Caffe Frascati — April 28, 2012

by Mark Adams on April 28, 2012

A number of my colleagues came to watch the show. I performed original work, arrangements and some covers:

Set One:
1. I Saw a Man Pursuing the Horizon, by Stephen Crane
2. Caesar’s Lament
3. A Dream Within a Dream, by Edgar Allan Poe
4. I Hear the Stars Singing, by James Weldon Johnson
5. When Life is Real, by Edgar Lee Masters
6. She’s Like the Wind
7. Sympathy, by Paul Laurence Dunbar
8. An Old Story, by Edwin Arlington Robinson
9. With or Without You (U2)
10. All I Want is You (U2)

Set Two:
1. Heart of Gold (arrangement of Greensleeves)
2. Scarborough Fair (arrangement)
3. 1969
4. All Along the Watchtower (Dylan)
5. War is Kind, by Stephen Crane
6. Blowin’ in the Wind (Dylan)
7. Highways Heading Home
8. I’ll Press On
9. I Need You

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© 2012, Mark Adams. All rights reserved.

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The Ugly Mug — May 18, 2012

by Mark Adams on May 18, 2012

The Ugly Mug double-booked the night, so I played a shorter set. But that wasn’t a big deal. A close friend of my father’s, Dave Heller, came out to see me play. My set included –

1. I Saw a Man Pursuing the Horizon, by Stephen Crane
2. Caesar’s Lament
3. When Life Is Real, by Edgar Lee Masters
4. A Dream Within a Dream, by Edgar Allan Poe
5. She’s Like the Wind
6. Heart of Gold (arrangement of Greensleeves)
7. An Old Story, by Edwin Arlington Robinson
8. Sympathy, by Paul Laurence Dunbar
9. All Along the Watchtower (Dylan)
10. War is Kind, by Stephen Crane
11. 1969
12. I Need You
13. I For You

© 2012, Mark Adams. All rights reserved.

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“The Hill,” by Edgar Lee Masters

May 5, 2012

This video is the private effort of YouTube member “rowcherumbler,” featuring Edgar Lee Master’s “The Hill.” It is a somber video, with elegant imagery and music. Here is the text, archived by Google: © 2012, Mark Adams. All rights reserved.

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The Pour House — April 29, 2012

April 29, 2012

Here’s my set: 1. I Saw a Man Pursuing the Horizon, by Stephen Crane 2. Caesar’s Lament 3. A Dream Within a Dream, by Edgar Allan Poe 4. I Hear the Stars Still Singing, by James Weldon Johnson 5. When Life is Real, by Edgar Lee Masters 6. She’s Like the Wind 7. All I [...]

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