Jorma Kaukonen's Online Diary

Wow... I overslept... we've gotta hit the road in less than an hour. In a nutshell, it was hot in more ways than one at Skipper's last night! Here is the set list:

Hot Tuna 46, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

Skipper’s Smokehouse

Tampa, Florida

Friday, July 01, 2005

 

First Set:

1.                That’ll Never Happen No More

2.                Big River Blues

3.                Parchman Farm

4.                Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

5.                Serpent Of Dreams

6.                I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

7.                How Long Blues

8.                Bread Line Blues

9.                Hesitation Blues

10.           Red River Blues

 

Second set:

1.                Blue Railroad Train

2.                I’m Free From The Chain Gang Now

3.                Death Don’t Have No Mercy

4.                I See The Light

5.                Prohibition Blues

6.                Blues Stay Away From Me

7.                I Know You Rider

8.                Embryonic Journey

9.                Good Shepherd

10.           Just Because

11.           Encore: San Francisco Bay Blues

We're working here... The gig at Revolution was hot, humid and intense. We got back to the hotel at 0130 and we're up now and getting ready to leave for Jacksonville. One of these days I have to get a full night's sleep. For now, here's the set list from last night:

Hot Tuna 47, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

Revolution

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Saturday, July 02, 2005

 

Set One:

1.                Blue Railroad Train

2.                Waiting For A Train

3.                I Know You Rider

4.                Blues Stay Away From Me

5.                I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

6.                I See The Light

7.                Prohibition Blues

8.                Uncle Sam Blues

9.                That’ll Never Happen No More

 

Set Two:

1.                Big River Blues

2.                How Long Blues

3.                Parchman Farm

4.                Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

5.                Serpent Of Dreams

6.                Bread Line Blues

7.                99 Year Blues

8.                Hesitation Blues

9.                Encore: San Francisco Bay Blues

On the move this beautiful, summer morning... it's off to the bus.

Happy Fourth Of July all! I can't believe we actually have a day off. I slept in until a few minutes ago... It just doesn't get any better than this. The gig last night at the Free Bird was packed. It was a little hard to hear on stage, but we were told that the sound out front was great... so that's good! Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 48, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

Free Bird

Jacksonville Beach, Florida

Sunday, July 03, 2005

 

First Set:

1. Re-Enlistment Blues

2. I Know You Rider

3. I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

4. How Long Blues

5. Bread Line Blues

6. Death Don’t Have No Mercy

7. Serpent Of Dreams

8. Genesis

9. 3rd Week In the Chelsea

10. Red River Blues

 

Second Set:

1. Blue Railroad Train

2. Hesitation Blues

3. Parchman Farm

4. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

5. I See The Light

6. Uncle Sam Blues

7. Blues Stay Away From Me

8. Good Shepherd

9. I Am The Light Of This World

10. Just Because

11. Encore: San Francisco Bay Blues

Vanessa and I are going for a walk... we're right on the beach so this is sure going to be a different walk from Hillside Farm. I'm going to try to make some time to do some more writing later

We got in day before yesterday afternoon and had an evening off... topped by a great Vietnamese dinner. Yesterday we headed over to Little Five Points had a great Indian Dinner and played a truly enjoyable show at the Variety. Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 49, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

The Variety Playhouse

Atlanta, Georgia

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

 

First Set:

1. Re-Enlistment Blues

2. Search My Heart

3. Tom Cat Blues

4. Blues Stay Away From Me

5. I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

6. Bread Line Blues

7. Trial By Fire

8. Heart Temporary

9. I Know You Rider

10. Hesitation Blues

 

Second Set:

1. That’ll Never Happen No More

2. Parchman Farm

3. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

4. How Long Blues

5. Prohibition Blues

6. Uncle Sam Blues

7. Serpent Of Dreams

8. Uncle Sam Blues

9. Embryonic Journey

10. Good Shepherd

11. I Am The Light Of This World

12. A Life Well Lived

13. Just Because

14. Encore: (Wildwood Flower Snippet) San Francisco Bay Blues

We're leaving early in the morning, so it's to bed now. This was a really good one!

