Fountain calls from the roof. There he is, in full Mardi Gras regalia, his arm around a gaudily attired female mannequin -- the lifelong bachelor’s wife, Katrina. Mr. Fountain laughs long and loud over what I come to learn from an article in the Harvard Crimson he proudly hands me, is a running joke he’s pulled, yet again, on an innocent rube from the North.
Harvard Crimson Article:
Meet My Wife, Katrina
Thursday, 10 March 2011
GIG #68 - Get Under a Work Bench
GIG #68 @ Jackson Square, New Orleans, LA with fiddle player Joseph McGinty. Select repertoire:
Dan Tucker - American Folk Trad.
Mardi Gras Song - Cajun Trad.
Little Buds (Mugur, Mugurel) - Roma Gypsy Trad.
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
GIG #67 - Firehouse
GIG #67 @ South Walton Fire District Station #2, Seagrove, FL w/ vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Wham Bam - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec
Onde Estao os Tamborins - Caetano
Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - McGhee
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
GIG #66 - Squeaky Wheels
GIG #66 @ The Fat Tuscan Cafe, Gainesville, FL w/ vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Y Tu Que Has Hecho - Delfin
No Buts, No Maybes - Longhair
Carreta Gui - Barboza
Monday, 7 March 2011
GIG #65 - Crossing by the Backdoor
GIG #65 @ Backdoor Cafe, Micro, North Carolina. Select repertoire:
New York State of Mind - Joel
Train Take My Pain Away - Ward-Bergeman
St. James Infirmary - Trad.
Sunday, 6 March 2011
GIG #64 - The Crickets are Loud
GIG #64 @ Books Cafe, St. Luke's Chapel, Queenstown, MD. Select repertoire:
Sonatina in C, 1st Movement - Clementi
Prelude II, Book I, WTC - Bach
Precious Lord - Dorsey/Allen
Friday, 4 March 2011
GIG #63 - Dropping Off
GIG #63 @ Borders, Fairfield, CT. Select repertoire:
Libertango - Piazzolla
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur
Cotton Fields Back Home - Leadbelly
Thursday, 3 March 2011
GIG #62 - Bringing the House Down
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
GIG #61 - Studenterhuset
GIG #61 @ Studenterhuset, Copenhagen, Denmark w/ Cyro Baptista and Jamey Haddad. Select repertoire:
Ama/Terezinha de Jesus - Villa Lobos/Baptista
Strange Groove Improvisations
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
GIG #60 - Mmmalbec
GIG #60 @ Malbeck, Copenhagen, Denmark w/ Jamey Haddad. Select repertoire:
Cherogape - Barboza
Lena - Ward-Bergeman
Feira de Mangaio - Sivuca
Monday, 28 February 2011
GIG #59 - The Smell of Twelve Shofars
GIG #59 @ Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, Spain. Select repertoire:
Patagonia - Ward-Bergeman
Tekiyah - Golijov
Ayre - Golijov
GIG #58 - Spaceship Chandelier
GIG #58 @ Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, Spain. Select repertoire:
Youth Without Youth Suite - Golijov
Agonia - Golijov
Azul - Golijov
Sunday, 27 February 2011
GIG #57 - Choir Girls
GIG #57 @Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, Spain. Select repertoire:
Youth Without Youth Suite - Golijov
Agonia - Golijov
Azul - Golijov
Friday, 25 February 2011
GIG #56 - Reconnecting with Joey
GIG #56 @Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, Spain. Select repertoire:
Youth Without Youth Suite - Golijov
Agonia - Golijov
Azul - Golijov
Thursday, 24 February 2011
GIG #55 - Temp Trax
GIG #55 @ Cine Dore, Madrid, Spain. Pre-show for screening of Francis Ford Coppola's TETRO. Select repertoire:
Cherogape - Barboza
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
GIG #54 - Two Chords and Great Energy
GIG #54 @ Hospital del Nino Jesus, Madrid, Spain. Select repertoire:
Hey Good Lookin' - Williams
Come Back - Ward-Bergeman
Feira de Mangaio - Sivuca
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
GIG #53 - The Lungs of Madrid
GIG #53 @ El Retiro "The Lungs of Madrid", Madrid, Spain. Select repertoire:
Jeanette - Viseur
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Besame Mucho - Velasquez
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
GIG #52 - Seven Seas
GIG #52 @ Seven Seas Restaurant, Milford, CT. Select repertoire:
The Wind Cries Mary - Hendrix
Train Take My Pain Away - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Loop Improvisations
Monday, 21 February 2011
GIG #51 - The Surreal Forest
GIG #51: John Luther Adam's Inuksuit @ Park Avenue Armory, NYC, New York.
