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Tampa Acoustic Jam News by Rick Ferris

  • Tampa Jams News May 2012

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    5/2/12

    Here's some more jam and jam-related news (jams first, then other jam-related local music news):

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    BIG NOTE: Cafe Kili is going to start closing early on weekdays, so our Kili jam will be moving to 7:00 pm on the SECOND FRIDAY of the month (at least for now). The FIRST TUESDAY jam will now be at someone's home.
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    Monday May 7 (& May 21) there will be a Bluegrass Jam at Cafe Kili.
     
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    Mel will host the jam in Temple Terrace on Tuesday May 8.

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    Tuesday May 22 the jam will be back at Sacred Grounds (7:00-8:45).

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    A host is needed for the jam on Tuesday June 5.

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    The Jam will be at Cafe Kili on Friday June 9.
     
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    Dennis Devine has done a wondrous transformation of a humble jam email at the Friends of Florida Folk website:
    http://foff.org/index.php/news-topmenu-71/tampa-jams-news 
     
    and …
     
    Cece has started a list of favorite jam songs -- the list is below (with a few additions) -- please submit your suggestions -- eventually we can make a big list that will help us to choose good songs.

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    Joe Robert plays Cafe Kili Next Friday.

    and …

    Todd Murphy hosts the open mic at Cafe Kili on Thursdays.
     
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    The Sweetwater Organic Farm Sunday market and music series continues every Sunday
      -->>  and PestoFest is this Saturday May 5  << --
     
    and …

    A few other local music links are at the end of this intro section -- suggestions welcome.

    and ...

    as always, please call or email if you'd like something posted, if you need more info, if someone should be added to the list, if you have any technical problems with the email, etc ...


    keep on keepin' on ...

    Rick Ferriss

    cell : 813-850-8168
    tampajam@earthlink.net

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    More info about local jams and related events:

    ** folkjam.org -- (search for 'tampa florida'): http://www.folkjam.org/

    ** The Friends of Florida Folk website has lots of statewide folk info, including a page that lists jams all over Florida (http://www.foff.org/index.php/recurring-events-mainmenu-72/189-recurring-music) -- jams in our area are listed in the WEST CENTRAL section, part-way down the page. There's also a Tampa Jam page, with a copy of this newsletter.

    ** Mellow Melodies: internet folk radio, events & recurring events (especially Pinellas & including a very nice online post of the latest Tampa Jam News): http://www.mellowmelodies.com/

    ** Jim Glover manages the voluminous emails for the venerable Sarasota/Bradenton Wednesday jam (of which the Tampa jam is an offspring) -- if you'd like to receive them, email him at jimglover@verizon.net

    Tampa Bay Musicians Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/tampa-bay-musicians/

    www.musictampabay.com has internet radio and lots more about local music

    The bay buzz website has a page with a list of various acoustic and electric open mics, jams, etc : http://www.thebaybuzz.org/Open-Mic-Jams.html

    The Tampa Bay Open Mic Meetup is for anyone who enjoys performing in or attending open mic nights:
    http://www.meetup.com/TampaBayOpenMic/
    Next Tuesday, May 8, the jam will be at Mel Underbakke's:
     
    Time: 7:00 to 10:00
     
    Address: 527 Lantern Circle, Temple Terrace
     
    map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=527+Lantern+Circle,+Temple+Terrace+florida&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.901528,53.4375&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=527+Lantern+Cir,+Temple+Terrace,+Hillsborough,+Florida+33617&t=h&z=16
     
    Directions: From the intersection of Fowler and 56th St., go south on 56th St. (towards Busch Blvd.)  The first light will be Whiteway. Go east (left) on Whiteway. You will soon come to a stop sign. Go straight to the next road, which is Carriage Hills Dr. Go right on Carriage Hills to the first street, which is Lantern Circle. Go right on Lantern Circle. I am the first house on the left - There are many plants in my yard.
     
    phone: Rick Ferriss' cell: 813-850-8168

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    BLUEGRASS JAM - 1st and 3rd Mondays (May 7 & 21): 7:00-9:00 AT CAFE KILI

    Begin forwarded message:

    Subject: Time to flash our instruments again
    Date: April 2012 6:27:05 PM EDT
     
    Hi everyone...

    We'll be getting together at Cafe Kili tomorrow night, and our group will be stronger if "you" are part of the "we."

