2013 Performances

May

May 9 to May 23	Rock-a-rama Tour western US, UT (map)	I'll be out goofing off with my son, Peter, and buddy Tim. Not much music, mostly indulging our geological appetites this time. I only hope the RV can hold the rocks we're apt to acquire.
May 30 7 p.m.	7500 York Edina, MN (map)	My dear mom lives here with a bunch of her friends. I'll be doing a little show which promises to be a fun time for sure. In the CAC. It WILL be full, so we need to limit it to in-house attendance.
May 31 7:30 p.m.	First Course Bistro Minneapolis, MN (map)	My monthly foray into restaurant contextualized instrumental guitar music. Bring your friends, hang out, eat good food and request a tune or two. It's good to have a reservation. Tell Travis I sent you. Or actually, Dylan might answer. He's good.

June

June 3 2 p.m.	Algona Public Library Algona, IA (map)	My first time at this place. Looking forward to reading fun with guitars, banjos and all manner of musical mischief. Thanks, Victoria! Kari says hi!
June 4 9:45 a.m.	Creek Valley Elementary School Edina, MN (map)	My 20th year working with the K kids at Creek Valley! So many songs and stories, and some the kids will remember for the rest of their lives, I'll bet. What a privilege it's been! Second show at 10:30
June 5 10:30 a.m.	Christ Lutheran Preschool Eagan, MN (map)	Sparkling up the morning for the buglets! My first time here.
June 6 noon	Centennial Lakes Park Edina, MN (map)	The first of my two annual summer preschool/family shows here at the Centennial Lakes pavilion. It's always a fun time. Katy S, hope you can come and bring the guys!
June 10 6:30 p.m.	Spring Grove Public Library Spring Grove, MN (map)	A time of celebrating reading in SE MN with guitars, banjos, stories and songs! Doesn't get much better.
June 12 10 a.m.	Owatonna Public Library Owatonna, MN (map)	My second time at this library. I'll be singing and telling the glories of books, needless to say.
June 12 1 p.m.	Blooming Prairie Public Library Blooming Prairie, MN (map)	Celebrating books and reading with my banjo and guitar!
June 12 6:30 p.m.	Trinity Lutheran Church Brainerd, MN (map)	I was with these folks last year, too. Kind of a picnic/worship service. Lots of fun.
June 13 10:30 a.m.	Park Rapids Public Library Park Rapids, MN (map)	The 15th year I've been working with this wonderful library! This is one of my favorite shows of the year for sure.
June 13 7 p.m.	Bemidji Public Library Bemidji, MN (map)	My 6th time up here. This is a great library in a cool town. I'm kicking off the summer reading program. Gotta love that!
June 14 10:30 a.m.	Buckham Memorial Library Faribault, MN (map)	My fifth time here. One of the prettiest libraries in all of Minnesota, I think. We'll rock the statuary and stained glass, not to worry!
June 14 3 p.m.	LaCrescent Public Library LaCrescent, MN (map)	Summer reading program kick-off concert!
June 16 to June 22	Mount Hermon Family Camp Mount Hermon, CA (map)	Kick-off to my 27th summer doing music with the folks at Mount Hermon!
June 17 9:30 p.m.	Common Grounds Coffeehouse Mount Hermon, CA (map)	A fun evening of tales and tunes at this Mount Hermon coffeehouse venue.
June 22 4:45 p.m.	Sveadal Morgan Hills, CA (map)	I'm part of the 119th annual midsummer celebration here at Sveadal. The event's put on by the Swedish American Patriotic League. Look for the coffee and lefse to flow. Well, at least the coffee will. I'll be doing a short set for the 5pm program.
June 23 to June 29	Mount Hermon Family Camp Mount Hermon, CA (map)	Week two doin' music in the redwoods. Bill Butterworth and Rene Schlepffer are speaking, so expect the laughter to flow freely! I'm working with the kids, doing the campfire and playing fiddle at the pancake breakfasts.
June 24 9:30 p.m.	Common Grounds Coffeehouse Mount Hermon, CA (map)	Another evening of new and old songs to the tune of good coffee and the quiet tap of laptops.

