FRESH CATCH!
Jorma gets busy this month! He spends the
next 3 weeks on the road with good friend Barry Mitterhoff starting in New
Jersy and ending in NorCAL.
10/03 Jorma Kaukonen
Love for Levon
Benefit
Izod Center
East Rutherford,
NJ
10/04 Jorma Kaukonen
The Birchmere
Alexandria, VA
10/05 Jorma Kaukonen
Rams Head On
Stage
Annapolis, MD
* also Peter
Mulvey
10/06 Jorma Kaukonen
Kirk Avenue Music
Hall
Roanoke, VA
10/07 Jorma Kaukonen
Natasha's Bistro &
Bar
Lexington, KY
10/11 Jorma Kaukonen
Infinity Hall
Norfolk, CT
10/12 Jorma Kaukonen
Earlville Opera
House
Earlville, NY
10/13 Jorma Kaukonen
Narrows Center for the
Arts
Fall River, MA
10/14 Jorma Kaukonen
YMCA Boulton Center for
the Performing
Arts
Bay Shore, NY
10/18 Jorma Kaukonen
High Sierra Brewing
Co
Carson City, NV
10/19 Jorma Kaukonen
Napa Valley Opera
House
Napa, CA
10/20 Jorma Kaukonen
Swedish American Hall at
Cafe Du Nord
San Francisco, CA
Two Shows: 7 & 10 PM
10/21 Jorma
Kaukonen
The Big Room at the
Sierra
Nevada,
Chico, CA
11/01 Jorma Kaukonen
Dakota Jazz Club
Restaurant
Minneapolis, MN
11/02 Jorma
Kaukonen
The Redstone
Room
Davenport, IA
11/03 Jorma Kaukonen
Stoughton Opera
House
Stoughton, WI
11/04 Jorma Kaukonen
Old Rock
House
St. Louis, MO
11/10 Electric Hot
Tuna
with Bill Kirchen
Fur Peace
Station
Pomeroy, OH
SOLD OUT!
11/15
Jorma Kaukonen
Bell's Eccentric Cafe Back
Room
Kalamazoo, MI
* Also Steve Kimock
11/16 Jorma
Kaukonen
City Winery
Chicago, IL
* Also Steve Kimock
11/17 Jorma
Kaukonen
City Winery
Chicago, IL
* Also Steve Kimock
11/18 Jorma
Kaukonen
20th Century
Theatre
Cincinnati, OH
* Also Steve
Kimock
11/30 Electric Hot Tuna
The Beacon
Theatre
New York, NY
12/01 Electric Hot
Tuna
The Beacon
Theatre
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Fur Peace
Station Upcoming Performances
October 13,
2012
Verlon Thompson
plus Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen
SOLD
OUT!
October
27, 2012
David Bromberg Quartet
SOLD
OUT!
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October 12-15, 2012
Verlon Thompson
Songwriting for Guitarists
All
Levels
This workshop will explore the crossfade of songwriting and
guitar: Guitar as a songwriting tool - and vice-versa; songs as a means of
finding new territory on your instrument. Rhythm, groove, technique, etc.
combined with rhyme-scheming, structure (or not), idea mining, and general
tricks of the trade will be part of this study on how to say what you want to
say and sound good doing it.
ENROLL
NOW!!
Chris Hillman
Hillman's Mad Mountain Rangers: Adventures in
Mandolin, Songwriting and Vocal Techniques
Level
3
All you "Rangers and Future
Rangers" have that one secret desire which we will address in the 2012 class,
"singing and performing in front of a live audience".
This coming year I plan to spend
a lot more time on the "live performance" part of the equation which will
include singing, phrasing a vocal to get the most out of the lyric, choosing the
right accompaniment (guitar or mandolin) and intonation exercises...Oh and we
will be playing Mandolin with no limitation...If you want to play Led Zeppelin,
Frank Sinatra or whatever music you are drawn to, Let's do it!
ENROLL
NOW!
Herb Pedersen
Banjoville
Level 2/3
My goal for the class,
"Banjoville", will be to apply my 45 - odd years of playing Scruggs -Style banjo
to 5 - string banjo students. We will study traditional bluegrass and the
banjo's role in that style of music. Care and set-up of instruments: string
changing, head tension, bridge types, positioning and more, will be examined. We
will go over, in detail, basic rolls and learn the importance of backup
playing.
