Monday, 6 June 2011

GIG #156 - Marching Band and Accordionists Herald New Libbey Bowl


GIG #156 @ Libbey Park Gazebo, Ojai, CA with Albert Behar. Select repertoire:
Sweet Sue - Harris/Young
Mr. Sandman - Ballard
Minor Swing - Reinhardt/Grappelli

Sunday, 5 June 2011

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)

Saturday, 4 June 2011

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

Friday, 3 June 2011

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

Thursday, 2 June 2011

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

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

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

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/