Sunday 31 July 2011

GIG #211 - Chamame Fever in Santa Fe


GIG #211 @ GIG #211 @ St. Francis Auditorium, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe, NM with Claudio Ragazzi and Mark Dresser. Select repertoire:
Gabriela - Ragazzi
Rasaman - Dresser
Federal - Ward-Bergeman

Saturday 30 July 2011

GIG #210 - The Girl Beside the Railroad


GIG #210 @ Sant Fe Depot, Santa Fe, NM. Select repertoire:
Boomer's Story - Trad.
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
I'll Fly Away - Brumley

Friday 29 July 2011

GIG #209 - Dancing and Dining at San Luis


GIG #209 @ San Luis Care Center, Alamosa, CO. Select repertoire:
If You Knew Susie - DeSylva/Meyer
Y Tu Que Has Hecho - Delfin
When You're Smiling - Shay/Fisher/Goodwin

Thursday 28 July 2011

GIG #208 - Hot Dog!


GIG #208 @ Coney Island Hot Dog Stand, Bailey, CO. Select repertoire:
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
Your Cheating Heart - Williams
Train Take My Pain Away - Ward-Bergeman

Wednesday 27 July 2011

GIG #207 - The Sun Shines in Boulder


GIG #207 @ Caffe Sole, Boulder, CO with Victor Mestas and Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Your Cheating Heart - Williams
Summertime - Gershwin
Garota de Ipanema - Jobim/Moraes

Tuesday 26 July 2011

GIG #206 - Toddler Shadow Boxes at Library


GIG #206 @ White Mountain Library, Rock Springs, WY. Select repertoire:
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Loop Improvisations

Monday 25 July 2011

GIG #205 - Canoe in Lovelock


GIG #205 @ Frontier Days, Lovelock, NV. Select repertoire:
Dan Tucker - Trad.
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Groove Improvisations

Sunday 24 July 2011

GIG #204 - Rapping in Reno, Teriyaki in Truckee


GIG #204 @ Jerky Junction, Truckee, CA and West Street Public Market, Reno, NV. Select repertoire:
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Groove Improvisations

Saturday 23 July 2011

GIG #203 - Backup Singers Seen at FFC Winery


GIG #203 @ FFC Winery, Geyserville, CA. Select repertoire:
Summertime - Gershwin
Besame Mucho - Velazquez
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman

Friday 22 July 2011

GIG #202 - Archie Bunker Eats Chunk Out of GIG #200 Sign


GIG #202 @ Plumhof/Vellucci residence, Burney, CA. Select repertoire:
Recordando a Venezuela - Petit
Abriendo y Cerrando - Barboza
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman

Thursday 21 July 2011

GIG #201 - Sweet Peaches in Burney


GIG #201 @ Burney Farmers' Market, Burney, CA. Select repertoire:
I've Been Working on the Railroad - Trad.
I'll Fly Away - Brumley
Down by the Riverside - Trad.

Wednesday 20 July 2011

GIG #200 - Strange Loops in Hoopa Valley


GIG #200 @ Hoopa Valley Youth Center, Hoopa, CA. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations

Tuesday 19 July 2011

GIG #199 - Bears and Beat Boxing Round the Campfire


GIG #199 @ Campfire Bear Tales with Ranger Adam, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Crescent City, CA. Select repertoire:
Mississippi Bound - Delmore
Go to the Mardi Gras - Longhair
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur

Monday 18 July 2011

GIG #198 - I Heard the Bells at Alpha-Bit


GIG #198 @ Alpha-Bit Cafe, Mapleton, OR. Select repertoire:
El Paisanito - Flores
Let Him Go On, Mama - Hartford
Dan Tucker - Trad.

Sunday 17 July 2011

GIG #197 - "You're Number One!!!!" Junction City Rocker Walker


GIG #197 @ Junction City Retirement & Assisted Living, Junction City, OR w/ Ken Brown and Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Down in the Valley - Luther
I've Been Working on the Railroad - Trad.
If You Knew Susie - DeSylva/Meyer

Saturday 16 July 2011

GIG #196 - Beneath a Walnut Tree at the Gaus House


GIG #196 @ One Helluva Party at the Gaus House, Junction City, OR w/ Yulene Velasquez, Richard Crandell, Ricardo Cardenas. Select repertoire:
Summertime - Gershwin
Nostalgia - Petit
Yo Soy - Piero

Friday 15 July 2011

GIG #195 - Love and Music in Cambridge


GIG #195 @ Golijov/Oxman Wedding, Cambridge, MA w/ Krakauer, Ma, Zhurbin, Brunetti, Ragazzi, Baptista, Flower, Nutall. Select repertoire:
Libertango - Piazzolla
Felicia - Saborido
9 de Julio - Padula

Thursday 14 July 2011

GIG #194 - Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye!