We will also take a good look at
how to design the perfectly placed banjo solo and talk about when and where to
play it. The role of the banjo and the job of the banjo player will be looked at
in the context of playing in a bluegrass band. Students will be asked to get a
copy of Jack Tuttle's "Bluegrass Banjo Collection Vol. One" from Back Studio
Publications and be familiar with it and bring it to class. The book can be
purchased from Jack directly at www.JackTuttle.com . I will bring ALL that I
have as the teacher to help folks get started in the right direction.
October 26 - 29, 2013
Jorma Kaukonen
with
Marjorie
Thompson
Keys to the Highway
Level 2
This workshop explores essential
fingerstyle fundamentals using Jorma's repertoire as a
vehicle. We will emphasize alternating bass, and melody lines that break out of
pattern picking. Variations used within the songs will include chord inversions up the neck, as well as typical licks and fills
characteristic of songs in different keys. It will be assumed
that students have familiarity with first position chords, and may even have
substantial experience as lead or rhythm guitarists.
Teaching assistant Marjorie Thompson will support this instruction with the
individual mini- tutorials in class, after class review sessions, and class
notes that reflect each piece as it is developed, with partial tabs, chord
patterns, notations and alternatives. She will also make clean recordings of
Jorma's renditions reflecting the class notes. These and other handouts (lyric
sheets, etc), along with CD copies of the recordings, will be assembled and sent
to each participant in the weeks following as a "Jorma pack" for continued
study.
FULL
Stefan
Grossman
Rev. Gary Davis: Old
Fashion Picking Rags and Marches
Level 3
Rev. Gary Davis had a repertoire
that spanned over a wide variety of techniques and styles. In our workshop we
will learn, discuss and explore his many guitar ideas. Various exercises will be
presented to help give you control of Rev. Davis's thumb/index picking technique
and his rhythmic pattern. You'll hear lots of great tunes.
Ernie
Hawkins
 The Blues and Rags of Gary Davis and the Piedmont
Tradition
Level 2/3
Although he was a unique voice,
Rev Davis was clearly part of a larger tradition. It formed him as he reformed
it. In these classes, Ernie will will talk about the Piedmont style as a whole,
talking about some important players and showing students some of the great
songs that come out of this history.
This is a workshop for diehard
acoustic blues fans. Beginning with introductions, Ernie will tailor his
presentation for the specific interests of the participants, but feature style,
repertoire and theory. The examples are drawn from the accessible models of
Texas blues and East coast ragtime-blues fingerpicking, particularly the style
of Rev. Gary Davis. We will also touch upon the CAGED system which decodes the
fingerboard. As a followup, this session can be supplemented by Ernie's
instructional DVDs.
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Broadcast
Dates and Performers:
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for upcoming performers and broadcast
dates.
ATHENS,
OH
91.3
FM
WOUB-FM
Friday
nights at 7:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM
Monday
1:00 AM
CINCINNATI,
OH
89.7
FM
WNKU-FM
Sundays
09:00 PM
ITHACA,
NY
90.1
FM
WITH-FM
Saturdays
at 10:00 AM
You
may also listen to WOUB-FM's live stream. Or visit
WOUB's Archives. Audio files
are updated weekly (excluding repeats). Due to right's restrictions, most
programs are only available online for four weeks.
Contact
Your Local NPR station and let them know that Live From The Fur Peace Ranch! is
available to them for free through Airplay
Direct.
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Fall Birthdays
September
David Bromberg
October
Grace Slick
Bob Weir
Roy Book Binder
November
Rory Block
Guy Clark
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A Garden of Guitar Players
 I remember when Jorma came home with the deed to the Ranch
property back in 1989. I truly thought he'd lost his mind. This was not what I
had in mind for my life. Ohio? A farm? No, no, no! Clearly, I lost that
argument. It didn't take long to figure out what we could do with all of this
land. We were going to grow guitar players. It took less than a year.....but we
managed to pack up the 90 years (cumulatively) of stuff the two of us had been
dragging around with us and headed to the foothills.
Despite what my heart was
feeling, Ohio was beautiful. We had rented a small farm house just a fur peace
down the road from the Ranch. The Ranch however, was not the Ranch we know
today. It was land.....essentially untouched since the late 1960's. The work we
had ahead of us was monumental. To be completely honest...that work did not
start until 1997. There was so much that had to be cleared away...spiritually
speaking ...that it mirrored the tall brush and trees and thicket that had been
blocking our path. As our lives became clearer...so did the land. When we were
ready to accept the responsibility for all things in front of us....the Ranch
became a reality. The more we cleaned house the more wisdom we exposed ourselves
to...the more enriched it all became. The land had set a stage and created the
tone for this inspirational environment...and it was...that we were being
inspired every day.
