Lonesome Whippoorwills Return To Eastgate Cafe

This past Saturday night, Lonesome Whippoorwills came back to Eastgate Cafe in Oak Park to play three sets of music. We had a great time playing for a very energetic and supportive audience. We started the night off playing a few holiday songs, which seemed to to go over pretty well. After all, who doesn't like holiday music? The LWs then went into their first set of songs, accompanied by drummer Mike Levin. Thanks Mike for keeping a steady beat! We were fortunate enough to have Mike play with us through the first two sets of music. During the third set, we got back to our acoustic/waltz roots and were honored to be joined by special friends Richard and Michelle on mandolin and bass (respectively).

The greatest part of the night was playing for such a wonderful, supportive audience. I know I'm missing some names here, but I'd like to say thanks to a couple of individuals who came out to support our group. Special thanks to Mitch, Kristie, Tom, and Susie.

Also, a special thanks goes out to Olya at Eastgate Cafe for giving us this wonderful opportunity. We absolutely love playing at Eastgate Cafe and can't wait to come back and play again on February 16th!

Thanks again for everyone's support. We look forward to seeing you out again in 2013. Have a great holiday season!

Setlist - Eastgate Cafe (12/22/12)

Holiday Song Soundcheck

Winter Wonderland

Let It Snow

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Jingle Bell Rock

Jingle Bells

SET #1

Folsom Prison Blues

Train Of Love

Winterlude

Little John of God

Lodi

Streets of Baltimore

Long As I Can See The Light

Big River

SET #2

Rollin’ In My Sweet Baby’s Arms

Ways of a Woman In Love

Alberta

Four Strong Winds

Lay Lady Lay

I Ain’t Never

Dead Flowers

Jambalaya w/Hank Medley

Willie And The Hand Jive

SET #3

Rollin’ In My Sweet Baby’s Arms

Bye Bye Love

Blue Moon/September In The Rain

Evangeline

I’ve Forgotten More…

Big River

Alberta

Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground (Bob Dylan version)

Dead Flowers

I Saw The Light

Tennessee Waltz

Honky Tonk Blues

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

Lonesome Whippoorwills To Play Three Set Performance at Eastgate Cafe in Oak Park

Lonesome Whippoorwills will be playing three sets of music at the Eastgate Cafe in Oak Park on Saturday, December 22nd. The first set will begin at 6:30pm. We look forward to playing at Eastgate Cafe again. The food there is great and the atmosphere is very cozy. We hope to play with some special friends of the group. We are currently working on putting together three sets of music. You might even hear a few holiday songs sprinkled into the mix of old country and rock tunes. Happy holidays to everyone reading this. We hope to see you out at Eastgate Cafe on 12/22.

Lonesome Whippoorwills play with Charles Torpe and Friends at Eastgate Cafe

This past weekend, Lonesome Whippoorwills were the opening act at Eastgate Cafe on a bill of music featuring the music of Lonesome Whipp friend and honorary member, Charles Torpe. Charles, thanks so much for allowing us to be part of this fun evening as brought to us by New Kaleidoscope Productions. Eastgate Cafe, nestled in the Oak Park arts district, turned out to be a delightful place to play. We hope to play there again soon. Also, special thanks to the the staff at Eastgate Cafe for allowing us this opportunity and for the delicious sandwiches and drinks! After our hour long opening set, we were treated to the music of Thelonious MacGillycuddy (world fusion and original music from Charles Torpe) http://www.myspace.com/ctorpe followed by Scattin' In Tongues (classic rock, blues, and soul) with members from Ring Shout. 

On Sunday, LW played a set of music at Mather Pavilion in Evanston. We always love coming to Mather every month to see the wonderful people (residents, volunteers, and staff). Even with a missing guitar strap, we were able to make it all work. Thanks again Carrie for all you do at Mather!