Sunday, 20 February 2011
GIG #50 - In the Likeness of a Human
GIG #50 @ Westfield Connecticut Post Shopping Center, Milford, CT. Select repertoire:
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Strange Loop Improvisations
Saturday, 19 February 2011
GIG #49 - Elementary
GIG #49 @ Pheasants Landing, Hillsborough, NJ w/ CTP. Select repertoire:
Must Be Time - Ward-Bergeman
Candy from Strangers - Ward-Bergeman
Fools I Love - Ward-Bergeman
Friday, 18 February 2011
GIG #48 - Groupies
GIG #48 @ Black Bear Saloon, Milford, CT. Select repertoire:
Drinkin Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - McGhee
Strange Loop Improvisations
Thursday, 17 February 2011
GIG #47 - Sesame Street Plus
GIG #47 @ Westfield Trumbull Shopping Center, Trumbull, CT. Select repertoire:
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
When You're Smiling - Shay/Fisher/Goodwin
Strange Loop Improvisations
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
GIG #46 - Turtlestein
GIG #46 @ Genesis Multimedical Center, Towson, MD. Select repertoire:
Country Roads - Denver
When You're Smiling - Shay/Fisher/Goodwin
Strange Loop Improvisations
TURTLE
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
GIG #45 - Letting Go
GIG #45 @ Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD. Select repertoire:
One More Step - Carter
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Strange Loop Improvisations
Monday, 14 February 2011
GIG #44 - Oh My Darling
GIG #44 @ Clementine Cafe, Harrisonburg, VA. ; Select repertoire:
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur
Dan Tucker - Trad.
Strange Loop Improvisations
Sunday, 13 February 2011
GIG #43 - Here to Play
GIG #43 @ Floyd's Country Store, Floyd, VA. Select repertoire:
Precious Lord - Dorsey/Nelson
Cotton Fields Back Home - Leadbelly
Hobo Heaven - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec
Saturday, 12 February 2011
GIG #42 - Conducive to the Nature
GIG #42 @ Madd Corner's Coffee, Tea and Me, King, NC. Select repertoire:
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
Libertango - Piazzolla
One More Step - Carter
Friday, 11 February 2011
GIG #41 - Cutting the Vanderbilts
GIG #41 @ Luella's Bar-B-Que, Asheville, NC. Select repertoire:
Come Back - Ward-Bergeman
Wham Bam - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec
Strange Loop Improvisations
Thursday, 10 February 2011
GIG #40 - Take Your Guitar to Clarksville
GIG #40 @ Natalie Jane's Cafe, Clarksville, GA. Select repertoire:
Must Be Time - Ward-Bergeman
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Armstrong/Green Day
Prelude II, Book I, WTC - Bach
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
GIG #39 - Bo, Horatio, and Alpine Helen
GIG #39 @ Cafe La Piazza, Helen, GA. Select repertoire:
I'm in the Mood for Love - McHugh/Fields
When You're Smiling - Shay/Fisher/Goodwin
Over the Rainbow - Arlen/Harburg
GIG #38 - The Road Changes a Man
GIG #38 @ Good 'Ol Days Irish Pub, Cumming, GA. Select repertoire:
Little Wing - Hendrix
Candy from Strangers - Ward-Bergeman
Sultans of Swing - Knopfler
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
GIG #37 - Tomorrow is Cumming
GIG #37 @ Signature Health Care, Gainesville, FL. Select repertoire:
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? - Henderson/Lewis/Young
