Donna O, Paul Eisert and I had a blast a Cousin’s Lounge, playing for Make Music Pittsburgh June 21, 2022!
Good Times at Cousin’s Lounge for Make Music Pittsburgh!
Great fun at Sharpsburg Art & History Stroll
Had a great time at the Sharpsburg Art and History Stroll!
Here are some pictures of the musicians from music co-organizers Devin Russian and Mike Berkey (pix courtesy of Ukulele Mollie, I think!).
https://www.facebook.com/devin.russian/posts/pfbid022XrWB6eJ7MZcY3bjhPGP425fRMuZhDj3WumScsqN9vMdx1CcGrNBy5GMPvfkUjbMl
…and here are a picture and video from my set!
Art All Night Coffeehouse Stage – Call for Musicians!
Art All Night 2022 is happening live and in-person this year, staring on Saturday April 23!
As usual, I am hosting a Coffeehouse Stage, perfect for acoustic and nearly-acoustic singer-songwriters of all types! Sign up right away (first come, first served), at
https://www.artallnight.org/index.php/live-musician-sign-up-form-2022/
Be sure to specify your genre as “Coffeehouse” if you want to play on my stage, and select as many time preferences as possible to give me lots of flexibility in scheduling you or your group to perform. Mics and cables and a PA will be provided.
Any questions? Send email to junkerb@gmail.com
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Art All Night 2022 is happening live and in person! Come see the art! Listen to the music! I’ll be running the Coffeehouse Stage there (and performing too), so I’ll see you there!
Virtual Benefit Concert for National Foundation For Transplants
I wrote a track for an online benefit concert for the National Foundation for Transplant. You can find out all about the concert, and the accompanying digital compilation, here: blowupradio.com/nftpress.html.
The live concert runs online Saturday March 5 and Sunday March 6, from noon to 9pm each day.
There is also a digital music compilation, which you can get for free if you donate to the fundraiser: donate.transplants.org/story/Burwebathon .
My song “Second Chance” is on the compilation, as well as several tracks by super singer-songwriter Catherine Wacha (https://catherinewacha.bandcamp.com/), who is an inspiration for this fundraiser.
Hoping to see your donation!
all best,
-BJ
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I wrote a track for an online benefit concert for the National Foundation for Transplants. You can find out all about the concert, and the accompanying digital compilation, here: https://blowupradio.com/nftpress.html.
The live concert runs online Saturday March 5 and Sunday March 6, from noon to 9pm each day.
There is also a digital music compilation, which you can get for free if you donate to the fundraiser: https://donate.transplants.org/story/Burwebathon .
My song “Second Chance” is on the compilation, as well as several tracks by super singer-songwriter Catherine Wacha (https://catherinewacha.bandcamp.com/), who is an inspiration for this fundraiser.
Hoping to see your donation!
all best,
-BJ
…And we’re back (sort of!)…
It’s been a long year-plus without much in the way of live music… But with the widespread availability of great vaccines, it’s clear live music is coming back this summer! Free performances are coming back at some farmers’ markets, and other outdoor (and some indoor) live music is coming back!
Here are some opportunities that I’ll be involved in, in the coming months. I hope to let you know about even more as things develop!
Swissvale Farmers’ Market (2036 Noble Street, Swissvale): Starting on Saturday June 12, I’ll be playing 9-11am, and East End Appalachian Jam will be playing 11-1pm, almost every other Saturday, all summer long! There’s also a kickoff show Saturday June 5!
Make Music Pittsburgh: June 21, all over Pittsburgh! Check back here to find out when & where I’ll be playing.
Starlite Lounge Open Mic: Every Wednesday night at 8pm. The “regulars” (with special thanks to Michael Berkey and Devin Russian) have kept this open mic going online through the pandemic, and the live in-person event is starting up again at the Starlite Lounge in Blawnox.
Pittsburgh Songwriters’ Circle: First Wednesday of every month at 7pm, Starlite Lounge!
Play Music on the Porch: August 28, all over Pittsburgh (and all over the world!). Check back here to find out when & where I’ll be playing.
Hope to see you at one of these events!
-BJ
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Opening day for the 2021 Swissvale Farmers’ Market!! I’ll be playing 9-11am, and Donna O will be playing 11-1! See you there!
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I’ll be playing 9-11am, and East End Appalachian Jam will be playing 11-1! See you there!
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Make Music Pittsburgh (http://www.makemusicpittsburgh.org/) is part of an International day of music, June 21st, where musicians of all ages, music style, and skill level play music outdoors. To help celebrate, I’ll be playing an hour of so of music, starting at 6pm, at Church Brew Works on Liberty Avenue in Lower Lawrenceville.
See you there!
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I’ll be playing 9-11am, and East End Appalachian Jam will be playing 11-1! See you there!
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I’ll be playing 9-11am, and East End Appalachian Jam will be playing 11-1! See you there!
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I’ll be playing 9-11am, and David Faith will be playing 11-1! See you there!
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I’ll be playing 9-11am, and East End Appalachian Jam will be playing 11-1! See you there!
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What if for one day everything just stopped… and we all just listened to the music?
1:00pm to 5:00pm Saturday August 28 Listen on Facebook (brianjunkermusic), Youtube (bwjunker), or in person (bring a mask!) at 344 S. Evaline Street 15224!
Featuring:
Donna O
Devin Russian
Kate Snow
Paul Eisert
Ronni Weiss
Michael Berkey
Vince Rause
Cyndy Carroll
Brian Junker
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I’ll be playing 9-11am, and East End Appalachian Jam will be playing 11-1! See you there!
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I’ll be playing 9-11am, and East End Appalachian Jam will be playing 11-1! See you there!
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If the rain holds off, or only sprinkles, I’ll be playing 9-11am, and East End Appalachian Jam will be playing 11-1! See you there!
Come See Brad Yoder on his porch (or in Facebook!), Fri 9/4 @ 6:30pm
Brad’s playing songs live tomorrow evening (Fri., 9/4), from 6:30-8pm, weather permitting. Folks are invited to come and sit (socially distanced) out on the yard (we have some folding chairs), BYOB (but i have lots of ice!), and there’s a bathroom in the house available. 7211 Thomas Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15208-2506. He’ll also be live-streaming this, from https://facebook.com/bradyodermusic.
I’l be there too! — mostly running the livestream. See you there!
Play Music on the Porch Day 2020
Join me for music on Saturday Aug 29, 2020, for this year’s edition of Play Music On the Porch Day! Click on that to learn more about it, and to learn where–all over the world–there will be music! I’m going to get together with a couple of friends in my backyard where we can socially distance, and just play some tunes. I think we’ll try to stream some of it too (more on that later…)
Check out the organizer’s Facebook Event for more details!
The Green Leaves of Summer
I try not to post a lot of covers here, but I thought this turned out OK. The song is from the movie The Alamo, made famous I think by The Brothers Four. I was asked to do it for the funeral of a friend’s husband; this was their courting song.
Walk in the Rain!
Here’s a little happy/dorky tune that I wrote as part of fawm.org (Feburary Album Writing Month) this year. A little fancier version will appear on the annual compilation CD of the Pittsburgh Songwriters’ Circle. I’m looking forward to it!
An old-time medley
Here are a couple of songs that I like to play together. The first is one that I wrote in a hotel room as I was learning to play the banjo, named after the location of the hotel: Washington DC. The second is an old-time Appalachian dance/fiddle tune, Camp Meeting on the Fourth of July.