Setlist - Eastgate Cafe Oak Park (11/17/12):

Bye Bye Love
Train of Love
Blue Moon/September in the Rain
Evangeline
Lodi
I've Forgotten More Than You'll Ever Know
Streets of Baltimore
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Long As I Can See The Light
Folsom Prison Blues
Tennessee Waltz

Whipps Play For Mankind Project Chicago

On 10/20/12, Lonesome Whippoorwills played a gig for Mankind Project Chicago. We were truly honored to play for such a great cause. Special thanks to Charles Torpe, who not only put this wonderful event together, but also played some blistering electric guitar with the Whipps during our set. Wow, that was a nice sound to our group! Dinner afterwards was tasty. We were then all treated to hear Charles' band tear it up as the evening's main event. Thanks again, Charles for everything!

For more information on Mankind Project Chicago, a group dedicated to empowering men to lives of integrity, accountability, compassion, and services, please go to the following website:

http://chicago.mkp.org/


10/20/12 setlist
Bye Bye Love
Train of Love
Blue Moon/September In The Rain
Evangeline
I'm A Believer
Moon River
To Love Somebody (Flying Burrito Brothers version)
Tennessee Waltz
Bad Moon Rising
Willie and The Hand Jive
Folsom Prison Blues

Encore songs:
Move It On Over
Over The Rainbow
Sin City
Get Back
Catch The Wind
I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

Lonesome Whippoorwills Help To Celebrate Ten Years at Edgewater

To help celebrate the Ten year anniversary of the Edgewater Historical Society, Lonesome Whippoorwills played an hour long set this past Saturday. The original plan was to play outside in the garden. However, cold chilly conditions and grey skies brought us inside to play in the museum at pleasant room temperature! Our lineup featured the addition of two wonderful musicians: Charles Torpe on bass and Paul Boisvert on fiddle. Thanks Charles and Paul for playing with us. We hope you had fun and look forward to playing with you both again! As always, we greatly appreciate the kind staff at Edgewater and those in the community who came to the Historical Society and listened to us play.

Setlist - 10/6/12
Bye Bye Love
Jambalaya
Blue Moon/September In The Rain
Evangeline
I'll Follow The Sun
I'm A Believer
Don't Be Cruel
Moon River
I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
To Love Somebody (Flying Burrito Brothers version)
Tennessee Waltz
I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You
Bad Moon Rising
Take Me Home Country Roads
Willie And The Hand Jive
Fulsom Prison Blues

Lonesome Whippoorwills Return To Edgewater

Lonesome Whippoorwills will be returning to the Edgewater Historical Society to play another gig this upcoming Saturday, October 6th from 3 to 4:00. We played at Edgewater in August as part of the music in the garden series and had a wonderful time. We look forward to playing there again! Additionally, we are excited to have a special guest join our group for this performance--Paul Boisvert on fiddle. We hope to see you out at Edgewater this upcoming Saturday!

Lonesome Whippoorwills Play Backyard Party

This past weekend, Lonesome Whippoorwills were invited to play a special event. My sister celebrated her birthday by asking our group to play in her backyard at a party with family and friends. Our group was honored to play at this great event and had a lot of fun. Thanks for the food and drink and all the kind words about our music! It was especially fun when the birthday girl stepped up to the mike to sing a couple of songs with the group. Happy birthday, Molly!


Backyard Birthday Gig Setlist (9/8/12)

Set I
Bye Bye Love
Bad Moon Rising
Mrs. Robinson
What A Wonderful World
Over The Rainbow
Song Sung Blue
Blue Moon/September In The Rain
Evangeline
I'll Follow The Sun
Can't Help Falling In Love With You
Tennessee Waltz

Set II
I'm A Believer
Don't Be Cruel
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Moon River
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
If I Needed You
Try To Remember
Take Me Home Country Roads
----End of set on account of darkness!

Upcoming gigs.....

Sunday, September 16th: Mather Pavilion at 2:30pm

Saturday, October 6th: Edgewater Historical Society (time to be determined)

More information to come. Thanks for following Lonesome Whippoorwills!

Adam G

Lonesome Whippoorwills Perform at Mather

Lonesome Whippoorwills performed at Mather Home in Evanston this past Sunday. Thanks once again to Mike and Carrie at Mather for organizing a wonderful volunteer music event and opportunity for our group. The residents were delightful. We really had a great time playing and performing for the great people of Mather. Also, thanks again for cookies and lemonade! We look forward to coming back to play at Mather on Sunday, September 16th at 2:30pm.

