This is a skyline!
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
After Bethel, Jack went home while I (Jorma) did some book press for Been So Long and one of the first stops was to visit with some great folks up a Sirius/XM Radio.
I had just walked out of the elevator when what should I see?
My name in high def
Foto by Myron Hart
And if that wasn’t exciting enough…
Me and Al Roker
Foto by Phil Jacobs
I’ve always been a fan of Als. I see him all the time on TV… and there he was! I felt like he was long lost family.
John Fugelang and bud... and me.
Foto by Phil Jacobs
Then a moment with Larry Flick
Live on Sirius/XM
I;m a big satellite radio nut… so this was all very exciting!
Then it was off to the Boulton Center in Bay Shore.
But first... time to put the bird up again.
Drone shot by Jorma Kaukonen
The Boulton Center is always a treat!
Love those words!
Foto by Phil Jacobs
Jorma Kaukonen 28, 2018
Jorma Solo
Boulton Center For The Performing Arts
Bay Shore, New York
October, 4, 2018
First Set:
1. Ain’t In No Hurry
2. Been So Long
3. Hesitation Blues
4. Barbeque King
5. I See The Light
6. Full Go Round
7. Sea Child
8. Watch The North Wind Rise
9. How Long Blues
10. Big River Blues
11. Death Don’t Have No Mercy
12. Sleep Song
13. Trial By Fire
14. Good Shepherd
15. Bar Room Crystal Ball
16. San Francisco Bay Blues
17. I Know You Rider
18. Encore: Genesis
Cleaned up nice!
Foto by Lee Cantor
Then an after show run to the Odeum in East Greenwich, RI.
East Greenwich... quaint and delighful!
We heard about this diner… we had to go!
Old School
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
Just checking the Decor
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
Yeah… Jiggers was awesome.
Phil contemplates his phone
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Kaukonen 29, 2018
Jorma Solo
Greenwich Odeum
East Greenwich, R.I.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
First Set:
1. Too Many Years
2. Hesitation Blues
3. Search My Heart
4. Serpent Of Dreams
5. Come Back Baby
6. Death Don’t Have No Mercy
7. Sleep Song
8. Trial By Fire
9. Watch The North Wind Rise
10. River Of Time
11. How Long Blues
12. San Francisco Bay Blues
13. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed & Burning
Second Set:
1. Ain’t In No Hurry
2. Been So Long
3. Let Us Get Together Right Down Here
4. Things That Might Have Been
5. I’ll Be All Right Someday
6. Barbeque King
7. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
8. I See The Light
9. Living In The Moment
10. Sea Child
11. Good Shepherd
12. Water Song
13. Whining Boy Blues
14. I Know You Rider
15. Encore: Genesis
All the comforts of home
Foto by Phil Jacobs
Then a rush to the City Winery, but first a stop at WNYC and a chat with John Schaefer.
John Schaefer and the Old Picker
Foto by Phil Jacobs
Always good to chat about music with John… Good times!
The good old City Winery!
Foto by Phil Jacobs
Jorma Kaukonen 30, 2018
Jorma Solo
The City Winery
New York City
Friday, October 5, 2018
First Set:
1. True Religion
2. Been So Long
3. Hesitation Blues
4. Wolves & Lambs
5. River Of Time
6. Barbeque King
7. Let Us Get Together Right Down Here
8. How Long Blues
9. Full Go Round
10. Sea Child
11. Watch The North Wind Rise
12. Wining Boy Blues
13. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed & Burning
Second Set:
1. Ain’t In No Hurry
2. San Francisco Bay Blues
3. Come Back Baby
4. Serpent Of Dreams
5. In My Dreams
6. Search My Heart
7. Sleep Song
8. Trial By Fire
9. Good Shepherd
10. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
11. Water Song
12. Trouble In Mind
13. Encore: Genesis
Good times indeed. Lots and lots of old friends.
After the show we drove back to Ohio so I could do a book signing at Lost Weekend, my friend Kyle Seigrist’s place
Holding forth at Lost Weekend in Columbus, Ohio
Foto by Phil Jacobs
Today, taking the kid to school… doing a little laundry and getting ready to hit the bus to head to Randolph, Vermont and the Chandler Center For The Arts.
Gretchen Peters
Disappearing Act
Give this one a listen… Disappearing Act.
Hello,! J. Kaukonen, ET AL.!To say! BACK – When I was 14 years old had my Mom, Dad, (entire family) along with me, had we vacationed on the Delaware River every summer, including the summer of ’69’ and such included the Woodstock Rock concert era and were we only 11 miles from Bethel,N.Y.( Max Yasgur’s farm location. )( Narrowsburg, N.Y. ) At this juncture would I like to relate a story on and about that week in August, 1969, as such details what my Mom and Dad did do for the benefit of the immense build up of the overload, of the crowds,of the vehicles, etc., that amassed every road that led up to the Yasgur farm location. ( Route 97, Lava, N.Y. Lake Huntington, area, and so on! ) At this web site of yours .. I just could not, in detail, write the story here within this venue of yours. If possible on your part ? .. email me back when free and clear and then – I’d gladly relay some of the story to you! Such is a great story! Thank you for everything, past, present, future. Frederick G.