The Lincoln Theater is a little downtown theater that has renewed life as a music venue... a good one. The folks there were great to work with and the audience was fantastic. Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 51, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

Lincoln Theater

Raleigh, North Carolina

Friday, July 08, 2005

 

First Set:

1.                Blue Railroad Train

2.                Waiting For a Train

3.                New Song For The Morning

4.                I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

5.                How Long Blues

6.                Parchman Farm

7.                Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

8.                Serpent Of Dreams

9.                Bread Line Blues

10.           Red River Blues

11.           Hesitation Blues

 

Second Set:

1.                That’ll Never Happen No More

2.                Trouble In Mind

3.                I’m Free From The Chain Gang

4.                Death Don’t Have No Mercy

5.                I See The Light

6.                Heart Temporary

7.                Blues Stay Away From Me

8.                Embryonic Journey

9.                Good Shepherd

10.           I Am The Light Of This World

11.           San Francisco Bay Blues

12.           Encore: Candy Man

We hope this one becomes a regular on our yearly tour schedule.

I just realized that somehow I didn't make my entry from Asheville yesterday and I lost the original. Grrr... Anyway, the gig at the Orange Peel was great. I love that place! Here is the set list:

Hot Tuna 50, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

The Orange Peel

Asheville, North Carolina

Thursday, July 07, 2005

 

First Set:

1.                Big River Blues

2.                New Song For The Morning

3.                Death Don’t Have No Mercy

4.                Serpent Of Dreams

5.                I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

6.                Blues Stay Away From Me

7.                Prohibition Blues

8.                Genesis

9.                3rd Week In The Chelsea

10.           Uncle Sam Blues

11.           Hesitation Blues

 

Second Set:

1.                Tom Cat Blues

2.                How Long Blues

3.                That’ll Never Happen No More

4.                Parchman Farm

5.                Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning

6.                I See The Light

7.                I’m Free From The Chain Gang Now

8.                I Know You Rider

9.                99 Year Blues

10.           I Am The Light of This World

11.           Just Because

12.           Encore: Mann’s Fate

Onward to Westminster, Maryland.

The gig yesterday at the Common Ground Festival was really nice. A low key festival filled with low key music lovers and lots of great players. The weather was great and we had a really swell time. Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 52, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

Common Ground On The Hill’s Annual

Westminster, Maryland

Saturday, July 09, 2005

 

1.                Big River Blues

2.                Hesitation Blues

3.                Candy Man

4.                Parchman Farm

5.                Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

6.                Serpent Of Dreams

7.                How Long Blues

8.                I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

9.                Breadline Blues

10.           That’ll Never Happen No More

11.           Uncle Sam Blues

12.           I Know You Rider

13.           A Life Well Lived

14.           I am The Light Of This World

15.           Just Because

16.           Encore: San Francisco Bay Blues

Today I'm going to pick my son up for a couple of days. It's nice to have a little time off, no matter how short. I'm off to the birthday party to pick up Zack.

I got to spend two days with my kid and got a lot of in room work done. It was nice to be able to spend more than one day in the same place... and laundry, of course. We're leaving for Asbury Park first thing in the morning. Back to the grind...

The gig at the Stone Pony Landing yesterday in Asbury Park with Railroad Earth rocked. It was the first time I had the please of actually catching Earth's set and I enjoyed it.

It was a typically hot and humid East Coast day at the shore. You could almost see the moisture in the air... at least it wasn't raining. The electric band with Erik Diaz kicked back into gear as if we just played together yesterday. Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 53, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

Barry Mitterhoff & Erik Diaz

The Stone Pony Landing

Asbury Park, New Jersey

Friday, July 15, 2005

 

1. True Religion

2. Day To Day Out The Window Blues

3. I Wish You Would

4. Talkin’ ‘Bout You

5. Corners Without Exits

6. Ninety Nine Year Blues

7. Rock Me Baby

8. Can’t Get Satisfied

9. Serpent Of Dreams

10. Living Just For You

11. Bowlegged Woman

12. In The Kingdom

13. Trial By Fire

14. Hit Single #1

15. Funky # 7

16. Encore: Water Song

We get into Holtsville here about 0330 and we're leaving for the gig to load in and sound check at 0830. It's a good thing I had a great time last night or it might be hard to remember what it is I love about this gig.

