For the first time Wanee 2012 Music Festival will host one of the premier music workshops in the country, Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace Ranch, featuring Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Mickey Hart, Oteil Burbridge, Warren Haynes, and more guests yet to be confirmed. There will be both intimate workshops and general session Q&A’s April 19 – 21. Complete details can be found here.In 1989, Jorma and Vanessa Kaukonen conceived what Jorma calls "a ranch that grows guitar players." Not a fantasy camp, but a place where both budding and seasoned musicians could immerse themselves and emerge with renewed inspiration and tangible progress in their music. “Focus on the things you love, listen with an open heart, and the music will speak for itself!” says Jorma of their teaching method.Now in its 15th year, the award winning Fur Peace Ranch takes their concept “on the road.”  Some of the lessons and sessions include: – Double Dose of Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady - If you want to learn the secrets of this dynamic duo's 50+ career....this is your chance. SOLD OUT!– Warren Haynes and Jorma Kaukonen Tales of their musical journeys!– Planet Earth Drum with Mickey Hart - Discussion on Rhythm & Percussion in history and across cultures– Wake up with Oteil Burbridge - Improvisation workshop/ClinicGrab your guitar, bass, drum, and come join the music!

Jorma Kaukonen has been and continues to be an inventive player from his timeless music as member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band, Jefferson Airplane days, through out Hot Tuna, and his own dynamic solo career. All shows include Barry Mitterhoff on a variety of instruments. Barry Mitterhoff is a mandolinist who cannot be pigeonholed. He performs a dazzling array of styles that include bluegrass, classical, swing and jazz, and a variety of ethnic styles such as Brazilian, Neapolitan songs, Klezmer and more. Perfect for accompanying whatever songs Jorma pulls out of his hat.

Tour Dates:

Hot Tuna’s show provides quality without question! Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady have created a sound with an underlying, propelling drive which carries their audience along on a musical trip. Alongside Jorma and Jack is multi-instrumentalist and mandolin wizard Barry Mitterhoff and, when electric, defining the rhythm and setting the beat drummer is Skoota Warner.

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Jorma starts of the year with Fur Peace Ranch on the Road in San Diego and a few gigs:

1/26/13    Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ

1/27/13    Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA

1/29/13    SoHo, Santa Barbara, CA

1/31/13    Pappy and Harriets, Pioneertown, CA

2/01 & 02/13    McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA

2/04 & 05/13    Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA

2/05/13    Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA

2/06/13    Arcata Theater, Arcata, CA

2/08/13  Rogue Theatre, Grant's Pass, OR

2/10/13  Aladin Theater, Portland, OR

2/09/13  Tower Theatre, Bend, OR

2/11/13  The Triple Door, Seattle, WA

2/14/13  Emerson Center, Bozeman, MT

2/15/13  Pink Garter Theatre, Jackson Hole, WY

2/16/13  State Room, Salt Lake City, UT

2/17/13  The Oriental Theater, Denver, CO

2/20/13 Meyer Theatre, Green Bay, WI

2/21/13  Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, MN

2/22/13  Barrymore Theatre, Madison, WI

2/23/13  Old Town School Of Folk Music, Chicago, IL

3/6-10  The Breezes Grand Negril Resort, Jamaica

3/22 – 25  Fur Peace Ranch, Jorma

4/05 – 08  Fur Peace Ranch, Jorma

5/10 – 13  Songwriting, Fur Peace Ranch, Jorma

6/02/13  Stephen Talkhouse, Amagansett, NY

Jorma and Vanessa Kaukonen will open the doors to The Fur Peace Ranch Center for Art & Culture, Meigs County, Ohio in a grand celebration bringing the country the Psylodelic Gallery and the Psylodelic Sit-In.  The event will shine a spotlight on the art and installations at the new Psylodelic Gallery and provide a prime opportunity for area representatives to echo the inspirations and goals of the psychedelic era. Big Brother and the Holding Company will perform at 8 p.m. Earlier, Jorma will host an interview with Big Brother and record their historical perspective, which will then be a part of the museum's archives.

The Psylodelic Sit-In will be a combination of booths from a variety of area vendors, merchants, artists, musicians, and activists who can shed light on issues, fixes, and improvements they would like to see happen. The Sit-In will also invite patrons to take part in family-friendly activities like tie-dye workshops, face painting, games, and contributing to an ever-changing art installation – painting “Darwin” the VW Bug.

Skip down the guitar neck sidewalk into the silo filled with posters, clothes, and history. Record your favorite 60's era memory (We know you remember...you just haven't been tellin'!) or paint what's on you mind. Saturday, June 29 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

At The Gallery:

Permanent Exhibits – The gallery displays show posters from some of the best-known acts of the decade, clothing and jewelry worn at Woodstock, original photographs, art prints, guitars, and much more. 

Video and Audio Storyboards – Patrons can record their own experiences

"Found Art" Projects – Allowing patrons to create their own unique pieces of art.

Guest Lecturers and Speakers – A series of events will include artist Wes Wilson known for his Fillmore posters commissioned by Bill Graham, musicians, writers, and other influences from the psychedelic era.

Collaboration with Local Schools  – field trips, projects and contests on the art, music, literature, clothing, and jewelry of the 1960's. Including using the beat of the songs and the combination of cornstarch, water, and food coloring over a plastic-wrapped speaker for a Psychedelic "non-Newtonian" liquid light transformation right before your eyes.

Community Nights – Films, concert footage, and a liquid light show for all age groups.

The Hot Tuna musical trip carries the audience along on a fantastic journey. With both quality and craftsmanship, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady create a propelling sound, cruising through new songs, old songs, traditional songs and instrumentals. Riding shotgun is multi-instrumentalist and mandolin wizard Barry Mitterhoff, and defining the rhythm on the road, when it's Electric Hot Tuna, is drummer Skoota Warner.Greats, Innovators, Initiators of Psychedelic Rock, Purveyors of the Blues, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are all these and more; they are themselves masters of expression. As Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and Jefferson Airplane founding members, Jorma and Jack have celebrated over fifty years of playing together.  Hot Tuna is a force to be reckoned with, bursting with creative energy while remaining rock steady as one of today’s truly iconic bands. They will be performing:Tour Dates:6/06/13  The Carolina Theatre, Durham, NC6/07/13  Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA6/08/13  Pisgah Brewing Company Black Mountain, NCw/Keller Williams     6/09/13  Jefferson Thtr, Charlottesville, VA6/11/13  Rams Head Tavern, Annapolis, MD6/13/13  The Birchmere, Alexandria VA6/14/13  Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA6/18/13  Somerville Thtr, Somerville, MA6/20/13  Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY6/21/13  The Egg, Albany, NY7/28/13  Floyd Fest, Floyd, VA (E)6/15 & 16/13  Clearwater Festival, Croton on Hudson, NYw/Steve Kimock    6/18/13  Somerville Theatre, Somerville Theatre, MA6/20/13  Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY6/21/13  The Egg, Albany, NY6/22/13  Norwalk Concert Hall, Norwalk, CTAll gigs above include the wonderful Jill Sobule. 7/07/13  Payomet Performing Arts Center, North Truro, MA (JK)7/14/13  Mendocino Music Festival, Mendocino, CA (JK)7/20/13  State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ (E)7/21/13  Great South Bay Music Festival, Patchogue, NY (E)7/22/13  Ocean City Music Pier Boardwalk, Ocean City, NJ (E)7/25/13  Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, PA (E)7/26/13  Whitaker Center, Harrisburg, PA (E)7/27/13  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH7/28/13  Floyd Fest, Floyd, VA (E) (E) = Eletric Hot Tuna (JK) = Jorma Kaukonen solo, All other shows Acoustic Hot TunaLooking for the Hot Tuna Online Ticketing System? Click: https://tixx1.artistarena.com/hottuna

The Hot Tuna musical trip carries the audience along on a fantastic journey. With both quality and craftsmanship, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady create a propelling sound, cruising through new songs, old songs, traditional songs and instrumentals. Riding shotgun is multi-instrumentalist and mandolin wizard Barry Mitterhoff, and defining the rhythm on the road, when it's Electric Hot Tuna, is drummer Skoota Warner.Greats, Innovators, Initiators of Psychedelic Rock, Purveyors of the Blues, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are all these and more; they are themselves masters of expression. As Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and Jefferson Airplane founding members, Jorma and Jack have celebrated over fifty years of playing together.  Hot Tuna is a force to be reckoned with, bursting with creative energy while remaining rock steady as one of today’s truly iconic bands. They will be performing:Upcoming Tour Dates:7/07/13  Payomet Performing Arts Center, North Truro, MA (JK)7/10/13 Jonathan’s Restaurant, Ogunquit, ME (JK)07/13/13 Rio Theater, Santa Cruz, CA (JK) with Keith Greeninger         7/14/13  Mendocino Music Festival, Mendocino, CA (JK)7/20/13  State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ (E)7/21/13  Great South Bay Music Festival, Patchogue, NY (E)7/22/13  Ocean City Music Pier Boardwalk, Ocean City, NJ (E)7/25/13  Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, PA (E)7/26/13  Whitaker Center, Harrisburg, PA (E)7/27/13  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH7/28/13  Floyd Fest, Floyd, VA (E)

The year-end Hot Tuna shows at the Fur Peace Ranch have been sold out for months, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait for 2014 to see them again. A new set of dates have just been announced. So just after a beautiful fall in Southern Ohio at Fur Peace Ranch Workshops, and a quick trip to Finland, Hot Tuna is unofficially on “The Holidays Tour.” It starts on with two shows in NYC and then swings through New England ending in the Midwest in Chicago.Hot Tuna’s Annual New York City Celebration Features both An Acoustic and An Electric Night  The legendary Hot Tuna returns to New York City for two unforgettable evenings of hard driving blues and soulful Americana.  This year, the band will kick off with an intimate acoustic evening at The Concert Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture on Friday, November 22 followed by a rockin’ roaring electric show at the Beacon Theatre on Saturday, November 23rd. Tuna’s Beacon shows have become an annual holiday tradition – a spontaneous, innovative musical journey not to be missed! Tickets:  BeaconTheatre.com or  866-858-0008-Fall Tour Dates:Sept. 06 – 07    Interlocken Music Festival, Arrington, VA    Jorma KaukonenSept. 20 – 23 PICK -N- PUTT Fur Peace Ranch Workshop, Pomeroy, OH  Jorma and JackSept. 21    Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH    Acoustic Hot Tuna w/Steve KimockOct. 04 – 07    Fur Peace Ranch Workshoph, Pomeroy, OH    Jorma KaukonenOct. 18 – 21    Tribute to the Rev. Gary Davis, Fur Peace Ranch    Jorma KaukonenOct. 29 – 30    Helsinki Hall of Culture, Helsinki, Finland    Acoustic Hot Tuna w/Canned HeatNov 08 – 11    Fur Peace Ranch Workshop    Jorma and JackNov. 09    Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH    Electric Hot TunaNov. 22    The Concert Hall, New York City, NY    Acoustic Hot TunaNov. 23    The Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY    Electric Hot TunaNov. 26    Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA    Acoustic Hot TunaNov. 27    Infinity Hall, Norfolk, CT    Acoustic Hot TunaNov. 29    Palace Theatre, Syracuse, NY    Acoustic Hot TunaNov. 30    Foeger Ballroom, Jay Peak, Jay, VT    Acoustic Hot TunaDec.  01    The Palace Theater, Strafford Springs, CT    Acoustic Hot TunaDec.  03    Musikfest Café, Bethlehem, PA    Acoustic Hot TunaDec.  04    The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI    Acoustic Hot TunaDec.  05    The Kent Stage, Kent, OH    Acoustic Hot TunaDec.  07    Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH    Jorma Kaukonen w Della MaeDec.  08    City Winery, Chicago, IL    Acoustic Hot Tuna, 2 shows!

The Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp announces their 2014 Schedule or workshops with an amazing array of musicians. Located in the rolling hills of Southeast Ohio The Fur Peace Ranch is a center of musical activity. Workshops with Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady and many, many talents occur through out the year. In 1989, Jorma and Vanessa Kaukonen conceived what Jorma calls "a ranch that grows guitar players." Not a fantasy camp, but a place where both budding and seasoned musicians could immerse themselves and emerge with renewed inspiration and tangible progress in their music. “Focus on the things you love, listen with an open heart, and the music will speak for itself!” says Jorma of their teaching method.Both a vacation and a learning experience, the workshops provide entertainment and insight. Grab your guitar, bass, inner voice and come join the music! ( furpeaceranch.com)Fur Peace Ranch 2014 ScheduleFur Peace Ranch On The Road at The Dana 2014, San Diego, CAJANUARY 27-31, 2014 - Jorma Kaukonen, Stefan GrossmanFEBRUARY 3-7, 2014 - Jorma Kaukonen, Pete HuttlingerAt The Ranch near Pomeroy, Ohio:MARCH 21 – 24, 2014Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Verlon ThompsonAPRIL 04 – 07, 2014: Entrance RampJorma Kaukonen, Marjorie Thompson, David WolffAPRIL 11 – 14, 2014Jorma Kaukonen, Happy Traum, Larry CampbellMAY 9 – 12, 2014Jorma Kaukonen, Woody Mann, Chris SmitherJUNE 27 – 30, 2014Jorma Kaukonen, GE SmithAUGUST 15 – 18, 2014: COUPLE'S WEEKENDJorma Kaukonen, Barry Mitterhoff, Dave Revels, Pete SearsAUGUST 22 - 25, 2014:Jorma Kaukonen, Roy Book Binder, Livingston Taylor, Tom FeldmannSEPTEMBER 19 - 22, 2014: PICK -N- PUTTJorma Kaukonen, Bill Kirchen, Marjorie Thompson, Maurice CridlinOCTOBER 10 - 13, 2014: THE REV. WEEKENDJorma Kaukonen, Rev. Robert Jones, Larry CampbellOCTOBER 17 - 20, 2014:Pete Huttlinger, Craig Chaquico, Randall BramblettNOVEMBER 07-10, 2014:Jorma Kaukonen, GE Smith, Jack Casady, Spencer Bohren

Masters of music, psychedelic or the blues, acclaimed performers, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, Hot Tuna, are touring around the American west, then to Japan and back home again to travel around, play, and conduct workshops at the Fur Peace Ranch and the new Psylodelic museum in Ohio.

Hot Tuna's music is intentional and heartfelt, whether playing old-time blues or new-time rock and roll. Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady have loved performing together since their days as the Jefferson Airplane. Come enjoy the fun!

Compatriots Leon Russell and David Lindley will join up with Hot Tuna's tour for several shows.  All shows include Barry Mitterhoff, of whom The Dallas Morning News recently said "...this version of Tuna boasted mandolinist Barry Mitterhoff, who brokered a perfect marriage of bluegrass and blues."

The fascination continues this summer with Hot Tuna as they tour around The States performing their music with appeal and alluring passion. Or please come sit back with them in the gently rolling hills of the Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp as they explain their thoughts on music, and perform at the Fur Peace Live Concert events with their friends who come to stay and play at Fur Peace Ranch in Pomeroy, Ohio.

