Uploaded August 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Friends of Old Puppy play Sand. "Sand" was written around about 1939 by Billy Abrams and Andy Iona. The Friends of Old Puppy band features Billy Wilson on Lap Steel Guitar, Steven Strauss on (Risa) electric soprano ukulele, Ed Johnson on wash-tub bass ("gutbucket"), and Cynthia Wilson on the drums. This music was recorded on April 9, 2011.
Videographed and sound engineered (such as it is) by Pip R. Lagenta. The video and audio are edited by Pip R. Lagenta.
Friends of Old Puppy play at the Nabolom Bakery in Berkeley every Saturday morning starting at 10 a.m.
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-- Recorded LIVE! --
Berkeley, California
Friends of Old Puppy play Sand. "Sand" was written around about 1939 by Billy Abrams and Andy Iona. The Friends of Old Puppy band features Billy Wilson on Lap Steel Guitar, Steven Strauss on (Risa) electric soprano ukulele, Ed Johnson on wash-tub bass ("gutbucket"), and Cynthia Wilson on the drums. This music was recorded on April 9, 2011.
Videographed and sound engineered (such as it is) by Pip R. Lagenta. The video and audio are edited by Pip R. Lagenta.
Friends of Old Puppy play at the Nabolom Bakery in Berkeley every Saturday morning starting at 10 a.m.
Elevator Pitch
-- Recorded LIVE! --
Berkeley, California








![Early Morning Full Set #011 Apr. 20, 2013 AUDIO ONLY! LIVE MUSIC
This Friends of Old Puppy set includes guest percussionist Rafael A. Herrera, and Steve Franacek on second ukulele, for the morning session at the Nabolom Bakery of Berkeley, California. This recordings Friends of Old Puppy set has Steven Strauss on Lanikai Concert ukulele, Steve Franacek on acoustic ukulele, Ed Johnson on wash-tub bass, and Rafael A. Herrera on box percussion. This music was recorded on April 20, 2013. Audio only! This video has very few images that were made on the same day and place that this audio was recorded. The audio is not represented by the visuals. Sound engineered and edited, such as it is, by Pip R. Lagenta. All photos are by Pip R. Lagenta.
[[Possibly too much with the Coffee Shop ambiance.]]
LIVE MUSIC @ Nabolom Bakery of Berkeley, California
While this recording is six years old, Steven Strauss and his band have a new venue, playing every Saturday morning at Spasso Coffeehouse, 6021 College Ave, Oakland, California. All are welcome. They take requests. Early Morning Full Set #011 Apr. 20, 2013 AUDIO ONLY! LIVE MUSIC](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yQDIw_CnZsU/mqdefault.jpg)

