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

Saturday, 30 April 2011

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

Thursday, 28 April 2011

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