So we had a six hundred some mile trip yesterday and I have to say, driving a 17,000 pound RV is not as relaxing as a trip in our truck. That said, when we got to Ridgefield, I had my house with me. I’ve been ‘camping’ with this rig, but this is my first road trip.
A good night’s sleep, a healthy breakfast and I’m good to go.
Since I’m actually on the road working I won’t be at the Fur Peace Ranch tonight for Quarantine Concert Series #24. Jack and I and the team thoughtfully recorded tonight’s show earlier in the week.
If it ain’t free, it ain’t me.
So if you’re not coming to my show in Ridgefield tonight, give a listen. If you are, you can catch an archived replay when you get home. I had hoped I would be able to chat on the feed, but I’ll be doing my second show then. Fortunately, Mr. Casady and Mrs. Kaukonen will keep the chat alive.
Well, here it is 0858 in Connecticut. I think I’ll seek out socially distanced sustenance.
PS There is a purchasable live stream from Tupelo tomorrow night. I can’t embed the link for some reason, but I’m sure you can find it on the web if interested.
We finished our Fur Peace Ranch session yesterday around noon and as always the goodbyes are bittersweet. Old friends and new… always a delight. The rain came yesterday but the cold was gone. The rain and wind knocked down many of he leaves but as you can see, it is still a beautiful fall.
I actually have a couple of gigs coming up this weekend. The Ridgefied Playhouse in Ridgefield, Connecticut on Saturday the 24th and on Sunday the 25th I’ll be at the Tupelo Music Hall Drive In which can be found in Derry, New Hampshire. Getting out of the house for a bit and being able to play in a safe environment, I’m really looking forwards to this one.
The above shot was take about a week or so ago. The leaves were still turning and peak was not yet upon us. At the time of this writing, peak is past but I still have a couple of shots to share with you.
One day there are still green leaves, and the next…
Photo by Jorma Kaukonen
It’s always great feeling the seasons change as you walk.
Even as Fall wraps itself around us we know that rebirth is already making its plans.
Moving right along… this Saturday night, the 17th of October we will feature Quarantine Concert Series #23!
Mr. Casady is on site and we’ll be teaching this weekend in addition the the concert Saturday night.
It is a beautiful Fall day today and regardless of what the weekend weather has in store for us, it will still be wonderful!
Done… and I drove in person to the electoral office in Pomeroy
Photo by Vanessa Kaukonen
Don’t forget folks, this is the deal… our deal… our right and responsibility!
So Jack and I have our first Drive-In gig at the Frederick Fairgrounds on October 22, 2020. Needless to say, we’re thrilled about this. It’s been way too long and we hope that you folks who are within driving distance of this venue will load your car up and join us!
Every day is contains a harbinger of change, but Fall really brings it home. The trees bursting into flame with fall foliage, that distinctive taste the air brings us… there’s nothing quite like it! At my age one cannot help but wonder how many more of these seasons we will get to enjoy but that’s a conversation for another time. Today, it is quite simply… beautiful!
Walking the Big Guy, this tree got my attention… and this is early!
Photo by Jorma Kaukonen
I’m expecting Mr. Casady to show up sometime today so I think I’ll help him out by dragging out some of his gear!
So we ‘camped’ out Friday and Saturday last and what a beautiful time of year. Chilly enough to the bugs were gone but not so cold we couldn’t hike around in light fall clothes
We’ve got Vault #4 coming up this Saturday and this time it’s something a little different.
There will be musical tidbits as well…
I took an 80 mile motorcycle ride today. The leaves have started to explode into color in the last couple of days. Vinton County was further along than Meigs… but this will be the first true foliage we’ve seen in several years.
Getting out there on the bike by myself was a true delight and I am grateful for every day that I can still do the things I love! Every day is a gift!
Mr. Casady is somewhere in Iowa at the time of this writing so he should be showing up here in the County any day now. We’re both looking forward to teaching and playing.
Who would have thought?
Evening at the Ranch…
Photo by Vanessa Kaukonen
Well, that’s about it for now. I’ll probably weigh in again tomorrow.
The vault is opening Saturday, October 3rd at 8 PM Eastern Time.
Be there or… you know!
We’ve got another good one for you, and even as we speak (more or less) Jack is wending his way across the country yet one more time to grace the Fur Peace Ranch with his august presence.
I was presented this honor by Mayor Siciliano before the gig. What an unexpected honor and treat! I still have to pay tolls in New Jersey but that’s OK. Good times.
Jorma Kaukonen 30, 2020
Concerts In The Garden At Blu Grotto
Red Banks, New Jersey
Monday, September 21, 2020
Dime For Beer
Candy Man
Serpent Of Dreams
Ice Age
Too Many Years
Come Back Baby
That’ll Never Happen No More
Trial By Fire
Bar Room Crystal Ball
I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave
Waiting For A Train
Great Divide Revisited
In The Kingdom
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
3rd Week In The Chelsea
The Terrible Operation
I Know You Rider
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed & Burning
Encore: Embryonic Journey
Chilly night, hot music!
Foto by Phil Jacobs
My extreme gratitude to the good folks who gave me this gig and to the good folks who came out to hear me play on the Fall nights. I’m the luckiest guy in the world!
Drive home… uneventful the way I like it. Great to be out in the world, and great to be home.
First of all, it was pointed out to me that I neglected to post the show set from our Quarantine Concert Series #22… so here it is!
Jorma Kaukonen 27, 2020
Quarantine Concert Series #22
Fur Peace Ranch
Darwin, Ohio
Saturday, September 12, 2020
What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?
Another Man Done Gone
I Am The Light Of This World
Search My Heart
Going Away with Tom Feldmann
Untitled Instrumental with Tom Feldmann
In The Kingdom
Billy # 6 with John Hurlbut
The Weight with John Hurlbut
I See The Light
When I Put The Needle In The Groove with Verlon Thompson
The Guitar with Verlon Thompson
Watch The North Wind Rise
Embryonic Journey
OK… now I feel better. I can’t believe I let that get away from me. Out here on the road for the first time in six months or so, visions from home still look great.
Nessa takes the dogs for a spin down the old dirt road
Foto by Vanessa Kaukonen
Who’s leading who?
Foto by Vanessa Kaukonen
Two pals on the road of life!
Selfie by Vanessa Kaukonen
Maverick… Dog Of Light in the Labrynth
Foto by Vanessa Kaukonen
Yep, as summer starts to trickle away it’s starting to look a little like fall. Bring it on I say!
OK… last night at the Blu Grotto… my first gig ‘gig’ since… well, you know!
Sound Check
Foto by Phil Jacobs
Yeah, these folks did it up right. Chilly? You bet. Great sound? Indeed.
Jorma Kaukonen 29, 2020
Concerts In The Garden At Blu Grotto
Red Banks, New Jersey
Sunday, September 20, 2020
True Religion
Hesitation Blues
Second Chances
Uncle Sam Blues
Flying Clouds
Sleep Song
Blue Railroad Train
Let Us Get Together Right Down Here
Been So Long
Hamar Promenade
Watch The North Wind Rise
Walkin’ Blues
Death Don’t Have No Mercy
Sea Child
Good Shepherd
Highway Song
Barbecue King
I See The Light
San Francisco Bay Blues
Encore: Water Song
Yeah… we all hung in there together and there’s another one tonight.
