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In a career that has already spanned nearly a half century, Jorma Kaukonen has been the leading practitioner and teacher of fingerstyle guitar, one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. He was a founding member of two legendary bands, The Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna, a Grammy nominee for his highly acclaimed “Blue Country Heart,” and the most in-demand ... MORE
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Jorma Kaukonen Trio at the Globe Theatre in Norwalk, CT on September 6, 1998. The Trio was Jorma with Michael Falzarano on guitar and Pete Sears on keys. Phenomenal show, phenomenal recording. Man, I had some fun at this one...too much fun...Jorma does that to me! SetlistSoundcheck (not on the recording):Fools BluesI Shall Be ReleasedGypsy FireBig TownEarly In The MorningBring It On Home???I Saw The Light Set 1:Fools BluesDeath Don't Have No MercyDo Not Go GentleWa... MORE
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Jorma Kaukonen and Blue Country Heart on City Folk Live, web-and-broadcast on WFUV & www.fuv.org from the Museum Of Television And Radio Theatre, New York, NY, August 21, 2002. Another gem from my vault. I hope you enjoy hearing it as much as I dug witnessing it live. SetlistBlue Railroad TrainBlues Stay Away From MeDeath Don't Have No MercyDo Not Go GentleRed River BluesLiving In The MomentGood ShepherdThose Gambler's BluesI Am The Light Of This WorldJust BecauseEncor... MORE
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Great show last night, these two are just fan f'ing tastic pickers. Here's a sample from one their shows a couple of months ago -
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A new record, Stars in my Crown, and a renewed spiritual outlook, brought on my Jorma's recent explorations and embrace of his Jewish identity. This is really a beautiful record, one that seems to be very much in context with the rest of Jorma's canon while at the same time bringing new elements to his sound and song selection. There are the requisite Gary Davis covers (and too seldom for Jorma - five originals!) as well as two other outstanding remakes, both included h... MORE
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from WGBH and PRI it's time for this weeks installment of Week of February 25, 2007Mourning & Loss"The shock of losing someone is devastating. How do we cope with that loss? We mourn. Ellen Kushner looks at the rituals, the language, and most of all the music that has helped people all over the world to express their loss, and to move from hurting to healing. We'll hear a Latin Requiem and a jazz solo, Irish keening and Gypsy flamenco, African harping and an Albanian lame... MORE
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...at the Museum of Television & Radio, New York, NY, on this date in 2002...This show was broadcast live on the radio via WFUV and streamed live over their website. The band was Jorma on guitar, Cindy Cashdollar on dobro and Barry Mitterhof on mandolin. A beautiful recording of some sweet, sweet music. click here for the MP3
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Still one of my favorite artists, I'm an old fart I know, this is dedicated to lemontwist's post
http://mog.com/lemontwist/blog_post/9388
lemontwist - Chasing The Dragon - MOG
