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Not For Coltrane

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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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#coltranetuesdays - s5ep52
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep52 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

Come join in one last time and watch the #livestream tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. ET - or anytime afterwards - at www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXm3...

#music #webcast

03.03.2026 03:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep52
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep52 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

So let's wrap this up with a show featuring all #protestsongs: Bring your #nfcstumptheband requests for songs from across time and genres that speak to our current societal and political situation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXm3...

03.03.2026 02:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep52
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep52 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

... and so it marks the finale of this season, and possibly the finale of this entire webcast I've been doing, off and on, since 2018. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXm3...

03.03.2026 02:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a protester holding a "No Kings" sign, 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"

Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a protester holding a "No Kings" sign, 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"

Though there are events of *far* greater import happening right now, this week also brings the 52nd #coltranetuesdays episode of this long, disjointed fifth season of shows ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXm3...

03.03.2026 02:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep51
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep51 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

Watch the #livestream tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. ET - or anytime afterwards - at www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwMJ...

#nfcstumptheband #music #webcast

24.02.2026 03:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep51
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep51 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

So in addition to continuing the #LoveAndSingOfJustice series of #protestsongs, this week's episode will also include a tribute to Ivy - who, like Coltrane, was a very Good Dog indeed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwMJ...

24.02.2026 03:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Colorful neckties - including two that each show images of black dogs - 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"

Colorful neckties - including two that each show images of black dogs - 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"

Folks who've been following the #coltranetuesdays show for a while may recall Ivy (the Dog), the sort-of successor to Coltrane (the Dog) who's been living with me for the past few years. Unfortunately, after a healthy span of dog-years, Ivy passed away this week. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwMJ...

24.02.2026 03:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep50
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep50 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

And then we'll try to keep that social justice theme going when we play #nfcstumptheband. Watch the #livestream tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. ET - or anytime afterwards - at www.youtube.com/watch?v=iip8...

#music #webcast

17.02.2026 02:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep50
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep50 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

... we're spotlighting a more contemporary songwriter who happens to be a Black lesbian, as well as a tremendous social justice music-maker: Crys Matthews. @crysmatthews.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=iip8...

17.02.2026 02:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a photo of singer-songwriter Crys Matthews with a guitar, 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"

Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a photo of singer-songwriter Crys Matthews with a guitar, 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"

The #coltranetuesdays #LoveAndSingOfJustice series on #protestsongs has so far focused on songs from the 1960s by straight white men - so this week, instead ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=iip8...

17.02.2026 02:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep49
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep49 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

The #livestream starts in just a bit - TODAY (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. ET - or watch anytime afterwards at www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc47...

#music #webcast

10.02.2026 16:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The #coltranetuesdays #LoveAndSingOfJustice series of #protestsongs continues this week with a #StumpTheBandDoOver of a Bob Dylan anthem from 1964 that was requested last week. And then we'll try to keep that theme going when we play #nfcstumptheband. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc47...

10.02.2026 16:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep48
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep48 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

And I'm hoping we'll keep the protest song theme going when we play #nfcstumptheband. The #livestream starts in just a bit - TODAY (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. ET - or watch anytime afterwards at www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cPg...

#music #webcast

03.02.2026 16:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a black-and-white portrait photo of Barry McGuire from 1965, 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"

Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a black-and-white portrait photo of Barry McGuire from 1965, 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"

For this month, the new #coltranetuesdays series will feature #protestsongs - I'm calling it #LoveAndSingOfJustice. We're starting with a controversial song that ended up going to number one on the charts in 1965; you can see what you think of my updated lyrics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cPg...

03.02.2026 16:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep47
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep47 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

We'll play a round of #nfcstumptheband, but I'm really hoping the request is for a protest song. Watch the #livestream tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. ET - or anytime afterwards - at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROBI...

