My Etegami Display
Hamada-sensei, and myself
Lumiere, Fuchu
11-15-2014
The Fuchu International Salon party,
at Lumiere, was a success...
There were people from many different countries,
as well as good food and drink,
Ikebana, and Etegami displays,
cultural dance, and musical performances...
1. Flower ( "Momoiro Toiki" Sato, Takashi ) (4:35)
2. Vincent ( Don McLean ) (5:11)
3. Show Me ( Frederic Loewe-M / Alan Jay Lerner-L ) (2:14)
4. I Remember ( Stephen Sondheim ) (4:49)
5. Once Upon A Summertime ( Michel Legrand, Johnny Mercer,
Eddie Barclay, Eddy Marnay ) (3:54)
6. Les Feuilles Mortes ( Joseph Kosma-M/ Jacques Prévert -L ) (1:56)
7. Café des Pres ( Hara,Tomoya-M / Pamela MacCarthy-L ) (4:21)
8. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' ( Lee Hazelwood ) (4:17)
9. Both Sides Now ( Joni Mitchell ) (6:10)
10. Detour Ahead ( Johnny Frigo, Herb Ellis ) (4:58)
11. Haru Yo Koi ( Matsutoya, Yumi ) (4:53)
12. Moon River ( Henry Mancini-M / Johnny Mercer-L ) (3:23)
13. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life ( Cy Coleman-M / J.A. McCarthy-L ) (5:36)
14. Route 66 ( Bobby Troupe ) (3:43)
15. Wayfaring Stranger ( American Folk Song ) (2:45)
My gig last night at Jazz House Half Tone, Tachikawa,
was a complete success!
原 とも也 Tomoya Hara,
joined me on guitar; we performed many songs from my new CD...
Many, many thanks, to all who came out
to support me at my new CD launch,
on that warm, October night,
with the gorgeous blood moon/lunar eclipse,
to start the evening!
1. Flower ( "Momoiro Toiki" Sato, Takashi ) (4:35)
2. Vincent ( Don McLean ) (5:11)
3. Show Me ( Frederic Loewe-M / Alan Jay Lerner-L ) (2:14)
4. I Remember ( Stephen Sondheim ) (4:49)
5. Once Upon A Summertime ( Michel Legrand, Johnny Mercer,
Eddie Barclay, Eddy Marnay ) (3:54)
6. Les Feuilles Mortes ( Joseph Kosma-M/ Jacques Prévert -L ) (1:56)
7. Café des Pres ( Hara,Tomoya-M / Pamela MacCarthy-L ) (4:21)
8. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' ( Lee Hazelwood ) (4:17)
9. Both Sides Now ( Joni Mitchell ) (6:10)
10. Detour Ahead ( Johnny Frigo, Herb Ellis ) (4:58)
11. Haru Yo Koi ( Matsutoya, Yumi ) (4:53)
12. Moon River ( Henry Mancini-M / Johnny Mercer-L ) (3:23)
13. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life ( Cy Coleman-M / J.A. McCarthy-L ) (5:36)
14. Route 66 ( Bobby Troupe ) (3:43)
15. Wayfaring Stranger ( American Folk Song ) (2:45)
Pamela MacCarthy's CD Launch Party @ Blue Flame
Friday, September 26th, 2014
Tokyo, Japan
My gig/ CD launch at BLUE FLAME went very well...
Many thanks to those who came out to support this event.
It was a cool, breezy, end of September night;
and the feeling of it put me in mind of one of my very first gigs,
with "The Watkins Family", upstate NY,
so many moons ago...
Yesterday, I had a reunion with something I never thought I'd ever see again.
My "Exotic India" Rainbow Moonstone Bracelet
( Lost 8-21-2014 )
By some strange coincidence
I was looking in a neighborhood second-hand shop as I do sometimes;
and I had to do a double take,
as I saw something all-too-familiar, lovely blue-sparking rainbow moonstones...
My heart jumped!
There was my bracelet!
I had lost it en route to a doctor appt.,
very early, one August morning;
on one of the hottest days of this past Summer...
I searched various lost and founds, called taxi companies, anywhere I could think of,
with no trace...
I was heartbroken to lose it.
I had "personalized" it, by adding a large circle and toggle closure,
as the original lobster-claw clasp was too small
to open and close it.
This is what made it undeniably my bracelet-
I customized it to fit me.
The shop returned it to me, for a very small "finders fee",
which I agreed to.
My gig at LIMELIGHT
with 青木弘武 Aoki, Hiromu on piano,
was outrageously fine!
I hope we play together again soon!
The audience was laid-back, yet receptive,
and both our performances were top notch.
Special thanks to Tomoko Higashimura,
for putting this show together!
8 1/2 -2014 iPod update:
Monkery's The Blues / Blue Monk - Carmen McRae
Blackberry Blossoms - Abbey Lincoln
Hucklebuck/Now's The Time - Cornell Dupree
Hard Headed Woman - Cat Stevens
Mojave Plan - Tangerine Dream
Fireworks - Siouxsie & The Banshees
It's Over Now/ Well You Needn't - Carmen McRae
Notas - Gotan Project
La Grange - ZZ Top
Songbird - Christine McVee & Fleetwood Mac
The Streets of New York - Zbigniew Preisner
Solitary Moon - Shirley Horn
When My Mornin' Comes Around - Iris DeMent
In My Life - The Beatles
My gig at Harbor Light, with Tomoya Hara,
went very well.
The master and all the staff were very hospitable,
I felt very welcomed...
A big thank-you, to all my dear friends, new and old,
who came out to support me;
it made for a very fun Summer Solstice evening!
Next up, Friday, 4th July, @Blue Flame, with Tomoya Hara...
6-2014 iPod update:
Pebble To A Pearl - Nikka Costa
Broken English - Scratch Massive
Your Wildest Dreams - The Moody Blues
Do It Any Way You Wanna - People's Choice
I See Who You Are - Björk
Saturday Sun - Nick Drake
This Dream - Youssou N`Dour, Peter Gabriel
Love Letters Straight From Your Heart - Ketty Lester
Sweet Dreams - Roy Buchanan
Soldier's Things - Tom Waits
A Wise Fisherman's Nocturnal Song - Tangerine Dream
The Song Is Over - The Who
Walk Of Life - Mark Knopfler & Dire Straits
The Summer Knows (Summer Of '42) / Michel Legrand - Laura Fygi
Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
