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/

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

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

Wednesday 27 April 2011

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.

Tuesday 26 April 2011

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


Monday 25 April 2011

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

Sunday 24 April 2011

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

Saturday 23 April 2011

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

Friday 22 April 2011

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

Thursday 21 April 2011

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

Tuesday 19 April 2011

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

Sunday 17 April 2011

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

Saturday 16 April 2011

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

Friday 15 April 2011

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



Thursday 14 April 2011

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

Wednesday 13 April 2011

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

Tuesday 12 April 2011

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

Monday 11 April 2011

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

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

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


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


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