Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 18

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 18: Tombstone Bluegrass

I was going to call this one “Tangled Up in Bluegrass,” but it turns out there’s an official release by that name, so “Tombstone Bluegrass” it is. From bluegrass legends like Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson to newgrass combos like String Cheese Incident and Yonder Mountain String Band, Dylan’s music is beloved among purveyors of mountain music. Only one new song to the NSD canon this time (“Father of Night” by Tim O’Brien), but but 14 new artists to the series. A few of these tracks might not technically fall into the bluegrass genre, but they all fit together quite nicely.

As usual, thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the folks who’ve sent me recordings, the fine artists who’ve created cover artwork, and especially the performers and composer. Due to the many different sources, I am not including lineages. I have done nothing to the original files but normalize the levels and fade in and out on each track (using Cool Edit). Please keep the suggestions and files coming–if you’ve got something good, please PM me.

Enjoy!

01 You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Earl Scruggs (Jul 3, 2002, The Meadows, Steamboat Springs, CO)
02 She Belongs to Me – Jerry Garcia and Dave Grisman (May 10, 1992, Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA)
03 Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You – Larry Keel and Natural Bridge (May 29, 2005, Smilefest, Mills River, NC)
04 Tangled Up in Blue – String Cheese Incident (Apr 7, 2005, Big Easy Concert House, Spokane, WA)
05 The Times They Are a-Changin’ – Blueground Undergrass (Aug 6, 1998, Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA)
06 Tombstone Blues – Hit and Run Bluegrass (Aug 5, 2005, Millennium Harvest House, Boulder, CO)
07 It Takes a Lot to Laugh – Yonder Mountain String Band (Oct 22, 2005, State Theatre, East Falls Church, VA)
08 Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Doc and Merle Watson (Jul 4, 1980, Freedom Park, Charlotte, NC)
09 Father of Night – Tim O’Brien (Jun 15, 1996, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA)
10 Wallflower – David Bromberg Band (Dec 14, 1985, Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia,PA)
11 Girl From the North Country – Tony Rice Unit (Feb 23, 1991, Town Crier, Pawling, NY)
12 Walk Out in the Rain – Del McCoury Band (Oct 2, 2004, Smiley Hollow, Ridgetop, TN)
13 Tomorrow is a Long Time – Wayward Sons (Dec 28, 2005, Quioxte’s True Blue, Denver, CO)
14 You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go – The Waifs (Jul 23, 2005, Finger Lakes Grassroots Music Festival, Trumansburg, NY)
15 Abandoned Love – Watkins Family Hour (Nov 2, 2006, Largo, Los Angeles, CA)
16 Oh Sister – Gillian Welch and David Rawlings (Apr 28, 2004, Orange Peel, Asheville, NC)
17 Every Grain of Sand – Railroad Earth (Nov 26, 2005, Whitney Chapel, Hackettstown, NJ)
18 Buckets of Rain – Charles Welch with Doc Watson (Mar 7, 1998, Walker Center, North Wilksboro, NC)

Railroad Earth – San Francisco, CA (04/16/05)

Railroad Earth
4/16/2005
The Independent,
San Francisco, CA

Source: SDB multitrack mixdown by Johnny Grubb

Partial Set II
01 – … Storms
02 – Seven Story Mountain* ->
03 – Friend of the Devil+ -> 04 – Jam ->
05 – Terrapin Station* ->
06 – Going Down the Road Feelin’ Bad*+^
07 – Bird in a House

Notes:

with Phil Lesh.
First time played.
^ with Vince Herman.

Notes:
DAE (EAC: High, Secure, Offset Corrected) quality 100% > one big wav
WAV > cdwav > FLAC frontend (level 5)
EAC and tracking by Smark

Railroad Earth – Railroad Jerry (Jerry Garcia Covers)

Railroad Earth
Railroad Jerry (Railroad Earth Covering Songs Jerry Garcia Sang)

Disk I
1. Big River^ 10-16-02 4:55
2. Catfish John 4-24-04 8:54
3. Sitting here in Limbo 11-28-03 9:49
4. Just so you know > Lovelight 10-31-03 15:58
5. the Wheel 8-28-04 7:50
6. Terrapin 8-7-04 12:06
7. Mississippi ? Step 3-4-05 10:43
8. Hobo song 12-30-04 7:05

Disk 2
1. Desolation Row 7-11-04 13:17
2. Lazy River Road* 2-12-05 7:13
3. Wayfaring Stranger 5-20-05 7:20
4. White Dove 8-19-05 6:06
5. Lonesome Fiddle Blues 8-19-05 3:23
6. Bluegrass Breakdown 8-19-05 5:02
7. GDTRFB*# 4-16-05 7:06
8. Terrapin Station 7-3-05 14:02

Comment
^ w/ David Gans on guitar and vocals
* w/ Phil Lesh
# w/ Vince Hermann on guitar and vocals

Notes from the creator:

This is a collection of songs performed by Railroad Earth that were also
done by Jerry in one form or another; Old and in the Way, JGB, and Grateful
Dead. I put together this compilation in an effort to help expand a friend’s musical horizons.

The songs were culled from a variety of source tapes primarily downloaded
from the Live Music Archive. Where more than one version of a particular song was
available I listened to a few to pick the one with the best combination of
recording and performance. This was entirely subjective and not an
exhaustive exercise. Your mileage may vary. I tried to avoid the more
obvious selections like 4/16/05 when Phil sat in with the RRE boys, although
I did use one song from that show, GDTRFB, as it was the only version I knew
of (besides Phil didn?t sing).

I tried to balance recording levels, make cuts and fades so that the
compilation works reasonably well in the order the tracks are listed.
Obviously other combinations would work equally as well, or not.