GIG #155 - Introducing The Infinity Travel Hoop

GIG #155 @ Ojai Music Festival Libbey Bowl Gala, Ojai, CA. Select repertoire:
Chamame Tetro - Ragazzi
Mano Brava - Brunetti
(performed by Brunetti/Ragazzi/Ward-Bergeman)
Ayre - Golijov
(performed by Dawn Upshaw, Eighth Blackbird, and the Andalucian Dogs)

GIG #154 - GIG 365: Fact or Fiction

GIG #154 @ Bart's Books, Ojai, CA. Select repertoire:
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman

GIG #153 - Mill Churning Out Rumors and Music

GIG #153 @ Rumor Mill Cafe, Los Angeles, CA. Select repertoire:
Little Girl - Longhair
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
I'll Fly Away - Brumley

GIG #152 - Music Rides the Gusty Winds in Ghost Town

GIG #152 @ Calico House Restaurant, Calico Ghost Town, CA. Select repertoire:
Dan Tucker - Trad.
Boomer's Story - Trad.
Strange Groove Improvisations

Calico House Restaurant

GIG #151 - Get Your Licks on Route 66

GIG #151 @ Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In, Seligman, AZ. Select repertoire:
Tarantella Napoletana - Trad.
Take the "A" Train - Strayhorn
Strange Groove Improvisations

Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In

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

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.

GIG #148 - Outlandish Sounds from Cadillac Ranch

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

Cadillac Ranch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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

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

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.

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

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/

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/

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/

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

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

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

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

GIG #119 - Groanbox Land in Normandy

GIG #119 @ Le Jules Gommes, Montmorency, France with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Proud Papa - Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Must Be Time - Ward-Bergeman
Hobo Heaven - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec

www.groanbox.com

GIG #118 - Groanbox Surf Over Din

GIG #118 @ Les Lumires, Montmorency, France with Groanbox. Select repertoire:  
Enchanted Mesa - Seznec
Beat Bush Hunter - Clifford  
Peasant Under Grass - Ward-Bergeman

www.groanbox.com

GIG #117 - Groanbox Debut in Paris

GIG #117 @ Péniche Demoiselle, Paris, France with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Tuvan Voodoo - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Where Are You Now - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Little Sadie - Trad.

www.groanbox.com

The Boat Project

Look to the Right by MJWB performed at The Boat Project on April 25, 2011. GIG 365 GIG #115. Filmed by Toby Adamson.

GIG #116 - Watermelon Fuels Ramsgate Parade

GIG #116 @ Peter's Fish Factory, Ramsgate, UK. Select repertoire:
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
We'll Meet Again - Parker/Charles

GIG #115 - We All Live in a Yellow Calabash

GIG #115 @ North London Action for the Homeless/The Boat Project, Southbourne, UK. Select repertoire:
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
Down by the Riverside - Trad.
Tarantella Napoletana - Trad. Italian

www.theboatproject.com

GIG #114 - One More Step in High Wycombe

GIG #114 @ Wesley Methodist Church, High Wycombe, UK. Select repertoire:
Lord of the Dance - Carter
One More Step - Carter
How Great Thou Art - Boberg

GIG #113 - Mannequins Dance in East London

GIG #113 @ East London Thrift Store, London, UK. Select repertoire:
Libertango - Piazzolla
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
I'll Fly Away - Brumley

GIG #112 - Stompboard Beat with Fists and Bone

GIG #112 @ Astor Community Theatre, Deal, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Little Sadie - Trad.
Where are you Now - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
I Was Born - Ward-Bergeman

www.groanbox.com

GIG #111 - Groanbox Double Header

GIG #111 @ Harefield Hospital/Zigfrid von Underbelly, London UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Mississippi Bound - Delmore
Wine Spodee-O-Dee - McGhee
Sugar on my Pencil -Ward-Bergeman

www.groanbox.com

GIG #110 - Groanbox Stomp Through Royal Brompton

GIG #110 @ Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
I'll Fly Away - Brumley 
Wham Bam - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman

