All the players that night put on exceptional performances, with Jack and Jorma front and center (as they should be) throughout the show. Jack, still looking remarkably like the rock 'n' roll kid he was back in the Jefferson Airplane days, stalked and strutted the stage, his powerful bass guitar presence maintaining a pulsing groove that soared on occasion to melodic heights. Jorma was, as always, solid, confident and relaxed, his acoustic and electric guitar mellow when it needed to be and screaming when it had to be.
By coincidence, there were a slew of guest artists playing that night who are on the Homespun roster: Jorma and Jack of course, plus multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell; blues singer and guitarist John Hammond; and guitarist/singer Chris Smither. Also on the show were Warren Haynes, Bruce Hornsby, Bill Kirchen, Barry Mitterhoff and Byron House. It was an exciting and memorable evening and I was thrilled to have been part of it.
Photographer Barry Berenson shot this image of me playing on stage with Jack and Jorma.
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one bitty little but well-stocked shopping Mall. It's kinda sad to see that we are growing older. That's why I like to watch Beginning Banjo featuring very boyishl Happy Traum and Pete Wernick doing your stuff on 5-string and guitar and rolling in your sweet
baby's arms..Speaking of birthdays me and the Pope celebrated ours on 16 April. Me 72 and he a few years older. I wish you and all yours all the blessings of Easter. Nick Sharkey
jack really put on quite a show. I'm only 17, so this was my first Tuna show but Jorma was the man who inspired me to first pick up the guitar, and he blew me away once again!