Tag: The Ugly Mug

  • The Ugly Mug (open mic) – February 7, 2022

    1. There Will Come Soft Rains, by Sara Teasdale 2. The Tune, by Sara Teasdale 3. Child, Child, by Sara Teasdale © 2022, Mark R. Adams. All rights reserved.

  • The Ugly Mug (open mic) – December 27, 2021

    Twenty Twenty-one afforded few opportunities to perform live, but I was able to visit The Ugly Mug twice before the close of the year. I’ve been a regular patroon of the cafe since the mid-1990s, and I first performed at their weekly open mic in 2009. I’m hoping there will be more opportunities to perform…

  • The Ugly Mug (open mic) – November 15, 2021

    First open mic in nearly two years. I debuted the following: 1. “The Answer” (1915), by Sara Teasdale 2. “Leaves” (1915), by Sara Teasdale Sara Teasdale contributed three poems to Poetry, A Magazine of Verse, in 1915, including the two selections above and “Morning.” These were subsequently published in Rivers to the Sea, also published…

  • The Ugly Mug (open mic) – December 21, 2015

    1. Heart of Gold (Greensleeves) 2. L’Envio © 2015 – 2021, Mark R. Adams. All rights reserved.

  • The Ugly Mug (open mic) – August 24, 2015

    Debuted two new arrangements: 1. “An Old Story” (1919), by Edwin Arlington Robinson 2. “My Childhood Home I See Again” (1846), by Abraham Lincoln My 33rd open mic performance at The Ugly Mug. The full text of Lincoln’s poem can be found here. © 2015 – 2021, Mark R. Adams. All rights reserved.

  • The Ugly Mug (open mic) – June 22, 2015

    1. Highways Heading Home 2. I’ll Press On Original songs. My 32nd appearance at The Ugly Mug. © 2015 – 2021, Mark R. Adams. All rights reserved.

  • The Ugly Mug — February 14, 2014

    Performed with Katreen Fenton at her husband’s art showing at The Ugly Mug. 1. L.O.V.E. (Nat King Cole) 2. Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley) 3. All I Want is You (U2) 4. Every Breath You Take (Sting) 5. Scarborough Fair, traditional, new arrangement by Mark Adams 6. Make You Feel My Love (Adele)…

  • The Ugly Mug – November 25, 2013

    1. I Need You 2. She’s Like the Wind (31) © 2013 – 2021, Mark R. Adams. All rights reserved.

  • The Ugly Mug (open mic) – October 21, 2013

    1. Highways Heading Home 2. Six O’clock on a Lonely Shore (30) © 2013 – 2021, Mark R. Adams. All rights reserved.

  • The Ugly Mug (open mic) – October 14, 2013

    1. Heart of Gold (Greensleeves) 2. A Dream Within a Dream, by Edgar Allan Poe (29) © 2013 – 2021, Mark R. Adams. All rights reserved.