Cracks in the Finish
Posts from March 2018
A blog by Jorma Kaukonen
Real Life On The Road
I’ve been on the road for a really long time. Sometimes we can afford the bus and sometimes I drive myself. It’s just what we do. I missed driving our daughter to her first sleep away camp last year. I was on the road. I missed Vanessa’s birthday yesterday. I was on the road. Happy birthday Vanessa. I love you to the moon and back! Again, it’s just what we do. That’s the gig.
Yesterday we were just making our ...
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21st Year At The Fur Peace Ranch
Drone shot by Jorma Kaukonen
Glorious… just glorious! No red bud yet… not much greening, but spring is on the way and after our hard winter, we’ll take all we can get. We just hosted the opening camp of our 21st year here at the Fur Peace Ranch and Jack Casady and I were the instructors. We’ve lived here i Southeast Ohio for 28 years now and it is an awesome place to live and an awesome place to ...
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Down The Road To The Old Farm
It is Saturday here at the homestead and as winter begins to wave a frigid farewell there were icy tendrils of rain clattering on the roof. We got a call from the folks who bought Hillside farm from us two years ago. They were taking out some ornamental grass we planted over ten years ago and wondered if we wanted the plants. ‘Of course,’ I said. ‘I’ll be right over.’ I fired up my pickup and headed down Rt. ...
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Home In The Winter Twilight
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
A long drive to get here from Richmond, but richly rewarded by a breakfast at Star Confectioners in Riverhead. This little town has still managed to hang onto a lot of small town charm, and I’m all about small towns.
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
The Suffolk Theater is always a blast, and the folks didn’t let me down… of course I didn’t let them down either.
Jorma Kaukonen 17, 2018
Jorma Solo
The Suffolk Theater
Riverhead, New York
Friday, March 9, 2018
First Set:
1. True Religion
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Music And Snow…
Foto by Phil Jacobs
Charlotte was warm… well, warmer. That was when we got in. The night of the show was shrouded in a cold rain. It was arm inside though!
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Kaukonen 15, 2018
Jorma Solo
The McGlohon Theater
Charlotte, North Carolina
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
First Set:
1. True Religion
2. Hesitation Blues
3. Come Back Baby
4. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
5. I See The Light
6. River Of Time
7. I Am The Light Of This World
8. Death Don’t Have No Mercy
9. Sea Child
10. Watch The North Wind Rise
11. How Long Blues
12. Keep Your ...
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From The Not Quite So Sunny South To The Piedmont…
Foto by Vanessa Kaukonen
I love that dog… and he loves the trash. This is what happens at our place when the trash doesn’t get docked behind a closed door. I look forward to getting home so I can give that dog a good talking to!
Foto by Phil Jacobs
Our first Florida date was here in Ponte Vedra. A lovely stop after the long drive from Dallas.
Jorma Kaukonen 10, 2018
Jorma Solo
Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
Ponte Vedra, Florida
Tuesday February 27, 2018
First Set:
1. True Religion
2. Second Chances
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