Masters of music, acclaimed performers, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, defined psychedelic music in the '60's. Their music is intentional and heartfelt whether dredged from old-time blues or a passion revealed through electric rock and roll. They have loved performing together as Hot Tuna since their days as the Jefferson Airplane. As Jack celebrates his 70th year, they have played through six decades together. Starting as teenagers, to their current acoustic and electric blues shows, probably no one has more consistently led American music for the last 50 years than Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady.

All shows include multi-instrumentalist and mandolin wizard, Barry Mitterhoff. Compadres Leon Russell and Donna the Buffalo will join up with Hot Tuna's tour for several shows.

Hot Tuna Summer
 
June 13  Grand Opera House, Wilmington, DE, Acoustic Hot Tuna w/Leon Russell
June 14  Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, PA, Acoustic w/Leon Russell
June 16  Waterville Opera House, Waterville, ME, Acoustic w/Leon Russell
June 17  Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, NH, Acoustic w/Leon Russell
June 19  Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, Electric Hot Tuna, w/Leon Russell
June 20  Theatre at Westbury, Westbury, NY, Electric w/Leon Russell
June 21  Bergen PAC, Englewood, NJ, Electric w/Leon Russell
June 22  Pine Belt Arena, Toms River, NJ, Electric w/Leon Russell
June 28  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH, Jorma Kaukonen & GE Smtih SOLD OUT
 
July 12  Common Ground on the Hill Festival, Westminster, MD, Acoustic Hot Tuna
July 15-16  Space, Evanston, IL, Acoustic
July 18 Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI, Acoustic
July 19  The Englert Theatre, Iowa City, IA, Acoustic
July 21-22  Dakota Jazz Club Restaurant, Minneapolis, MN, Acoustic, Two shows each night.
July 25  Greaves Hall, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY, Acoustic
July 26  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH, Acoustic Hot Tuna, Jack & Jorma. SOLD OUT
August 16  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH, Jorma Kaukonen & Barry Mitterhoff & Moonalice. SOLD OUT
 
And a bit further down the line...
Sept.  6  Interlocken Music Festival Arrington, VA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Dec.   5  State Theatre, Ithaca, NY, Electric Hot Tuna w/Donna the Buffalo
Dec.   6  Jay Peak Resort, Jay, VT, Electric w/Donna the Buffalo
Dec.   7  The Egg, Albany, NY, Electric w/Donna the Buffalo
Dec. 10  Sixth & I, Historic Synagogue, Washington, D.C. Electric
Dec. 11  Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood, NJ, Electric

Looking for the Hot Tuna Online Ticketing System? Click: https://tixx1.artistarena.com/hottuna

Hot Tuna Electric returns to New York City for the “Jack Casady’s 70th Birthday Bash," featuring Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams, Barry Mitterhoff, Justin Guip on drums and special guest MARTY BALIN. Jack and Jorma Kaukonen will lead an unforgettable evening of hard driving blues and soulful rock and roll on Dec.13, 2014.Tickets on sale 10 a.m, Friday, August 2 at the BeaconTheatre.com, NYC More guests TBA!

For 2015 The Fur Peace Ranch "On The Road" workshops return to The Dana on Mission Bay, San Diego, California. Take a break from winter's woes while learning from master musicians Jorma Kaukonen, G.E. Smith, and Larry Campbell. San Diego's perfect climate and the premier beach setting at The Dana will be our home. Join us.

Music and San Diego's beauty draws you in and surrounds you with delight at this premier waterfront resort. Join the workshop, bring friends and family along for the ride. There's plenty to do for all...or just lie back, relax and strum a few chords. It is a short trip to downtown San Diego and walking distance to Sea World. Mission Bay Park, a 4,600 acre wonderland is right next door. The Dana has it all!

February 02-06, 2015
Jorma Kaukonen - Songwriting - All Levels
We will be demystifying the creative process, hopefully opening the door where each student will write songs without being intimidated by the process.

GE Smith - Leading the Way with the Acoustic Guitar
This workshop will explore the basics of blues and rock guitar and will provide the tools for creating exciting, dynamic lead solos.

February 09–13, 2015 
Jorma Kaukonen - Words Cannot Express
In this workshop Jorma's focus will be teaching his instrumentals. These songs seem to come from his fingers and go straight to the listener's heart
Larry Campbell - Advanced Fingerstyle Guitar
In this workshop Larry will explore and breakdown licks, movable chord positions, bass lines, harmonies and complex fingerpicking patterns.
 For more information and to enroll please go to: www.furpeaceranch.com/OnTheRoad15.html

Bill Thompson, manager of Jefferson Airplane and subsequently the spinoffs Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna and Starship, died of a heart attack yesterday, Jan. 12, in Mill Valley, Calif. Thompson was 70. "One of the more colorful managers in rock history, and a beloved figure within the Bay Area music scene, Thompson guided the various bands through both great successes and years-long personal and legal entanglements." Relix

Jorma Kaukonen, friend and member of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane reminisces:

I was driving to Lexington, Kentucky this morning for a gig, when I received a sad call. My old colleague, Bill Thompson, passed away this morning in California.  At seventy four years of age, I have spent most of my life since my twenties on the road and in the beginning when Jefferson Airplane was starting to fly, our constant companion was Bill Thompson. He was with us when we started and wound up being our manager in the years before Jack and I left and the Airplane was retired to the hanger. Because of the way we did business back then, Bill was like a band member… his instrument were his phone, his desk and his voice.  He was one of us.

As the years slid by, we lost Spencer and Joey to mortality… and now another one of us is gone. I remember that little sneer he would have when he laughed… that curling of the upper lip, accompanied by something utterly inappropriate.

My heart goes out to his surviving family… Bill was younger than I and that makes it much, much too soon. Here’s to those and those like us… damn few left.

Fair wind and following seas brother … Jorma

Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, tours this June and July bringing eclectic acoustic soul driving music to the USA. Hot Tuna's music has a certain intrigue, regardless of the note, which stems from a heartfelt, in-the-moment expression. It's a slice of Americana, part old-time blues, part psychedelic rock and roll. (www.HotTuna.com)

May 14  Dear Jerry, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, Jorma

May 15  The Bull Run Concert Series, Shirley, MA, Jorma

May 16  Towne Crier, Beacon, NY, Jorma

May 22 – 25 The Hot Tuna Songbook, Fur Peace Ranch, OH, Jorma

June 6  Marjorie Thompson Memorial Concert, Brooklyn, NY
              Jorma, Michael Falzarano, Barry Mitterhoff

June 19  Mamiya Theatre, Honolulu, HI,  Acoustic Hot Tuna (Jorma & Jack)

June 20  Kauai Community College, Kauai, HI,  Acoustic Hot Tuna

June 21  Mill House at Maui Tropical Plantation, Maui, HI,  Acoustic Hot Tuna

June 26  Palace Theater, Hilo, HI,  Acoustic Hot Tuna

June 27  People’s Theatre, Honoka'a, HI,  Acoustic Hot Tuna

June 28  Hawaiian Brian’s, Honolulu, HI,  Acoustic Hot Tuna

July 09  Jonathan's, Ogunquit, ME, Acoustic Hot Tuna

July 10  The Flying Monkey, Plymouth, NH, Acoustic Hot Tuna
              with Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

July 11  Cabot Theater, Beverly, MA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
              with Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

July 12  Payomet PAC, North Truro, MA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
              with Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

July 14  Infinity Music Hall & Bistro, Norfolk, CT, Acoustic Hot Tuna

July 16  Prudential Hall, New Jersey PAC, Newark, NJ, Electric Hot Tuna Trio
              (Jorma, Jack, Justin Guip)

July 17  State Theatre, State College, PA, Electric Hot Tuna Trio

July 18  The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, Electric Hot Tuna Trio
Fest, Patchogue, NY, Electric Hot Tuna Trio

This fall Hot Tuna will deliver nights of music filled with the unexpected twists that come from years of creating inspired improvisations along with careful recreations of American music and their own originals.

Sometimes an acoustic duo sometimes a full-fledged rock and roll band, Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen always deliver music emotively and consciously to their audiences, creating an evening a fun and camaraderie.

From their days playing together as teenagers to their current acoustic and electric blues, Jorma and Jack, the core members of Hot Tuna, have celebrated over fifty years of playing together. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and Jefferson Airplane founding members create a propelling sound, cruising through new songs, old songs, traditional songs and instrumentals. With Kaukonen’s inventive finger-picking guitar work and Casady’s full-driving bass lines, Hot Tuna delivers soulful music bursting with creative energy. Rolling Stone declared, “Hot Tuna is a Psychedelic-Blues Institution.”

Tour Dates:

Sept 11  Lockn' Festival, Arrington, VA, Jack & Jorma Celebrate 50 Years of Jefferson Airplane with Rachael Price, G.E. Smith, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Justin Guip, Jeff Pherson and Special Guest Bill Kreutzmann.
Sept 12  Lockn' Festival, Arrington, VA, Acoustic Hot Tuna (Jorma & Jack)
Sept 23  Kent Stage, Kent, OH, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Sept 24  Babeville, Buffalo, NY, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Sept 25  Center for the Arts, Homer, NY, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Sept 26  Speed of Sound Festival, Wappingers Falls, NY, Electric Hot Tuna

Oct 02  The Chapel, San Francisco, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Oct 03  Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, CA, Electric Hot Tuna
Oct 04  Harris Center, Folsom, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Oct 06  Tower Theatre, Bend, OR, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Oct 08-11 Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA, Acoustic Hot Tuna 

Nov 07  Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna  Benefit for Owsley Stanley Foundation
Nov 13 - 16  Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH Jorma, Jack and Barry Mitterhoff
Nov 14  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH Acoustic Hot Tuna Trio (Jorma & Jack & Barry), SOLD OUT
Nov 20 – 21 Freeakin' At the Beacon Theatre, NCY, NY Electric Hot Tuna with many Special Guests
Nov 25  Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA Acoustic Hot Tuna  Benefit show for The Bear Foundation
Nov 27  At The Tabernacle, Mt Tabor, NJ, Acoustic Hot Tuna SOLD OUT
Nov 29  Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, PA, Acoustic Hot Tuna

Dec 03  Landis Theater, Vineland, NJ, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Dec 04  The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Dec 05  Westhampton Beach PAC, Westhampton Beach, NY, Acoustic Hot Tuna

Essential and far-reaching Jorma Kaukonen goes out on tour. In a career that has already spanned a half-century Jorma Kaukonen is one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots, blues and rock music. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond psychedelic rock; he is a guitar legend and an expressive singer-songwriter. (www.Jorma Kaukonen.com)

Jorma On Tour
Jan. 16  Sunshine Music Festival, Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg, FL
Jan. 17  Sunshine Music Festival, Boca Raton, FL
Jan. 30  McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA
Jan. 31  McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA
 
Feb. 06  Music Box, San Diego, CA
Feb. 11  Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA
 
Mar. 03  Music Box Supper Club, Cleveland, OH
Mar. 04  Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe, PA. Also Craig Thatcher
Mar. 05  Infinity Music Hall, Hartford, CT
Mar. 06  The Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich, RI
Mar. 09  South Orange Performing Arts Center, South Orange, NJ
Mar. 10  Landmark on Main Street, Port Washington, NY
Mar. 12  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH, Hurl and Friends with Jorma
Mar. 19  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH, Acoustic Hot Tuna SOLD OUT
 
Apr. 03  The Egg, Albany, NY David Bromberg Big Band Belated Birthday Bash
              w/ David, Jorma, Keb Mo, and Larry Campbell

May 22  Fur Peace Sta., Pomeroy, OH, w/Happy Traum, Chris Smither SOLD OUT

Jun 02  The Bull Run, Shirley, MA
Jun 03  Daryl's House, Pawling, NY
Jun 04  City Winery, New York City, NY
Jun 05  City Winery, New York City, NY
Jun 18  Fur Peace Sta., Pomeroy, OH, Scott Sharrard Band w/Jorma SOLD OUT

July 30 Fur Peace Sta., Pomeroy, OH, Jorma with Verlon Thompson and
            Doobie Decibel System. SOLD OUT

An artist from childhood who was painting in oils by the age of seventeen, Jerry Garcia in his youth thought of himself as “an artist who played music,” Throughout the years of his prodigious musical output he continued drawing and painting.

Around 1983 he began to spend more time studying art, and by 1986 he had completed five large acrylic airbrush compositions, which are among his best-known works. “Facets II” and “Blue Iceberg” were painted at this time. Jerry did not return to airbrush after 1986; he preferred to continue drawing and painting in watercolor, but he also made a number of images in the computer.

In the watercolors, buoyant shapes and saturated colors infuse sky, earth and water. The nature pictures have a welcoming richness and generosity of spirit. Organic and crystalline structures are rendered in spectral colors.

Jerry is often at his best in the ink paintings - his brush laying down short, animated strokes. The immediacy of ink suited his nature; he enjoyed the bold play of an unforgiving medium that allows no corrections. Serendipitous, automatic, uninhibited, playful or gloomy, some of his most effective work is in ink. He said “A line on paper is like a note in the air,” and once a mark is made, it can no more be erased than a note, once sounded, can be taken back. The ink painting entitled “Hunter” is a good example of the ink style. Brief and unhesitating, it is made of only a few lines.

Sometimes his brush or pen is just wandering, improvising. Jerry said he didn’t think about it much, yet he had great respect for the artists who had influenced him-- Picasso, Ernst, de Chirico, Klee, Van Gogh, and the Expressionists.

Jerry always had his sketchbooks with him. He filled them with the notes and drawings that have become some of his most familiar works. He wasn’t interested in attracting more public attention or painting for an audience but was doing it purely, uninhibitedly, indulgently, for himself.

And now we, the audience, have in our view the uncensored ruminations of a great musician whose consciousness and speculations interest and amaze us. To view a collection of art by Jerry Garcia is to be drawn in by his vision, his wit and the sheer abundance of his creative spirit.

Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, aka Hot Tuna and founding members of Jefferson Airplane, will perform two of their Jefferson Airplane hits on the GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®, a special being filmed for the landmark “Great Performances” series on PBS on Saturday, April 23. The following day the GRAMMY Museum welcomes Jorma and Jack to the Clive Davis Theater for an intimate conversation on their esteemed career.

The Recording Academy® presented Jefferson Airplane with a Lifetime Achievement Award this past February at their GRAMMY Awards Show. All of the 2016 Special Merit Awards recipients will be honored with this live tribute concert on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at The Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

Then on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 12 p.m. the GRAMMY Museum will present Celebrating Jefferson Airplane: A Conversation With Jorma Kaukonen And Jack Casady

In celebration of their recent honor with a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, the GRAMMY Museum welcomes Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Jefferson Airplane's Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady to the Clive Davis Theater for an intimate conversation on their esteemed career, hosted by Scott Goldman, Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares.

This year's Lifetime Achievement Award honorees include Jefferson Airplane, Ruth Brown, Celia Cruz, Earth, Wind & Fire, Herbie Hancock, Linda Ronstadt, and RUN DMC. John Cage, Fred Foster, and Chris Strachwitz are Trustees Award honorees; and EMT and Dr. Harvey Fletcher are Technical GRAMMY® Award recipients. Also being honored is Phillip Riggs, this year’s recipient of the GRAMMY Foundation Music Educator Award.

