Category: string cheese incident

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)

String Cheese Incident – Santa Barbara, CA (03/08/98)

String Cheese Incident
03/08/98
Coach House North
Santa Barbara, CA

Digital Soundboard Master, Sony TCD-D7
DAT Master Transferred: Tascam DA-30 >HHb CDR 800 PRO
CD Masters >FLAC Via xACT 2.48
FLAC Tags Via xACT 2.53

(Recorded, Transferred, FLAC’d, Tagged, & Front Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr)

Set I
Disc I:

  1. Lonesome Fiddle Blues
  2. Got What He Wanted
  3. Lester had A Coconut
  4. Svingin’ with Svend
  5. Another Night
  6. Born On The Wrong Planet
  7. Moonflower
  8. Black Clouds

Set II
Disc II:

  1. Walk This Way
  2. Blue Bossa
  3. Mtn Girls
  4. All Blues*
  5. Good Times
  6. Boogie On Reggae Woman
  7. Don’t Say > Jam >
  8. San Jose

Encore:

  1. Elvis’ Wild Ride

*w/Keller Williams on mouth flugel

Keller Williams opened

Oldneumanntapr Notes;
This was my very first String Cheese Incident show. My friend Dave and I drove down to Santa Barbara to see the show. I had heard that the band was taping friendly, but when I walked in and asked about recording I was asked if I wanted a straight board recording or a matrix. That blew me away! I elected for a straight board recording, and I gave my D7 DAT and patch cable to one of the band’s crew who plugged it into a long chain of DATs on a plastic folding table. They ran all the decks so I had nothing to do for this show but to sit back and watch the performance. I was amazed with how tight they were. Progressive bluegrass at its best!!! This show definitely made me a SCI fan!!

The next time I saw them, again at the Coach House North the following year in 1999, they no longer allowed soundboard access but still welcomed audience recording. It was good while it lasted! The Coach House North, formally the Red Dog Saloon, is a small club with a really low ceiling in Santa Barbara, close to Milpas Street near the beach.

Do NOT Convert To MP3.
Enjoy! Share freely, don’t sell, play nice, don’t run with scissors, etc. 😉

String Cheese Incident – Great Barrington, MA (08/11/00)

String Cheese Incident
08/11/00
Berkshire Mountain Music Festival
Great Barrington, MA

Come As You Are
Little Hands >
Jam >
Outside Inside
Up the Canyon
Rivertrance
Joyful Sound >
Search
Texas

Comment
No encore due to curfew and major downpour which started when Texas ended.

String Cheese Incident – Gainesville, FL (11/12/01)

String Cheese Incident
11/12/01
Philips Center for Performing Arts
Gainesville, FL

Set I
Cedar
Down the Line >
Inspiration
Walls of Time
Bam!
Bend Down Low >
Jam >
Black Clouds
Set II
^, Sand Dollar* >
Jam >
Come As You Are
Windy Mountain >
White Freightliner Blues
Howard
Little Hands >
Jam >
Texas
Encore: Jessica
Comment
^ Second set preceeded by Billy singing a bar of New York, New York.
* with Mission Impossible Theme teases.