    All the best!
    Ward

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    On Tuesday May 22  the jam will be back at Sacred Grounds Coffee House in Temple Terrace (as we are every 4th Tuesday of each month) -- it'll be short (but sweet -- 7:00 to 8:45) due to the Songrwriter night at 9:00.

    DIRECTIONS:
    Sacred Grounds is at 4819 E. Busch Blvd, in a strip mall on the right as you're heading East from Busch Gardens toward 56th ST/Temple Terrace. There's a 'Sacred Grounds' sign on the building, & in a collective sign for all the strip mall shops near the street.  

    7:00 - 8:45

    983-0837. 

    No cover charge, but there's a one-drink minimum (with lots of great coffees & misc other treats).

    Sacred Grounds website (with map):
    http://www.sacredgroundstampa.com/

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    On Friday June 9 we will have our first Second Friday open jam at Cafe Kili in Temple Terrace.

    7:00 - 9:30? pm


    5731 E. Fowler Avenue, Temple Terrace, FL 33617 (in the shopping center just East of 56th Street -- behind Applebee's) 

    Phone:  (813) 988-2879.

    Cafe Kili website:
    http://www.cafekili.com/
     
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    Here are some of Cece's favorites and a few more:

    Summertime, Hit the Road Jack, Moondance, Love Potion Number 9, Nights in White Satin, Whiter Shade of Pale, All Along the Watchtower, Beatles songs, House of the Rising sun, Fever, 16 tons, Hard Times, If I had a Hammer, Greensleeves, Water is Wide, On the Road again, Hey Hey My My [Neil Young], Wicked Game, Nothing at All, Get Together, California Dreaming, Amazing Grace. 

    You Ain't Goin Nowhere, Kansas City, Same Thing, If I Needed You, Helpless, Old Joe Clark, Jambalaya, Chain of Fools, Who Do You Love?, My Gal, Country Roads, California Blues, Do Re Mi, By The Mark, Orphan Girl, Keep on the Sunny Side, May the Circle be Unbroken, Stand By Me, Fallin', Over the Rainbow, Silver Wings, Mama Tried, Jambalaya, Somebody on Your Bond, Wreck of the Old 97, I Know You Rider, 

    Please add songs: send them to tampajam@earthlink.net
    Round out this week of various celebrations (Beltane, May Day, Cinco de Mayo,... ) and cool

    astral events (http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/05/01/supermoon-alert-biggest-full-moon-2012/?intcmp=features ) by

    adding a night with Joe Robert at Cafe Kili this Friday, May 4th., 7 PM - 10 PM !

    This Friday, May 4, 2012, listen to some Folk, Country, and Bluegrass songs on guitar and banjo, performed by Joe Robert, complementing his melodic tenor/baritone vocals.

     
    Joe can be heard at Cafe Kili on the First Friday of every month!
    Come enjoy great music, delicious coffees, sandwiches, and sweet goodies.
    Meet old friends and new at Cafe Kili !
    7PM - 10PM
    5731 Fowler Ave, Temple Terrace,FL 
    (about 3 miles west of I-75 off of Fowler Ave., behind Applebee's)
     
    Joe is also an author! His first book is available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and many other online bookstores. Buy it today! of children and unicorns
    Someday, maybe, there will exist a well-informed, well considered, yet fervent public conviction that the most deadly of all possible sins is the mutilation of a child's spirit. - Erik Erikson
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    The Sweetwater Organic Farm Sunday market and music series continues every Sunday.

    Open mic: 
    noon - 1:00
    3:00 - 4:00

    Featured artists:
    1:00 - 2:00
    2:00 - 3:00

    More info about the music:
    http://sweetwater-organic.org/event/live-music-series-41/

    More info about the Sunday market:
    http://sweetwater-organic.org/community-programs/sunday-market/
     
     
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    Todd Murphy hosts the Cafe Kili open mic every Thursday .

    Open Mic at Kili starts every Thursday at 7 pm and ends at 10, though management is happy to stay open longer if we have the talent and support.

    Cafe Kili
    5731 E. Fowler Avenue, Temple Terrace, FL 33617 (in the shopping center just East of 56th Street -- behind Applebee's) click here for map

    Phone:  (813) 988-2879.

    Cafe Kili website:

    http://www.cafekili.com/


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