Jorma Kaukonen's Online Diary

The Iridium show last was outstanding. Barry was stellar as always, Joe Selly is an incomparable picker and his freak flag flew proudly. Our pal Collin Rocker came up durning the first show and played two of his originals with us... good stuff indeed. The future is safe for music. Anyway, here is our set list:


Jorma Kaukonen & Barry Mitterhoff 9, 2010
Jorma Kaukonen, Barry Mitterhoff
Joe Selly & Collin Rocker
The Iridium
New York City
Thursday, June 10, 2010

First Show:
1. Blue Railroad Train
2. Hesitation Blues
3. Trouble In Mind
4. Izze’s Lullaby
5. River Of Time
6. Bread Line Blues
7. Death Don’t Have No Mercy
8. Come Back Baby
9. Heaven In My Head with Collin Rocker
10. Soggy Dollar Blues with Collin Rocker
11. I Know You Rider
12. That’ll Never Happen No More
Second Set:
1. There’s A Bright Side Somewhere
2. Things That Might have Been
3. Uncle Sam Blues
4. Full Go Round
5. Nashville Blues
6. True Religion
7. 99 Years Blues
8. Good Shepherd
9. More Than My Old Guitar
10. Nine Pound Hammer
11. Encore: Barbeque King

Coffee and off to I-78 and home... Onward!

Still here in Jersey imposing on brother Barry Mitterhoff. Thanks Barry... for the hots and a cot. Yesterday Barry and I paid respects to a friend who passed... I wrote about it on my Thoughts Page.

On to the Iridium!

Tonight was indeed a night to remember. My friend, Larry Campbell, asked me a while ago if Barry Mitterhoff and I would join him at the Summerstage fundraiser in Central Park. 'What kind of music would we be playing?' I asked. 'Something by Simon and Garfunkel was his reply. 'I'm in,' I said. What were we to do? Larry suggested Baby Driver... something I could get my alternating thumb around. That's what we did... on an evening surrounded by more luminaries than I could count... old friends and new... musical friends all!

We got to the gig at 1430 and left around 2130. The music was still going on, but it was time to get back to New Jersey and get some rest.

The joy of playing music started a long time ago for me and by the grace of G_d it continues today. It is all very uplifting for me. I hope my children are able to find a way of life that will nourish them as music has nourished me. With this thought in mind I shall watch a little of the sound track of my life with Carol King and James Taylor. Good night...