Next gig, March 9th at Berryessa Gap

Come join Riggity Jig in the wilds of Winters for some fun tunes and great wine!  We'll be playing at Berryessa Gap on Saturday, March 9, from 6:00-8:00.  Taste some delicious, local wines, listen to the music, meet friends old and new, and maybe have a bite to eat before or after,at one of the nearby fine dining establishments.  Or stop by Putah Creek Cafe for a wood fired pizza and bring it in with you.  We'll be at the downtown tasting room, 15 Main Street, Winters, CA 95694. Berryessa Gap has music every Saturday, from 6:00-8:00, check out their calendar!

Robert Burns Night, Redux

If you missed our annual Robert Burns Night at Little Prague, well, you missed a lot!  And we missed you!  But local blogger and style maker Bev Sykes did a great job capturing the evening.  Check her blog post from Funny The World, for a front row seat.  All photos courtesy of Bev Sykes.

Robert Burns Night at Little Prague

Friday, January 25th, we will be celebrating the Scottish poet Robert Burns' birthday; with music and poetry and even traditional treats like haggis!  Please join us from 6-8 in the main dining room of Little Prague, and then from 8-10 we move to the bar for a bit more of a rolicksome time.  We'll be joined by Glaswegian Tom McKeith (actually from Clydebank, but we won't hold that against him) who will hold forth as master of ceremonies and master of recitations.  Joining the band and piping in the haggis will be local bagpiper Erik Leiken.

The folks at Little Prague always have some special menu items just for this event, as well as a grand assortment of whiskies to try, as well as many other liquid refreshments. Reservations are strongly encouraged if you want to join us in the dining room.  330 G Street, (530) 756-1107.

Hope to see you there!

“But pleasures are like poppies spread,
You seize the flower, it's bloom is shed;
Or, like the snow-fall in the river,
A moment white, then melts forever.”
― Robert Burns, Tam O'Shanter

(Almost) Halfway to St. Patrick's Day!

It's that time of year!  Join us at Little Prague for Halfway to St. Patrick's Day on Friday, September 14; 6:00 pm-9:00 pm on the patio.  We'll be joined by piper Erik Leiken, and the good food, refreshing drinks and tasty desserts will be flowing!

Reservations are a good idea!  530-756-1107

330 G Street in Davis.

http://littleprague.com/ 

[A haggis-free event]

Jigging it up at Sudwerk Dock! Friday, June 22

We'll be back at the Sudwerk Dock Store on Friday, June 22, 5:00-8:00 pm.

Piper Erik Leiken will be joining us, and there will be many great unique brews to try.  Never been to Sudwerk's Dock Store?  It's a great, casual space, where you can chat with the brewing staff, bring your dog or your kids, and have a fun time trying some fresh new beers, and making friends.  All that and free music!

2001 2nd Street in Davis.
http://www.facebook.com/sudwerkbrew

http://sudwerkbrew.com/brews/category/dock-brews

Second Saturday at the Bike Kitchen

Join Riggity Jig at the Bike Kitchen for Second Saturday in Midtown, Saturday, May 12, 6:00-10:00 pm.  We'll be opening for Whiskey & Stitches, and it's going to be a great evening of art, music, bikes and more!  Expect us on between 6:00-8:30.

Fiddlers' Jam at the Scottish Games in Woodland, April 28 and 29, 2012

Several of us Riggity Jiggers will be sitting in with the Fiddlers' Jam Sessions at this weekend's Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & Festival at the Yolo County Fairgrounds in Woodland. Bring an instrument if you'd like to sit in with the group on stage, or just bring your ears and listen in from the audience.

In case you think you might have trouble hearing the music, here's something that may convince you otherwise. I just received as a gift a peculiar little 1810 volume entitled "A Manual of Useful Knowledge &c. &c.," which proves itself worthy of the title by even one single entry, such as the following:

#271. To Make a Deaf Man hear the sound of a Musical Instrument. 

IT must be a stringed instrument, with a neck of some length, as a lute, a guitar, or the like, and before you begin to play, you must by signs, direct the deaf man to take hold with his teeth, of the end of the neck of the instrument, for then if one strikes the strings with the bow one after another, the sound will enter the deaf man's mouth, and be conveyed to the organ of hearing through the hole in the palate, and thus the deaf man will hear with a great deal of pleasure the sound of the instrument, as has been several times experienced; nay, those who are not deaf may make the experiment themselves, by stopping their ears so as not to hear the instrument, and then holding the end of the instrument in their teeth, while another touches the strings.

You see? There's no excuse for not coming to hear! Just remember to ask the musician politely for permission before you apply your teeth to the neck of the instrument. I'm sure he or she will happily agree to let you do so.