Hey Good Lookin' - Williams
Strange Loop Improvisations
Sunday, 6 February 2011
GIG #36 - Good Friends and Good Beer
GIG #36 @ Chiappini's, Melrose, FL. Chili cook off fundraiser for Melrose Public Library w/vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Wine Spo-dee-o-dee - McGhee
Yo Soy - Piero
Nostalgia - Petit
Saturday, 5 February 2011
GIG #35 - Simple Isn't Easy
GIG #35 @ Kids Safe Zone, American Legion 194, St. Augustine, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations
Friday, 4 February 2011
GIG #34 - Turning Off The Lights
GIG # 34 @ San Marco Terrace Rehabilitation And Care, St. Augustine, FL. Select repertoire:
Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Friedman/Whitson
You Made Me Love You - Monaco/McCarthy
April Showers - Silvers/De Sylva
Strange Loop Improvisations
Thursday, 3 February 2011
GIG #33 - Standing On Doors
GIG #33 @ The Old Library, Jacksonville, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Feira de Mangaio - Sivuca
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
GIG #32 - Dancing In The Streets
GIG #32 @ St. Francis House, St. Augustine, FL. Select repertoire:
Sassie Mae - Memphis Slim
Precious Lord - Dorsey/Allen
Strange Loop Improvisations
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
GIG #31 - After Hours Drop
GIG #31 @ Shands Hospital, University of Florida, Gainesville. Select repertoire:
Sonatina in C, 1st Movement - Clementi
Take the "A" Train - Strayhorn
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur
Strange Loop Improvisations
Monday, 31 January 2011
GIG #30 - The Slave Ship
GIG #30 @ Gainesville Correctional Facility, FL. Select repertoire:
Amazing Grace - Newton
Must Be Time - Ward-Bergeman
One More Step - Carter
Strange Loop Improvisations
Check out The Slave Ship: A Human History by Marcus Rediker
Sunday, 30 January 2011
GIG #29 - Raccoon Chili
GIG #29 @ Keystone Heights Farmer's Market, FL. Select repertoire:
The Wind Cries Mary - Hendrix
Onde Estao os Tamborins - Caetano
Trenzinho do Caipira - Villa Lobos
Saturday, 29 January 2011
GIG #28 - Zenith
GIG #28 @ Zenith School, Kissimmee, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations
Little Wing - Hendrix
Friday, 28 January 2011
GIG #27 - Kick That Devil
GIG #27 @ Kickin' Devil Cafe, Gainesville, FL. Select repertoire:
St. James Infirmary Blues - Trad.
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Strange Loop Improvisations
Thursday, 27 January 2011
GIG #26 - Hare Krishna Bo Diddley
GIG #26 @ Union Street Farmer's Market, Gainesville, FL. Select repertoire:
Dan Tucker - Trad.
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Loop Improvisations
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
GIG #25 - Lightning Salvage Tornado
GIG #25 @ Lightnin' Salvage, Gainesville, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations
Wham Bam - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec
Y Tu Que Has Hecho? - Delfin
Satchel's Pizza / Lightnin' Salvage is one of the most unique places I have ever been to. There are bells hanging from the ceiling, magical doors, colored lights, a junk fountain, a tree house and a host of other things right out of my dreams. There is also a lite-brite. I was truly at home with my GIG 365 stage.