Thank You !@richu
@johno
Congrats on the little one….Really good news..
@richu
We had a limo crash here on LI last year – 5 dead.
The upstate crash last week killed 20 – what a tragedy.
Prayers for all involved.
They should hang the owner.
The limo had no brakes.
… can’t call out for more
Re Rock Them All Tall & Tight Tonight Jorma!
Hatrack
Ode to The Captain
One flaming flag is The Captain for us all
once and forever we sail the wings of our rolling soul –
Independent through the mists flows flashing one love beam –
so blessed the present gigs breathe with us in direct stream –
wireless deepest golden smile heals us all safe ashore
His words da muzak ‘n rockin’ extra voice we just can’t call for more
Rock Them All Tight Tonight Jorma!
Hi Jorma..Checkin in from upstate ny.. and I mean way upstate.your old grounds indeed..
lot of life lost last week..Any thoughts or prayers or comment?
Here’s a simple one fresh from the fire
Morming kerb
A kick to a butt
a blink to the sun
a run to the hut
and yet it ain’t done
Rock Them All Tall Tonight Jorma!
@carlo pagliano
Nice.
Congrats, John B!….did they name the baby Maureen the Magnificent or Signe?
A little illiterate poem suggested by the “Disappearing Act”
Thanks for the opportunity Jorma!
Time Out
Drops of time do shine like faraway beads of ancient rains in perpetual presence-
Will they fill the texture in my dream dimension so still in their weightlessness-
We rehearse dreaming to ride the pink papier-mâché pony whirling in the fair-
and wave to the dazzling spectators our simple soul so freed there-
I rehearse jumping off the bus in April chased by the Divine Providence-
and hug all the Nations whilst changing into a butterfly when the seasons switch off this obsolescence-
I so deliver to my double standing in the shade this set of temporary perpetuity outfit-
may the fragrance of the underbrush drive my wild path to the lake shores so dipped in the dead silence when I champ the bit-
Chandler show tonight!! Looking forward toward it.
HaHa@johno
@John B
Congrats. Blessings. Health. Protection and Peace.
@John B
Ain’t nothin’ like it. One of the great rewards for raising the parent. Best wishes.
@douglas mlyn
Thank you guys……It was a special day ! Been a great year…….
Great news John B ! Congratulations
@John B
Yeah JB congrats – definitely an Embryonic experience.
@John B
Congrats John B
Great show at the Winery Jorma. At 5: 15 AM my daughter gave birth to her first child and I got to hold the little one in my arms ! Then your show at the Winery that evening capped off a wonderful day for me . Thanx!
Gave that one a listen. Spoke loudly to me as I’m a lot closer to the mouth of the river of time than the headwaters. Really like your metaphor of drifting on the river of time. Anyone who’s ever drifted a canoe down a river knows that it takes little effort to stay in the middle of the stream. A touch of the oar on either side will keep you in the center. That makes it a lot easier to absorb the surroundings. If you’re paddling your ass off you might miss the blue heron stalking the bank or the sunning turtle slipping off the log. If you try to paddle upstream it doesn’t take long to exhaust yourself. Relax and float downstream. You’ll not only see but savor the good things as they come and go, and hopefully disappear peacefully into the morning mist of the river. You always give me something to think about, Jorma. Thanks.
Thank you so very much for the show at The Odeum in East Greenwich, RI.
Watching you play, for me, is like being in a museum and seeing an actual Picasso or being in the presence of Mozart. I am just in awe.
Thank you for your gift of music, which literally spans my entire lifetime.
It was an honor to meet you at the book signing. Thank you, as well, for accepting the photo I took of you and Mr. Casady when you were at The Odeum last December. What fun it must be to play music with a decades old friend…
We hope you will come back to our little venue soon.
Peace & Blessings ~ Safe Travels, too.
p.s. So very glad you got to visit and enjoy Jigger’s ~ a place I’ve gone to since I was a child.
Really enjoyed the Boulton show and glad I got to get a book signed and shake Jorma’s hand..Mentioned to Jorma I am an old fan from the Palladium midnight shows..His response “Will not keep you up so late this time” I wouldnt have minded..LOL
Met Al Roker on set I once built for a TV commercial he was in about 20 years ago..Real nice guy and gave me an accurate weather forecast for that weekend..He said rain and it sure did..
A word comes to mind.
Whirlwind.
Looks, and sounds like you’re enjoying yourself Jorma. I’m so happy for you & your family.
Got to watch your radio/tv show in NY. Great interview, and great versions of Sleep Song, Been so Long, and Death don’t have no Mercy.
I’m getting close to the end of your book. Early on they wished me a long, slow recovery. That’s how I’m treating your book. Long and slow.
Watched you playing on Season of the Witch. Terrific solo my man!
Question please: Why sometimes flat pick, and sometimes finger pick when playing electric solos? I struggle with this decision in my own playing.
Thank you for continuing to show up.
Much love.