Thanks To Everyone – 400,000 yen raised for O.G.A. for Aid
THANKS TO EVERYONE! - Guitar & Equipment Auction - 11 guitars, 4 amplifiers & various effects pedals sold plus individual donations. This activity raised 400,000 yen (about US $ 4,900) for O.G.A for Aid. Thanks to everyone who donated and participated.
Guitar & Equipment Auction for OGA
Upcoming Gigs
Hello again. After a very busy unpublished January, February and March and playing at the "Shoestring Sessions 1 & 2" in Sugamo, Tokyo I finally get time to list some upcoming gigs.
Friday April 6 - Solo - King George Pub, Omiya - Tokyo
Saturday April 7 - Solo - Tokyo American Club - Tokyo
Saturday April 21 - with Cool Hand - Chikura Music Festival - Japan
Sunday April 22 - with Cool Hand - Chikura Music Festival - Japan
Sunday April 29 - with Deportee - Baird Taproom, Naka Meguro - Tokyo
Friday May 18 - Solo - King George Pub, Omiya - Tokyo
Saturday June 2 - with Cool Hand - Kurawood Live House - Tokyo
Friday June 15 - Solo - King George Pub, Omiya - Tokyo
Saturday June 23- with Cool Hand - LIVE&CAFE JETROBOT - Harajuku - Tokyo
Friday August 10 - Solo - King George Pub, Omiya - Tokyo
Friday August 24 - Solo - King George Pub, Omiya - Tokyo
Saturday September 29 - with Cool Hand - Crawfish, Akasaka - Tokyo
Concert for OGA – Thanks To One And All!
Hello - Overall a great evening of music and spirit! Thanks to everyone who attended and generously supported the evening.
Your support was greatly appreciated - you raised 300,000 Japanese yen (about $ US 3850) for OGA for aid http://www.ogaforaid.org/en/.
Concert For OGA
Belfast
It has been a busy recently with a few acoustic guitar/vocal style gigs with "Deportee" (John Montgomery and Phil Matz) in Naka-Meguro. In addition lots of rehearsal time with the "Cool Hand Band". Very enjoyable to play with great musicians and people: Takashi Nakajima (drums percussion), Robert Collins (keyboards) and Kazuhiko Hotta "Hotta-san" (bass/vocals). Upcoming gigs are: Nishimachi Food Fair - October 9th and COSMOS CAFE in Shibuya - October 10th. Following that I am off to visit Belfast for a week to see my brothers and sisters - it has been a while (almost 5 years) since I last visited. Lots of new songs written since San Francisco. The break in Belfast should give me some breathing space and I hope to see and play some music whilst there.......
November/December brings a few more gigs with Deportee and the Cool Hand Band. I shall be organizing and playing with various musicians, including the Cool Hand Band, in a benefit concert for OGA for Aid: http://www.ogaforaid.org/es/
OGA is an organization supporting earthquake/tsunami relief efforts for the people in Minanisanriku. Come and join us on that evening!
Date: December 2nd (7-10:30 pm)
Venue: CRAWFISH in Akasaka: http://crawfish.jp
Tickets: 3,000 Yen
Some Songs on YouTube
Here are two songs from playing at the King George in Omiya last year - Enjoy!
Mark of Cain:-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFALUrqmTp0
Johnny (You Were True):-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ5-4ClBtag
Summer 2011
Hello - A very busy May, June & July.
June saw a fine second Cool Hand Band performance with Takashi, Hotta-san & Robert Collins in Tokyo.
Most of July was spent in California (San Diego, a very hot day in Palm Springs, LA & San Fransisco). Played lots in SF (check out a live performance of Johnny at the historic Hotel Utah:http://theutah.org/myutah. Played at the majestic sounding St. Lukes Church on Van Ness - a great place for performers - the acoustics and welcoming reception were outstanding. Finished and played "San Franscisco Days" at the unique Melt Cafe in North Beach area). Saw some great singer songwriters, met a lot of funky people and musicians, in particular Byron Rynes who played great all around guitar at the Swig Sunday night blues jam on Geary. Observed a lot - wrote quite a few songs and had much enjoyable reflective time.
Now back in Tokyo - gigs lined up include playing with "Los Gatos" (John Montgomery and Phil Matz) on Sunday, August 14th 6 pm @ the Baird Meguro Taproom and with the Cool Hand Band - Wednesday, August 24th, 8:30 pm @ Cosmos Cafe in Shibuya.
Great to be back in Tokyo!