I do love it though, and I gotta run!

A nice outdoor festival yesterday... the weather held out and all things were good. It was such a treat to hear Sam Bush and his friends again...it's been a while, since the Stuart Opera House in Nelsonville last hear. Sam's CD, 'King Of My World' has been in heavy rotation in my truck for a about a year now. I love his music!

We went on at 2100 sharp. It was hot and muggy.. the way it's meant to be on the East Coast this time of year. Towards the end of our set, a mist danced in towards the stage... little droplets of moisture floating in towars the stage like airborne crystals. Quite the sight. Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 54, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

Barry Mitterhoff & Erik Diaz

Brookhaven Amphitheater

Independence Hill

Farmingville, New York

Saturday, July 16, 2005

 

1.              True Religion

2.              Serpent Of Dreams

3.              Living Just For You

4.              Talkin’ ‘Bout You

5.              Rock Me Baby

6.              Been So Long

7.              Day To Day Out The Window Blues

8.              I Wish You Would

9.              Can’t Get Satisfied

10.        In The Kingdom

11.        Bowlegged Woman

12.        Corners Without Exits

13.        99 Year Blues

14.        Hit Single # 1

15.        Funky # 7

16.        Encore: Water Song

Another early departure... we're off to Atlantic City.

Mea culpa... I was so caught up with everything I forgot to make an entry about Sunday's show on Monday morning. Anyway, the gig at the House Of Blues in Atlantic City was a great one for us. Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 55, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

Barry Mitterhoff & Erik Diaz

The House Of Blues

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Sunday, July 17, 2005

 

1.               Living Just For You

2.               True Religion

3.               Can’t Get Satisfied

4.               I Wish You Would

5.               Been So Long

6.               Trial By Fire

7.               Talkin’ ‘Bout You

8.               Rock Me Baby

9.               Corners Without Exits

10.         99 Year Blues

11.         Bowlegged Woman

12.         Come Back Baby

13.         How Long Blues

14.         In The Kingdom

15.         Hit Single # 1

16.         Funky #7

17.         Encore: Baby What You Want Me To Do?

We had a day off Monday and drove all day yesterday and here we are today. Yikes. Anyway... back on line and back to bed!

It's been a while since we've been a the Somerville Theater... back in he late nineties with Derek Trucks. This is a great little theater and we had a blast. I used my old J-35 with the new Fishman Aura and it sounded unbelievable. I can hardly wait until tonight to hear it again. Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 56, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

Somerville Theater

Somerville, Massachusetts

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

 

Set One:

1.               New Song For The Morning

2.               Waiting For A Train

3.               Big River Blues

4.               How Long Blues

5.               I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

6.               Bread Line Blues

7.               Uncle Sam Blues

8.               I See The Light

9.               Embryonic Journey

10.         Trial By Fire

11.         I’m Free From The Chain Gang Now

12.         That’ll Never Happen No More

 

Set Two:

1.               Blue Railroad Train

2.               Search My Heart

3.               Parchman Farm

4.               Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

5.               Do Not Go Gentle

6.               Hesitation Blues

7.               Too Many Years

8.               Good Shepherd

9.               I Am The Light Of This World

10.         Just Because

11.         Encore: Nine Pound Hammer

A great audience in attendance and a great crew to work with. What a night!

Here I am rushing around again. We drive back to Newburyport as soon as I get off line. Ahhh... road life the way it was meant to be. This way... that way... ad nauseum.

Last night at the Falcon Ridge festival quite simply we had a delightful time. I ate three orders of Myron's Teriyaki and we got to play. It doesn't get much better than that. Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 57, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Hillsdale, New York

Thursday, July 21, 2005

 

1.              That’ll Never Happen No More

2.              Blue Railroad Train

3.              I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

4.              Blues stay Away From Me

5.              Prohibition Blues

6.              I Know You Rider

7.              Genesis

8.              Uncle Sam Blues

9.              I’ll Be All Right Some Day

10.        99 Year Blues

11.        I Am The Light Of This World

12.        Just Because

13.        Encore: Hesitation Blues

A magnificent full moon rose over the mountains early in the evening and stayed with us all night. The heat of the day dropped off, and it was just perfect. My old friend Chris Smither played just before us and it was great to hang with him again and the hear his beautiful music.