Setlist at Mather - 8/19/12

Bye Bye Love
I'll Follow The Sun
Blue Moon
I Can't Help Falling in Love With You
Evangeline
Little John of God
What A Wonderful World
Moon River
Don't Be Cruel
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
Song Sung Blue
Tennessee Waltz
You Are My Sunshine

Lonesome Whippoorwills Perform at Edgewater

Lonesome Whippoorwills had a wonderful time playing for the staff and visitors of Edgewater Historical Society this past Thursday. While skies were a bit grey at the beginning of the performance, rain held off and the Whipps were able to play their scheduled two set performance. Special thanks to Dorothy Nygren at Edgewater Historical Society for giving our group this great opportunity to play. I speak for the group when I say we very much enjoyed this experience. From the pictures below, you can see that the garden setting was lovely. Also, thanks to those in the audience who listened to us play.    We hope to play again one day at the Edgewater Historical Society Garden.

Thanks for following our group and hopefully see you again sometime,

Adam G

Edgewater Performance Setlist: 8/16/12

Set I

Bye Bye Love

Mrs. Robinson

Blue Moon

Can't Help Falling in Love

Evangeline

Little John of God

What A Wonderful World

I'll Follow The Sun

If I Fell

I Started A Joke

Tennessee Waltz

Set II

I'm A Believer

Don't Be Cruel

Moon River

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

Sail Away

I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know

I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)

End of the World

Take Me Home Country Roads

Willie And The Hand Jive

Encore:

Bad Moon Rising

This Land Is Your Land

Upcoming Week

Dear friends,
Here's a look at the upcoming week for Lonesome Whippoorwills...

Tuesday, August 14th: practice at Mike's house around at 7:00pm


Thursday, August 16th: performance at Edgewater Historical Society at 6:00pm

Sunday, August 19th: performance at Mather on Foster Street in Evanston at 2:30pm

Mike Blanski Of The Whipps To Perform Live

Dear friends,
Michael Blanski, talented accordion player of the Whipps, will be playing on Friday, August 10th at 8:00pm with his other group, Oui Jazz June, at the Heartland Cafe, 7000 N Glenwood. Please be sure to come out and support Mike and hear some great gypsy jazz music! Have a great show, Mike!

This Friday

Hey guys,
Greetings from Minneapolis. I get back in town tomorrow. Looking forward to practice on Friday at 5:00 at OTS of Folk on Armitage followed by Jim's 6 String Social at 6:00. During our practice, I was thinking we could run through some of the "newer" songs we practiced last Sunday: If I Fell, I'll Follow The Sun, Evangeline, Little John of God, Sail Away. Also, we should try some of the other songs we've been discussing this week through email. Lastly, just wanted to once again offer up the option of getting dinner after Jim's program concludes somewhere nearby.

Please be sure to give your feedback to the blog in terms of design, colors, pictures, etc. I like the picture of the 2 guitars and accordion so I actually put it at the top of the blog near the title.

See you on Friday!

Guitars and a squeezebox.

Meet Adam, Mike, Jim and Gillian!

Upcoming Practices and Events

Here's what we have coming up over the next few weeks:

Sunday, July 22nd: practice at Mike's house

Friday, July 27th: practice at OTS of Folk at 5:00 (Jim's 6 string social on BeeGee's music follows at 6:00pm)

Thursday, August 16th at 6:00: performance at Edgewater Historical Society

Sunday, August 19th at 2:30: performance at Mather Nursing Home on Foster in Evanston

Hope to see you guys out at these practices and events!

First Post!

Dear Whipps,
Check out our blog. Right now, as you can see, it's very basic and simple at this point. I'm hoping that some of you guys might be able to add some things to it. I think when we practice next weekend at Mike's house, we should take some pictures of the group, so we can put those on the blog. Blogging is something I have some pretty limited experience with, so hopefully others in the group can build from this set up.

See you guys soon.

Thanks,
Adam