www.groanbox.com

GIG #109 - Groanbox Raise the Dead in Wales

GIG #109 @ Burnett's Hill Chapel, Martletwy, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
I Was Born - Ward-Bergeman
Les étoiles et les cigales - Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Fences - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec

www.groanbox.com

GIG #108 - Gwdihw : Little Owl

GIG #108 @ Gwdihw, Cardiff, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Talisman - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Where are you Now - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Bogeyman - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman


www.groanbox.com

GIG #107 - Groanbox Perform in the Shadow of Mild Mild West

GIG #107 @ The Canteen, Bristol, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
Tuvan Voodoo - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Kathleen - Ward-Bergeman

www.groanbox.com

GIG #106 - Groanbox Return to Roots at Brooks

GIG #106 @ Brooks Blues Bar, Fulham, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Must Be Time - Ward-Bergeman
Where Are You Know - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Go to the Mardi Gras - Longhair

www.groanbox.com

Late at Malachy's

Thanks to our good friend Malachy I was able to have a great time during the first few hours of my birthday on April 14. He let me take over his music shed. I set up a mic, a few amps, a wurlitzer piano and a bass drum and let it rip. I had a lot of fun - hope you enjoy. You can download for free.


1. Sugar Lips - Ward-Bergeman
2. Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
3. Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
4. Sassy Mae - Memphis Slim
5. Smiling - Shay/Fisher/Goodwin

Recording from 1-3am on April 14, 2011 at Malachy's Barn.
MJWB on Voice/Wurlitzer/Bass Drum

GIG #105 - Groanbox Hat-Trick in North Yorkshire

GIG #105 @ Shibden Head Primary School/Beechcliffe Special School/Bronte Blues Club, North Yorkshire, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Cluck Old Hen - Trad.
Lonesome Jailhouse Blues - Delmore Brothers
I Was Born - Ward-Bergeman

www.groanbox.com

GIG #104 - Can't Ya Hear My Wail?

GIG #104 @ The Red House, Sheffield, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Pigman's Dog - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Enchanted Mesa - Seznec
Kathleen - Ward-Bergeman

www.groanbox.com

GIG #103 - Chipping Away at GIG 365 in Chipping Norton

GIG #103 @ The Theatre, Chipping Norton, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Peasant Under Grass - Ward-Bergeman
I Was Born - Ward-Bergeman
Doing the Laundry - Seznec

www.groanbox.com

GIG #102 - Yoda's Brother Appears at Blues Club

GIG #102 @ The Blues Cafe Bar, Harrogate, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Peasant Under Grass - Ward-Bergeman
Beat Bush Hunter - Clifford
Hobo Heaven - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec

www.groanbox.com

GIG #101 - Punters Enjoy Crack in Stratton Audley

GIG #101 @ The Red Lion Pub, Stratton Audley, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Fences - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec
Talisman - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Little Sadie - Trad.

www.groanbox.com

GIG # 100 - Rogering at Square and Compass

GIG #100 @ Square and Compass, Worth Matravers, UK with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Sugar on my Pencil - Ward-Bergeman
Red Hook Revival - Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Bogeyman - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman

www.groanbox.com

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

GIG #80 - To Light A New Fire

GIG #80 @ Tacachale, Gainesville, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Groove Improvisations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GIG #72 - Do You Know What It Means?

GIG #72 @ Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, Saint Martinville, LA. Select repertoire:
Strange Breath Improvisations

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

GIG #63 - Dropping Off

GIG #63 @ Borders, Fairfield, CT. Select repertoire:
Libertango - Piazzolla
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur
Cotton Fields Back Home - Leadbelly

GIG #62 - Bringing the House Down

GIG #62 @ Concertzalen, Copenhagen, Denmark w/Alisa Weilerstein. Select repertoire:
Azul - Golijov
Trenzinho do Caipira - Villa Lobos

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

GIG #60 - Mmmalbec

GIG #60 @ Malbeck, Copenhagen, Denmark w/ Jamey Haddad. Select repertoire:
Cherogape - Barboza
Lena - Ward-Bergeman
Feira de Mangaio - Sivuca