It’s been hectic and I’m a couple days behind on my blog, so here goes. After Chicago, we dove up to Minneapolis where I played two shows at the Dakota, Jazz Club.

A beautiful day in Minneapolis
We had been having some problems with the generators on the bus (It’s always something with these rigs) but the bus was able to rest conveniently near the gig.

This is a little creepy...
Anyway, I walked over to the bus, picked up my guitar and walked to the gig.

Come on in!
Foto by Phil Jacobs
A great dinner and then two shows…
Jorma Kaukonen 27, 2015
Jorma Kaukonen
Solo
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Saturday, April 11, 2015
First Show:
1. True Religion
2. Ain’t In No Hurry
3. Hesitation Blues
4. Where There’s Two There’s Trouble
5. Barbeque King
6. I See The Light
7. The Other Side Of The Mountain
8. Genesis
9. Death Don’t have No Mercy
10. Sea Child
11. Full Go Round
12. Whining Boy Blues
13. Let Us Get Together Right Down Hre
14. I Know You Rider
15. Encore: How Long Blue
Second Show:
1. Dime For Beer
2. Brother Can You Spare a Dime
3. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
4. Come Back Baby
5. Suffer Little Children To Come Unto Me
6. Candy Man
7. That’ll Never Happen No More
8. In My Dreams
9. Good Shepherd
10. Bar Room Crystal Ball
11. Water Song
12. The Terrible Operation
13. I Am The Light Of This World
14. River Of Time
15. Keep On Trucking Mama
16. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed & Burning
17. Encore: Embryonic Journey

Jazz art...
Then it was time to drive to Stoughton, Wisconsin to play the Stoughton Opera House. Now with both gennys out on the bus, the only electricity was in the driver’s compartment. Fortunately, it was neither too hot nor too cold and we were driving during the day. On the bright side… since the TV’s didn’t work, I didn’t have to watch the news.

City Hall and Opera House... the way it should be!
The Opera House is beautiful. Thank goodness the folks in Stoughton had the foresight to remember the past with honor and bring it into the present without putting in some fast food joint.
Foto by Phil Jacobs

I love small town America
Here is my set list:
Jorma Kaukonen 28, 2015
Jorma Kaukonen
Solo
Stoughton Opera House
Stoughton, Wisconsin
Sunday, April 12, 2015
First Set:
1. True Religion
2. Ain’t In No Hurry
3. The Other Side Of The Mountain
4. Hesitation Blues
5. Where There’s Two There’s Trouble
6. I See The Light
7. Come Back Baby
8. Let Us Get Together Right Down Here
9. The Terrible Operation
10. Candy Man
11. Death Don’t Have No Mercy
12. I Know You Rider
Second Set:
1. Serpent Of Dreams
2. Brother Can You Spare A Dime?
3. Suffer Little Children To Come Unto Me
4. Barbeque King
5. That’ll Never Happen No More
6. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
7. In My Dreams
8. Sea Child
9. Good Shepherd
10. Bar Room Crystal Ball
11. Water Song
12. How Long Blues
13. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed & Burning
14. Encore: Genesis
Then I got to see the restored fire curtain…

Wow... how cool is this?
Yesterday we met up with a temporary bus in Illinois and sent our injure one to Nashville for repairs. We got to ride in an old Silver Eagle… and stopped for the evening in Louisville. Yep, back in my own time zone again.

I love the way they're keeping the old bulding facades.
We went for a walk in the rain and found a great barbeque joint… and on the way…

You can say that again!
Foto by Phil Jacobs
Now we’re off to Nashville to retrieve our bus… hopefully, and then down to Live Oak, Florida and Wanee. Yep, Hot Tuna Electric!
Locking forward to plugging in my Jazzmaster and playing some rock ‘n’ roll.
Onward!