There you have it... I'm gone.

A dandy gig at the high school here in Newburyport. It's been a long day so I'm just going to post the set list and hit the sack.

Hot Tuna 58, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

The Theater

@ Newburyport High School

Newburyport, Massachusetts

Friday, July 22, 2005

 

First Set:

1.               Candy Man

2.               True Religion

3.               Parchman Farm

4.               Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

5.               Serpent of Dreams

6.               How Long Blues

7.               I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

8.               Bread Line Blues

9.               Uncle Sam Blues

10.         Red River Blues 

Second Set:

1.               Tom Cat Blues

2.               Hesitation Blues

3.               Blues Stay Away From Me

4.               Bread Line Blues

5.               I See The Light

6.               Heart Temporary

7.               Good Shepherd

8.               That’ll Never Happen No More

9.               Encore: Mann’s Fate

I got to chew the fat with my friends Paul and Chris which was great... but now, to bed.

Yesterday we played at the State Street Church in Portland, Maine. Before the sound check, Jack and I walked downtown and had lunch at a simply terrific Japanese eatery... the Sapporo. I know there are lots of good eats in Portland, but this one surpassed expectations... and the service was great.

The gig at the Church was another sold out show... two words we love to hear. We did one two hour plus set and here is the set list:

Hot Tuna 59, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

State Street Church

Portland, Maine

Saturday, July 23, 2005

 

1.               New Song For The Morning

2.               Blue Railroad Train

3.               Waiting For A Train

4.               I Know You Rider

5.               How Long Blues

6.               I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

7.               Prohibition Blues

8.               Parchman Farm

9.               Keep Your Lamps Trimmed & Burning

10.         Serpent Of Dreams

11.         Too Many Years

12.         Uncle Sam Blues

13.         99 Year Blues

14.         3rd Week In The Chelsea

15.         A Life Well Lived

16.         San Francisco Bay Blues

17.         Just Because

18.         Encore: Nine Pound Hammer

After the show I got to hang out with Vanessa's family and friends and that was a blessing in itself. There were friends from the Ranch... friends from all over... It was a great evening. After we said goodbye, we drove non-stop to Burlington and got in about 0500. Time for a walk, some eats and a little work on my guitar.

What a great night we had yesterday!

The Higher Ground is one of those magical places on the tour circuit. Not only are the people who run the place wonderful and the place itself magnificent, the community who supports it make for the best of all possible worlds. The folks up here in Northern Vermont have a really good thing going on and we are pleased to be included in their space. Anyway, here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 60, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

The Higher Ground

S. Burlington, Vermont

Sunday, July 24, 2005

 

Set One:

1.               Hesitation Blues

2.               New Song For The Morning

3.               Death Don’t Have No Mercy

4.               I See The Light

5.               I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

6.               Blues Stay Away From Me

7.               Bread Line Blues

8.               I Know You Rider

9.               I’ll Be All Right Some Day

10.         Genesis

11.         99 Year Blues

 

Set Two:

1.               Blue Railroad Train

2.               Waiting For a Train

3.               Parchman Farm

4.               Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

5.               Serpent Of Dreams

6.               How Long Blues

7.               That’ll Never Happen No More

8.               Prohibition Blues

9.               Embryonic Journey

10.         Trial by Fire

11.         Just Because

12.         Encore: Keep On Trucking Mama

Onward we go to Northampton, Mass. I'm looking forward to the Iron Horse and seeing some of the relatives who live nearby. I'm feeling mighty good today!