#music #webcast

27.01.2026 03:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show detail of the cover of U2's "Achtung Baby" album, 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"

Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show detail of the cover of U2's "Achtung Baby" album, 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"

"How far you gonna go / Before you lose your way back home?" The #coltranetuesdays #JanU2esdays series continues tomorrow, following yet another difficult week in America. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROBI...

27.01.2026 03:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep46
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep46 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

And then we'll see what inspires us when we play #nfcstumptheband. The #livestream starts in just a bit - TODAY (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. ET - or watch anytime afterwards at www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAch...

#music #webcast

20.01.2026 15:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a painting of Nelson Mandela, 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"

Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a painting of Nelson Mandela, 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"

The #coltranetuesdays #janU2esdays series continues this week with U2's tribute to a man who - much like MLK Jr. - devoted his life to the fight for freedom and equality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAch...

20.01.2026 15:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep45
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep45 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

The #livestream starts in just a bit - TODAY (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. ET - or watch anytime afterwards at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrl_...

#music #webcast

13.01.2026 15:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep45
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep45 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

So this week's #coltranetuesdays #JanU2esdays features a U2 song that decries the horrors of violence and armed conflict - and I'm hoping we continue that theme when we play #nfcstumptheband. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrl_...

13.01.2026 15:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a cardboard protest sign with the words "This is not okay," 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"

Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a cardboard protest sign with the words "This is not okay," 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"

"I can't believe the news today / I can't close my eyes and make it go away." I've been thinking a lot about the killing of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot by an ICE officer last week in Minneapolis, and trying to figure out what to think, feel, and do in response. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrl_...

13.01.2026 15:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep44
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep44 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

And then we'll see what appropriate or inappropriate challenges you throw at me when we play #nfcstumptheband. Watch the #livestream tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. ET - or anytime afterwards - at www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBAd...

#music #webcast

06.01.2026 02:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show four men with musical instruments standing in a snowy field, 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"

Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show four men with musical instruments standing in a snowy field, 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"

As we lurch ahead into 2026, the #coltranetuesdays #JanU2esdays tradition continues again this year with the band's most appropriate song for starting off a new year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBAd...

06.01.2026 02:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep43
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep43 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

And then we'll see what you decide to bring me when we play #nfcstumptheband. Watch the #livestream tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. ET - or anytime afterwards - at www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlf9...

#music #webcast

30.12.2025 00:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a deep-sea sponge, 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"

Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a deep-sea sponge, 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"

For the #coltranetuesdays show on the penultimate day of 2025, we'll wrap up the #AuldAcquaintances series of songs I learned to play some 30 years ago with an original song that my songwriting partner brought to me while we were in high school. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlf9...

30.12.2025 00:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep42
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep42 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

And then we can see what else I remember - and what else I've forgotten - when we play a (seasonally-themed?) round of #nfcstumptheband. Watch the #livestream tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. - or anytime afterwards - at www.youtube.com/watch?v=z407...

#music #webcast

23.12.2025 02:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show sleigh bells, 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"

Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show sleigh bells, 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"

I don't actually know when I first learned to play some version of the song I'll use to start off this week's #coltranetuesdays show, but it sure was a long time ago - and I'm judging that it's long enough ago that it works for this month's #AuldAcquaintances series. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z407...

23.12.2025 02:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep41
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep41 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

The #timeshifted episode goes up in just a few minutes, TODAY (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. - or watch anytime after - at www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9_i...

#music #webcast

16.12.2025 16:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a colorful parrot, 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"

Colorful neckties - including one that appears to show a colorful parrot, 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"

For this week's installment in the #coltranetuesdays #AuldAcquaintances series of songs I learned 30 years ago, I'm playing a cut that featured on iconic albums from 1991 and 1994. And then we'll see how un-iconic things get when we play #nfcstumptheband. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9_i...

16.12.2025 16:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep40
#coltranetuesdays - s5ep40 YouTube video by Not For Coltrane

And then we'll test my rhythm and see what hits when we play #nfcstumptheband. Watch the #livestream tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:30 p.m. - or anytime afterwards - at www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvca...

#music #webcast

09.12.2025 02:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0