• Kansas City Report: KC Fringe 2007 a Blast

    Kansas City, Shows 31.07.2007 No Comments

    Cup & Saucer 412 Delaware - Rocked by Jonathan Ramsey 27 July 2007I had a blast, this weekend, at the Kansas City Fringe Festival. Cup & Saucer looked so sad, no longer a restaurant and bar. Now, it’s a shell. It looks much like the way CBGBs was always described in the 70s. I think I may have even seen a stain left by David Johanssen.

    Thank you to all the folks who came out, this weekend. You were great. I know the venue was small and a bit warm, but you were great sports. Thanks to Missouri Valley Folklife Society for inviting me to perform for them at KC Fringe. Thanks to the Fringe Festival.

    I must also thank the burlesque show next door. I believe 90% of the crowd at my Friday and Saturday evening shows were people who were turned away from your hugely sold out, provocative show. These were top shelf people that spilled over into my show, not knowing what to expect. So, your show must have featured taste, style, and class. So, I thank you.

    To all my new friends from Kansas City, I hope to see you at O’Malley’s, next time.

    Cheers!

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  • Kansas City: Irish Music Invades KC Fringe

    Kansas City, Shows 27.07.2007 No Comments

    Kansas City Fringe Festival 2007

    Tonight, and the next two evenings, I’ll be performing at the Kansas City Fringe Festival. My shows, all three evenings, are at The Cup & Saucer, 412 and Delaware St, Kansas City, MO, in the River Market area.

    Cup & Saucer is also right near the epicenter of KC Fringe Festival, with all sorts of acts nearby. Underground theater, above-ground theater, punk, folk, everything-a-billy, art, and music all happen in this little piece of Kansas City, just north of I-70 and downtown.

    If you hadn’t heard, the Kansas City Fringe Festival is one of several Fringe Festivals worldwide, that cleave to the goodness that began, decades ago, on the fringes of Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. The original is actually a collection of festivals coordinated during three weeks in August each year. It all sprang up when, in 1947, eight theater companies took advantage of the large theater loving crowds at the Edinburgh International Festival. They set up along the fringe of the official festival, creating a legacy of private, unsanctioned, but altogether enjoyable creative enterprise.

    So, come check out Kansas City’s answer to this endeavor, this weekend. Entry is a mere $5, and I’ll be showcasing some new songs, and introducing a new crowd to my bangor.

    Cup & Saucer:
    Friday 7/27 7-9 PM
    Saturday 7/28 8:30-9:30 PM
    Sunday 7/29 5:30-6:30 PM

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  • Kansas City: KC Fringe Fest – July 27, 28, 29 @ Cup & Saucer

    Kansas City, Music, Shows 19.07.2007 No Comments

    Kansas City Fringe Festival 2007Hey, Kansas City! Want to hear new music? Want to find some fresh, innovative art, theater, and dance? The KC Fringe Festival brings you loads of new and established artists from the area, the region, and from across the country.

    I’ll be there all three evenings at The Cup & Saucer, 4th and Delaware, Kansas City, MO.

    This is a great event, happening all weekend at several venues in Kansas City. So, if you like music, theater, dance, and art, or any combination thereof, check out KC Fringe for more information.

    Again, I’ll be there, as follows:

    Cup & Saucer:
    Friday 7/27 7-9 PM
    Saturday 7/28 8:30-9:30 PM
    Sunday 7/29 5:30-6:30 PM

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  • Kansas City Street Team Members Urgently Needed

    Kansas City, Street Team 13.07.2007 No Comments

    Irish Music, Citterns, Mandolins, Bouzoukis, Banjos, and Guitars of Love: Jonathan Ramsey Street Team TeeI’m looking for enthusiastic people to join my elite Kansas City Street Force.

    Requirements:

    • Be enthusiastic
    • Have 30 minutes per month to drop stuff off or hand it out
      Undying love for me and all I stand for is a plus, but not required.

    Benefits:

    Free entry to shows.
    Sweet Tee Shirts
    Exclusive Free CDs
    Other Swell Schwag
    Jonathan Ramsey’s Undying Love and Devotion

    So, send a quick email to streetteam@jonathanramsey.com. I, or another Street Team member will contact you with details.

    I’m also looking for Ground Crew to help at shows. You can make a little gas money selling CDs, etc., and look cool in your free Ground Crew Tee Shirt.

    Tags: street+team live+music cd+sales

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  • Free MP3: “Roddy McCorley” from 17 June

    Kansas City, mp3, Recordings, Shows 30.06.2007 No Comments

    Irish Music with Jonathan Ramsey LiveNext up, “Roddy McCorley”, written by Ethna Carbery about 100 years after the event in question. Not long before the 1798 Uprisings, the Presbyterian McCorleys were evicted from their farm, following the death of Roddy’s father. McCorley took part in the 1798 Uprisings in Co. Antrim, then went into hiding. He was betrayed and captured a year later and hanged in Toome, Co. Antrim, on Good Friday, 1799. The British soldiers dissected his body and buried it under the road between Derry and Belfast. Half a century later, his body was recovered and place in a proper, if unmarked, burial site.