July

July 2 10:30 a.m.	Blue Earth County Library Mankato, MN (map)	A glorious return to this beautiful southern MN library. This will be my 8th time there and I still love the boulders jutting up through the floor. Later today I'll be at two other branches in the system.
July 2 1 p.m.	Lake Crystal Library Lake Crystal, MN (map)	Next stop on my Blue Earth County library swing. Seems the county was named by the bluish mineral in the banks of a river. Have to check into that more.
July 2 4 p.m.	Mapleton Library Mapleton, MN (map)	A cuter small town library I don't believe I've ever seen. The people sure come out, though! And they have a nearly complete set of Emily Loring paperback romance novels. You don't see that just everywhere and EL is spoken of in hushed tones around our house.
July 3 5 p.m.	Normandale Lake pavillion Bloomington, MN (map)	I'm the opening act of Summerfest in Bloomington. Stuff for kids, grandparents and everyone in between. Maybe even for the dog, though come to think of it I don't think they allow them right there. Hard being a dog anymore.
July 5 7:30 p.m.	First Course Bistro Minneapolis, MN (map)	Another night to remember at First Course. Not First Avenue, mind you. First Course. Of course. JP guitar music while you wine and dine with your family and friends. Requests cheerfully attempted and a good time had by all.
July 7 to July 13	Mount Hermon Family Camp Mount Hermon, CA (map)	Week four. Should be a fun week with Margaret Feinberg speaking.
July 8 9:30 p.m.	Common Grounds Coffeehouse Mount Hermon, CA (map)	A favorite venue at Mount Hermon where I get to do some outside-the-box material. I often trot out new songs to see how they feel. 'Twould be fun to have you there.
July 14 to July 20	Mount Hermon Family Camp Mount Hermon, CA (map)	More family camp fun at ol' Mount Hermon. My 27th season there.
July 15 9:30 p.m.	Common Grounds Coffeehouse Mount Hermon, CA (map)	An evening hour of songs/stories at the coffeeshop just above the Mount Hermon bookstore - right across the street from the post office. I'll be joined by my friend, Buddy Greene, on his smokin' country harmonica and whatever else he rustles up. One of the high points of my year! And it looks like Joe Howard will join us on upright bass. This will be ... how can I say it? Awesome? Yep.
July 17 10:30 a.m.	Linden Tree Bookstore Los Altos, CA (map)	Year #19 at the Linden Tree! This will be my first time at the nifty new location down the street from the old one. Thanks, Jill and Dianne. I'll bring some friends along and we'll have a great time whooping it up around kid's books.
July 21 8 a.m.	Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church San Jose, CA (map)	I'll be working with my good friend, Rev. LaVinnia Pierson, at this church she's serving. Lots of music will happen this morning if LaVinnia has anything to say about it. And she will.
July 21 to July 25	Mount Hermon Family Camp Mount Hermon, CA (map)	My last July week at Mount Hermon. I run around much of the week making a musical nuisance of myself. I do a little instrument workshop at 1:30pm on Fridays in the Youth Memorial building which is too much fun to go into right here.
July 22 9:30 p.m.	Common Grounds Coffeehouse Mount Hermon, CA (map)	A (mostly) quiet evening of music at the Mount Hermon coffeeshop. It's my buddy Brad's 44th birthday, so Brad, you'd better be there! Maybe have a party at your new place?
July 27 10:30 a.m.	Nordicfest Decorah, IA (map)	I'll be playing banjo on a parade float followed by a 1-2pm concert in front of Vanberia Int'l Gifts in downtown Decorah. Vanberia is sponsoring me. It's a great shop. Check it out if you come!
July 29 10:30 a.m.	Moir Park Bloomington, MN (map)	My annual appearance at this suburban park. Come with a blanket, some munchies and a song request and we'll have a fine old time.
July 30 2 p.m.	Cannon Falls Public Library Cannon Falls, MN (map)	My first time playing at the wonderful, new library in Cannon Falls. I've played at the okey-dokey old library, of course.
July 31 2 p.m.	Hibbing Public Library Hibbing, MN (map)	End of the Summer Reading Program picnic! We'll be out on the library lawn unless the rain washes us all into the downstairs auditorium.

