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NOVEMBER 2008 - October came, and quickly went along with Halloween. November is here now and soon we’ll be eating turkey. The long Florida summer is over and now it’s unseasonably cold. Got an Email from an English friend of mine who lives near London. Usually not much snow falls there in the winter, yet it snowed a few days ago. Maybe we’re all in for a cold winter. I prefer the summers. I’m up in my music room now. It’s about 7:30am and cold. I’ve got an electric heater on full blast.

The “Eclectic Treehouse” Blue Series limited edition is almost sold out. I’ll soon be running a second limited edition called the Green Series.

This month on Saturday, November 1st, I’ll be at the Attic Door in Winter Garden from 8:00 to 11:00pm and there again on Thursday, November 13th from 7:00 to 10:00pm. The Attic Door is the neighborhood “club house” - Wine, beer, food, coffee, ice cream. Check out www.myspace.com/jrsatticdoor.

On Sunday, November 2nd, I’ll be performing at the Barberville Jamboree. My daughter Shelby will also be performing. http://www.folkfiddle.com/barber.htmGreat music and folk venders selling their wares.

On Saturday, November 29th, I’ll be performing at The Yalaha Bakery, 10:00 to 12:00pm. Check www.yalahabakery.com


OCTOBER 2008 - I’m back from the UK. Always enjoy my time there. This year it was a bit cold and rained often, but still had a great time playing gigs and seeing friends.  So now October has arrived and with it comes a slight change in the Florida weather bringing cooler nights. We also have Halloween to look forward to.  READ MORE


SEPTEMBER 2008 -This will be short and sweet.  On Wednesday, September 24th, I’ll be at the Vineyard from 7:00 to 10:00pm.  Located at 4848 Apopka Vineland Rd,  the Vineyard is an intimate, upscale wine bar. It’s a great place to hang with friends, have a drink and listen to live music.  READ MORE


AUGUST 2008 - Hope you all are enjoying the summer. For me, the summer has been a time to commit myself to getting healthy, eating good and all that. I’ve been enjoying playing music and kicking back when I can. READ MORE


JULY 2008 - I’ve been a bit under the weather. Feeling better now, but I’m cutting back on my gigs this month.  READ MORE


JUNE 2008 - I’m sitting at the computer up in my music room. So far this year, the temp has been cool enough for me to open the windows for comfortable air. The evenings especially, with a nice breeze have been wonderful. Not so today. The AC is on with the arrival of June in Florida. In a few weeks, summer will officially be here.  READ MORE


MAY 2008 - The last few months my gigs haven’t been listed chronologically. The dates jump around. They’re  organized by venue. Hope that hasn’t been confusing. Here’s my gigs for the month of May.  READ MORE


APRIL 2008 - Spring is here in Orlando. Our winter was mild in comparison to many cities around the US. I always have to remind myself of that when I complain about the cold here. I’ve lived in Orlando for 16 and a half years. Before that I was in Southern California for over 22 years. I have no tolerance for cold weather. I guess I’m in the right place.  READ MORE


MARCH 2008 - I few months ago, I was asked to write a song with a young pop artist named Jesse Hart. Pop music isn’t my thing, but I thought I’d try my hand at it. Jesse and I got together a few times and wrote “Born In Brazil”. Jesse asked me to produce a recording of the song and then returned to the west coast. After giving this project some thought, I decided the way I wanted to go was to combine “real” traditional instruments with “samples”. What I was after was a recording that had a good feel but also utilized some of the sounds of contemporary recordings. I pulled together some good musicians and Roger Lopez, my engineer friend. We finished the recording a few weeks ago. Listen to it on Jesse’s site www.myspace.com/jessehartmusic Click on “Born In Brazil” on the player.  READ MORE


FEBRUARY 2008 - Hi friends.  Back with another installment of News & Events.  Now that I’m done producing the instrumental CD, “Eclectic Treehouse”, I’ve decided to start writing more songs with lyrics. I have no intentions at this time of releasing yet another CD, but I will keep writing and recording songs. Most likely I’ll release the songs as digital downloads. I just posted two new songs on Myspace, “First Thought This Morning” and “American In London” You can hear them at www.myspace.com/bobrafkin READ MORE


JANUARY 2008 - Happy New Year!!! Wishing you and all a great 2008.  Got a few things to tell you.  The new CD Eclectic Treehouse can now be purchased through my web site, via PayPal. This is a 150 limited edition series. The CDs are numbered and signed. Eclectic Treehouse is also available as a digital download through links from this web site.  READ MORE


DECEMBER 2007 - The new instrumental CD, “Eclectic Treehouse” has been released. Yeah!!! To start, the CD will only be available as a 150 limited edition series. Each CD will be numbered and signed, and so “Eclectic Treehouse" will not be sold on the CD Baby site. It will be available only at my performances and soon through the bobrafkin.com web site.  READ MORE


NOVEMBER 2007 - The new instrumental CD “Eclectic Treehouse” will be released in about a month. Today I received the completed watercolor painting for the cover. Love it. The artist is Gina Levit. She does beautiful work. Check out her web site www.ginalevitgallery.com.  The next step is the graphics for the booklet and the CD. Then it’s off to the manufacturer. READ MORE

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