    Feel free to stream, download, share, create derivative works all you like. I’ve released this recording under a Creative Commons Non-Commercial, Attribution, Share-Alike License. So, you can mix it, share it, use it in videos, what have you. Just let me know, if you might make money from it.

    Cheers!

    click the play button to stream

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  • Free MP3 #12 from 17 June Westport Flea Market: Bonny Maid of Fyvie-O

    Kansas City, mp3, Recordings 28.06.2007 No Comments

    Whiskey with haircut in Fife!I’ve uploaded number 12 on the list of hits from Westport Flea Market. “The Bonny Maid of Fyvie-O” evolved from the much older Irish song “Pretty Peggy”. This is, of course, a happy song about death, to which I’m known to gravitate, perform, and embellish.

    Feel free to stream, download, share, use, and modify this recording in any way you wish. It’s Creative Commons licensed, and PODSAFE.

    Bonny Maid of Fyvie-O click the play button to stream

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  • Affront to Domestic Violence –of Sorts- “Stitch in Time” (Waterson) from 17 June Show

    Heroes, Kansas City, mp3 28.06.2007 No Comments

    Today, I’ve uploaded the MP3 for “Stitch in Time”. This song is ripped from the headlines, and set to music by Mike Waterson, Martin Carthy, and friends. In my experience, it has brought on a number of after-show comments from women who, in one way or another, identify with the heroine. Some have escaped similar situations. One woman had taken matters into her own hands, much like in this song, only she used duct tape. 

    At Westport Flea Market, I met a woman who works at a Kansas City shelter for women. She asked if I had recorded this song. Well, I have now.

    Women’s Support and Community ServicesWhile this song amuses many, at best it’s rarely –but probably it’s never- wise to follow its example.

    Women who suffer from any kind of abuse should know that real help is a phone call away. My friend Lynn, at Reality Exploits, has provided the number for Women’s Support and Community Services, serving Saint Louis city and county in Missouri. Call (314) 531-2003 if you, or someone you know, could use support and help. They provide services and referrals for women dealing with domestic violence, sexual assault, relationship issues, legal issues, and shelter information.

    Nationwide, in the United States, you can call:

    National Domestic Violence Hotline
    1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
    1-800-787-3224 (TDD)

    Other cities, nationwide, and throughout much of the world, have people who can help. Please, if you are hurting, find the people in your community who can help you get back on your feet, and feel safe.

    Note: Computer use can be monitored. Please use a safe computer –at the library, school, etc.- to find resources. You can look in places like the Google Domestic Violence Directory or the Support Network for Battered Women.

    So, this is for my new friend in Kansas City, and the women she works with:

    Stitch in Time click the play button to listen

    Watch my mp3 page for an updated version of Stitch in Time.

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  • Free MP3: “Poor Paddy” from Westport Flea Market 17 June

    Irish Music, Kansas City, mp3 26.06.2007 No Comments

    Imperial Locomotive - Toot! Toot!“Poor Paddy”, number ten in the series of tunes from 17 June, and the story of a man who hates his job a smidge.

    If you can’t make it to the pub, tonight, then kick back in front of the browser, and feel the navvy angst by listening to this free MP3. Download and share with your friends. Just tell them where you got it.

    Poor Paddy “Poor Paddy” Free MP3 click the “play button” to stream.

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  • Whiskey. In. The. Jar. Dateline 17 June 2007

    Kansas City, mp3 25.06.2007 No Comments

    Whiskey Jar! What else?I know. I know. “Whiskey in the Jar”. This is definitely a heavily derided traditional song. To some critics, it’s the poster child for overdone Irish songs. For each of those, however, there are 20 people, who will be very disappointed if they don’t hear the song, when they go out to the pub. It’s the “Freebird!” of Irish pub songs. So, I sneak it in, now and again –right after “Freebird!” [Zippos up high, now!]

    So, grab a wooden spoon to bang on the jar or pot, or just clap your hands along with this fine, well-aged Irish pub favorite. If you like, you can even get the more refined version on my download music page.

    Cheers!

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  • Free MP3 “Star of the County Down” – No. 8 from 17 June

    Irish Music, Kansas City, mp3 24.06.2007 No Comments

    Banbridge - Kilmacrew thatching“Star of the County Down” is number eight from the recording of my Westport Flea Market show.

    My version is a lightly speedy one, with a hint of fennel. Listen, download, and share with your friends. Under the Creative Commons license, you may also use it in non-commercial works –videos, mixes, etc.- without asking permission or paying anyone.

    Again, if you like it, feel free to buy the higher quality version on my mp3 page.

    Star of the County Down click the play button to listen

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