Conceived in 1989 by Jorma & Vanessa Kaukonen, The Fur Peace Ranch is nestled in the rolling foothills of southeast Ohio. It is a place where both budding and seasoned musicians can immerse themselves and emerge with renewed inspiration and tangible progress in their music. Workshops are held throughout the Summer and into the Fall.  One of the highlights is Art of Jerry Garcia on exhibit now until August 1st, 2016 (Jerry's birthday).

A fine artist from childhood who was painting in oils by the age of seventeen, Jerry Garcia in his youth thought of himself as “an artist who played music.”  Throughout the years of his prodigious musical output he continued drawing and painting.

Now the Psylodelic Gallery presents the uncensored ruminations of this great musician whose consciousness and speculations interest and amaze us. To view a collection of art by Jerry Garcia is to be drawn in by his vision, his wit and the sheer abundance of his creative spirit.

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Conceived in 1989 by Jorma & Vanessa Kaukonen, The Fur Peace Ranch is nestled in the rolling foothills of southeast Ohio. It is a place where both budding and seasoned musicians can immerse themselves and emerge with renewed inspiration and tangible progress in their music. Workshops are held throughout the Summer and into the Fall. Upcoming bass workshops are taught by master musicians Kai Eckardt and Bobby Vega.

Couples Weekend, July 29 - August 1 | Kai Eckardt, Universal Bass – The Next Frontier

Kai Eckardt's background in music as in life has been bi-racial and multi-cultural. The combination of being raised in my father’s native Liberia/West-Africa and my mother’s Germany have forced me to find the common denominators in very opposing worlds.

Kai share some of these discoveries with you in his workshop with fun exercises, listening examples and interactive studies. They will include how to build solid bass lines from scratch and various meters and feels, how rhythm and harmony works and how you can navigate through a song with confidence. We will also look at how to approach a solo over chord-changes and how to set up your own practice drills so you can evolve autonomously with enthusiasm and healthy self-motivation.

Going back to the “why and how” of things, we will be addressing not only the physical aspects of playing the bass, but also the psychological dimensions which ultimately decide over whether you stagnate or advance along your musical path. For beginners and masters alike – the path remains eternal. (http://bit.ly/1T8Yw51)

Pick n Putt, September 23-26 (includes motorcycle rides through the countryside) | Bobby Vega, Bass - All About the Groove

Bobby will take his 43 years of playing experiences and use that as a starting point to expand on your knowledge of the bass guitar. He has been blessed to accompany some great artists over the years; starting with my experience playing with Sly Stone as a teenager and then going on to play with such greats as Paul Butterfield, Billy Preston, Etta James, Bob Weir, Joan Baez, Tower of Power, Kitaro, Santana and Jerry Garcia......and of course my long term collaborations with Steve Kimock/Zero/KVHW. What I have found to be the most important part in my playing, through all styles of music, is the groove and this workshop will be ALL ABOUT THE GROOVE!

We will explore how to get a better pocket.....groove.....that will make your band mates smile. He believes one of the many jobs of the bass player is to accompany your fellow musician or musicians with a sensitivity for how to best help them tell their story. So, you will look at the importance of accompaniment.

In studying the groove you will look at chords, licks and harmonics. You will study tonal techniques and tonal qualities to add some feel to your playing. Other elements such as volume control and the importance of dynamics will be studied.

What Bobby usually tell folks is "I practice by playing.....running through major and minor scales and taking off from there. This workshop will give us plenty of time to play together and learn together and above all.... have some fun!" (http://bit.ly/1TFp0F7)

From their days playing together as teenagers, through their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, Jefferson Airplane, to their current acoustic and electric blues, no one has more consistently led American music for the last 50 years than Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, the founders and core members of Hot Tuna.

Jorma and Jack certainly could not have imagined, let alone predicted, where playing would take them. It has been a long and fascinating road to numerous exciting destinations. Two things have never changed: Jorma and Jack still love to play as much as they did as kids in Washington, D.C. and there are still many, many exciting miles yet to travel on their musical odyssey. Hot Tuna will perform in their own unfiltered unfathonable fashion which makes each show its own experience.

Hot Tuna performs spontaneous, unfiltered music whether as an acoustic duo or as a solid power trio including drummer, Justin Guip. It’s unfathomable how Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady make each show its own experience, but they do ... and effortlessly!

From their days playing together as teenagers, through their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for Jefferson Airplane, to their current acoustic and electric blues sound, no one has more consistently led American music for the last 50 years than Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, the founders and continuing core members of Hot Tuna.

The constant, the very definition of Hot Tuna, has always been Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady. The two are not joined at the hip, though; through the years both Jorma and Jack have undertaken projects with other musicians and solo projects of their own. But Hot Tuna has never broken up, never ceased to exist, nor have the two boyhood pals ever wavered in one of the most enduring friendships in music.

Earlier this year, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, founding members of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane, were honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.  They performed in a special PBS ‘Great Performances’ concert, The GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends® to be aired this Fall.

On Tour - Fall 2016

Sep 30  Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz, CA  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Oct 01  Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, San Francisco, CA  Electric Hot Tuna
Oct 02  Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Oct 05  The Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY  Jorma sits in w/Tedeschi Trucks Band

Nov 12  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH  Acoustic Hot Tuna SOLD OUT
Nov 18  At The Tabernacle, Tabor, NJ Acoustic Hot Tuna
Nov 19  The Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY  Electric Hot Tuna
Nov 20  The Egg, Albany, NY  Electric Hot Tuna
Nov 22  Spruce Peak PAC, Stowe, VT  Electric Hot Tuna
Nov 23  The Warehouse, Fairfield, CT  Electric Hot Tuna
Nov 25  The Hamilton, Washington, D.C.  Electric Hot Tuna
Nov 26  Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA  Electric Hot Tuna
Nov 27  The Tin Pan, Richmond, VA  Jorma Solo

Dec 01  Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA  Jorma sits in w/Tedeschi Trucks Band
Dec 02  Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, NY  Jorma Solo
Dec 03  Catherine Cummings Theater, Cazenovia, NY  Jorma Solo
Dec 09  Suffolk Theater, Riverhead, NY  Jorma Solo

In collaboration with PBS' "Great Performances" series, The Recording Academy will air "GRAMMY® Salute To Music Legends" — a special all-star concert honoring The Recording Academy's 2016 Special Merit Awards recipients — on Oct. 14 from 9–11:30 p.m. on PBS. Taped at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, this special features tribute performances and never-before-seen video packages celebrating each of the recipients' contributions to the music industry and our cultural heritage. The lineup features performances by Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane; Patti Austin; Ry Cooder; Lila Downs; Earth, Wind & Fire; David Foster; Andy García and The CineSon All Stars; Herbie Hancock; Henry Gray; J'Nai Bridges; Kris Kristofferson; Lucrecia; Shelby Lynne; Magnolia Sisters; Martina McBride; Naughty By Nature, Anthony Parce; and JD Souther. Presenters include David Crosby, Jimmy Jam, LL Cool J,  Michael Tilson Thomas, and Don Was.

Among numerous highlights, psychedelic rock pioneers Jefferson Airplane take fans back in time as they play some of their most memorable hits that shaped much of the San Francisco scene in the 1960s and earned them international mainstream success. Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady performed "Somebody to Love" and "Embryonic Journey"/"Come Back Baby" medley. Grace Slick appeared to accept her Grammy award.

This year's Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Jefferson Airplane, Ruth Brown, Celia Cruz, Earth, Wind & Fire, Herbie Hancock, Linda Ronstadt, and Run DMC. John Cage, Fred Foster and Chris Strachwitz are Trustees Award honorees; and EMT and Dr. Harvey Fletcher are Technical GRAMMY Award recipients. Also being honored is Phillip Riggs, this year's recipient of the Music Educator Award.

The Fur Peace Ranch offers music and art set in the natural beauty of Meigs County. Conceived in 1989 by Jorma & Vanessa Kaukonen, nestled in the rolling foothills of Southeast Ohio, the Fur Peace Ranch offers weekend music workshops with renowned musicians, Saturday night concerts, Arts and Crafts festivals, the Psylodelic Gallery and the Pho Peace Restaurant.
www.furpeaceranch.com

The Fur Peace Ranch Store has many fun items to order. Not only Fur Peace memorabilia but hard to find CD's and LP's, music gear, signed artwork and more! There's a holiday sale going on right now! http://furpeaceranch.com/store

Check out some of the great events happening in 2017:

Fur Peace Guitar Camp 2017 Workshop Schedule

Jan 30 – Feb 03 Maui, Hawaii
Jorma Kaukonen

Feb 06-10 Maui, Hawaii
Jorma Kaukonen
David Wolff

March 17-20
Double Dose Acoustic Workshop
Jorma Kaukonen
Jack Casady
 
March 24-27
Jorma Kaukonen
GE Smith
Woody Mann

April 07-10
Jorma Kaukonen
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Bill Kirchen

April 21-24
Jorma Kaukonen
w/Tom Feldmann
Happy Traum
Eric Bibb

May 05-08
Jorma Kaukonen
w/Tom Feldmann
David Wolff

May 12-15
Jorma Kaukonen
Spencer Bohren
Tim Reynolds

August 11-14
Couples' Weekend
Jorma Kaukonen
Larry Campbell
Teresa Williams
Gretchen Peters

August 18-21
Jorma Kaukonen
Larry Coryell
Bob Margolin

September 08-11
Toby Walker
Spencer Bohren
Denny Laine

September 15-18
Pick-N-Putt
Jorma Kaukonen
w/Tom Feldmann
Matt Schofield
David Wolff
Oteil Burbridge

October 13-16
Jorma Kaukonen
Chris Smither
Doug MacLeod

October 20-23
Rev Gary Davis Weekend
Jorma Kaukonen
w/Tom Feldmann
Rory Block
Roy Book Binder

November 10-13
Jorma Kaukonen
w/Tom Feldmann
Jack Casady
Steve Kimock

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Hot Tuna, Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen (photo above) perform with a well-honed and solid power, always in the groove from their years of experience and mutual inspiration. Much comes from their subtle sense of feeling, the nuances that make their playing continually dynamic whether as an acoustic duo or a vibrant electric band, adding drummer, Justin Guip. They are heading west for the winter.

From their days playing together as teenagers, through their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for Jefferson Airplane, to their current rock and blues sound, no one has more consistently led American music for the last 50 years than Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, the founders and continuing core members of Hot Tuna.

At  the 2016 Grammys, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, and all the founding members of Jefferson Airplane, were honored with Lifetime Achievement Grammys.

On Tour - 2017

Feb 13  Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 17  Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 19  The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, Electric Hot Tuna
Feb 20  The Center for The Arts, Grass Valley, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 22  The Rogue Theater, Grants Pass, OR, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 23  Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 24  Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 25  Chateau Rive at the Flour Mill, Spokane, WA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 28  Municipal Aud, Charleston, WV Jorma / Tedeschi Trucks Band

Mar 02  Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN Jorma / Tedeschi Trucks Band
Mar 18  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Mar 25  Fur Peace Sta. Pomeroy, OH, GE Smith & Jorma, Alone & Together

May 18-20  Egyptian Theatre, Park City, UT, Acoustic Hot Tuna
May 23-24  The Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ, Acoustic Hot Tuna
May 27-28  Dark Star Jubilee, Thornville, OH, Acoustic & Electric Hot Tuna

Tedeschi Trucks Band has announced the third installment of their wildly popular Wheels of Soul Summer Tour. The 12-piece ensemble led by husband and wife Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks will be supported on all dates by longtime friends and collaborators Hot Tuna (Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady and drummer Justin Guip) and masters of soulful folk, The Wood Brothers. The tour is scheduled to hit many of the country’s premier outdoor venues on the most ambitious Wheels of Soul tour to date July 1 through 30, 2017. For the latest ticket on-sale information, please visit: www.tedeschitrucksband.com.

With an incomparable live show that embodies the vision of a large touring family bound by music, the Wheels of Soul summer dates are a favorite among fans and critics alike. The Oakland Press deemed Wheels of Soul “the best musical hang of the season…a celebration of kindred creative spirits,” while Denver Westword calls TTB’s summer package “a wall of talent on stage.”

When asked about joining Wheels of Soul this year Jorma offered excitement and praise, “Tedeschi Trucks is arguably one of the greatest band in the world today. It is an honor for me and my Hot Tuna brothers to be part of this great tour.” Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna crossed paths with Derek and Susan early in their careers and their mutual admiration and kinship grew as Jorma supported TTB on select shows this past year.

For more than four decades, Hot Tuna has played, toured, and recorded some of the best and most memorable acoustic and electric music ever. From their days playing together as teenagers in the Washington, DC area, through years of inventive Psychedelic rock in San Francisco (1996 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees), to their current blues sound, no one has more consistently led American music for the last 50 years than Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, the founders and continuing core members of Hot Tuna. At the 2016 Grammys, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards. The two boyhood pals have never wavered in one of the most enduring friendships in Rock history. They are a force in American music.

The annual Wheels of Soul summer run has become more than just a fan favorite; it has become a highlight for the headliners as well. “It’s been great to develop this tour into an annual event where we get a chance to hit the road and share the stage with fellow musicians we love and respect. Each year we try to find bands that share our musical vision while bringing their own unique talents to this traveling circus,” says Susan.

Derek adds that this tour offers a unique opportunity for both the musicians and fans, “Every year as the tour rolls along the collaborations between all the musicians grow and grow. It inspires and challenges us in new ways and I think that really translates to the audience when they see how much fun we’re having with our friends.”

Fan pre-sale begins on Tuesday, January 24, and tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, January 27. Current Wheels of Soul 2017 dates listed below (Additional dates and on-sale information to be announced shortly).

Wheels of Soul Summer Tour 2017

July 01  Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, NH
July 02  Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Expo, Essex, VT
July 03  Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, NY
July 05  Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA (DC)*
July 08  Highland Bowl, Rochester, NY
July 09  Simsbury Meadows Perf Arts Center, Simsbury, CT
July 12 Veterans United Home Loans Amp, Virg. Beach, VA**
July 14  Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC**
July 15  Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA***
July 16  Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amp, Charlotte, NC
July 19  Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn, Indianapolis, IN
July 21  PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Ctr, Cincinnati, OH
July 22  Rose Music Center, Huber Heights (Dayton), OH
July 23  Meadow Brook Amp, Rochester (Detroit), MI
July 25  Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion, Rogers, AR
July 27  Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, NM
July 29-30  Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

*On sale March 18th
**On sale February 10th
***On sale February 3rd

For more than four decades, Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, have played, toured, and recorded some of the best and most memorable acoustic and electric music ever. From their days playing together as teenagers in the Washington, DC area, through years of inventive Psychedelic rock in San Francisco (1996 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees), to their current blues sound, no one has more consistently led American music for the last 50 years than Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, the founders and continuing core members of Hot Tuna.

Soon to be seen on the West Coast, in the Midwest and New York City!

