at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, August, 1994, photo by Bob
Yahn
Happy Holidays! Another long hiatus on
appearances other than "stealth" gigs, but I'm
making yet another New Year's resolution to book some more shows..
You can still order my old CD, This Way/That Way from
Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch Online Store.
If that doesn't get you there directly, go to the "CDs and DVDs" category and
then select "Teachers & Alumni". And while you're in the store, we highly
recommend you browse around and check out the many other great (and often hard to
find) recordings!
For more information and bookings, contact
me directly by email
or phone me at 845-353-7311
Here are a couple of video clips from the mid-90s performing on a
syndicated folk music cable TV called
"Horses Sing None of It", hosted by Ralph Litwin:
CDs and Tapes (well only one, unless you want to buy a lot of
them!)
Way back in 1993, I and my former bass player, the
illustrious J. Keith Thomson, were talking about recording. Shortly thereafter,
I mentioned this prospect to my old buddy Jorma
Kaukonen, for whom we were opening at the dearly departed Lone Star
Cafe in NYC. His response was, and I quote, "I'll be deeply disappointed if
you don't let me produce it!" Not being ones to leave a chance to have that
much fun pass by the wayside, we rented a portable digital tape recorder and
made the 10 hour drive to Jorma's farm in southeastern Ohio, where we proceeded
to set up a makeshift studio in the dining room and spent a joyful week and a
half recording every fart and sneeze, interspersed with hikes, cookouts, and the
occasional recreational discharging of firearms. After we returned home, I also
grabbed Danny
Kalb (founder and lead guitarist of the legendary Blues Project), for
a song...
The result of all this was the CD pictured above. It has a bunch of
traditional tunes, a few covers, and a couple of modest efforts of our own. It
got lots of airplay and great reviews, and most folks tell me it has a
tasty flavor of the fun we had making it! Click on the play buttons below to
whet your appetite!
(with Keith Thomson on contrabass clarinet, and friends & neighbors on
finger-snaps)
