Video here: https://youtu.be/98ovbVfVd94

From once upon a time at the Belle Cora in San Francisco's North Beach, legendary Ben Misterka and friends deliver this sweet rendition of 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken?' - originally released in 1908 as a hymn written by Charles H. Gabriel - a song about hope and perseverance in the face of adversity, with Tony Martinez on congas, Blake Ritterman on drums and Keith Waters on bass.

Ben Misterka - Guitar   https://www.bmisterkamusic.com/
Blake Ritterman - Drums  https://blakedrums.jimdofree.com/
Keith Waters - Bass
Tony Martinez - Congas   https://tonymartineztrio.com/

Located at 565 Green Street, Belle Cora offers a delicious food menu in addition to wines and craft beers, alongside live music.
http://thebellecora.com/

#SanFrancisco #NorthBeach #WillTheCircleBeUnbroken #BenMisterka #Guitar #BlakeRitterman #Drums #KeithWaters #Bass #TonyMartinez #Congas #Hymn #BelleCora #CharlesGabriel #Cover #AlcatrazRadio

Ben Misterka & Friends - 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken'

Video here: https://youtu.be/qoE66zP_-PM

Legendary Christopher Ford Band delivering another neighborhood gem from North Beach's Belle Cora - 'Bartender's Blues' - a song written in 1977 by James Taylor - as seen from a Bartender's perspective.

Guitar & Vocals - Christopher Ford
Bass Guitar - John Seabury 
Steel Guitar - David Phillips
Drums - Randy Lee Odell

http://christopher-ford.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Christopher-Ford-Band-347168080577/

Located at 565 Green Street, Belle Cora offers a delicious food menu in addition to wines and craft beers, alongside live music.
http://thebellecora.com/

#SanFrancisco #NorthBeach #BelleCora  #ChristopherFordBand #BartendersBlues #JamesTaylor #GeorgeJones #Cover #ChristopherFord #Guitar #BassGuitar #JohnSeabury #SteelGuitar #DavidPhillips #RandyLeeOdell #Drums  #AlcatrazRadio

Christopher Ford Band - 'Bartender's Blues'

Video here: https://youtu.be/kzrXcMs8Hsc

Recently captured at San Francisco's iconic 'Saloon' in North Beach, Bay Area legends Jinx Jones Trio deliver this beautiful rendition of 'Diamond Head', written by Danny Hamilton and released by The Ventures in 1964 - a song about surfing.

https://www.jinxjones.com/

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Located at 1232 Grant Avenue, 'The Saloon' is San Francisco's oldest bar and best place to hear live blues. 
http://www.sfblues.net/Saloon.html

#SanFrancisco #Saloon #JinxJonesTrio #DiamondHead #Ventures #Cover #DannyHamilton #Northbeach #AlcatrazRadio

Jinx Jones Trio - 'Diamond Head'

From North Beach's First Fridays at Foreign Lens on Green Street in San Francisco, virtuoso pianist Ben Ames performs alongside dance choreographer Orina Lee ( 昀芯李 ) in a piece called 'Fire Dance' - a thing of beauty - symbolizing the Chinese 'Year of the Tiger' - where Tibetan throat singing awakens a spirit.

Video here:
https://youtu.be/t4A8vvpAtP0

#SanFrancisco #ForeignLens #FirstFriday #NorthBeach #GreenStreet #BenAmes #OrinaLee #FireDance #YearOfTheTiger #ThroatSinging #Tibet #AlcatrazRadio

Ben Ames @ Foreign Lens - 'Fire Dancer'

Captured while at North Beach's 'First Friday' in September, Colectivo CalleSon delivering this beautiful son called 'El Siquisirí' (Son Jarocho) while performing in front of neighborhood favorite bar called 'Church Key' on Grant Avenue.
Are you a virtual tipper? 
Don't be shy, Venmo @Evelyn-donaji
 Video here:
https://youtu.be/QiRqtKqvj90

#sanfrancisco #firstfriday #calleson #elsiquisirí #sonjarocho #churchkey #northbeach #alcatrazradio

Colectivo CalleSon - 'El Siquisirí' (Son Jarocho)

Recently from the heart of North Beach, juggler and violinist artist Jefferson Freire performing his own violin freestyle while balancing on a unicycle.

