'That nine-pound hammer, it killed John Henry,
but it won't kill me, no it won't kill me...'
After hauling ass down to West Virginny for our noon full-band set, it was more ass-hauling back east for a bluegrass trio gig at the Four Seasons Brewing Co. in Latrobe. My fingers were destroyed by the end of the night, but we had a good time and I debuted my first attempt at writing a full-on bluegrass song, "Streetlight Mama." It hits all the requisite notes for bluegrass: unrequited love, violence and murder.
NOTE: The sound is not great, due to poor mic placement and due to Four Seasons essentially being a giant concrete box, so caveat emptor!
Click here to download/stream the set courtesy of Archive.org! (NOTE No. 2: At least presently, the Archive page says this is a concert by Charlie Hunter, because I was not paying close enough attention when selecting a band from the eTree list. We're right next to one another...)
Early set:
New Mexican Shuffle
Deep River Blues (D. Watson)
Have Someone Play Dixie For Me (P. Roy)
Blackjack Molly
Peggy-O (Trad., Dead arr.)
Boys in the Barroom (R. Hunter) >
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Althea (Dead)
Cocaine Blues (L. Jordan)
Let Me Love You One More Time (Stanley Bros.)
Strange Moon
Ophelia (The Band)
Junko Partner (J. Waynes)
Streetlight Mama*
Midnight Special (Leadbelly)
Midnight Moonlight (P. Rowan) >
Mighty High (J. Ligon) >
Midnight Moonlight Reprise
Late set:
It's Raining Here This Morning (Stanley Bros.)
Hold Me Back
The Old Home Place (Webb/Jayne)
Nine Pound Hammer (M. Travis)
Me and My Uncle (J. Phillips) >
Eat My Dust (D. Grisman)
Roving Gambler (Stanley Bros.)
Salt Creek (Trad.)
Salt Creek (Trad.)
A Lonesome Night (Stanley Bros.)
Stack-a-Lee (Trad., Rebennack arr.)
Honey Babe (E. Bishop)
You Better Get Right (Stanley Bros.) >
Big River (J. Cash)
I Know You Rider (Trad., Dead arr.)
Friend of the Devil (Dead) >
Blackberry Blossom (A. Smith) >
Friend of the Devil
How Mountain Girls Can Love (Stanley Bros.) >
Fox on the Run (T. Hazzard)
*First time played
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