Feb 13  Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 17  Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 19  The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, Electric Hot Tuna
Feb 20  The Center for The Arts, Grass Valley, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 22  The Rogue Theater, Grants Pass, OR, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 23  Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 24  Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 25  Chateau Rive at the Flour Mill, Spokane, WA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 28  Municipal Aud, Charleston, WV Jorma / Tedeschi Trucks Band

Mar 02  Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, Jorma / Tedeschi Trucks Band
Mar 18  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Mar 25  Fur Peace Sta. Pomeroy, OH, GE Smith & Jorma, Alone & Together

April 14  Grand Prospect Hall, Brooklyn, NY,  Electric Hot Tuna
April 15  St. George Theatre, Staten Island, NY,  Electric Hot Tuna

May 18-20  Egyptian Theatre, Park City, UT, Acoustic Hot Tuna
May 23-24  The Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ, Acoustic Hot Tuna
May 27-28  Dark Star Jubilee, Thornville, OH, Acoustic & Electric Hot Tuna

Hot Tuna, Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen perform with a well-honed and solid power, always in the groove from their years of experience and mutual inspiration. Much comes from their subtle sense of feeling, the nuances that make their playing continually dynamic whether as an acoustic duo or a vibrant electric band, adding drummer, Justin Guip.

From their days playing together as teenagers, through their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards for Jefferson Airplane, to their current rock and blues sound, no one has more consistently led American music for the last 50 years than Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, the founders and continuing core members of Hot Tuna.

Upcoming shows:

Every show Hot Tuna (Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady and drummer Justin Guip) performs a different set, always unprecedented in mood and expressive in melody and rhythm ... excitement comes from never quite knowing what’s coming next.

With wildly successful shows in the books and more to go, the 2017 incarnation of Tedeschi Trucks Band’s third annual multi-artist “Wheels of Soul” tour is shaping up to be their biggest and best yet. Along with supporting acts Hot Tuna and The Wood Brothers, TTB’s 2017 “Wheels of Soul” run has already brought out fans all along the east coast in unprecedented numbers. Breaking personal attendance records, the tour sold more than 7,200 tickets at both Saratoga Performing Arts Center and Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center and a sold out show in Atlanta . Remaining dates are following suit with sold out shows in Salt Lake City (8/1) as well as the 1st night (July 29) at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater, with the 2nd night (July 30) rapidly heading in the same direction.  The tour continues through August 2 in Montana. Come join the family.

The Tour Continues Full Speed Ahead:

Breaking all previous attendance records The Tedeschi-Trucks Band's third Wheels of Soul summer run has become more than just a fan favorite; it has become a highlight for the artists as well.

“Tedeschi Trucks is arguably one of the greatest band in the world today. It is an honor for me and my Hot Tuna brothers to be part of this great tour.” - Jorma Kaukonen.

For more than four decades, Hot Tuna has played, toured, and recorded some of the best and most memorable acoustic and electric music ever. From their days playing together as teenagers in the Washington, DC area, through years of inventive Psychedelic rock in San Francisco (1996 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees), to their current blues sound, no one has more consistently led American music for the last 50 years than Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, the founders and continuing core members of Hot Tuna. At the 2016 Grammys, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards. The two boyhood pals have never wavered in one of the most enduring friendships in Rock history. They are a force in American music.

Fall Dates 2017
Aug 12 Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival, Alta, WY Dharma Blues w/Jack Casady
Aug 20  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH  Bob Margolin Blues Band w/Jorma
Aug 27 Lockin Festival, Arrington, VA, Jorma Kaukonen and Moonalice w/Jorma
Sept 16  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH,  Matt Schofield Band w/Jorma

Oct 07 & 08 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, CA Electric Hot Tuna
Oct 03 Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza Worthington, OH  Jorma Kaukonen
Oct 13 Suwannee Roots Revival, Live Oak, FL Dharma Blues w/Jack Casady

Nov 11  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH, Hot Tuna w/Steve Kimock (Sold Out)
Nov 21 & 22  City Winery, New York, NY, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Nov 24 & 25  At the Tabernacle Tabor, NJ, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Nov 27 & 28  City Winery, New York, NY, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Nov 30  The Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA, Acoustic Hot Tuna

Dec 1  The Warehouse, Fairfield, CT, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Dec 2  Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich, RI, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Dec 3  Cohoes Music Hall,  Cohoes, NY, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Dec 5  The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Dec 7  Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ, Electric w/ Steve Kimock
Dec 8  The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, Electric w/ Steve Kimock
Dec 9  The Paramount Huntington, NY, Electric w/ Steve Kimock

Conceived in 1989 by Jorma & Vanessa Kaukonen, 2018 will bring renowned musicians, who will both teach and perform, to the Fur Peace Ranch. The musical workshops are accentuated by the beautiful grounds of the Fur Peace Ranch, the fresh, delectable meals, and the awesome history museum, the Psylodelic Gallery. Make plans to enjoy life: www.furpeaceranch.com.

Jorma Kaukonen delves into guitar techniques through his Untaught & Rarely Taught Jorma Kaukonen SongBook  February 5-9, 2018 on Sanibel Island, Florida at the beautiful Sundial Resort!

This February go to sunny Sanibel, Fla. come home with a lifetime of memories. Romp in the waves with your children of all ages, fine-tune your guitar skills and take home the feeling of joy. For this class Jorma will be joined by David Wolff, his partner in the online music education site, BreakDownWay.com.

Returning Legends and First-time Standouts Grace The  Fur Peace Ranch’s 2018 Concert Schedule

For its 21th season, the Fur Peace Ranch has a noteworthy offering of returning national acts and some new attractions.

The 2018 Concert Schedule

March 24 – Electric Hot Tuna
April 14 – Jorma and Larry Campbell. Spencer Bohren opens
April 21 – David Wilcox.
May 6 SUNDAY – Tom Rush w/Matt Nakoa
May 12 – Robin & Linda Williams
May 19 – Jorma and GE Smith Pat Donohue opens
June 2 – Maybe April
June 16 – Peter Rowan
July 28 – A. J. Croce Band “Two Generations of American Music”
Aug. 11 – Shadow of the ’60s Tribute to Motown
Aug. 18 – Bryan Sutton Band
Sept. 22 – Moonalice
Sept. 29 – Gretchen Peters, Jorma opens 
Oct. 20 – Hubby Jenkins
Oct. 27 – Ramblin Jack Elliott
Al Petteway opens 
Nov. 17 – Electric Hot Tuna

     Tickets can be purchased through the Ranch’s website, www.furpeaceranch.com or by calling 740-992-6228. Tickets are also available at Blue Eagle Music in Athens. The concert hall, the Fur Peace Station, is a 200-seat showcase venue with quality acoustics and tiered, intimate seating. The Fur Peace Station is an alcohol-free venue with no age restrictions.

While attending a Fur Peace concert, attendees also can visit the Psylodelic Gallery and Museum, and the Fur Peace Company Store. The Station Break Café in the front of the concert hall, offers food and beverages. The Fur Peace Ranch is located at 39495 St. Clair Rd., Pomeroy, OH 45769,

www.FurPeaceRanch.com

Always in the groove from their years of experience and mutual inspiration. Hot Tuna will be on tour and teaching at the Fur Peace Ranch this Winter and Spring.

Started as a side project during Jefferson Airplane days, the constant, the very definition of Hot Tuna, has always been Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady. From the ‘Sixties Evolution to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the two boyhood pals have never wavered in one of the most enduring friendships in Rock history.

The name Hot Tuna invokes as many different moods and reactions as there are Hot Tuna fans -- millions of them. To some, Hot Tuna is a reminder of some wild and happy times, to others, the name will forever be linked to their own discovery of the power and depth of American blues and roots music. To newer fans, Hot Tuna is a tight, masterful duo, always on the cutting edge of creativity.

Hot Tuna on Tour 2018 Winter/Spring

Jan 11    City Winery, Nashville, TN
Jan 12    City Winery, Atlanta, GA
Jan 13 &14    Sunshine Music Festival, Boca Raton, FL*
Jan 17-21    Dark Star's Jamaican Jam, Sand Runaway Bay. Jamaica*

Mar 23-26  Fur Peace Ranch, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady
Mar 29    Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, TN
Mar 30    Jefferson Center, Roanoke, VA
Mar 31    Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, MD 

April 02    Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, PA
April 04    The Paramount Theatre, Rutland, VT
April 05    Flying Monkey Performance Ctr, Plymouth, NH
April 04    Infinity Hall, Hartford, CT
April 07    Jonathan's, Ogunquit, ME 

*Electric Hot Tuna

Ask you mothers and wives along to roam the forest, walk the labyrinth, explore the Psylodelic Museum or simply relax in the warm spring air in Southeast Ohio. It’s a beautiful time of year at the Fur Peace Ranch! Or…. send them to a spa and come to the Fur Peace Ranch May 11-14. It’s a musical adventure that includes the whole family or not!

"None matches the vision of Fur Peace Ranch, a year-round retreat dedicated to teaching and performing the roots and blues genres in which founder Jorma Kaukonen and his many musical partners excel” says David Lusterman,  Acoustic Guitar Magazine.

Join Jorma Kaukonen, Woody Mann and Happy Traum! (http://furpeaceranch.com/workshops.html)

May 11-14, 2018

Jorma Kaukonen
Ballads and Blues
Fingerstyle Guitar

Woody Mann
Woody’s Workshop: Expanding the Traditions
Fingerstyle Guitar

Happy Traum
Fingerpicking - Just for the Love of It
Fingerstyle Guitar

Conceived in 1989 by Jorma & Vanessa Kaukonen, The Fur Peace Ranch is nestled in the rolling foothills of southeast Ohio. Enjoy the peace of the land and the music in the air.

Weekend workshops with renowned musicians, live concerts, community events, festivals and a restaurant.

Electric Hot Tuna's music is unique, an expression of Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady's individual personalities who forge their improvisational sounds with a feeling of significance into a dynamic event. Their electric sound is complete with the addition of drummer Justin Guip,* whose "emphatic yet fluid timekeeping is a true complement." Starting August 25, Steve Kimock, the blazing psychedelic guitarist versatile enough to touch almost all aspects of American music, will join Hot Tuna on tour.

"With Steve Kimock on board for this Hot Tuna Tour you can count on a multidimensional dialogue between musical friends. There’s never a dull moment when Steve is part of the conversation!" says Jorma.

Started as a side project during Jefferson Airplane days, the constant, the very definition, of Hot Tuna has always been Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady. From the ‘Sixties Evolution to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the two boyhood pals have never wavered in one of the most enduring friendships in Rock history. (www.HotTuna.com)

Dubbed “The Guitar Monk” by Relix magazine, Steve Kimock is driven by the knowledge that there is always more. While one can say that his genre is rock, no one niche has ever confined him. From the 80's Jazz/Rock band Zero (regarded as one of the marquee Bay Area bands and architects of jam band genre), or the 90's KVHW through to his latest Steve Kimock recording Satellite City, he has explored various sounds and styles based on what’s moved him, whether it’s blues or jazz; funk or folk; psychedelic or boogie; gypsy or prog-rock; traditional American or world fusion. (www.kimock.com)

"Musicianship, chemistry, history, Jack and Jorma are the real deal on every level. It’s an honor to hang with those guys and play that music," says Steve.

Electric Hot Tuna with Special Guest Steve Kimock Tour

Aug 25  NedFest, Nederland, CO
Aug 28  Center for the Arts, Jackson, WY
Aug 30  Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA
Aug 31  Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
Sept 01  McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR
Sept 02  Mt Winery, Saratoga, CA
Sept 04  Crest Theatre, Sacramento, CA
Sept 06  El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Sept 07  Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, NV
Sept 08  Scottsdale Ctr for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ
Sept 10  The Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ
Sept 11  KiMo Theatre, Albuquerque, NM

It has been an amazing 50 years for Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady.  Their band, Hot Tuna, invokes as many different moods and reactions as there are Hot Tuna fans — millions of them. To some Hot Tuna is a reminder of some wild and happy times. To others, that name will forever be linked to their own discovery of the power and depth of American blues and roots music. To newer fans, Hot Tuna is a tight, masterful act who define the cutting edge of great music. For five decades, Hot Tuna has played, toured, and recorded some of the best and most memorable original electric rock and soulful acoustic music.

From their days playing together as teenagers to their current acoustic and electric blues, no one has more consistently led American music for the last 50 years than Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, the founders and core members of Hot Tuna. Three-time Grammy winner, drummer and percussionist Justin Guip is all about the groove, the heartbeat at the essence of all great music.  Justin lets the song — delicate or driving as the music needs — dictate his drumming style providing the perfect dynamic for Hot Tuna to electrify their trademark sound.

2019 brings Hot Tuna jamming with their many friends on tour, including Dave Mason, David Bromberg, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, and Dark Star Orchestra!

Hot Tuna on Tour 2019
Acoustic Hot Tuna = (AHT)   Electric Hot Tuna= (EHT)

Jan 22  Key West Theatre, Key West, FL (AHT)
Jan 24  Plaza Theatre, Orlando, FL (AHT)
Jan 25  Capital Theatre, Clearwater, FL (AHT)
Jan 26  Southwest Florida Events Center, Bonita Springs, FL (AHT)
Jan 28-Feb 8 FPR On the Road Sanibel Island, FL (Jorma)
Feb 27  Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ  (Jorma)
Mar 1  AMSD Concerts @Sweetwater, San Diego, CA  (Jorma)
Mar 2&3 McCabes, Los Angeles, CA  (Jorma)
Mar 7  Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz, CA  (Jorma)
Mar 8&9 Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA  (Jorma)
Mar 22-25 Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH, (Jorma, Jack)
Mar 26  Natalie's Coal Fired Grill, Worthington, OH (AHT)

Celebrating Jack's 75 Birthday!

April 04 Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, NY (AHT)
April 05 At The Tabernacle, Tabor, NJ (AHT)
April 06 Murmrr Ballroom, Brooklyn, NY (AHT)

April 12-15 Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH (Jorma)
April 26-29 Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH (Jorma)
May 03-06 Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH (Jorma)
May 10 Stephen Talkhouse, Amagansett, NY (Jorma)
May 17-20 Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH (Jorma)
June 21-24 Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH (Jorma)
June 27-29 The Egyptian Theatre, Park City, UT (AHT)

July 06-13  ITALY  Electric Hot Tuna TBA

Aug 09-12 Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH (Jorma)
Aug 15 Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (EHT w/David Bromberg Quintet)
Aug 16  Paramount Thtr, Asbury Park, NJ  (EHT w/David Bromberg Quintet)
Aug 17  Theatre at  Westbury, NY (EHT w/Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams)
Aug 20  College Street Music Hall, New Haven, CT (EHT w/Dave Mason)
Aug 21  Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA (EHT w/Dave Mason)
Aug 23  Keswick Theatre, Philadelphia, PA (EHT w/Dave Mason)
Aug 24  Sherman Theatre, Stroudsburg, PA (EHT w/Dave Mason)
Aug 25  Warner Theatre, Washington DC (EHT w/Dave Mason)
Aug 27  Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC (EHT)
Aug 30  The Caverns, Pelham, TN (EHT w/Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley)
Aug 31  Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA (EHT)

Sept 04  Sheldon Opera, St. Louis, MO (EHT w/Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley)
Sept 05  Gillioz Theater, Springfield, MO (EHT w/Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley)
Sept 08  Red Rocks, Morrison, CO (EHT w/Dark Star Orchestra)
Sept 10  Rialto Theatre, Bozeman, MT (EHT)
Sept 11  The Wilma, Missoula, MT (EHT w/David Bromberg Quintet)
Sept 13  Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA (EHT w/David Bromberg Quintet)
Sept 14  Revolution Hall, Portland, OR (EHT w/David Bromberg Quintet)
Sept 15  McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR  (EHT w/David Bromberg Quintet)

The Fur Peace Station Concert Hall and Hot Tuna Acoustic are teaming up to offer a FREE streaming performance here at the Fur Peace Ranch on March 23rd, 2019 at 8pm EDT. If you got shut out of the show (it sold out in ten minutes) you can enjoy this performance from the comfort of your own couch on our Fur Peace TV YouTube Channel. We want to thank everyone who contributed to our Kickstarter campaign to get this streaming venture off the ground. We plan on offering more free streaming events in the future. For now, we hope you enjoy this show.