An evening off here in Northampton last night and a good walk this morning to town. I love Northampton... and I love the Iron Horse. While we were setting up I got a chance to go next door to the Blue Note vintage instrument shop and chew the fat while I looked around. Then some of my family on my Father's side came to talk before the show. Uncle Art is almost 90 years old... the last one of my Father's generation. What a guy! Talking to Art and his family was a great way to start out the evening. Speaking of which, here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 61, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

The Iron Horse

Northampton, Massachusetts

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

 

Set One:

1.               New Song For The Morning

2.               Big River Blues

3.               Waiting For A Train

4.               How Long Blues

5.               I’ll Let you Know Before I Leave

6.               Prohibition Blues

7.               I See The Light

8.               Heart Temporary

9.               Embryonic Journey

10.         3rd Week In The Chelsea

11.         Hesitation Blues

 

Set Two:

1.               Blue Railroad Train

2.               Been So Long

3.               That’ll Never Happen No More

4.               Parchman Farm

5.               Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

6.               Serpent Of Dreams

7.               Good Shepherd

8.               A Life Well Lived

9.               Just Because

10.         Encore: San Francisco Bay Blues

We had two powerful sets this evening. Great sound, great audience, and truth be told, we played great. Tomorrow will be a long day at the cruise in NYC so it's off to bed.

Yesterday we had two sold out shows for the Blues Cruise. You load your gear on the ship in the shadow of the Intrepid and the New York Skyline. Powerful symbols. New York, in my humble opinion, the greatest city in the world! I remember driving into the City with Vanessa a couple days after 9/11 to attend a memorial for a friend of ours who fell with the towers. As we approached the Lincoln Tunnel back then, the skyline still glowed with an eerie blue light and smoke was still rising. I cannot look at that skyline today without feeling the loss. It will change, it may be better or not, but it will never be the same. The indomitable spirit of most Americans in general and New Yorkers in particular resounds with me today. God bless this land of ours!

Having written this paragraph in an effort to put my reality in perspective I do have a couple of observations vis a vis last night on the cruise. Whenever something irritates me my lovely wife, who spots things that are about to issue from me mouth would caution, 'Don't sound like you're whining!' Good advice... I'll try to take it.

After the first show a friend asked me with a smile on her face, 'That was a great show, how did you like it?' I could have just smiled as I often do and said, 'Oh it was great,' and thanked her. I didn't this time. I told her that is was a very difficult set for me. A small but extremely vocal segment of the audience made so much noise talking and yelling to each other that I could hear them better than I could hear Jack and Barry and they were right next to me. I had to wonder why someone would pay good money to see and hopefully hear a show and then listen only to themselves. Heck, you can do that at home and have an argument at the same time and pay nothing except for ulcer remedies. Hey look, I know the deal. Ultimately we're supposed to be entertainers and if the audience is entertained and our check clears so be it... but there's more for me. I had to radically change my set list on the fly and not do any of the really delicate pieces I wanted to do. I simply wouldn't have been able to hear what I was doing. Oh well... poor me.

By the time we started the second show, I was able to drop the 'poor me' stance and was back with the program. For some reason, the second audience was a little more reserved than the first... a little. Anyway, the emotional fog cleared and I felt we nailed the second show. As we were playing I looked out over the port side and there was the Statue Of Liberty! Boy that sure put it in perspective! Don't sweat the small stuff I'm always telling anyone who foolishly wants to listen. In that moment I was able to do it myself. Living in a free land... making a living at a profession I love... hey, there isn't even any small stuff with that in mind. New York, you know I love you even if you like to talk... which by the grace of G_d we get to do in this country. Amen. I humorously thought, 'When we come back with the electric band it could be different.'

Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 62, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

The Blues Cruise

New York City

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

 

First Show:

1.                Search My Heart

2.                Waiting For A Train

3.                I Know You Rider

4.                How Long Blues

5.                I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

6.                I See The Light

7.                Bread Line Blues

8.                Mann’s Fate

9.                Hesitation Blues

10.           99 Year Blues

11.           Tom Cat Blues

12.           That’ll Never Happen No More

13.           9 Pound Hammer

 

Second Show:

1.                Blue Railroad Train

2.                Parchman Farm

3.                Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

4.                Serpent Of Dreams

5.                Prohibition Blues

6.                Blues Stay Away From Me

7.                I’ll be All Right Some Day

8.                Embryonic Journey

9.                Good Shepherd

10.           True Religion

11.           I Am The Light Of This World

12.           Just Because

13.           Encore: Keep On Truckin’ Mama

It also occurred to me last night that I've been hanging with Buddy Fox for over 20 years. It's been a pleasure my friend. You and your team did a great job last night on the smaller boat.