Follow his work on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/jugglerjefferson/
Are you a virtual tipper? 
Buy this man a coffee - Venmo @jugglerjefferson

Video here:
https://youtu.be/Wg9WQLEJ5GY

#sanfrancisco #jeffersonFreire #juggler #violinist #northbeach #alcatrazradio

Jefferson Freire @ North Beach - 'Violin Freestyle'

Just in time for May Day,  Angus Martin delivering this sweet rendition of 'L'Internationale' - a song about unity in the face of fascism. The original French lyrics were written in June 1871 by Eugène Pottier, something about a final combat. 

https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/AngusMartin

Video here:
https://youtu.be/NdEtqgkWcBo

 #SanFrancisco #AngusMartin #Piano #LInternationale #LutteFinale #EugènePottier #France #ZoomQ2n #AlcatrazRadio

Angus Martin - 'L'Internationale'  *La lutte finale

Recently from another brilliant Monday night at Tupelo 'Monday Night Band' featuring local maestro Rado Randriamamonjy on guitar and vocals delivering this pristine rendition of 'Prototype' by Outkask - a song about love - and if it's not perfect, it's a prototype - alongside Mike Toth on Bass, Danielle Wansley-Strong on Drums.

Located at 1337 Grant Avenue in San Francisco, Tupelo hosts live music 7 nights a week alongside a delicious food menu. 
http://tupelosf.com/

Video Here:
https://youtu.be/Pj6OWL-c6MQ

#sanfrancisco #northbeach #tupelo #mondaynightband #prototype #outkast #cover #radorandriamamonjy #music #miketoth #bass #daniellewansleystrong #drums #alcatrazradio

Monday Night Band @ Tupelo - 'Prototype' (feat. Rado)

From once upon a time at San Francisco's iconic Tupelo, local legend Teague Kernan delivering this sweet rendition of '16 Tons' alongside keyboard player Parris Bertolucci and drummer Randy Lee Odell of the GG Amos trio, a song written by Merle Travis about getting deeper into debt. 

Located at 1337 Grant Avenue in San Francisco, Tupelo hosts live music 7 nights a week alongside a delicious food menu. 

http://tupelosf.com/

 Video located here:
https://youtu.be/2QeUOJ_z3wE

#sanfrancisco #northbeach #tupelo #teaguekernan #16tons #merletravis #parrisbertolucci #randyleeodell #alcatrazradio

Teague Kernan & Friends  - '16 Tons'

Dedicated to her legendary father Bert Delfino, Malaysian based Jazz singer Junji Delfino delivering this heartfelt rendition of 'Blame It On My Youth', a jazz standard written by Oscar Levant (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics) in 1934, a song about love and wisdom - alongside the Vince Lateano Trio while at Sweeties Art Bar.  

Video here:
https://youtu.be/x_lHxhPbCL8

#sanfrancisco #SweetiesArtBar #FranciscoStreet #VinceLateanoTrio #JunjiDelfino #BlameItOnMyYouth #SanFrancisco

Vince Lateano Trio (feat. Junji Delfino) - 'Blame It On My Youth'

Captured in Sausalito, brothers Angus and Hugo Martin deliver this spontaneously improvised piece minted 'Simone's Serenade', named after Simone Wedell whose subtle melody is heard in the background.

Piano - Hugo Martin
Accordion - Angus Martin
Background  - Simone Wedell

Video: https://youtu.be/SSJq14YD_5Q

#AlcatrazRadio #Sausalito #PianoRoom #AngusMartin #SimoneWedell #HugoMartin #SimonesSerenade #Piano #Accordion #Jazz #Improvized

Angus & Hugo Martin - 'Simone's Serenade'

Portland based artist Ezza Rose delivers this beautiful rendition of 'Blue Bayou', written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, about love and hard times. 

http://www.ezzaroseband.com/

VENMO: @Ezza-Rose

#SanFrancisco #EzzaRose #BlueBayou #Cover #AlcatrazRadio

Ezza Rose - 'Blue Bayou'

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