Members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy recipients Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, were at the forefront of popular rock and roll, founders of the San Francisco sound and progenitors of Psychedelic Rock. For over 50 years they have continued to play dynamic original music as Hot Tuna! The dynamics of their music feels alive in the present and alive on a continuum from the moment the music percolates in their minds to the time it explodes into the theatre. When Acoustic, the duo seems to speak a language of their own at once both intimate and forthright. When joined by the dynamic, three-time Grammy winner, drummer Justin Guip, Electric Hot Tuna is major force. Imagine something bigger and and more dynamic than the obvious, Hot Tuna in concert!

Upcoming tour dates:

Feb 14 & 15 Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix, AZ | Acoustic Hot Tuna also Dick Boak

Feb 17  Belly UP Tavern, Solana Beach, CA | Electric Hot Tuna

Feb 18  Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA | Electric Hot Tuna also David Bromberg Quintet

Feb 19 Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA | Electric Hot Tuna also David Bromberg Quintet

Feb 21 The Filmore, San Francisco, CA | Electric Hot Tuna also David Bromberg Quintet

Feb 22 The Filmore San Francisco, CA | Acoustic Hot Tuna also David Bromberg Quintet

Feb 23 Laxson Auditorium, Chico, CA | Electric Hot Tuna

Feb 26 The Commonwealth Room, South Salt Lake, UT | Electric Hot Tuna also David Bromberg Quintet

Feb 28 & 29     Boulder Theatre, Boulder, CO | Electric Hot Tuna also David Bromberg Quintet

Mar 03 River City Casino, St. Louis, MO | Electric Hot Tun

May 22-24 Dark Star Jubilee, Legend Valley, Thornville, OH | Jorma Kaukonen    

Jun 18 & 19  Arington, VA @ Lockn Festival | Electric Hot Tuna

July 09  Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ | Acoustic and Electric Hot Tuna with David Grisman

July 10  Paramount, Huntington, NY | Acoustic and Electric Hot Tuna with David Grisman

July 11  Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY | Acoustic and Electric Hot Tuna

July 13  Mahaiwee Theatre, Great Barrington, MA | Acoustic and Electric Hot Tuna with David Grisman

July 14   Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA | Acoustic and Electric Hot Tuna with David Grisman

July 15  Flynn Theatre, Burlington, VT | Acoustic and Electric Hot Tuna with David Grisman

July 17  Paper Mill Island Amphitheater  Baldwinsville, NY | Acoustic and Electric Hot Tuna with David Grisman

July 18  Penn's Peak  Jim Thorpe, PA | Acoustic and Electric Hot Tuna with David Grisman

July 24   Buskirk-Chumley Theater,  Bloomington, IN | Electric Hot Tuna

July 25  Franklin Theatre  Franklin, TN | Electric Hot Tuna 

Sept 19  The Ryman, Nashville, TN | Jorma with Tommy Emmanuel

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen has been one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalist in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.

Jorma Kaukonen will perform a "Live from the Fur Peace Ranch" concert Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 8 p.m. EDT for the first in a series of performances.

 Here's the link! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75XiVQiWvlM

Jorma Kaukonen performs live from the Fur Peace Ranch spreading the message to Stay in Peace! Join us for his second stream from the Fur Peace Ranch Yourtube Channel!

On Saturday April 11 at 8 p.m. EDT Jorma will perform and answer questions through the chat feature on the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube channel.  There will be giveaways too through the chat feature!

Here's the link to listen in and participate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wTLGKvG4U0

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen has been one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalist in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.

Last Saturday over 5,000 friends and fans joined in! Together we are a family!

Jorma Kaukonen’s Quarantine Concert #4 is coming to you with excellent acoustics from the Fur Peace Station Concert Hall. It will start at 8 p.m. EDT this Saturday, April 25. The link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pImqCWpu_H

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen has been one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend, a fine singer-songwriter and a master instrumentalist. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.

There will be a Q&A and some Fur Peace Ranch memorabilia give-aways! Tune in this Saturday night for the 4th Stay in Peace concert... Together we are a family!

Jorma Kaukonen performs his 7th solo free Quarantine Concert from the Fur Peace Ranch this coming Saturday, May 16 at 8 p.m. EDT. For six weeks Jorma has been performing, telling true-life tales and talking about his songs, often playing them on the very guitar he wrote the song on. It is a fascinating look at this artist's history and influences.

The Fur Peace Ranch Station FREE Live Stream Concert link is: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7iq_cd06otU

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 In a career that has already spanned a half-century, guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen has been one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement in creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalists in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.

It truly is amazing how a great artist can continually perform authentic unfiltered renditions of both his own and time-honored traditional songs.  Join in for an hour or so, lean back, and enjoy the music.

Subscribe to Fur Peace Ranch's Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch

Upcoming Hot Tuna (Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady) Shows
At this point in time all shows through September 2020 have been rescheduled or cancelled.
As of today upcoming shows are:

2020
Sept 21  Diana Wortham Theatre, Asheville, NC, Jorma Kaukonen, also Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
Sept 22  Carolina Theatre, Greensboro, NC, Jorma Kaukonen, also Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
Sept 23  Brooklyn Arts Center, Wilmington, NC, Jorma Kaukonen, also Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
Sept 25  City Winery, Atlanta, GA, Jorma Kaukonen
Sept 26  Songbirds Guitar Museum, Chattanooga, TN, Jorma Kaukonen
Oct. 17  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH, Acoustic Hot Tuna, SOLD OUT
Nov. 01  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH, Jorma Kaukonen opens for Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams. SOLD OUT
Nov 14  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH, Electric Hot Tuna, SOLD OUT
Dec 18  Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Dec 19  Capitol Theatre, Olympia, WA, Acoustic Hot Tuna

2021
May 28-30  Legend Valley, Thornville, OH, Jorma Kaukonen, Dark Star Jubilee
July 08  Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ, Electric Hot Tuna, also David Grisman Trio
July 12  The Mahaiwe Theater, Great Barrington, MA, Electric Hot Tuna, also David Grisman Trio
July 13  The Wilbur, Boston, MA, Electric Hot Tuna, also David Grisman Trio
July 14  Flynn Theatre, Burlington, VT, Electric Hot Tuna, also David Grisman Trio
July 16  Paper Mill Island Amphitheater, Baldwinsville, NY, Electric Hot Tuna, also David Grisman Trio
July 17  Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA, Electric Hot Tuna, also David Grisman Trio
July 18  Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Munhall, PA, Electric Hot Tuna, also David Grisman Trio

Quality involvement! Join us as Jorma Kaukonen performs his 8th solo free Quarantine Concert from the Fur Peace Ranch this coming Saturday, May 23 at 8 p.m. EDT. For seven weeks Jorma has been performing, telling true-life tales and talking about his songs, often playing them on the very guitar he wrote the song on. It is a fascinating look at this artist's history and influences.  The sound quality is clear and the filming visually revealing... you can even steal a lick or two!

In the never a dull moment category you now need to go to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel and subscribe! Please set your notifications "on" to receive the actual link to watch the show. The alternative is to go to youtube shortly before 8 p.m. and type in Jorma's name. Jorma Kaukonen, he's the only one!

The link to subscribe and view is: Fur Peace Ranch's Youtube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen has been one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalist in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.

It truly is amazing how a great artist can continually perform authentic unfiltered renditions of both his own and time honored traditional songs.  Join in for an hour or so, lean back and enjoy the music. 

Music so tasty that the New York Times Magazine columnist Sam Sifton recommends it in What to Cook This Week! "Did you know Jorma Kaukonen’s doing quarantine concerts at Fur Peace Ranch? They’re on YouTube and good noodly fun. Take one in," says Sam and he's right! Jorma's shows are high quality! The broadcasts are tastefully done and clearly heard.

Join us this week as Jorma Kaukonen performs his 9th solo FREE Quarantine Concert from the Fur Peace Ranch this coming Saturday, May 30 at 8 p.m. EDT. For eight weeks Jorma has been performing, telling true-life tales and talking about his songs, often playing them on the very guitar he wrote the song on. It is a fascinating look at this artist's history and influences.

In the never a dull moment category you now need to go to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel and subscribe! Please set your notifications "on" to receive the actual link to watch the show. The alternative is to go to youtube shortly before 8 p.m. and type in Jorma's name. Jorma Kaukonen, he's the only one!

The link to subscribe and view is:  Fur Peace Ranch's Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, legendary guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen is one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalist in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.

It truly is amazing how a great artist can continually perform authentic unfiltered renditions of both his own and time honored traditional songs.  Join in for an hour or so, lean back and enjoy the music.

Join us this week as Jorma Kaukonen performs his 10th solo FREE Quarantine Concert from the Fur Peace Ranch this coming Saturday, June 6 at 8 p.m. EDT.  Due to the high quality video setup at the Fur Peace Station concert hall and the excellent sound system Jorma's Live-stream concerts are a delight to watch and a pleasure to hear!

Go to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel and subscribe! Please set your notifications "on" to receive the actual link to watch the show or alternatively go to his YouTube channel shortly before 8 p.m. and type in Jorma's name. Jorma Kaukonen, he's the only one!

The link to subscribe and view Fur Peace Ranch's Channel is: https://www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, legendary guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen is one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalist in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.

It truly is amazing how a great artist can continually perform authentic unfiltered renditions of both his own and time honored traditional songs.  Join in for an hour or so, lean back and enjoy the music.

Join us this week as Jorma Kaukonen performs his 11th solo FREE Quarantine Concert from the Fur Peace Ranch this coming Saturday, June 13 at 8 p.m. EDT.  Week after week Jorma brings wonder to his audiences reminiscing both in song and with stories about his music, his heros and the history of his career. Keeping safe from the virus, carefully monitoring his familiy's activities on the beautiful grounds of the Fur Peace Ranch Jorma reveals gems of of traditional songs along with his poignant instrumentals and his meaningful songs.

Go to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel and subscribe! Please set your notifications "on" to receive the actual link to watch the show or alternatively go to his YouTube channel shortly before 8 p.m. evry Saturday and type in Jorma's name. Jorma Kaukonen, he's the only one!

The link to subscribe and view Fur Peace Ranch's Channel is: https://www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, legendary guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen is one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalist in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.

It truly is amazing how a great artist can continually perform authentic unfiltered renditions of both his own and time honored traditional songs.  Join in for an hour or so, lean back and enjoy the music.

On Quarantine Concert #6 Joma and John Hurlbut, ranch manager and musical buddy for over 40 years, invited the audience to sing along on the chorus to "This Your Land is Your Land," record it on video, and send it in. Award winning videographer Andie Walla then produced this fun. Take a listen to how Jorma and Vanessa Kaukonen include the world right from their home!

Quarantine Concert #12 - Hot Tuna! Jack Casady has driven safely across the country and will join in the fun as Jorma Kaukonen holds his 12th FREE Quarantine Concert from the Fur Peace Ranch this coming Saturday, July 4 at 8 p.m. EDT.  Due to the high-quality video setup at the Fur Peace Station concert hall and the excellent sound system these live-stream concerts are a delight to watch and a pleasure to hear!

"Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady are, without question, in the discussion about who are among the greatest musicians; each has distinguished himself by developing a style that is easy to pick out and that others often try to imitate. But more importantly, Kaukonen, and Casady, have over time forged a partnership that’s as vital to their art as raw talent is. The duo use music to speak a language they seemingly invented, yet cannily allow the rest of us in on the exhilarating dialogues.” -  The Art Fuse

Hot Tuna is one of the most Innovative Rock and Roll bands in American Music. For over 50 years Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, has brought a wealth of emotions to their music through deep perceptions and tremendous talent.  Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are always injecting fresh energy into their sound with constant improvisation taking their musical horizons beyond the blue.

Inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy recipients, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady have been at the forefront of popular rock and roll, embolden founders of the San Francisco sound and progenitors of Psychedelic Rock. They have continued to play dynamic original music and will continue to do so as these troubled times bring these two lifelong friends together as incentive to all to Stay in Place and turn your "radio" on!

Quality Involvement! Go to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel and subscribe!  The link to subscribe and view Fur Peace Ranch's Channel is: https://www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch.  Join in for an hour or so on Saturday night, lean back and enjoy the music.

One of the "10 Best Quarantine Concerts Online" says The New York Times! Jorma Kaukonen performs Free "stay in peace" concerts from his home in Ohio.

Join us this week as Jorma Kaukonen performs his 15th solo FREE Quarantine Concert from the Fur Peace Ranch this coming Saturday, July 25 at 8 p.m. EDT.  Due to the high quality video setup at the Fur Peace Station concert hall and the excellent sound system Jorma's Live-stream concerts are a delight to watch and a pleasure to hear!

Go to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel and subscribe! Please set your notifications "on" to receive the actual link to watch the show or alternatively go to his YouTube channel shortly before 8 p.m. and type in Jorma's name. Jorma Kaukonen, he's the only one!

The direct link this week is:  https://youtu.be/84wwt1RVKIw
 

Some of it is Rock, some of it is Blues ... Jorma Kaukonen's Quarantine Concerts make for a good time on Saturday nights. Dubbed one of the "10 Best Quarantine Concerts Online" by the New York Times Jorma Kaukonen performs from his Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp in Ohio. Safely and carefully, he is often joined by Vanessa Kaukonen, John Hurlburt, or Myron Hart.  The sound quality is excellent, the voices ring clear and the intention is true.

Join us this week as Jorma Kaukonen performs his 17th Solo Free Quarantine Concer from the Fur Peace Ranch this Saturday, August 8 at 8 p.m. EDT - Go to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel and subscribe! (link below) Please set your notifications "on" to receive the actual link to watch the show or alternatively go to his YouTube channel shortly before 8 p.m. and type in Jorma's name. Jorma Kaukonen, he's the only one!

The direct link this week is: https://youtu.be/1goMZO9LUKQ

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, legendary guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen is one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalist in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.

It truly is amazing how a great artist can continually perform authentic unfiltered renditions of both his own and time-honored traditional songs.  Join in for an hour or so, lean back and enjoy the music.

The more things change the more they stay the same! Although all September gigs are being rescheduled the wonderful Quarantine Concerts continue to bring joy. Jorma Kaukonen's Quarantine Concerts make for a good time on Saturday nights. Dubbed one of the "10 Best Quarantine Concerts Online" by The New York Times Jorma Kaukonen performs from his Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp in Ohio. Safely and carefully, he is often joined by Vanessa Kaukonen, John Hurlburt or Myron Hart.  The sound quality is excellent, the voices ring clear and the intention is true.

Join us this week as Jorma Kaukonen performs his 19th Solo Free Quarantine Concert from the Fur Peace Ranch this Saturday, August 22 at 8 p.m. EDT.

Go to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel and subscribe! (link below) Please set your notifications "on" to receive the actual link to watch the show or alternatively go to his YouTube channel shortly before 8 p.m. and type in Jorma's name. Jorma Kaukonen, he's one of a kind!

The link to the Fur Peace Ranch Youtube site is: www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, legendary guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen is one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalist in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.

It truly is amazing how a great artist can continually perform authentic unfiltered renditions of both his own and time honored traditional songs.  Join in for an hour or so, lean back and enjoy the music.

The excellence continues! Jorma Kaukonen's Quarantine Concert #20 will air This Saturday, August 29th at 8 p.m. ET from his Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp in Ohio.  These concerts are historical in content and modern in execution. With Jorma's vast experience with improvisation and letting each song have it own impact, he draws from his many Jorma Kaukonen or Hot Tuna albums. This is history in the making! Listen this Saturday night to music and the Fur Peace Ranch family rap as Jorma answers fans questions, riffs with his wife and friends and provides, as usual, the unusual!

The direct link this week is: https://youtu.be/4hJQLA97WOQ

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, legendary guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen is one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement in creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalists in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.jorman

It truly is amazing how a great artist can continually perform authentic unfiltered renditions of both his own and time-honored traditional songs.  Join in for an hour or so, lean back and enjoy the music.

The excellence continues! Jorma Kaukonen's Quarantine Concert #21 will air this Saturday, September 5 at 8 p.m. ET from his Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp in Ohio.  These concerts are quality FREE live concerts... you are never quite sure what Jorma's answers to fan submitted questions will be or what songs he will sing out of his vast repertoire!  Through Jorma's experience with improvisation each song has its own impact. He draws from his many Jorma Kaukonen or Hot Tuna albums to bring you an intriguing evening of old songs, new tunes and even thoughtful poems. This is history in the making!

Subscribe to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube channel and tune in this Saturday night!

https://www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, legendary guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen is one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalist in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.

It truly is amazing how a great artist can continually perform authentic unfiltered renditions of both his own and time honored traditional songs.  Join in for an hour or so, lean back and enjoy the music.

Join us this week as Jorma Kaukonen performs his 22th solo FREE Quarantine Concert from the Fur Peace Ranch this coming Saturday, September 12 at 8 p.m. EDT.  Verlon Thompson will join Jorma this week! Due to the high quality video setup at the Fur Peace Station concert hall and the excellent sound system Jorma's Live-stream concerts are a delight to watch and a pleasure to hear! The direct link for this week's Quarantine Concert #22 is: https://youtu.be/iIBYy6tsCFQ

Jorma and the Fur Peace Ranch crew are taking a working holiday so Quarantine Concert #22 will be the last Live concert until October 17 when Jack Casady will be back at The Ranch and Hot Tuna Live Quarantine Concerts will commence.

But never fear! Saturday nights will continue without a break as they dig deep into the vault and share historic concerts every Saturday night starting September 19. Stay tuned for information on the Quarantine Concerts from the Vault!  Go to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel and subscribe! (www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch)

On Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 - Quarantine Vault Premiere #1 is a concert recorded in 2013 featuring Electric Hot Tuna (Jorma, Jack Casady, and Barry Mitterhoff) with guests Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams, Bob Margolin, and guest drummer Jim Wall.

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, legendary guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen is one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalist in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.

It truly is amazing how a great artist can continually perform authentic unfiltered renditions of both his own and time honored traditional songs and have them sound fresh and exciting. Join in for an hour or so, lean back and enjoy the music.

The Fur Peace Ranch offers musical workshops and invite participants to come enjoy the beauty of Southesat Ohio this Fall. There is plenty of room to stretch out and plenty of inspiration expand your knowledge. 

2020 WORKSHOPS

September 11 – 14 Pick-n-Putt
Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Feldmann - Rumble
Verlon Thompson - Songwriting & Acoustic Guitar Accompaniment

October 9 – 12
Jimmy Vivino and Bob Margolin - Leading the Band
Roy Book Binder - Blues by the Book

October 16 – 19
Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady
Specialty Weekend: Double Dose Acoustic Workshop

October 23 — 26
Jorma Kaukonen with and David Wolff - Entrance Ramp
Tom Feldmann - Entrance Ramp

October 30 – November 2
Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Feldmann - Breaking Bad
Larry Campbell - Adventures in Advanced Fingerpicking

November 6 – 9
Jorma Kaukonen - Too Hot Too Handle
Jack Casady - Overdrive

November 13 – 16
Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Feldmann - Trial by Fire: Master Class
Jack Casady - Water From A Stone: Master Class

For detailed information go to : www.furpeaceranch.com

The excellence continues! This Saturday, September 19 at 8 p.m. ET the Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp digs deep into their vault where treasures are stored and for the next four Saturdays live stream for free some of these musical gems.

On Saturday, Sept. 19 the magic begins with Quarantine Vault Premiere #1, a concert recorded in 2013 featuring Electric Hot Tuna (Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, and Barry Mitterhoff) with guests Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams, Bob Margolin, and guest drummer Jim Wall.

The direct link this week is: https://youtu.be/AxH7HtxqwWc

Go to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel and subscribe! (www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch)

The Live Quarantine Concerts return October 17 when Jack Casady will be back at The Ranch and Hot Tuna Live Quarantine Concerts will commence.

For over 50 years Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, has brought a wealth of emotions to their music through deep perceptions and tremendous talent.  Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are always injecting fresh energy into their sound with constant improvisation taking their musical horizons further.

"Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady are without question in the discussion about who are among the greatest musicians; each has distinguished himself by developing a style that is easy to pick out and that others often try to imitate. But more importantly, Kaukonen, and Casady, have over time forged a partnership that’s as vital to their art as raw talent is. The duo use music to speak a language they seemingly invented, yet cannily allow the rest of us in on the  exhilarating dialogues.” – The Art Fuse 

It's simply electric - Quarantine Vault Concert #2! This Saturday, September 26 at 8 p.m. ET the Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp digs deep into their vault where treasures are stored and will stream for free the Electric Hot Tuna concert which was filmed March 24, 2018.

Go to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel to subscribe and receive up to date notifications: www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch

For over 50 years Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, has brought a wealth of emotions to their music through deep perceptions and tremendous talent.  Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are always injecting fresh energy into their sound with constant improvisation taking their musical horizons further.

Members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy recipients Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, were at the forefront of popular rock and roll, founders of the San Francisco sound and progenitors of Psychedelic Rock. For over 50 years they have continued to play dynamic original music as Hot Tuna! The dynamics of their music feels alive in the present and alive on a continuum from the moment the music percolates in their minds to the time it explodes into the theatre. When Acoustic, the duo seems to speak a language of their own at once  both intimate and forthright.

When joined by the dynamic, three-time Grammy winner, drummer Justin Guip, Electric Hot Tuna is major force. Imagine something bigger and and more dynamic than the obvious, Hot Tuna in concert filmed at the Fur Peace Station Concert Hall!

The Live Quarantine Concerts return October 17 when Jack Casady will be back at The Ranch and Hot Tuna Live Quarantine Concerts will commence.

This Saturday, October 10 at 8 p.m. ET the Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp airs an exclusive interview by Jorma Kaukonen on Janis Joplin and then one with Grace Slick!

The direct link this week is: https://youtu.be/YzeUBgsxBCw  Also, go to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel and subscribe! (www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch) to get all notifications!

Jorma was friends with Janis Joplin during his time in San Francisco and they would often get together and play. Grace Slick was the lead singer for Jefferson Airplane when the Airplane took off. Jorma shares some tales and history from his time spent with these two powerhouse vocalists. don't miss this exclusive Quarantine Vault Concert #4

The Live Quarantine Concerts return October 17 when Jack Casady will be back at The Ranch and Hot Tuna Live Quarantine Concerts will commence.

Out and About!

As venues figure out safety measures for their concerts a few shows are beginning to happen!

October 22  Frederick Fairgrounds, Frederick, MD   Acoustic Hot Tuna
October 24  Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT   Jorma Kaukonen, Two Shows
October 25  Tupelo Music Hall Drive-In, Derry, NH   Jorma Kaukonen, Two Shows
November 10  Natalie's Grandview, Grandview, OH   Acoustic Hot Tuna, Two Shows
December 18  Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA   Acoustic Hot Tuna
December 19  Capitol Theatre, Olympia, WA   Acoustic Hot Tuna

Drive right up, park in place …  All Good presents Acoustic Hot Tuna Live @ Showtime At The Drive-In, 797 E Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701.  Even the cars are ‘socially distanced’ by an empty 8’ parking spot between them! Four friends per car and up to five with additional charge! The concert is on Thursday, Oct. 22. Gates at 5:30 p.m. Show at 7:00 p.m. Prepurchase tickets to be electronically scanned (no contact!). Purchase tickets now at: https://www.universe.com/events/all-good-presents-hot-tuna-tickets-F7PWT1.

For over 50 years Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, has brought a wealth of emotions to their music through deep perceptions and tremendous talent.  Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are always injecting fresh energy into their sound with constant improvisation taking their musical horizons further.

Members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy recipients Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, were at the forefront of popular rock and roll, founders of the San Francisco sound and progenitors of Psychedelic Rock. For over 50 years they have continued to play dynamic original music as Hot Tuna! The dynamics of their music feels alive in the present and alive on a continuum from the moment the music percolates in their minds to the time it explodes into the theatre. When Acoustic, the duo seems to speak a language of their own at once both intimate and forthright.

Safety first then music all night long!

The excellence continues with Hot Tuna! Jorma Kaukonen's Quarantine Concert #23 with Jack Casady will air live this Saturday, October 17 at 8 p.m. ET from The Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp in Ohio.  These quarantine concerts are historical in content and modern in execution. This is history in the making! Listen Saturday night to music and the Fur Peace Ranch family rap as Jorma and Jack answer fans questions, riffs with the crew and friends, and provides as usual the unusual!

The direct link this week is: https://youtu.be/xKJtcD7fht0

For over 50 years Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, has brought a wealth of emotions to their music through deep perceptions and tremendous talent.  Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are always injecting fresh energy into their sound with constant improvisation taking their musical horizons further.

Members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy recipients Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, were at the forefront of popular rock and roll, founders of the San Francisco sound and progenitors of Psychedelic Rock. For over 50 years they have continued to play dynamic original music as Hot Tuna! The dynamics of their music feels alive in the present and alive on a continuum from the moment the music percolates in their minds to the time it explodes into the theatre. The acoustic duo seems to speak a language of their own at once both intimate and forthright.

It truly is amazing how great artists can continually perform authentic unfiltered renditions of both their own and time honored traditional songs imparting excitement and awe.  Join in for an hour or so, lean back and enjoy the music.

COMING SOON exclusively through “Record Store Day's” international independent record stores! Culture Factory USA releases a vinyl LP deluxe package by Jorma Kaukonen and John Hurlbut, The River Flows, on Record Store Day’s Black Friday Event (RSD Black Friday) November 27, 2020. John Hurlbut sings and plays rhythm guitar and Jorma plays lead guitar on this improvisational acoustic masterpiece. There are eight songs including new takes on some classics and some new heartfelt originals.

“There is no better way to converse than to play music with a good friend! John and I have been talking for almost forty years and we welcome you to sit in on the conversation” Jorma Kaukonen, The Fur Peace Ranch

Listen to single “Someone’s Calling” here: https://we.tl/t-EagNNQCHXX.

These new recordings from John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen were produced by Jorma at his Fur Peace Ranch in Ohio and engineered and mixed by Justin Guip, three-time Grammy winner for his work with Levon Helm and Hot Tuna drummer. For this special occasion Culture Factory USA has chosen to debut The River Flows on red splatter translucent vinyl. The release comes in a gatefold package with a twelve page booklet that includes a new interview with Jorma & John conducted by Paul Epstein (Owner Twist & Shout Records, Denver, CO). https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/13157

Here’s a list of most of the fine stores participating in RSD Black Friday: https://recordstoreday.com/Stores. Support your local indie record store by going to the store, ordering on(their)line, or perhaps there's a drive-by pick-up … whatever your territory allows don’t miss out on this new recording, The River Flows.

The excellence continues with Hot Tuna and special guest Larry Campbell! Jorma Kaukonen's Quarantine Concert #25 with Jack Casady will air live this Saturday, October 31 at 8 p.m. ET from The Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp in Ohio. Subscribe to the Fur Peace Ranch youtube channel at: www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch for notification and reminders!

For over 50 years Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, has brought a wealth of emotions to their music through deep perceptions and tremendous talent.  Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are always injecting fresh energy into their sound with constant improvisation taking their musical horizons further.

Members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy recipients Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, were at the forefront of popular rock and roll, founders of the San Francisco sound and progenitors of Psychedelic Rock. For over 50 years they have continued to play dynamic original music as Hot Tuna! The dynamics of their music feels alive in the present and alive on a continuum from the moment the music percolates in their minds to the time it explodes into the theatre. The acoustic duo seems to speak a language of their own at once both intimate and forthright.

Larry Campbell is an American multi-instrumentalist, who plays many stringed instruments (including guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, slide guitar, and violin) in genres including country, folk, blues, and rock. He is perhaps most widely known for his time as part of Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour band from 1997 to 2004. Larry produced Jorma's latest solo CD Ain't in no Hurry and is included as special guest with Jorma and Jack. (www.larryandteresa.com/)

Join in for an hour or so, lean back and enjoy the music.

Jorma Kaukonen's Quarantine Vault Concert #5 presents Rock-Fusion jazz! This Saturday, November 14 at 8 p.m. ET the Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp digs deep into their vault where treasures are stored and streams for free a concert featuring Brian Auger's Oblivion Express and Jorma jammin'!

Brian Auger, renowned English music keyboardist, specializes in the Hammond organ. He formed the ensemble Brian 's Oblivion Express who are one of the greatest bands of jazz-rock fusion. They blew away the Fur Peace Station concert hall a couple of years back when Jorma joined them for a concert May 11, 2014. Watch this incredible show that one member of the audience warns “This show will melt your face off!”

This weeks show will stream for FREE at: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2J2Qnss_Z0

Go to the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel to subscribe and receive notifications: 
www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch.

Since the beginning of April Rock and Roll Hall Inductee, guitar legend, Jorma Kaukonen has been entertaining the world with free Livestream concerts on YouTube from his Fur Peace Ranch in the countryside near Athens, Ohio.  Due to Jorma’s and Vanessa’s guitar camp concert hall, the Fur Peace Station, the sound of these livestreams, engineered by Myron Hart,  is excellent and the filming, by award winning director Andie Walla, make them a joy to watch. 

The excellence continues! Jorma Kaukonen's Quarantine Concert #27 with guest John Hurlbut will air live this Saturday, November 21 at 8 p.m. ET from The Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp in Ohio.  These quarantine concerts are historical in content and modern in execution. It's history in the making! Listen Saturday night to the music and the Fur Peace Ranch family rap as Jorma answer fans' questions, riffs with the crew and friends, and provides us all with entertainment during these difficult times!

