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Not For Coltrane
@notforcoltrane.com
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A guy with a guitar, from Bethlehem, PA. Acoustic rock and folk with evocative storytelling and humor, and no music whatsoever by John Coltrane. (Sorry!)
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One of my kids recently introduced me to a seasonally-appropriate song for mid-November by a performer I'd never heard of - making the song a pretty good fit for the #coltranetuesdays #NewToMeVember series! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uawE...
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a man with a red shirt, a Santa hat, and a moustache, and another with an image of a dog - hang from a partially-open, closet-like door. Superimposed are the words "#ColtraneTuesdays - most tuesdays at 12 30 - youtube-dot-com/notforcoltrane - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-The-Band Game"
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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In addition to Election Day, tomorrow (Tuesday) also marks the start of the #coltranetuesdays #NewToMeVember series: All month, I'll be leading off with songs I haven't tried to play before, and we're beginning with a 1973 classic about standing up & getting involved. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLVw...
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a street protest with a person holding up an American flag, and another with an image of a dog - hang from a partially-open, closet-like door. Superimposed are the words "#ColtraneTuesdays - most tuesdays at 12 30 - youtube-dot-com/notforcoltrane - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-The-Band Game"
November 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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TOMORROW (Tuesday)! Come with me, take my hand, and join us In The Garden Of Eden: The 2025 #coltranetuesdays #Looptober series is set to wrap up with the annual one-person performance of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," featuring far more instruments than is reasonable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cwp...
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a detail of Adam, Eve, and Jesus in "The Garden of Earthly Delights" by Hieronymus Bosch, and another with an image of a dog - hang from a partially-open, closet-like door. Superimposed are the words "#ColtraneTuesdays - most tuesdays at 12 30 - youtube-dot-com/notforcoltrane - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-The-Band Game"
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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The #coltranetuesdays #Looptober series continues this week with a song that requires me to attempt to play one of the most iconic bass guitar breaks of all time - which I fully intend to render in my characteristic, under-rehearsed, "not terrible" style! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfk5...
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show repeated "Hello, my name is ..." nametag stickers, and another with an image of a dog - hang from a partially-open, closet-like door. Superimposed are the words "#ColtraneTuesdays - most tuesdays at 12 30 - youtube-dot-com/notforcoltrane - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-The-Band Game"
October 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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For this week's #coltranetuesdays, we'll continue our #Looptober series with a reliable crowd-pleaser that's nonetheless a bit outside my usual wheelhouse. And then we'll see how far out things get when we play #nfcstumptheband.
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a map of the US East Coast, with a jar of honey superimposed on North and South Carolina - hang from a partially-open, closet-like door. Superimposed are the words "#ColtraneTuesdays - most tuesdays at 12 30 - youtube-dot-com/notforcoltrane - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-The-Band Game"
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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We've gone quite a while without a new #coltranetuesdays episode, so we're starting back up again tomorrow (Tuesday) - just in time for #Looptober! See what kind of loopy shenanigans I get up to with an astronomically-inspired song, and then start your own shenanigans when we play #nfcstumptheband.
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show an image of the Milky Way, and another with an image of a dog - hang from a partially-open, closet-like door. Superimposed are the words "#ColtraneTuesdays - most tuesdays at 12 30 - youtube-dot-com/notforcoltrane - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-The-Band Game"
October 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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As you may have heard me mention on the radio (thanks, WDVR!) or TV (thanks, WFMZ!), I'll be performing at College Hill Porchfest TOMORROW - Sunday, Sept. 28! I'm on at 1 p.m., kicking off a full afternoon of music at the fountain in Nevin Park. collegehillporchfest.org/map/
On the left, the logo for College Hill Porchfest includes clipart images of a porch swing and musical notes. On the right, a smiling man with a shaved head and wearing a blue shirt and necktie smiles at the camera while holding a guitar.
September 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Huge thanks to Eve Russo and the crew at @wfmz.com 69 News for welcoming me on for #MusicMonday this morning to talk about Sunday's College Hill Porchfest - and extra special thanks to Eve for jumping in with me on "The Wind and the Rain"! Check out the video: www.wfmz.com/entertainmen...