Indeed... the show must go on. Thanks for listening, y'all!

Anyone living anywhere near Sellersville, Pennsylvania owes it to themselves to go to a show at the Sellersville Theater and have a dinner at the fine eating establishment next door. A great place and we had a great time. here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 63, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

 Barry Mitterhoff

Sellersville Theater

Sellersville, Pennsylvania

Thursday, July 28, 2005

 

Set One:

1.               New Song For The Morning

2.               Big River Blues

3.               I’m Free From The Chain Gang Now

4.               How Long Blues

5.               I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

6.               Serpent Of Dreams

7.               Heart Temporary

8.               Bread Line Blues

9.               I Know You Rider

10.         Uncle Sam Blues

11.         Hesitation Blues

 

Set Two:

1.               Waiting For A Train

2.               Blue Railroad Train

3.               Candy Man

4.               Parchman Farm

5.               Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

6.               I See The Light

7.               Blues Stay Away From Me

8.               Prohibition Blues

9.               99 Year Blues

10.         San Francisco Bay Blues

11.         Encore: A Life Well Lived

A fine time had by all. We're off to Floyd County Virginia tomorrow early so it's off to bed now.

We left Quakertown yesterday morning and seven and a half hours later here we were in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains at Christiansburg. Where the hotel is could be Strip Mall Anywhere U.S.A. That's fine for us since we're confined to where the bus can go, but I just have a feeling that not far from here is some truly wonderful country.

We're going to be heading down to the Floydfest in an hour or so I won't be able to get back on line until I get into Annapolis tomorrow morning sometime.

I'm looking forward to some real fun today

Indeed, were at Floydfest yesterday. Up there off the Blue Ridge Parkway, it just doesn't get much prettier... or better. The rain broke and a heavy fog came in over the mountains as we started to play. It was like being in Transylvania. We had a well received set... and here it is:

Hot Tuna 64, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

Floydfest

Blue Ridge Mountain

Off Rt. 720

Floyd, Virginia

Saturday, July 30, 2005

 

1.              That’ll Never Happen No More

2.              Blue Railroad Train

3.              I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

4.              How Long Blues

5.              Parchman Farm

6.              Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

7.              Serpent Of Dreams

8.              Bread Line Blues

9.              99 Year Blues

10.        Just Because

11.        Encore: Embryonic Journey

We drove after the show to Annapolis... we just got in and our bus call is at 1300 so it's into the sack for me right now. More anon...

I forgot to mention the workshop yesterday with Corey Harris and Larry Keel... great players both. That was a blast... and for tonight, another sold out show at the Ram's Head. Jack and Barry were stellar tonight. Here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 65, 2005

Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady

& Barry Mitterhoff

The Ram’s Head

 Annapolis, Maryland

Sunday, July 31, 2005

 

Show One:

1.                True Religion

2.                Waiting For A Train

3.                Death Don’t Have No Mercy

4.                Do Not Go Gentle

5.                I See The Light

6.                I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave

7.                Bread Line Blues

8.                Too Many Years

9.                I Know You Rider

10.           I’m Free From The Chain Gang Now

11.           99 Year Blues

12.           3rd Week In The Chelsea

13.           Uncle Sam Blues

14.           That’ll Never Happen No More

15.           Encore: Embryonic Journey

 

Show Two:

1.                New Song For The Morning

2.                Blue Railroad Train

3.                Blues Stay Away From Me

4.                How Long Blues

5.                Parchman Farm

6.                Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

7.                Serpent Of Dreams

8.                Heart Temporary

9.                Prohibition Blues

10.           Trial By Fire

11.           Good Shepherd

12.           I Am The Light Of This World

13.           Just Because

14.           Encore: 9 Pound Hammer

We leave for the Birchmere tomorrow... no hotel. We'll be traveling right after the show for the Buckeye, so I'm going to grab some shut eye right now.