GIG #194 @ Tom and Danielle's Awesome House Party, Somerville, MA w/ Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Y Tu Que Has Hecho - Delfin
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
Federal - Ward-Bergeman

Wednesday 13 July 2011

GIG #193 - Max Porter's Junction City Blues


GIG #193 @ Max Porter's, Junction City, OR. Select repertoire:
Mount Misery - Ward-Bergeman
Boomer's Story - Trad.
Wham Bam - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec

Tuesday 12 July 2011

GIG #192 - Mbira at the Market


GIG #192 @ Fifth Street Public Market, Eugene, OR w/ Richard Crandell. Select repertoire:
Lena - Ward-Bergeman
Mbira for Miles - Crandell
La Quinta - Crandell

Monday 11 July 2011

GIG #191 - Beneath a Cherry Tree, Beside the Lavender and a Bed of Roses


GIG #191 @ Oregon Lavender Festival, Camille's Black Dog Lavender Farm, Halsey, OR. Select repertoire:
Georgia On My Mind - Carmichael/Gorrell
I'm Mississippi Bound - Delmore
Dan Tucker - Trad.

Sunday 10 July 2011

GIG #190 - 87 Years Young for Two Friends in Junction City


GIG #190 @ Milton Hooker Lee and Jim Harper's 87th birthday party, Junction City, OR. Select repertoire:
Green, Green Grass of Home - Putman
Candy Kisses - Morgan
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman

Saturday 9 July 2011

GIG #189 - Fairy Tales in the Woods @ Oregon Country Fair


GIG #189 @ Day Care, Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, OR. Select repertoire:
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Strange Groove Improvisations

Friday 8 July 2011

GIG #188 - Cozmic Sounds and Pizza


GIG#188 @ Cozmic Pizza, Eugene, OR w/ Richard Crandell. Select repertoire:
Little Wing - Hendrix
Lena - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Groove Improvisations
Richard Crandell

Thursday 7 July 2011

GIG #187 - Are You Gonna Dance?


GIG #187 @ Sweetwaters, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
Boomer's Story - Trad.
Little Girl - Longhair
Strange Groove Improvisations

Wednesday 6 July 2011

GIG #186 - Dreaming of Mbira


GIG #186 @ 5th Street Public Market, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
Jeanette - Viseur
Down by the Riverside - Trad.
Federal - Ward-Bergeman

Tuesday 5 July 2011

GIG #185 - Merry Pranksters Hoist the Flag in Dexter


GIG #185 @ GIG #185 @ Ken Babbs Forta July Party/Sam Bonds, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
The Star Spangled Banner - Key/Smith
Fools I Love - Ward-Bergeman
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.

Ken Babbs

Monday 4 July 2011

GIG #184 - Artist and a Wastrel


GIG #184 @ Bill Merkens' reception, Cafe Mundo, Newport, OR. Select repertoire:
Sail Away - Newman
Coda - Merkens (recited by Edward "VAN" Aelstyn)
Strange Groove Improvisations

Sunday 3 July 2011

GIG #183 - Spirits Gather at Phantom Lake


GIG #183 @ Phantom Lake, Bellevue, WA with Trimpin. Select repertoire:
Danke Schoen - Kaempfert/Schwaback/Gabler.
Wine Spodee-O-Dee - McGhee
Strange Groove Improvisations

Saturday 2 July 2011

GIG 365 : The Halfway Mark for Michael Ward-Bergeman


The GIG 365 journey has reached its halfway mark on July 1, 2011 in Seattle, WA.

Read John Wilcock's "Tale of the Wandering Minstrel"

GIG #182 - Case of the Stolen Tlingit Totem Pole


GIG #182 @ Pioneer Place Park, Seattle, WA. Select repertoire:
Go to the Mardi Gras - Longhair
Strange Groove Improvisations

Friday 1 July 2011

GIG #181 - Sun Shining at FOOD for Lane County Dining Room


GIG #181 @ 5th Street Public Market/FOOD for Lane County Dining Room, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
Little Wing - Hendrix
Take Five - Desmond
Amazing Grace - Newton

http://www.foodforlanecounty.org/

Thursday 30 June 2011

GIG #180 - Morning Calls on KPNW


GIG #180 @ Wake Up Call, KPNW, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergman
KPNW Song - Ward-Bergeman

Wednesday 29 June 2011

GIG #179 - Blues and Bach at Fifth Street


GIG #179 @ Fifth Street Public Market, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
Down by the Riverside - Trad.
Prelude II, Book I, WTC - Bach
Go to the Mardi Gras - Longhair

Tuesday 28 June 2011

GIG #178 - GIG 365 Rides the Airwaves in Eugene


GIG #178 @ KRVM, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
Candy from Strangers - Ward-Bergeman
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman

Monday 27 June 2011

GIG #177 - Wine, Wedding, Song @ Sweet Cheeks


GIG #177 @ Sweet Cheeks Winery, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
Home Again - Ward-Bergeman
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Strange Groove Improvisations

Sunday 26 June 2011

GIG #176 - Music Emanates from the Divine Cupcake


GIG #176 @ The Divine Cupcake, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
Fools I Love - Ward-Bergeman
Sail Away - Newman
Georgia On My Mind - Carmichael/Gorrell

Saturday 25 June 2011

GIG #175 - Mojo Working @ Voodoo Donut


GIG #175 @ Voodoo Donuts, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
Sail Away - Newman
Lena - Ward-Bergeman
Go to the Mardi Gras - Longhair