A woman in a yellow dress gestures while responding to the singing of a man with a guitar, who has a blue shirt, a necktie, and a shaved head. Text at the bottom reads "College Hill Porchfest: Sunday, Sept. 28 in Easton."
September 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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TOMORROW MORNING! I'll be joining Eve Russo and Jaciel Cordoba on @wfmz.com 69News at Sunrise for #MusicMonday, to play a few tunes and talk about next Sunday's College Hill Porchfest in #EastonPA. Hope you can join us, or watch the vids online afterwards! #localmusic
A smiling man with a shaved head sits with a guitar. On the left are superimposed logos from WFMZ-TV 69News and College Hill Porchfest, and the words "Music Monday: Sept. 22 at 8:20 and 8:50 a.m."
September 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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TONIGHT! It's a rare Not For Coltrane full-band gig - I'm headed to Nevin Park in #eastonpa for this month's #LiveAtNevinPark concert, brought to you by The Village On College Hill and by College Hill PorchFest. The show is FREE, so bring a lawn chair and join us at 6pm!

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Images of a man with a guitar, a woman with a drum kit, and another man surround a photo of a fountain in a park with trees in the background. Overlaid are the words: "Live at Nevin Park - Not For Coltrane and Friends - Saturday, July 19, 2025 - College Hill, Easton, PA"
July 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Hey, everybody - the #coltranetuesdays show is going on a summer break for the next few weeks. My schedule is bonkers right now, and I can't quite keep up with posting (or re-posting) an episode each week. (1/2)
A closet-like door with colorful neckties hanging from it also has a handwritten sign taped to it, reading "On summer break." Superimposed on the photo are the words "#coltranetuesdays - most Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. - youtube.com/notforcoltrane - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-The-Band Game"
June 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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We wrap up this #coltranetuesdaysredux run with a 2020 #coltranetuesdays tribute to the late Bob Grover, a guy from Jersey whose heart always was in Texas.
A photo of an older man with a cowboy hat singing into a microphone is overlaid with the words "#coltranetuesdays #coltranetuesdaysredux - s.2, ep.26, may 16, 2020 - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-the-Band Game."
May 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Just finished the edit on this week's #coltranetuesdaysredux - a #coltranetuesdays episode from five years ago featuring that song by Sixpence None the Richer, attempts at prog rock and rap, and more #nfcstumptheband shenanigans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbxL...
On the left, a photo of a Hershey's kiss in purple wrapping is overlaid with the words "#coltranetuesdays - #coltranetuesdaysredux - s.2, ep. 25 - may 19, 2020 - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-The-Band Game." On the right side, a bald, pale-skinned man plays guitar.
May 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Hey, folks. Welp, I've been fighting off a pretty bad cold, and I've run out of time to pull the edit together to post a #coltranetuesdaysredux video this week.

#music #webcast
A photo shows a chaotic pile of neckties, electronic drum kit parts, and a rubber chicken. Superimposed are the words "#ColtraneTuesdays - most Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. - youtube.com/notforcoltrane - Please stand by"
May 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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An original song, some #nfcstumptheband requests for classic American folksongs, and inopportune technical difficulties all feature in this week's #coltranetuesdaysredux episode ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zusr...

#music #webcast
On the left, a photo a bush with bright pink flowers is overlaid with the words "#coltranetuesdays #coltranetuesdaysredux - s.2, ep.24, may 12, 2020 - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-the-Band Game." On the right, a bald, pale-skinned sings and plays guitar.
May 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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This week our ongoing #coltranetuesdaysredux journey takes us back to a #coltranetuesdays episode from Cinco de Mayo 2020, featuring - appropriately enough ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2YB...
On the left, a photo of a desk calendar from May 2020 is overlaid with the words "#coltranetuesdays #coltranetuesdaysredux - s.2, ep.23, may 5, 2020 - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-the-Band Game." On the right, a bald, pale-skinned man gestures with both hands while holding a guitar in his lap.
April 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Our #coltranetuesdaysredux journey through the early days of the 2020 pandemic lockdowns continues with today's featured #coltranetuesdays episode, including an original song, a couple of inspiring songs ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpU4...