Earlier in the day I clanged some of my cowbells at the Coalition to End the Meal Limit NOW! protest during the mayor's speech at the hippodrome in Gainesville. I met one of the organizers at GIG #24 @ 8th Ave. Bike Shop & Cafe. It was a thought provoking scene as two men inside an art gallery with their dog (who was also in one of the fine art photos hanging in the window) watched the homeless being served food on the sidewalk, most of who then took their food under the steps on the side of the hippodrome to take shelter from the rain...further on in the view from the gallery the protest was chanting and marching away in the front of the hippodrome in a very orderly fashion, and was made up of what I assessed to be very few homeless (because they were too busy eating!!!)
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
GIG #24 - To Be Amazed
GIG #24 @ 8th Ave. Bike and Coffee House, Gainesville, FL. Select repertoire:
Cotton Fields Back Home - Leadbelly
Candy from Strangers - Ward-Bergeman
Prelude II, Book I, WTC - Bach
Strange Loop Improvisations
Monday, 24 January 2011
GIG #23 - $23.23
GIG #23 @ Waldo Farmer's and Flea Market, Waldo, FL. Select repertoire:
Dan Tucker - Trad.
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Loop Improvisations
Sunday, 23 January 2011
GIG #22 - The Other Side of Orlando
GIG #22 @ Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations
Jingle Bells - Pierpont
Saturday, 22 January 2011
GIG #21 - Tuning In
GIG #21 @ Devereux, Melbourne, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations
Friday, 21 January 2011
GIG #20 - Buddha Stick
GIG #20 @ House of Joe, Melbourne, FL. Select repertoire:
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur
Come Back - Ward-Bergeman
One More Step - Carter
Strange Loop Improvisations
Thursday, 20 January 2011
GIG #19 - Loud Enough To Be Heard, Quiet Enought To Be Ignored
GIG #19 @ Brewbabies, Cape Coral, FL. Select repertoire:
Bring Me Flowers While I'm Living - Wheatstraw
April Showers - Silvers/De Sylva
Take Five - Desmond
Strange Loop Improvisations
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
GIG #18 - Lite-Brite
GIG #18 @ Sacred Grounds, Tampa, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations
Peasant Under Grass - Ward-Bergeman
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
GIG #17 - Donuts and Dancing
GIG # 17 @ Love Bugs Donuts and Bakery, West Melbourne, FL. Select repertoire:
Jump in the Line - Kitchener
Paisanito - Flores
Georgia On My Mind - Carmichael
Happy Birthday - Hill
Monday, 17 January 2011
GIG #16 - Wheelchair Willy and Krip
GIG #16 @ Churchill's Pub, Miami, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations
Los Suenos - Piazzolla
Sunday, 16 January 2011
GIG #15 - Giant Lobster Capsizes Canoe
GIG #15 @ Rain Barrel, Islamorada, FL. Select repertoire:
Minute Waltz - Chopin
Prelude II, Book I, WTC - Bach
Cotton Fields Back Home - Leadbelly
Strange Loop Improvisations
Saturday, 15 January 2011
GIG #14 - Wet Camera
GIG #14 @ Sweat Records, Miami, FL. Select repertoire:
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Loop Improvisations
Friday, 14 January 2011
GIG #13 - Pooped Out
GIG #13 @ the Rum Barrel, Key West, FL with Tony Roberts. Select repertoire:
Centerfold - Roberts
Recitation of The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Train Take My Pain Away - Ward-Bergeman
I played in Tony's band Mindflow when I was living in Boston during the 90's. Check out his website here: Mindflowmusic.com
Thursday, 13 January 2011
GIG #12 - Shaman
GIG # 12 @ Mallory Square/Coffee Plantation/The Porch, Key West, FL. Select repertoire:
Feira de Mangaio - Sivuca
Libertango - Piazzolla
She's Too Fat - MacLean/Richardson
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
GIG #11 - Good Friends and Good Times
GIG #11 @ Island Dogs, Key West, FL with Tony Roberts. Select repertoire:
Better Place - Roberts
Taste of Alcohol - Roberts
Scarbelly (Strange Loop) - Ward-Bergeman
I played in Tony's band Mindflow when I was living in Boston during the 90's. Check out his website here: Mindflowmusic.com
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
GIG #10 - Frolicking with the Spaniards in the Swamps
GIG #10 @ Little Bar Restaurant, Goodland, FL. Select repertoire:
Fools I Love - Ward-Bergeman
Come Back - Ward-Bergeman
Orange Blossom Special - Rouse
Closed the show backing up Raiford Starke performing Orange Blossom Special.
Monday, 10 January 2011
GIG #9 - ESTA in Caracas
GIG #9 @ Joanie's Blue Crab Cafe, Ochopee, FL. Select repertoire:
Lena - Ward-Bergeman
Hey Good Lookin' - Williams
Under the Boardwalk - Young/Resnick
Strange Loop Improvisations
Sunday, 9 January 2011
GIG #8 - Virgen Coromoto
GIG 8 @ the wedding ceremony of Miguel Angel Serrano Jacono and Liseth Yereli Laguado Iturrate, Caracas, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod
Saturday, 8 January 2011
GIG #7 - Guitar God
GIG #7 @ Taima Pizzeria Cafe Concert, Caracas, Venezuela with Biella Da Costa and band. Select repertoire:
Candy from Strangers - Ward-Bergeman/Omar/Barrett
Mystery Train - Parker/Phillips
Think - Franklin/White
Little Wing - Hendrix
Band: Alvaro Falcón - guitar
Carlos "Nene" Quintero - percussion
Victor Mestas - keyboards
Miguel Antonio de Vincenzo - drums
Edwin Arellano - bass
Thursday, 6 January 2011
GIG #6 - Blowing Up Balloons
GIG #6 @ Hospital Domingo Luciani, Caracas, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Trenzinho do Caipira - Villa Lobos
Venezuela - Herrero/Armentero
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Darling/Horton/Gabler
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
GIG #5 - A Dose of Venezuela
GIG #5 @ Hogar Abuelos Virgen de Coromoto, Caracas, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
El viejo puente en La Pastora - Gerry Weil
Ingrid's journey towards opening up the house she grew up in to care for seniors began when her father became ill with Alzheimer's disease years ago.
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
GIG #4 - New Friends
GIG #4 @ Hogar Edad de Oro, Caracas, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Y Tu Que Has Hecho? - Delfin
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur
Los Suenos - Piazzolla
Monday, 3 January 2011
GIG #3 - Pasta Shakers
GIG #3 @ Hogar Bambi, Caracas, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velásquez. Select repertoire:
Trenzinho do Caipira - Villa Lobos
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Onde Estao os Tamborins - Caetano
Hogar Bambi, a non-profit private Venezuelan Civil Association, is focused on the total care of under nine year old children who are deprived of their family environment. Click here for more information. Donation information at the bottom of their page.
Trenzinho do Caipira - Villa Lobos
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Onde Estao os Tamborins - Caetano
Hogar Bambi, a non-profit private Venezuelan Civil Association, is focused on the total care of under nine year old children who are deprived of their family environment. Click here for more information. Donation information at the bottom of their page.
Sunday, 2 January 2011
GIG #2 - One More Step
GIG #2 @ Santuario de Betania, Miranda, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velásquez. Select repertoire:
One More Step - Carter
Soy Yo - Piero
Yawheh, the Faithful One - Schutte
Nostalgia - Petit
Saturday, 1 January 2011
GIG #1 - Welled Up
GIG #1 @ Corpus Christi Church, La Urbina, Caracas, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velásquez. Select repertoire:
Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod
Esta Bella Noche - Galián
Precious Lord - Dorsey/Allen
Venezuela - Herrero/Armentero
Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod
Esta Bella Noche - Galián
Precious Lord - Dorsey/Allen
Venezuela - Herrero/Armentero
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