The direct link this week is: https://youtu.be/7kEP7hvBOp8

Since the beginning of April Rock and Roll Hall Inductee, guitar legend, Jorma Kaukonen has been entertaining the world with free Livestream concerts on YouTube from his Fur Peace Ranch in the countryside near Athens, Ohio. Thousands of people listen each week to this high-quality stream and 10’s of thousands view it after the broadcast Due to Jorma’s and Vanessa’s guitar camp concert hall, the Fur Peace Station, the sound of these Livestreams, by engineer Myron Hart, is excellent and the filming, by award winning director Andie Walla, make them a joy to watch and a pleasure to hear. (www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch)

Week after week Jorma brings comfort and fun to his audiences reminiscing both in song and with stories about his heroes, his friends and the history of his career. Keeping safe from the virus, carefully monitoring his family's activities on the beautiful grounds of the Fur Peace Ranch, Jorma performs gems from traditional artists along with his own poignant instrumentals and meaningful songs. His gentle sense of humor and legendary playing draw the audiences into an intimate evening of entertainment, digging deep into our culture while helping with the current times.

It truly is amazing how great artists can continually perform authentic unfiltered renditions of both their own and time honored traditional songs continually imparting excitement and awe.  Join in for an hour or so, lean back and enjoy the music.

The excellence continues! Jorma Kaukonen's Quarantine Concert #28 featuring Electric Hot Tuna will air this Saturday, November 28 at 8 p.m. EST from The Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp in Ohio.  When Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady plug in the excitement commences. Then add Justin Guip on drums and the sound explodes and surrounds you with tones and rhythms!

The direct link this week is:

Since the beginning of April Rock and Roll Hall Inductee, guitar legend, Jorma Kaukonen has been entertaining the world with free Livestream concerts on YouTube from his Fur Peace Ranch in the countryside near Athens, Ohio. Thousands of people listen each week to this high-quality stream and 10’s of thousands view it after the broadcast Due to Jorma’s and Vanessa’s guitar camp concert hall, the Fur Peace Station, the sound of these Livestreams, by engineer Myron Hart, is excellent and the filming, by award winning director Andie Walla, make them a joy to watch and a pleasure to hear. (www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch)

For over 50 years Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, has brought a wealth of emotions to their music through deep perceptions and tremendous talent.  Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are always injecting fresh energy into their sound with constant improvisation taking their musical horizons further.

Members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy recipients Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, were at the forefront of popular rock and roll, founders of the San Francisco sound and progenitors of Psychedelic Rock. For over 50 years they have continued to play dynamic original music as Hot Tuna! The dynamics of their music feels alive in the present and alive on a continuum from the moment the music percolates in their minds to the time it explodes into the theatre. The acoustic duo seems to speak a language of their own at once both intimate and forthright.

Jorma Kaukonen, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, is a founding member of two legendary bands, San Francisco’s ‘60’s band, Jefferson Airplane and his still-touring Hot Tuna. In a career that has spanned more than 60 years, guitarist and songwriter Kaukonen, is a highly respected artist who always adds new energy into his music, expressing himself cleanly and creating a unique sound.

The son of a State Department official, Jorma Kaukonen was born and raised in the Washington D.C. area with occasional extended trips abroad. In high school he met Jack Casady, the younger brother of a friend and a wonderful guitar player in his own right. Though they could not have known it, they began a musical partnership that has continued for more than 50 years. Jorma eventually moved to California, where he met Paul Kantner and was invited to join a new, not-yet-named rock band Kantner was forming with Marty Balin, to soon become the Jefferson Airplane.

Turning 80 on December 23, Jorma still travels the land performing solo, as Hot Tuna with bassist Jack Casady, and with many friends. Though the touring has temporarily been put on hold the music has not stopped! For the past 30 weekends Jorma has performed live Quarantine Concerts on YouTube.

Jorma livestreams from his Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp in the countryside near Athens, Ohio. Each Saturday night finds Jorma reminiscing both in song and story about his heroes, his friends, his guitars and the music. The New York Times included the free livestreams in their “10 of the best virtual concerts” list, twice!

The concerts will continue through the holiday season at 8 p.m. EST on The Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel.  Be sure to tune in the next couple of saturdays and wish Jorma a happy birthday on the Chat stream. (www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch) 

Jorma Kaukonen, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient is a founding member of two legendary bands, San Francisco’s ‘60’s band, Jefferson Airplane and his still-touring Hot Tuna, a duo with Jack Casady. In a career that has spanned more than 60 years, guitarist and songwriter Kaukonen is a highly respected artist who always adds new energy into his music, expressing himself cleanly and clearly, creating his unmistakable sound.

Feb. 6 – Quarantine Concert #37, Free Live Stream on YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndUZ52We39E)  8 p.m. EST

Feb. 8 – Old School Square Center for the Arts, Delray Beach, FL

Feb. 11 – The City Winery, Nashville, TN, 5 pm & 8 pm

March 28, 2021 - City Winery Presents Jorma Kaukonen’s March Medicine Music to Heal the Soul - A Virtual Zoom Masterclass 

Still got the blues… and you will too if you join us for this class. I’m going back to the blues well. It’s a deep well that set me on fire as a young musician. From Muddy Waters to Jesse Fuller I was inspired to find my own voice which I did with the help of my old Gibson. Drawing from a lifetime of blues excursions, I will take you back to that place and break down a few of my favorite blues songs. Though this is a level 3 fingerstyle class, we will be addressing advanced technique and execution in addition to, “just learning the songs.” (https://citywinery.com/newyork/jormas-march-medicine-music-to-heal-the-soul)

When I moved to the Bay Area in Northern California in 1962 I settled in Santa Clara, where I was to go to school. San Francisco was a Mecca to me back then. The whole Beat headspace had been calling my name for years. Santa Clara was a backwater, but San Francisco was less than fifty miles away. As soon as I was able to find a like-minded spirit with a car, we saddled up and headed north up the 101.

North Beach had been calling my name for a long time. Coming back from the Philippines some months before, a stop at an English-speaking bookstore in Tokyo had outfitted me with some Henry Miller books… hard if not impossible to find in the States back then. At City Lights Bookstore there on Columbus Avenue in North Beach, all things were possible from The Rosy Crucifixion to Black Spring. That was 59 years ago, and at that callow age all things were still possible.

A couple or so years later in 1966, Jefferson Airplane would play a show at the Fillmore Auditorium. That in itself would not be that interesting. In some respects, the Airplane was almost like a band in residence. I lived up the street from the Fillmore in the Western Addition and the other band members did not live far away.

Anyway, the ‘opening’ act that night was Lawrence Ferlinghetti and the young Russian poet Andrei Voznesensky. Lawrence read, then Andrei read… then Lawrence read the English translations of the work that Andrei had just manifested. Hard to imagine an unformatted ‘rock’ show like that today. Bill Graham wasn’t into cookie cutter shows, that’s for sure!  Bill would die in 1991, Andrei in 2010 and Lawrence in 2021.

As Lawrence said, ‘The greatest poem is lyric life itself.

Fair winds and following seas brother!  –  Jorma Kaukonen, Feb. 23, 2021

For almost a year, Jorma Kaukonen has been there for thousands of fans. Since April 4, 2020, with a wry sense of humor, Jorma intersperses music with lifetime stories, fields fans' questions with honesty and engages with his family live on YouTube. The music has not stopped! This Saturday, March 6, will be Quarantine Concert #40. And they will be celebrating their one year anniversary April 3, 2021.

The concerts will continue for the foreseeable future at 8 p.m. EST. Please subscribe for latest updates. All live shows are both broadcast and archived on the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel. (www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch)

The Touring Begins with Electric Hot Tuna (Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Justin Guip) and The David Grisman Trio with Sam Grisman and Danny Barnes

Nov 24  The Birchmere, Washington, D.C.
Nov 26   The Paramount, Huntington, NY
Nov 27  Mahaiwee Theatre, Great Barrington, MA
Nov 28  Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA
Nov 30  Flynn Theatre, Burlington, VT
Dec 01  The Egg, Albany, NY
Dec 03  Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA
Dec 04  Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
Dec 05   Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
Dec 07  Carnegie of Homestead M.H., Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 08  Kent Stage, Kent, OH
Dec 09  Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati, OH

For more information and tickets:
http://jormakaukonen.com/tour.php

For a year Jorma Kaukonen has been there for thousands of fans. With a wry sense of humour, Jorma intersperses music with lifetime stories, fields fans' questions with honesty and engages with his family live on YouTube.  The Fur Peace Ranch is celebrating the Quarantine Concerts' one-year anniversary April 3, 2021.
"One of the 10 Best Quarantine Concerts Online" said The New York Times twice!

Since April 4, 2020 the music has not stopped! This Saturday, March 20, will be Quarantine Concert #42. The concerts will continue for the foreseeable future at 8 p.m. EDT. Please subscribe for latest updates. All live shows are both broadcast and archived on the Fur Peace Ranch YouTube Channel. (www.youtube.com/user/FurPeaceRanch)

Culture Factory releases the vinyl John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen: The River Flows Volume Two (CFU-01200) on Record Store Day July 17, 2021. Recorded last summer along with Volume One, this album continues along the same path. "Guitar maestro Kaukonen shares top billing with singer/guitarist John Hurlbut in a downhome session of remarkable six-string storytelling” said Sterophile and No Depression revealed "Kaukonen and Hurlbut view music as a conversation … What we hear in this acoustic marvel is an intimate tête-à-tête celebrating 40 years of friendship."

Jorma will go out on a solo tour in July celebrating Volume Two's release with John Hurlbut joining Jorma for a special set highlighting The River Flows.

June 13    The Mill Event Center, Lancaster, OH
July  15    Jewish Community Center, Rochester, NY
July  17    The Cabot, Beverly, MA
July  18    Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT
July  23 & 24 Concerts On The Green @Suneagles, Eatontown, NJ
July  25    City Winery Hudson Valley, Montgomery, NY

John Hurlbut and Jorma have been friends since 1984. After working together in the late ’80 and early 90’s, including shows where John opened for Jorma or Hot Tuna, their friendship solidified largely based on musical interests and shared talents. Being close friends and neighbors John and Jorma have done, and do, a lot of spontaneous picking together. Jorma loves to provide lead flourishes backing up John’s signature vocals and rhythm guitar. So, while “staying in place” at the Fur Peace Ranch Jorma and John were able to capture their friendship on vinyl!

"Kaukonen provides distinctive accompaniment, flashing his versatility...his lead work is a revelation” – Living Blues

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen has been one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalist in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with insight and imagination.

"Hurlbut’s performance resonates with emotional sincerity; his singing sounds like it flows from a guy who has seen a few things, good and bad." – The Arts Fuse

John Hurlbut has been playing guitar since he was ten and made the natural progression from high school to college bands. There he started writing and interpreting songs with a folky/country vocal twang and solid rhythm, fronting several successful Ohio bands. The River Flows Volume Two is John’s second global introduction to most, but his many friends and local music lovers have celebrated his good vibes for years and more can be expected from him in the future.

Introduced on vinyl on Record Store Day this past July, Culture Factory will release John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen: The River Flows Volume Two (CFU-01200) in all formats September 24, 2021. At the same time they are releasing a box set The River Flows Vol. 1 & 2 / The Complete Sessions, a CD package with 8 live tracks recorded one special evening at the Quarantine Concerts as a bonus disc.

Recorded last summer along with Volume One, this album continues along the same path. "Guitar maestro Kaukonen shares top billing with singer/guitarist John Hurlbut in a downhome session of remarkable six-string storytelling” said Sterophile and No Depression revealed "Kaukonen and Hurlbut view music as a conversation … What we hear in this acoustic marvel is an intimate tête-à-tête celebrating 40 years of friendship."

For the Road...Jorma is going out playing with Jack Casady (Hot Tuna), friends, and playing solo over the Fall.  Buy your tickets now as venues are providing extra space between tables often reducing their capacities. Mask up and come have some fun!

Sept 11   Fur Peace Station, Jorma/ Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
Sept 18   Pawpaw Festival, Lake Snowden, Albany, OH  Jorma Kaukonen w/ special guest John Hurlbut
Sept 25   Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN   Jorma/ Tommy Emmanuel
Sept 26   Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Camp,The Virgin Hotel, Nashville, TN   Jorma Kaukonen
Sept 28   The City Winery, Atlanta, GA   Jorma Kaukonen
Sept 29   Diana Wortham Theatre, Asheville, NC Jorma Kaukonen

Oct 01       The Baby Grand, Wilmington, DE Jorma Kaukonen
Oct 02-03  New Hope Winery, New Hope, PA   Jorma Kaukonen
Oct 05       Landmark On Main, Port Washington, NY  Jorma Kaukonen
Oct 06       The Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY  Jorma Kaukonen opens for Tedeschi Trucks Band
Oct 07       Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, NY    Jorma Kaukonen

Nov 07  The Mill Event Center, Lancaster, OH  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Nov 13   Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH,   Electric Hot Tuna
Nov 24   The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA   Electric Hot Tuna also Steve Kimock and Friends

Electric Hot Tuna & David Grisman Trio
Nov 26   The Paramount, Huntington, NY
Nov 27   The Mahaiwe Theater, Great Barrington, MA
Nov 28   The Wilbur, Boston, MA
Nov 30   Flynn Theatre, Burlington, VT
Dec 01   The Egg Albany, NY
Dec 03   Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA
Dec 04   The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
Dec 05   Count Basie Theatre,Red Bank, NJ
Dec 07   Carnegie of Homestead M.H., Munhall, PA, Electric Hot Tuna also Steve Kimock and Friends
Dec 08   Kent Stage, Kent, OH  Electric Hot Tuna also Steve Kimock and Friends
Dec 09   Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati, OH  Electric Hot Tuna also Steve Kimock and Friends
Dec 28 - 31   Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna

The Fur Peace Ranch offers a full season of Virtual Online Workshops

Vanessa Kaukonen and the Fur Peace Ranch crew have put together an amazing array of virtual workshops! Enjoy learning from the comfort of your home. www.furpeaceranch.com/guitar-camp

January 15 – 16, 2022
    Jorma Kaukonen, Acoustic Beginner Blues
February 11 – 13, 2022
    Jack Casady, Electric Bass
February 25 – 27, 2022
    Rory Block, Acoustic Fingerstyle: Songs of Robert Johnson & Son House
    Cindy Cashdollar Dobro
March 11 – 13, 2022
    Steve Kimock, Electric Guitar
March 25 – 27, 2022
    Jorma Kaukonen, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
    Larry Campbell, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
April 8 – 10, 2022
    Pat Donohue, Acoustic Guitar
May 13 – 15, 2022
    Woody Mann, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
    GE Smith, Electric Guitar
June 3 – 5, 2022 Entrance Ramp Weekend
    Jorma Kaukonen
    Tom Feldmann
    David Wolff
August 12 – 14, 2022
    Jorma Kaukonen, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
    Happy Traum, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
August 26 – 28, 2022
    Bill Kirchen, Electric Guitar
    Larry Campbell, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
September 10 – 12, 2022
    Jorma Kaukonen, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
    Jack Casady, Electric Bass Guitar

“It’s a celebration of great music, tremendous acoustic guitar work, and a close friendship...” – Goldmine

John Hurlbut and Jorma have been friends since 1984. After working together in the late ’80 and early 90’s, including shows where John opened for Jorma or Hot Tuna, their friendship solidified largely based on musical interests and shared talents. Being close friends and neighbors John and Jorma have done, and do, a lot of spontaneous picking together. Jorma loves to provide lead flourishes backing up John’s signature vocals and rhythm guitar. So, while “staying in place” at the Fur Peace Ranch Jorma and John were able to capture their friendship on vinyl!