On the left, a photo of guitar in front of a black drape is overlaid with the words "#coltranetuesdays #coltranetuesdaysredux - s.2, ep.21, april 21, 2020 - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-the-Band Game." On the right, a bald, pale-skinned man gives an exaggerated thumbs-up while holding a guitar.
April 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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It's time for #GrungeWeek in the #coltranetuesdaysredux series, with a #coltranetuesdays episode from five years ago featuring a classic Nirvana cover and a whole lot of grunge energy in everything else - including the #nfcstumptheband attempts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jj2...
On the left, a photo of a heart-shaped wooden box is overlaid with the words "#coltranetuesdays #coltranetuesdaysredux - s.2, ep.21, april 21, 2020 - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-the-Band Game." On the right, a bald man screams a song lyric while playing an acoustic guitar.
April 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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I'm running pretty far behind on getting things posted for today's #coltranetuesdaysredux, but the video will still go up on time! Take a #coltranetuesdays journey back five years, to the early days of the pandemic lockdowns ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTkh...
On the left, a photo of a tulip flower is superimposed with the words "#coltranetuesdays - #coltranetuesdaysredux - s.2 ep 20 - april 14, 2020 - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-The-Band Game." On the right, a bald man wearing a necktie holds a guitar.
April 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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This afternoon, come along on a #coltranetuesdaysredux journey back to April 2020 and the early days of the pandemic lockdown for an *extra-long* #coltranetuesdays episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8tT...

#music #webcast
On the left side, a photo shows a webcam, a laptop, a guitar, and various other pieces of equipment scattered in a stairwell; superimposed are the words "#coltranetuesdays, #coltranetuesdays redux, s.2, ep. 19 - april 7, 2020; featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-the-Band Game." On the right side, a bald, light-skinned man gestures while holding a guitar.
April 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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For this 30th (!!) episode of the current #coltranetuesdays season, we wrap up our month-long #LoopyMarch journey with an acoustic, looped version of a classic road-trip song. And then we'll see what kind of a trip I get sent on when we play #nfcstumptheband. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsad...
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show an image of a highway map, and another with an image of a dog - hang from a partially-open, closet-like door. Superimposed are the words "#ColtraneTuesdays - most tuesdays at 12 30 - youtube-dot-com/notforcoltrane - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-The-Band Game"
March 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Due to a last-minute schedule conflict, it's another hastily arranged #timeshifted #coltranetuesdays episode this week as we continue with the #LoopyMarch theme. And then we'll see what kind of hasty arrangements I come up with when we play #nfcstumptheband. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMkC...
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show an image of a hand forming a letter L on the forehead of a cartoon face, and another with an image of a dog - hang from a partially-open, closet-like door. Superimposed are the words "#ColtraneTuesdays - most tuesdays at 12 30 - youtube-dot-com/notforcoltrane - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-The-Band Game"
March 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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This week the #coltranetuesdays #LoopyMarch series continues with another of my inventive covers featuring looped acoustic guitar. And then we'll see if you throw me for a loop when we play #nfcstumptheband. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2WF...
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show an image of the earth wearing a crown, and another with an image of a dog - hang from a partially-open, closet-like door. Superimposed are the words "#ColtraneTuesdays - most tuesdays at 12 30 - youtube-dot-com/notforcoltrane - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-The-Band Game"
March 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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It's time to #MarchFourth into a new #coltranetuesdays theme, so this month we #MarchToTheLoop! Um, we #MarchToTheBeatOfTheLooper! Maybe we just have #LoopyMarch? The point is, it's a month spotlighting inventive covers featuring looped acoustic guitar.
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show poker chips and playing cards, and another with an image of a dog - hang from a partially-open, closet-like door. Superimposed are the words "#ColtraneTuesdays - most tuesdays at 12 30 - youtube-dot-com/notforcoltrane - featuring the Not For Coltrane Stump-The-Band Game"
March 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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We wrap up the #coltranetuesdays #BlackHistoryMonth series with a tribute to the Queen of Soul - the one and only Aretha Franklin - by way of the Lehigh Valley's own Queen of the Blues, @bevconklin.bsky.social of the BC Combo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jke...
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep26
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February 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM