Here is a Picture of our Lawn from the Street
- My Son Paul can be reached at 609 602 8575
And here is what I look at in the morning with a cup of great coffee (mine of course).
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Join Me at Albert Music Hall Saturday July 11, 2009 8:30 PM
Albert Music Hall This is a wonderful venue providing for your entertainment groups every half hour on the half hour starting at 7:30 playing country, folk and bluegrass. Its $5 to get in and they serve the best darn hot dogs in the world. Better than Nathans for you New Yorkers. I can say it since I’m from Brooklyn. The last show starts at 11:00 so you really get your money’s worth.
This Saturday I’ll join Gene and Friends on the stage at 8:30. A spot opened and Gene has put together a group who will sing well known country and bluegrass songs. The performance will be a lot of fun for everyone.
My thanks again to Robert Kraeuter and the famous blogging staff at Kaffe Magnum Opus for letting me roam a bit and help out my son who owns Meadowview Landscaping. Paul, my son, has been in the hardscape design and construction business for 20 years and has a very successful full service landscape operation. He is now expanding and has just networked with LandOpt whose mission is: “To empower a select group of highly qualified, regionally-based landscape contractors with a powerful portfolio of business systems to dramatically improve their growth, profitability and productivity.” The effect is to help fashion an extremely responsive, high quality, high service organization. Please visit Paul’s web site at Meadowview Landscaping.
And don’t forget to watch Cold Case this Sunday evening at 9 PM on CBS. Jennifer, my daughter, is the Executive Producer.
I Wish I Had Someone To Love Me – Thanks Dubliners
This is just a fantastic ballad done mostly by Barney McKenna of the Dubliners who opened my eyes as wide as they can be. What a performance. I was compelled to take it on. So here is Bob’s version of “I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me”.
doneI hope you enjoy this as much as I do.
If you would like a list (with links) of the songs I’ve published on youtube please give me a shout at bob@kmocoffee.com
My Youtube user name is bobjohnson1945 and I have a bunch out there and more coming so please subscribe to this blog or to my youtube channel.
Bob Johnson
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain –> Bob Johnson, 2/22/09 Wachula Auditorium
Performed during the Hardee County Players Fundraiser in the Wachula Florida Auditorium February 22, 2009
Angel Band –> Bob Johnson with Tresea and Greg Frazier
Performed in Wachula Florida in the City Hall Auditorium during a fundraiser for the Hardee County Players. Tresea sings lead here. Greg’s on bass.
Sing Along –> get those lungs moving.
Aragon Mill by Coffee House Grass at Pete Wernick Dr. Banjo’s Jam Camp
Here is the result of the practice. Coffee House Grass performed Aragon Mill as part of the Jamboree at the Pete Wernick, Dr. Banjo, Jam Camp in the YMCA Herring Ridge camp. It is part of Merle Fest 2009
Coffee House Grass – Aragon Mill Practice Session 2
Another Practice Seession but getting closer to what we wanted.
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Coffee House Grass – Practice Session Aragon Mill
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This video is around 12 minutes, and it give you a good idea of how to operate a productive practice session. And the finished prodcut was pretty good too. See another post on this site of the audio from the show.
Battle Hymn of the Republic
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Greg and Teresa Frazier and I played together for the Hardee County Players Snowbird Fundraiser at the Wauchula City Auditorium, Wauchula, Florida on February 27, 2009. Our portion of the show was supported by Kaffe Magnum Opus. We did five or six tunes some of which I have here.
I love Battle Hymn of the Rebublic. It kind of helps you stand up and puff out the chest.
John Brown’s Body is tune first written with this music and Julia Howe, when writing Battle Hymn at the Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War, wrote many verses. It is a captivating tune; uplifting.
The 182nd Air Bourne adopted the tune and wrote some hilarious words provided you like free-falling from 18,000 feet. Blood on the Risers I first heard when in High School. I’m thinking that a very good friends brother was in the 182nd. Risers are the cords that connect the jumper to the parachute. Guess what happens. Gory Gory what a hell of way to die goes the chorus.
Bob
Are You Missing Me – Pete Wernicks Jam Camp – Hal, Rick and Bob
Are You Missing Me by a band destined for the stage at Merle Fest. That’s the cabin stage with the rest of this sturdy jam camp group. Hosted by Pete Wernick the final day features the groups that played together during the camp.
I owe Pete Wernick a debt of gratitude for the help he provides at these camps. They are a terrific place learn, jam with folks who play or sing at the same level as you do, and eat and be merry.
Pete is now hosting intermediate players at these camps, but folks at all levels are welcome. This is all laid out on the Dr. Banjo site.
Anyhow, Hal, the baritone, Rick the tenor, and Bob the lead had a great time harmonizing. I can’t sing this high now. I’ve lowered most of my keys to accommodate my voice and my wife, Cathy, who I wish would come and participate in these camps. No luck yet.