It was impossible to imagine just
what the Ranch would become....in 2 years, 5 years.....but it was a collective
group of souls that include those first five years of students and the staff
that walked with us on this journey. Every business has its flaws as do
humans....but the most important thing was acknowledging them, understanding
them and addressing them. Most of those flaws were stepping stones and not
wasted time either.
When we envisioned this
idea...."websites" were just talk. Only a few businesses had them and they were
all IT businesses. That such things would be available to a wide audience some
day was unthinkable back then....and we did struggle to find our students.
Fifteen years later our garden of guitar players is bountiful.
It's nearly the end of 2012 and
we are certainly older and maybe a bit wiser. I know that I work too hard but I
do love it. My own self improvement and the Ranch's improvement is about
recognizing that it's OK to rest...to enjoy what we created and to let the
garden grow so we can walk that longer mile ahead.
- Vanessa
Kaukonen
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Breakdown Way
Congratulations
to Breakdown Way which is celebrating their 10th Anniversary this
month!!
And it just keeps getting better with new lessons, new apps,
interactive Skype lessons . . . .
Earlier this summer Break Down Way
released an App for iPhone. Break Down Way is pleased to announce that the iPad
version of the app is now ready for download! You can view the App here, or search "Break Down
Way" from within your iTunes store.
Break Down Way presents
online guitar workshops from Jorma and many of FPR's world class instructors.
Through the use of streaming videos with up close shots of the fingering
positions you can catch all of the notes, pinches, pulls . . . and much more
including access to chord charts, lyrics and the ability to email your questions
to the instructors, and interact with other students through Break Down Way's
Facebook page.
Now all of these great lessons
can be had on the go with the Break Down Way App for iPhone and now iPad!
New lessons recently released:
- "Late
Breaking News" taught by Jorma Kaukonen.
- "Kissing
Angles" taught by Geoff Achison.
- "Midnight in
Malpitas" taught by David Wolff.
Purchase these
lessons for only $4.99 each for 30-days, or sign up for a monthly membership
($29.99) and receive all of the fantastic lessons available on Break Down Way!
Don't delay visit Break Down Way
today!
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GOING BACK TO CALIFORNIA IN
2013
It was in California that the Fur Peace Ranch first
presented it's "On The Road" workshops. It's a concept that has proved
successful and we've enjoyed spending a few weeks during the Winter in warm and
beautiful surroundings.... bringing the spirit of Fur Peace and our
award-winning classes to our "On The Road" destinations. After a few years in
California's Desert Springs area we ventured further west and ended up in Maui.
Our last two sessions at the Royal Lahaina in Maui were fantastic and we all
have loved the Maui environment as well as that wonderful Aloha spirit.
However, for 2013 we're going back to California.
 The Fur Peace Ranch "On The Road" workshops for Winter 2013 will
be at the fabulous The Dana on Mission Bay.
San Diego's perfect climate is what draws you in and the premier waterfront
setting and accommodations at the Dana will be our home on the road. The Dana
is located close to many of San Diego's best attractions. The Dana is a short
trip to downtown San Diego and it is walking distance to Sea World. It is also
next to Mission Bay Park, a 4,600 -
acre wonderland, the largest park of it's kind in the world! What we have
always looked for when planning our "On The Road" workshops is a desirable
location with excellent staff, services, accommodations and food. The Dana has
it all! We are familiar with this location as Hot Tuna has stayed there
as well as the Kaukonens and Hurlbuts on vacation trips. The Dana has
beautifully designed and appointed rooms and they have room to accommodate any
family members or friends that would want to join you on your adventure. This
resort features 2 spectacular swimming pools as well as 2 spas. It is also the
center for many other activities that their guest service staff are willing and
able to help you with. There are  water sports and bicycle rentals on sight. All meals will be
served and prepared by the Dana's fine dining staff and the food is
fantastic!
We are really looking forward to our first workshops of 2013
being in San Diego and in particular at The Dana on Mission Bay.....where the
only thing they overlook is Mission Bay!!!
We look forward to you
joining us in California for our Winter 2013 sessions.
January
14 - 18
Jorma Kaukonen: The Entrance Ramp with Teaching
assistants Marjorie Thompson and David Wolff.
This is a great
introductory level 1/2 class for all of you who have been dabbling in
fingerstyle guitar, but haven't taken the full plunge. This workshop will
provide a solid introduction to fingerstyle guitar, including development of
that reliable thumb so essential to mastering this style.
January
21 - 25
Jorma Kaukonen: Movin' On Down The Road: Level
3
For players with a well honed thumb, and fingerstyle experience.
Jorma will demonstrate a variety of licks, runs and embellishments that provide
style and nuance, and also represent a vocabulary of tools that may be used in
various keys. This is an excellent repertoire- building workshop, and will
encourage skills that can also be applied to original music, improvisation and
arranging.
Barry Mitterhoff: Mandolin Antipasto: Level
2/3
Just like the antipasto, we're
going to try a smattering of everything. To start things off, we'll take a
traditional tune and play it with downstrokes, slow tremolo, down & up
strokes, Bill Monroe downstrokes, tremolo, double stops, crosspicking and other
techniques. In short we will play a song using different methods, styles, and
rhythms to highlight the contrasts and similarities of songs across genres.
Then as time allows we'll learn a
fiddle tune, a waltz, a blues, a swing tune, a Monroe tune, a Rev. Gary Davis
tune and if there is time we may dip in to the well of Jorma/Hot Tuna tunes as
well as improvising on the mandolin.
Join us in 2013 for an unforgettable
experience and adventure as the Fur Peace takes it "On The Road" to The Dana on Mission
Bay.
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Electric Hot Tuna Returns to The
Beacon Theatre November 30 and December 01, 2012
 Hot Tuna returns to The Beacon Theatre
in New York City for their annual electric shows. Past years
performances have been off the hook with the addition of special guests since we
celebrated Jorma's 70th Birthday.
This year is shaping up to be a hum-dinger! Larry Campbell and Teresa
Williams will be there as they have for the past few years. Bill Kirchen, Steve Kimock and G.E. Smith will also make a
return performance to these annual gigs. Cindy Cashdollar, who
hasn't played with Jorma much since the Blue Country Heart days
will be on hand for the weekend . . . there are sure to be some command
performances from Jorma's Grammy Nominated album from a decade ago. To round
out the weekend, bluesman, Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin will also be
in the house to help you shake away any holiday blues you may
have.
Tickets are on sale
now!
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Spotlight on: 2013 Instructors
Thus
far, 2013 is shaping up to be a great season here at Fur Peace Ranch! Steve
Earle's songwriting workshop sold out in record setting time. Larry Campbell and David Lindley weren't far
behind . . . Tommy Emmanuel's class will
be full in short order. Jorma's "Songs from Quah" workshops is on the verge of
being full, so if you're considering that one . . . don't delay any longer or
you may find yourself on the wait list.
We've also announced some new
workshops since the schedule was first released:
 April 05-08, 2013 Joining Jorma and Pete Huttlinger will be
Toby Walker. Toby
returns to the Ranch to teach "Fingerpicking Hank Williams." In this course
you'll learn swing chords, bluesy licks, walking basses, double stops,
improvised single string lines and how to add 'tinsel' to any basic melody. What
could be more fun then learning some timeless Hank Williams songs while
at the same time increasing your fingerpicking skills, expanding your knowledge
of the fretboard and adding some exciting, cool licks to your tool box. By the
end of this weekend you'll have five iconic country songs added to your
repertoire and the ability to apply what you learned to many other songs that
you already know.'
 May 17-20, 2013 Tom Feldmann will
join Woody Mann and David Lindley on his first
trip to the Ranch. Tom will be teaching a great level 1/2 course using the
works of Mississippi John Hurt as a
vehicle. Now, not many of you are familiar with Tom, and I'll have to admit,
that we weren't at first . . . Tom was recommended to us by one of our good
friends and instructor Stefan Grossman. Upon
Stefan's recommendation we did a little poking around and watched some of his
performances and agreed with Stefan.
In this class, Tom Feldmann will
take you step by step through Mississippi John Hurt's most celebrated songs in
the keys of E, A, D, G, and C in standard tuning, as well as Open G and Open D
tunings. Whether beginner or intermediate you will learn to pick in the
distinctive "Hurt" style and build a large repertoire of classic country
blues.
 August 09-12, 2013 Suffering from Stage Fright? Dave Revels will
be returning to the Ranch for our Couples' Weekend. Dave currently performs as
a member of The Persuasions, the kings
of A Capella. Before that he performed with The Drifters. Dave is truly a
master of performance and he will be focusing on that aspect in this
workshop.
Join Dave Revels as he teaches an all levels Natural Guide to
Mastering the Art of Performance. No elaborate instruments, props, gimmicks or
costly gear needed other than an investment in time . . . time to practice and
apply all that you will learn. The focus is on incorporating your personality
with the tools learned to enable you to speak and sing before an audience as
naturally as taking a breath. Dave Revels will show you his methods to break
down the invisible yet palpable barrier that lay between the performer and an
audience and make the steps on the ladder to successful communication a little
less slippery.
 September 20-23, 2013 If you have always wanted to come to the
Ranch but didn't feel your fingerstyle skills were up to par then you need to
join Marjorie Thompson
for her level 1/2 class titled "Up the Neck" the Fingerstyle Guitar Toolkit.
This is a great entry level class for all of you budding fingerstylists! While
studying with Marjorie you will develop a set of musical tools which will
include partial chords up the neck, lead runs, double stops, turnarounds and
fills. This toolkit will then be put to use giving color and personality to your
guitar playing. Guaranteed to turn your own songs (or covers) from ho-hum to
wow!
 For all of the bassists out there . . . Jack Casady will
join the fold in 2013 for Pick-n-Putt weekend. Jack will be teaching his level
3 Bass Guitar Proficiency course. This class is for those gaining proficiency
at learning the neck and fingering positions, and who have a basic understanding
of chord progressions and construction of the song form in general. In this
workshop Jack will emphasize right hand technique, with particular attention to
accuracy of note placement, rhythm combinations, dexterity, and broadening of
tone. With the fretboard hand, Jack will examine finger placement and smooth
note execution.
 November 08-11 Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin
rolled into the line up for the Hot Tuna Allstars weekend. Bob will return to
the Ranch to teach his Raw Chicago Blues of Muddy Waters and More Guitar
Legends. The guitar sound and style of Muddy Waters and Chicago
Blues players like Elmore James, Jimmy Rogers, Robert Lockwood Jr., Eddie Taylor, and Hubert Sumlin was a radical
electric evolution of Mississippi Delta Blues in the early 1950s. For today's
guitar players, knowing the language and "tone" of "delay time" "Old School"
(Muddy's terms) Chicago Blues is both educational and empowering for your
playing.
Bob played guitar in Muddy's band, standing next to him onstage
from 1973-'80. He will take what he learned directly from Muddy and pass this
raw electric Blues on to you. We'll learn how to play classic Chicago Blues
electric slide guitar parts in standard tuning, Open-G, and Open-E. We'll work
on getting a singing yet percussive tone out of your guitar and amp, that you
can use to express your Blues with or without effects pedals.
On
Saturday night you can watch Bob employ some of these methods as he jams out
with the Hot Tuna Allstars in the Fur Peace Station Concert Hall.
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iTunes:
06/26/2012
Hot Tuna
Electric
Grand Opera House
Wilmington, DE
A show fans have been
dreaming about since thanksgiving 1977... It's been many decades since a full
Tuna show featured Bob Steeler on drums...the
lineup for this show Jorma, Jack, Barry and Bob Steeler on drums for the
complete show. Playing classic Tuna as well as new stuff from Steady As
She Goes. The next big surprise was David Bromberg playing Helpless Blues...and
finally on the last two tunes Funky #7, and the encore of Baby What You Want
Me To Do? Steve Kimock sits in...
06/21/2012
Hot Tuna
Electric
State
Theatre
Ithaca, NY
This was the opening show
of the summer tour. This show features Hot Tuna Electric: Jack, Jorma, Barry,
& Skoota with Steve Kimock joining in on the encore...featuring many new
songs off the most recent Hot Tuna release Steady As She Goes such as Mourning
Interrupted, A Little Faster, Children of Zion as well as classic Tuna like Come
Back Baby, Funky #7, and Ode for Billy Dean
03/24/1999
Jannus
Landing,
St.
Petersburg, FL
The Jorma Kaukonen Trio featuring Michael Falzarano
and Pete Sears playing tunes such as True Religion, Good Shepherd, Gypsy Fire,
Walkin' Blues...
06/21/2002
Club
West,
Eureka,
CA
This was the sixth Blue Country Heart show...Barry was six days
in Cindy Cashdollar was on her second day, the music was a mix of the Blue
Country Heart CD and classic Jorma songs. From the Grammy nominated Blue Country
Heart CD the band plays songs such as Tom Cat Blues, Bread Line Blues Just
Because as well as the classics like Good Shepherd, Uncle Sam Blues, & Death
Don't Have No Mercy
01/25/2008
Y.M.C.A.
Boulton Center for the Performing Arts,
Bay
Shore, NY
This night
was a two show night...a rowdy Long Island crowd along with the energetic Jorma
~ Barry Duo set made the night complete. The download features both early and
late shows, with songs such as: Search My Heart, Serpent of Dreams, a couple
rarely played Merle Haggard tunes Working Man's Blues and If We Make It
Through December, plus Hot Tuna staples Good Shepherd and Trial By Fire.
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