August

Aug. 1 1 p.m.	International Falls Public Library International Falls, MN (map)	Gettin' waaaay up there! Celebrating reading with the kids and families in "The Nation's Icebox." We can only hope that the snow will be gone by then. And that it won't have arrived yet for winter. Still, what better place to curl up with a good book?
Aug. 2 7:30 p.m.	First Course Bistro Minneapolis, MN (map)	Another in a long series of musical/gustatorial events at First Course! Come on out for a mature summer evening of good food, libations and music straight from the heart. Through the fingers.
Aug. 4 to Aug. 10	Mount Hermon Family Camp Mount Hermon, CA (map)	Week eight at Mount Hermon for summer '13. My dear friends, Craig and Dawne Barnes are joining us so great stuff's bound to happen. Just you wait.
Aug. 5 9:30 p.m.	Common Grounds Coffeehouse Mount Hermon, CA (map)	A laid back evening hour of songs. Dawne, if you requested "The Best Always Ends With 'E'" I'll bet I could do it.
Aug. 11 11 a.m.	The Reading Bug San Carlos, CA (map)	Year #2 spinning songs and tales at this amazing children's book store.
Aug. 11 to Aug. 10	Mount Hermon Family Camp Mount Hermon, CA (map)	My last week at Mount Hermon for summer '13. What a privilege it's been being a part of this ministry for so long! The friendships are priceless and, oh, the songs ... !
Aug. 12 9:30 p.m.	Common Grounds Coffeehouse Mount Hermon, CA (map)	Jawharp, spoons, banjo, fiddle and other jackfoolery are bound to go down! Come on down and join us. You don't have to be part of the conference to drop in.
Aug. 18 2 p.m.	Mount Hermon house concert Palo Alto, CA (map)	Time TBA. Maybe early evening. An invitational event promoting the work of Mount Hermon with me doing music. This will be a backyard potluck party/concert.
Aug. 22 noon	Centennial Lakes Park Edina, MN (map)	Second of my two annual summer concerts here. We'll be at the pavilion. Bring sun screen and come prepared to have a great time! (This date was changed from July 30th.) My young friend, Elijah, and his fiddlin' friends will be opening with some fiddle tunes to get it all rolling. Yay!
Aug. 24 2 p.m.	Danebod Folk School Tyler, MN (map)	Music and stories for our Danish friends at this nifty ethnic institution. I'll do a concert at 8pm, too.
Aug. 26 3:15 p.m.	Heathers Manor Crystal, MN (map)	Doing some music to welcome the new residents. Now, it that doesn't make you feel welcome, I can't imagine what would!

September

Sept. 8 9:30 a.m.

Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church Cokato, MN (map)

An all-ages concert for Rally Day!

October

Oct. 26 to Nov. 10

House concert tour central CA, CA (map)

My fall house concert tour in partnership with Mount Hermon. Here's the deal: you invite your friends over and I show up for a fun hour of songs, stories along with info about what's up at Mount Hermon. You get a nice discount on camp cost as do any of your friends who join us. I even do dishes.

November

Nov. 24 6 p.m.

Evangelical Covenant Church New London, MN (map)

My friend, Barb, arranged to have me do a concert here with pie and lice cream to follow. This will kinda slanted toward the kids, so expect a whole lotta fun. Mr. Limberjack, get ready!

December

Dec. 1 10:30 a.m.

St. John Lutheran Church Mosinee, WI (map)

A return visit to my friends at St. John for some Christmas music and tales. These guys are great singers, incidentally. Music time/s to be determined.