A blog by Jorma Kaukonen

Merry Christmas!

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Just a very short note of good wishes. Today we met some friends for a lunch at the China Panda in Athens. Chinese food for Christmas… what else? After a delicious meal we went over to the Athena Grand and played arcade games until it was time for our movie… The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. A great movie for Christmas Day indeed!

That’s about it… except for one thing:

Merry Christmas to all… and to all a good life!

Onward!

Indeed… Here I am

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When I was young, this was never the happiest time of the year. I’m wasn’t an abused kid and I’m not putting any blame on my parents. It was a long time ago and they did the best they could. That said, their relationship was a volatile one, especially in the years following WW II. My mother being a non observant Jew, we sort of celebrated Hannukah when my grandparents were around. Christmas wasn’t as well… omnipresent as it ...
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There Are Many Rooms In My Father’s House John 14:2

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It was cold, cold , cold this morning… 17 degrees at Hillside Farm. The air was more than crisp and I could smell the smoke from wood stoves as I gave Maverick The Dog his morning walk. The mud of wintry mix was hardened into jagged spires much as I would imagine a miniature version of the mountains of the moon.

Izze was going on a field trip to the museum in Cincinnati with her cousin, Montana and Vanessa and ...
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The Weekend That Was Silver

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After our gig at the Kent Stage, we drove down to Southeast Ohio, dropped the guys at the OU Inn, and I got to go home with Izze and Vanessa. Yep, a night at home in my own bed. Then on Saturday morning, the three of us were up nice and early, had a yummy home cooked breakfast and went back to town where we picked up Jack Casady and Phil Jacobs and went to Ohio University School Of ...
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Kent Stage And Home

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Last night the boys and I played the Kent Stage in, you guessed it, Kent, Ohio. Barry and I had been there twice before, but this was the first timed with Jack Casady and Hot Tuna. Some fun! Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 55, 2013
The Acoustic Trio
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
& Barry Mitterhoff
Kent Stages
Kent, Ohio
December 5, 2013

First Set:
1. Search My Heart
2. Hesitation Blues
3. I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave
4. How Long Blues
5. Children Of Zion
6. Second Chances
7. Let us Get Together Right Down Here
8. Uncle Sam Blues
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Set List From The Ark

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Last night the boys and I were at the Ark in Ann Arbor. Barry and I have been playing the Ark since it was in a house many, many years ago. Good then… good now. I love this place. Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 54, 2013
The Acoustic Trio
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
& Barry Mitterhoff
The Ark
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

First Set:
1. True Religion
2. Children Of Zion
3. Hesitation Blues
4. Heart Temporary
5. More Than My Old Guitar
6. Barbeque King
7. Vicksburg Stomp
8. Let Us Get Together Right Down Here
9. 99 Year Blues
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Ann Arbor Wake Up

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Well, after the show last night at the Musikfest Cafe in Bethlehem we hopped on the bus, went to sleep and woke up in Ann Arbor, Michigan where we will play at the Ark tonight.

OK… a quick rewind from last night.

This is a really lovely gig… and in the shadow of the old steel mills it welcomes old ghosts with new life.

We played two grand sets for our friends… and here they are:

Hot Tuna 53, 2013
The Acoustic Trio
Jorma Kaukonen, ...
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PBS And Martin Guitars In Bethlehem

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Yesterday we left Stafford, Connecticut early so we could drive down to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where we were to be a part of a pilot PBS special that focuses on American guitar music. Strangely enough, Martin Guitars out of Nazareth, PA is one of the major sponsors. Anyway, Dick Boak everybody’s dear friend from Martin asked us to be a part of this first show that would be hosted by his friend and colleague, Craig Thatcher. Now, Dick and Craig ...
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Set List From Stafford, Connecticut

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Fun show last night at the Palace in Stafford… just a short note with the set list:

Hot Tuna 52, 2013
The Acoustic Trio
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
& Barry Mitterhoff
The Palace Theater
Stafford Springs, Connecticut
Sunday, December 1, 2013

First Set:
1. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
2. Children Of Zion
3. Second Chances
4. Sea Child
5. Hesitation Blues
6. Goodbye To The Blues
7. Barbeque King
8. 99 year Blues
9. The Terrible Operation
10. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed & Burning
Second Set:
1. Mama Let Me Lay It On You
2. Izze’s Lullaby
3. I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave
4. More Than My Old Guitar
5. I See ...
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The Last Two… On To Stafford

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Busy, busy… here are the last two Hot Tuna set lists:

From Syracuse:

Hot Tuna 50, 2013
The Acoustic Trio
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
& Barry Mitterhoff
The Palace Theater
Syracuse, New York
Friday, November 29, 2013

First Set:
1. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
2. Search My Heart
3. Been So Long
4. Heart Temporary
5. Mama Let Me Lay It On You
6. Hesitation Blues
7. Come Back Baby
8. 99 Year Blues
9. Goodbye To The Blues
10. Let Us Get Together Right Down Here
11. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed & Burning
Second Set:
1. I See The Light
2. I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave
3. How Long Blues
4. I’ll ...
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