Coming up in October!! Mr. Ichiyo Kishimoto would be my guest on my October talk event, “Keiko Walker’s Music Box” I’m personally really curious about the history, and the instrument itself so I intend to ask questions!! And as usuall we would be having a mini Live performance at the end so don’t forget to join us on October 9th Thursday!
10月のトーク・イベント、「Keiko Walker’s Music Box」のゲストは大好きなフィドル・プレイヤー、岸本一遥さんです！！フィドルの歴史、そしてBluegrass、Country、Irishなどのお話しなど沢山岸本さんに聞いて行きたいと思います！最後にコラボ・ライヴもありますので皆様ぜひ、ぜひお越しください♬
Thank you so much to everyone who came 😊 It seems like many of you were hearing us for the first time, and whether you’re into ROCK, BLUEGRASS, or COUNTRY, it made me so happy to see everyone getting into the music and having a great time ♥️
The band was on fire again—just like at February’s Stagecoach show. Such sharp, powerful playing!
And as always, thank you to Back In Town for everything ♥️♥️♥️ On the way home, I had tea with Yukito 🫖😉
The nextお越しくださいました皆様ありがとうございました😊 初めて聴いてくれた方も多かったみたいですが、ROCK好きな方も、BLUEGRASS好きな方も、 COUNTRY好きな方も、みんな盛り上がって聴いてくれていたのが嬉しい♥️ メンバーも2月のStagecouchに続き、キレキレの演奏最高！！
そして、Back In Town、いつもありがとう♥️♥️♥️ 帰りはYUKITOとお茶🫖😉
次回のRock’N Bluegrass Bandは7月20日、茅ヶ崎Stagecoachです！
Photo Credits🕊 ①Rock’N Bluegrass Band 齋藤ジョニー Keiko Walker おおやまけんじ 桑原達也 Johnny Yoshi Hiro ②Stage Photo from Back in Town／バックインタウン ③ 自撮り🤳by Keiko Nahoちゃん、Keiko、ケンちゃん、達也、Johnny Yoshi Hiro ④ Photo by マサキさん Keiko & 遊びに来てくれたNahoちゃん❤︎ ⑤Birthday Present 🎁 Thank you!
We lost a very dear old friend and a Super talented Bluegrass artist, Josh Otsuka.
Last night, after the live show, I opened Facebook and saw a post from Mr. Watanabe of BOM. I thought I must be seeing things—I looked twice, unable to believe it. The shock is overwhelming. My beloved, beloved Josh has passed away.
I first met Josh about 34 years ago, when I visited Kansai and dropped by his live show at Shaggy in Kobe. A true legend in Japan’s bluegrass scene, Josh was always so friendly to me, even though I was much younger. I remember us laughing together, always saying “Yay!” with big smiles.
In 2023, Seiji Katayama asked me, “I’d love to have Josh perform at the Chigasaki Jamboree—could you help connect us?” Josh came all the way from Kobe to join the Jamboree, and also appeared on my talk show, Keiko Walker’s Music Box. I’m so grateful to Seiji for giving us that opportunity.
After the show, the three of us—Seiji, Josh, and I—had a wonderful conversation. I never imagined that our cheerful “See you again!” would be the last.
今日少し落ち着ついてきました。
そして雨の中
最後の私たちまで居てくれた皆さんに感謝です
まさかの雨とは
をテーマにBlues-Rockのスーパーギタープレイヤー、松川純一郎氏をお迎えします