Introduced on vinyl on Record Store Day this past July, Culture Factory will release John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen: The River Flows Volume Two (CFU-01200) in all formats September 24, 2021. At the same time they are releasing a box set The River Flows Vol. 1 & 2 / The Complete Sessions, a CD package with 8 live tracks recorded one special evening at the Quarantine Concerts as a bonus disc.

Recorded last summer along with Volume One, this album continues along the same path. "Guitar maestro Kaukonen shares top billing with singer/guitarist John Hurlbut in a downhome session of remarkable six-string storytelling” said Sterophile and No Depression revealed "Kaukonen and Hurlbut view music as a conversation … What we hear in this acoustic marvel is an intimate tête-à-tête celebrating 40 years of friendship."

John Hurlbut and Jorma have been friends since 1984. After working together in the late ’80 and early 90’s, including shows where John opened for Jorma or Hot Tuna, their friendship solidified largely based on musical interests and shared talents. Being close friends and neighbors John and Jorma have done, and do, a lot of spontaneous picking together. Jorma loves to provide lead flourishes backing up John’s signature vocals and rhythm guitar. So, while “staying in place” at the Fur Peace Ranch Jorma and John were able to capture their friendship on vinyl!

“It’s a celebration of great music, tremendous acoustic guitar work, and a close friendship...” – Goldmine

"True genius rings where finger meets string." - Grateful Web

"Kaukonen provides distinctive accompaniment, flashing his versatility...his lead work is a revelation.” – Living Blues

"Hurlbut’s performance resonates with emotional sincerity; his singing sounds like it flows from a guy who has seen a few things, good and bad." – The Arts Fuse

“The River Flows is perfectly titled because … these songs wash over us, transporting us with their clarifying beauty and genius.” – FolkAlley

For the Road...

Jorma is going out playing with Jack Casady (Hot Tuna), friends, and playing solo over the Fall.  Buy your tickets now as venues are providing extra space between tables often reducing their capacities. Mask up and come have some fun!  

Sept 11   Fur Peace Station, Jorma/ Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
Sept 18   Pawpaw Festival, Lake Snowden, Albany, OH  Jorma Kaukonen w/ special guest John Hurlbut
Sept 25   Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN   Jorma/ Tommy Emmanuel
Sept 26   Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Camp,The Virgin Hotel, Nashville, TN   Jorma Kaukonen
Sept 28   The City Winery, Atlanta, GA   Jorma Kaukonen 
Sept 29   Diana Wortham Theatre, Asheville, NC Jorma Kaukonen

Oct 01       The Baby Grand, Wilmington, DE Jorma Kaukonen
Oct 02-03  New Hope Winery, New Hope, PA   Jorma Kaukonen
Oct 05       Landmark On Main, Port Washington, NY  Jorma Kaukonen
Oct 06       The Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY  Jorma Kaukonen opens for Tedeschi Trucks Band
Oct 07       Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, NY    Jorma Kaukonen

Nov 07  The Mill Event Center, Lancaster, OH  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Nov 13   Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH,   Electric Hot Tuna
Nov 24   The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA   Electric Hot Tuna also Steve Kimock and Friends

Electric Hot Tuna & David Grisman Trio

Nov 26   The Paramount, Huntington, NY
Nov 27   The Mahaiwe Theater, Great Barrington, MA
Nov 28   The Wilbur, Boston, MA
Nov 30   Flynn Theatre, Burlington, VT

Dec 01   The Egg Albany, NY
Dec 03   Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA
Dec 04   The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
Dec 05   Count Basie Theatre,Red Bank, NJDec 07   Carnegie of Homestead M.H., Munhall, PA, Electric Hot Tuna also Steve Kimock and Friends
Dec 08   Kent Stage, Kent, OH  Electric Hot Tuna also Steve Kimock and Friends
Dec 09   Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati, OH  Electric Hot Tuna also Steve Kimock and Friends
Dec 28 - 31   Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna

The Fur Peace Ranch offers a full season of Virtual Online Workshops

Vanessa Kaukonen and the Fur Peace Ranch crew have put together an amazing array of virtual workshops! Enjoy learning from the comfort of your home.

January 15 – 16, 2022
    Jorma Kaukonen, Acoustic Beginner Blues
February 11 – 13, 2022
    Jack Casady, Electric Bass
February 25 – 27, 2022
    Rory Block, Acoustic Fingerstyle: Songs of Robert Johnson & Son House
    Cindy Cashdollar Dobro
March 11 – 13, 2022
    Steve Kimock, Electric Guitar
March 25 – 27, 2022
    Jorma Kaukonen, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
    Larry Campbell, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
April 8 – 10, 2022
    Pat Donohue, Acoustic Guitar
May 13 – 15, 2022
    Woody Mann, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
    GE Smith, Electric Guitar
June 3 – 5, 2022 Entrance Ramp Weekend
    Jorma Kaukonen
    Tom Feldmann
    David Wolff
August 12 – 14, 2022
    Jorma Kaukonen, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
    Happy Traum, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
August 26 – 28, 2022
    Bill Kirchen, Electric Guitar
    Larry Campbell, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
September 10 – 12, 2022
    Jorma Kaukonen, Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
    Jack Casady, Electric Bass Guitar

The first-ever vinyl pressing of Christmas by Jorma Kaukonen includes unique arrangements of traditional standards and original compositions. This blues-rock album was recorded at the A-Frame Studios at Fur Peace Ranch, Meigs County, Ohio and originally released on CD in 1996 by Relix.

Now Christmas is being rereleased on Record Store Day Black Friday 2021 (November 26, 2021) by Culture Factory-USA in a limited edition on vinyl. The Christmas Tree version (CFU# 01222) and the Candy Cane version (CFU# 012221) are pressed on red or green vinyl. The deluxe packaging includes an OBI strip, a gatefold jacket, a printed inner sleeve and specialty color vinyl. Go to https://recordstoreday.com to find the nearest store!

Produced by Jorma Kaukonen & Michael Falzarano, this is an intimate Christmas recording featuring a nice balance of instrumentals and vocals delivered in Jorma’s signature style with longtime friend Michael Falzarano on guitars, vocals and sleigh bells. “Michael has been through the trenches with me. And traveling the globe and making records with him has been one of the highlights of my musical career,” says Jorma.  Few Christmas albums contain as many original songs as this one does. It is also the only time Kaukonen has performed keyboards on a recording.

“Who doesn’t love a Christmas record? Not many I suspect," says Jorma. “We had such a blast making this record. The comradery surrounding this project is what I remember the most...that and the side splitting laughter writing Christmas Rule.”  Only Jorma could make the holiday blues so appealing.  Jorma continues on, “Thanks so much to the folks at Culture Factory USA who specialize in quality reissues. Their projects are just so cool and we are happy that we found a home with them. Merry Christmas everyone!”  The digital release (downloads & all streaming platforms) is December 3, 2021.

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen has been one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, Jorma's band with partner, bassist Jack Casady. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement creating psychedelic rock; he is a legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters and master instrumentalist in music today. Jorma tours the world bringing his unique styling to old blues and writing new songs with an ever-flowing current of ideas. 

Acoustic or Electric Hot Tuna lives in a world of inspiration whether conspiring with each other,  playing with friends or pulling it out of thin air, Hot Tuna is indeed "Psychedelic-Blues Institution” – Rolling Stone

In the coming months Hot Tuna will be joined by David Bromberg Quintet, Steve Kimock & Friends, The Midnight Ramble Band and Little Feat! Check out the schedule below!

For over 50 years Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, has brought a wealth of emotions to their music through deep perceptions and tremendous talent.  They are always injecting fresh energy into their sound with constant improvisation taking their musical horizons further.  Come out for the music and the joy of life - Hot Tuna's on tour!

From their days playing together as teenagers in the Washington, DC area, through years of inventive psychedelic rock in San Francisco (1996 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees), to their current acoustic and electric blues sound, no one has more consistently led American music for the last 50 years than Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, the founders and continuing core members of Hot Tuna.

"Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady are without question in the discussion about who are among the greatest musicians; each has distinguished himself by developing a style that is easy to pick out and that others often try to imitate. But more importantly, Kaukonen, and Casady, have over time forged a partnership that’s as vital to their art as raw talent is. The duo use music to speak a language they seemingly invented, yet cannily allow the rest of us in on the  exhilarating dialogues.” -  The Art Fuse

In the latest issue of MOJO Magazine, Michael Simmons says  "[Jorma] the 80-year-old is an exemplar of the [60's] movement’s best ideals: an inquisitive open mind, a sense of justice, evolving creativity, irreverent wit."

Jack always adds musical excellence and understanding. As a feeling for a song grows within Jack it develops and deepens “It’s difficult to get it out precisely, that entity that is so hard to put into words… Music is the oddest art form," explains Jack.

Together Jorma and Jack have forged a way through the last five decades always expressing the emotions of the contemporary times.

On Tour...Hot Tuna
Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady
Nov  07  The Mill Event Center, Lancaster, OH, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Nov  13  Fur Peace Station, Pomeroy, OH, Electric Hot Tuna*
Nov  24  The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA, Electric Hot Tuna w/ Steve Kimock & Friends
Nov  26  The Paramount, Huntington, NY, Electric Hot Tuna w/ David Bromberg Quintet
Nov  27  The Mahaiwe Theater, Grt. Barrington, MA, Elec. Hot Tuna w/David Bromberg Quintet
Nov  28  The Wilbur, Boston, MA, Electric Hot Tuna w/ David Bromberg Quintet

Nov 30  Flynn Theatre, Burlington, VT, Electric Hot Tuna w/ David Bromberg Quintet
Dec 01  The Egg, Albany, NY, Electric Hot Tuna w/ The Midnight Ramble Band
Dec 03  Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA, Electric Hot Tuna w/ The Midnight Ramble Band
Dec 04  The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, Electric Hot Tuna
Dec 05  Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ, Electric Hot Tuna w/ David Bromberg Quintet
Dec 07  Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Munhall, PA, Elec. Hot Tuna w/ Steve Kimock & Friends
Dec 08  Kent Stage, Kent, OH, Electric Hot Tuna, w/ Steve Kimock & Friends
Dec 09  Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati, OH, Electric Hot Tuna w/ Steve Kimock & Friends
Dec 18  Mineral Point Opera House, Mineral Point, WI, Jorma Kaukonen
Dec 19  Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL, Jorma Kaukonen

Dec 28  Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Dec 29  Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Dec 30  Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna
Dec 31  Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA, Acoustic Hot Tuna

2022
Jan 07  The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI Jorma
Feb 06  Capitol Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 07  The Parker, Clearwater, FL  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 08  Plaza Theatre, Orlando, FL  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 11  Main Street Crossing, Tomball, TX  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 12  Granada Theatre, Dallas, TX  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 15  Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 17  Sheldon Opera House, St. Louis, MO  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 18  Franklin Theatre, Franklin, TN  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Feb 19  Bijiou Theatre, Knoxville, TN  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Apr 14  Asbury Hall, Buffalo, NY  Acoustic Hot Tuna
Apr 15  Kirby Center, Wilkes Barre, PA  Acoustic w/Little Feat
Apr 16  DAR Constitution Hall, Washington DC  Acoustic w/ Little Feat

* Electric Hot Tuna is Jorma, Jack and Justin Guip. Justin Guip (rhymes with deep) is a three-time Grammy winner, drummer and percussionist. He is all about the groove, the heartbeat at the essence of all great music.

For over 50 years Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, have brought a wealth of emotions to their music through deep perceptions and tremendous talent.  Members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy recipients they are always injecting fresh energy into their sound with constant improvisation taking their musical horizons further.  They are going out on tour playing out west with Little Feat. Jorma and Jack will have their drummer, Justin Guip, on his "aoustic set" of drums.

"Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady are without question in the discussion about who are among the greatest musicians; each has distinguished himself by developing a style that is easy to pick out and that others often try to imitate. But more importantly, Kaukonen, and Casady, have over time forged a partnership that’s as vital to their art as raw talent is. The duo use music to speak a language they seemingly invented, yet cannily allow the rest of us in on the  exhilarating dialogues.” -  The Art Fuse

     "Hot Tuna is a Psychedelic-Blues Institution”
                                                                  – Rolling Stone Magazine

On Tour with Little Feat – Come out for the music and the joy of life !
July 29  Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO   Acoustic w/ Justin Guip
Aug 01  Sandy Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT  Acoustic w/ Justin Guip
Aug 03  The ELM, Bozeman, MT  Acoustic w/ Justin Guip
Aug 04  Kettle House Amphitheatre, Missoula, MT  Acoustic w/ Justin Guip
Aug 06  Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA  Acoustic w/ Justin Guip
Aug 07  Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR  Acoustic w/ Justin Guip
Aug 09  Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA  Acoustic w/ Justin Guip
Aug 11  Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA   Acoustic Hot Tuna w/ Justin Guip
Aug 12  Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA  Acoustic w/ Justin Guip (Not Little Feat)
Aug 14  Humphrey's  San Diego, CA  Acoustic Hot Tuna w/ Justin Guip
Aug 15  Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ  Acoustic w/ Justin Guip
Sept 30  Hawaii Theater, Honolulu, HI Acoustic Hot Tuna, Jorma and Jack

Jorma Kaukonen's longtime partnership with Jack Casady as Hot Tuna displays their wisdom that to have a solid relationship is mind-expanding.  From their days playing together as teenagers in the Washington, DC area, through years of inventive psychedelic rock in San Francisco (1996 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees), to their current acoustic and electric blues sound, no one has more consistently led American music for the last 50 years than Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, the founders and continuing core members of Hot Tuna.

Get up, Get out! Jorma Kaukonen and John Hurlbut are releasing One More Life Time on Record Store Day!  Run to your nearest record store for this is a limited release of 500 vinyls exclusively for Record Store Day this Saturday, April 20.

"Being born in 1940, the first record I ever listened to was a 78 RPM album by Roy Rogers And the Sons of The Pioneers. In 1955, I got two more 78 RPM singles…  Rock Around the Clock by Bill Halley and His Comets and Earth Angel by the Penguins. Records were the lifeblood of my young life back then, and even though many formats have come and gone since then, my passion for vinyl remains.

To be a part of Record Store Day 4/20/24, where folks can actually go into a record shop and physically pick up One More Lifetime, the new record by John Hurlbut and myself is more than exciting… it is the stuff of dreams!" – Jorma Kaukonen, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.

JOHN HURLBUT & JORMA KAUKONEN - One More Lifetime
Catalog #: CFU01264
UPC #: 819514012641
Label: Fur Peace Ranch/Culture Factory

The album is full of their musical history and friendship.  The picking is stellar and the singing soulful. As well as several standards John Hurlbut recorded two of his originals on it.  To find your local record store, visit recordstoreday.com/stores!