A blog by Jorma Kaukonen

Thirteenth Night With Cami

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The mighty Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Delaware as GE and I walked to breakfast. Soon enough we were headed to Absecon, New Jersey where our hotel is and then to Pomona where Stockton College and the gig was. Here is our set list:

CAMI Tour 13
Hot Tuna Blues
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Barry Mitterhoff, Skoota Warner & G.E. Smith
Charlie Musselwhite & Jim Lauderdale
Stockton Performing Arts Center
Pomona, New Jersey
Monday, February 14, 2011

First Set Acoustic:
1. What Are They Doing In Heaven Today
2. River Of Time
3. Uncle ...
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Twelfth Night With CAMI

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Last night we played the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Delaware. This is a fine old restored venue perfect for a show like Hot Tuna Blues. Here’s the view from the stage at sound check:

Here is our set list from last night:

CAMI Tour 12
Hot Tuna Blues
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Barry Mitterhoff, Skoota Warner & G.E. Smith
Charlie Musselwhite & Jim Lauderdale
The Grand Opera House
Wilmington, Delaware
Sunday, February 13, 2011

First Set Acoustic:
1. Death Don’t Have No Mercy
2. Let Us Get Together
3. Things That Might Have Been
4. Come ...
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Eleventh Night With CAMI

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So we were at the Garde Arts Center tonight and had a rockin’ good time to say the least. Before I get to the set list, our backstage security was a young man named Elijah Pysyk… magician. He showed me some card tricks that had me confounded. Check out his Youtube at elijahsmagic. Good stuff!

Anyway, here is our set list:

CAMI Tour 11
Hot Tuna Blues
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Barry Mitterhoff, Skoota Warner & G.E. Smith
Charlie Musselwhite & Jim Lauderdale
Garde Arts Center
New ...
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Tenth Night With CAMI

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Well, here we are in New London, Connecticut…

Last night we had a grand show in Morristown at the Mayo and here is the set list thereof:

CAMI Tour 10
Hot Tuna Blues
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Barry Mitterhoff, Skoota Warner & G.E. Smith
Charlie Musselwhite & Jim Lauderdale
Mayo Center For The Performing Arts
Morristown, New Jersey
Thursday, February 10, 2011

First Set Acoustic:
1. Candy Man
2. I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave
3. Things That Might Have Been
4. Come Back Baby (Acoustic)
5. I Know You Rider
6. Trashcan Tomcat with Jim, Jack, and Barry
7. Good Together ...
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Eighth And Ninth Night With CAMI

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Well, first of all, I want to post the set list from last night in Buffalo and here it is:

CAMI Tour 8
Hot Tuna Blues
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Barry Mitterhoff, Skoota Warner & G.E. Smith
Charlie Musselwhite & Jim Lauderdale
University Of Buffalo Center For The Arts
Buffalo, New York
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

First Set Acoustic:
1. Let Us Get Together Right Down Here
2. Breadline Blues
3. Things That Might Have Been
4. Uncle Sam Blues
5. I Know You Rider
6. Trashcan Tomcat with Jim, Jack, and Barry
7. Good Together with Jim Lauderdale, GE Smith ...
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Seventh Night With CAMI

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A great show in Princeton last night… a couple of hours sleep at the hotel and then back on the road to Buffalo.

Yeah, it just doesn’t get too much better than this. Well, maybe it does… here is our set list from last night:

CAMI Tour 7
Hot Tuna Blues
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Barry Mitterhoff, Skoota Warner & G.E. Smith
Charlie Musselwhite & Jim Lauderdale
McCarter Theater
Princeton, New Jersey
Monday, February 7, 2011

First Set Acoustic:
1. Death Don’t Have No Mercy
2. Hesitation Blues
3. Second Chances
4. Uncle Sam Blues
5. San Francisco Bay Blues
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Sixth Night With CAMI

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The gig at the Tilles Center last night was most enjoyable for me. It was a great show, and I got to say hello to some old friends. It was a beautiful production facility and it sure made it easy for Tuna to well, just have a great time! Here is our set list for us as well as Jim Lauderdale and Charlie Musselwhite:

CAMI Tour 6
Hot Tuna Blues
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Barry Mitterhoff, Skoota Warner & G.E. Smith
Charlie Musselwhite & ...
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Fifth Night With Cami

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Last Tuna was at the Quick Center For The Arts in Fairfield, Connecticut and from my point of view we had a simply stellar show. Here is our set list:
CAMI Tour 5
Hot Tuna Blues
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Barry Mitterhoff, Skoota Warner & G.E. Smith
Charlie Musselwhite & Jim Lauderdale
Quick Center For The Arts
Fairfield, Connecticut
Friday, February 4, 2011

First Set With Hot Tuna Acoustic
1. Death Don’t Have No Mercy
2. Bread Line Blues
3. Second Chances
4. Uncle Sam Blues with Charlie
5. Candy Man
6. I Know You Rider
Jim hits the stage and:
1. Plays ...
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Fourth NIght With CAMI

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Well finally we got to play again. Snow postponed the gig in Buffalo… but tonight we played in Utica.
As we awoke in Buffalo this was the morning we saw. In Utica, the Stanley Center was an unbelievable venue. The crowd was responsive, and we gave it our best… which is as follows:
CAMI Tour 4
Hot Tuna Blues
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Barry Mitterhoff, Skoota Warner & G.E. Smith
With
Charlie Musselwhite & Jim Lauderdale
Stanley Center For The Arts
Utica, New York
Thursday, February 3, 2011
First Set:
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…And The Snow Came

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Well, I don’t know if it was the storm of the century as it was touted… but it was enough for the University Of Buffalo to cancel our gig tonight. We’ll be playing the show next week on Tuesday the 8th of February. Be sure to check out the University Of Buffalo Center For The Arts. Well if could be worse… at least we’ll get to play the gig.

Well, that’s about it for now. Tomorrow fate willing, we’ll be ...
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