Friday 24 June 2011

GIG #174 - Azul Opens 42nd Annual Oregon Bach Festival


GIG #174 @ Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, OR w/ Yo-Yo Ma, Jeffrey Kahane, Cyro Baptista, Keita Ogawa, and the OBF Orchestra. Select repertoire:
Azul - Golijov

Thursday 23 June 2011

GIG #173 - Strange Jamboree on the River Road


GIG #173 @ River Road Park and Recreation Eugene, OR w/ Cyro Baptista, Richard Crandell & Keita Ogawa. Select repertoire:
Strange Groove Improvisations

Wednesday 22 June 2011

GIG #172 - Stitching in Springfield


GIG #172 @ Our Sewing Room, Springfield, OR. Select repertoire:
No Buts, No Maybes - Longhair
Douce Joie - Viseur
Summertime - Gershwin

Tuesday 21 June 2011

GIG #171 - New Dance at New Day Bakery


GIG #171 @ New Day Bakery, Eugene, OR. Select repertoire:
Hobo Heaven - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec
I'll Fly Away - Brumley
Dan Tucker - Trad.

Monday 20 June 2011

GIG #170 - Over Nineties Sing It In Junction City


GIG #170 @ Junction City Retirement & Assisted Living, Junction City, OR. Select repertoire:
How Great Thou Art - Boberg
The Sidewalks of New York - Blake/Lawler
Sweet Rosie O'Grady - Nugent

Sunday 19 June 2011

GIG #169 - Floyd Buckskin: "It is the Creator's active spirit in all of creation that keeps us alive"


GIG #169 @ Floyd Buckskin's, Fall River Mills, CA. Select repertoire:
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Strange Groove Improvisations

Floyd Buckskin

Saturday 18 June 2011

GIG #168 - Jamming with Junior Rangers at Burney Falls

GIG #168 @ McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, Burney, CA. Select repertoire:
Dan Tucker - Trad.
Strange Groove Improvisations

Friday 17 June 2011

GIG #167 - Give Blood


GIG #167 @ Shasta Blood Center, Burney, CA. Select repertoire:
Summertime - Gershwin
Candy from Strangers - Ward-Bergeman
Go to the Mardi Gras - Longhair

Thursday 16 June 2011

GIG #166 - Surprise in Surprise Valley


GIG #166 @ Surprise Cafe, Cedarville, CA. Select repertoire:
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
St. James Infirmary - Trad.
Strange Groove Improvisations

Wednesday 15 June 2011

GIG #165 - Paradise Found in Northeastern California


GIG #165 @ Warnerview Extended Care Facility, Alturas, CA. Select repertoire:
When You're Smiling - Shay/Fisher/Goodwin
You Made Me Love You - Monaca/McCarthy
Douce Joie - Viseur

Tuesday 14 June 2011

GIG #164 - Snowtime in June in California


GIG #164 @ Cafe Mekka, Nevada City, CA. Select repertoire:
Summertime - Gershwin
Time Remembered - Evans
Los Suenos - Piazzolla

Monday 13 June 2011

GIG #163 - Life and Death in Sacramento


GIG #163 @Union Gospel Mission, Sacremento, CA. Select repertoire:
Amazing Grace - Newton
I'll Fly Away - Brumley
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.

Sunday 12 June 2011

GIG #162 - Accordion Echoes in Rock City, CA


GIG #162 @ Rock City, Mount Diablo State Park, Walnut Creek, CA. Select repertoire:
How Great Thou Art - Boberg
Lena - Ward-Bergeman
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.

Saturday 11 June 2011

GIG #161 - Henry Miller Speaks Through Birds at Memorial Library


GIG #161 @ Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur, CA. Select repertoire:
Strange Groove Improvisations
http://www.henrymiller.org/

Friday 10 June 2011

GIG #160 - Copenhagen in California


GIG #160 @ Solvang, CA. Select repertoire:
Sail Away - Newman
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Libertango - Piazzolla

Thursday 9 June 2011

GIG #159 - Stomping at the Spot


GIG #159 @ The Spot, Carpinteria, CA. Select repertoire:
Down by the Riverside - Trad.
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Prelude II, Book I, WTC - Bach

Wednesday 8 June 2011

GIG #158 - Dog Dancer Day Afternoon in Coldwater Canyon


GIG #158 @ Tree People, S. Mark Taper Foundation Amphitheatre, Coldwater Canyon Park, Los Angeles, CA. Select repertoire:
Strange Groove Improvisations

http://www.treepeople.org

Tuesday 7 June 2011

GIG #157 - Music Heard in the Orange Groves of Ojai


GIG #157 @ St Josephs Health And Retirement Center, Ojai, CA. Select repertoire:
Jeanette - Viseur
Beer Barrel Polka - Vejvoda/Zeman
Dan Tucker - Trad.

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/

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 @ PĂ©niche Demoiselle, Paris, France with Groanbox. Select repertoire:
Tuvan Voodoo - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Where Are You Now - Clifford/Seznec/Ward-Bergeman
Little Sadie - Trad.

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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

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