Bruce Hornsby – Ashland, KY (04/15/00)

Bruce Hornsby
04/15/00
Paramount Arts Center
Ashland, KY

Set I
On the Western Skyline
Special Night
Wharf Rat
Across the River
China Doll
Nobody There But Me
Big Stick
Resting Place
Black Muddy River
Talk of the Town
Set II
Over the Rainbow
Harbor Lights
Girl From the North Country
Preacher
in the Ring
Longest Night >
Life of the Party >
Longest Night
Imagine
Stander on the Mountain
The Old Playground
Wee Small Hours
King of the Hill

Encore:
Low Spark of the High-Heeled Boys
Swan Song

Bela Fleck – Somerville, MA (11/16/00)

Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
11/16/00
Somerville Theatre
Somerville, MA

(Stage Lip) Neumann ak40->lc-3->km100->Lunatec V2->Apogee AD-1000 @44.1kHz; Sony 59ES->Audio magic Presto II->ZA2->Soundforge 4.5->CDWav->.shn Recorded by Mike Vernal DA-P1 patch, transfer and encoding by Eric McRoberts

Set I
Brass Tune >
Earth Jam
Zona Mona
Hall Of Mirrors
Scratch And Sniff
Something She Said
Victor Wooten Solo
Unknown*
Good Horses*
Set II
Futureman Solo >
Big Country
Lovers Leap
Moment So Close
Two Horny Blues
Béla Fleck Solo
Throwdown At The Howdown

E: Ah Sho Deckeo*
Benny*
Set III

Comment
Show Featured Paul McCandless, Paul Hanson And Andy Narrell

* – w/ Kongar-Ol Ondar

Billy Bragg – Hamburg, Germany (06/06/00)

Billy Bragg
06/06/00
Rolf-Liebermann Studios
Hamburg, Germany

Aginst Th’ Law
I Was Born
The Unwelcome Guest
My Flying Saucer
Black Wind Blowing
Don’t You Marry
Eisler On The Go Go
Down To The Water
Ingrid Bergman
Another Man’s Done Gone
Way Over Yonder
All You Fascists
Accident Waiting To Happen
Ontario, Quebec & Me
Levi Stubb’s Tears
Tank Park Solute
Valentines Day Is Over
The Warmest Room
North Sea Bubble

Another lovely Bragg show. For the first half he plays songs off of Mermaid Avenue and talks Woody Guthrie, then he turns back to his material and rocks the house.

Willie Nelson – Amsterdam, The Netherlands (06/07/00)

Willie Nelson
06/07/00
Paradiso Theater
Amsterdam, Holland

Whiskey River>
Stay All Night>
Good Hearted Woman
Funny How Time Slips Away>
Crazy>
Nightlife
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Fast Train To Georgia
Blue Eyes Cryin’ In The Rain
Blue Skies
Georgia On My Mind
All Of Me
Stardust
Me And Paul
The Gypsy
If You Got The Money, (If You’ve Got The Time)
My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It>
Jambalaya
Walkin’ The Floor Over You
Vous Et Moi (Instumental)
Seven Spanish Angels
City Of New Orlean
To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before >
Luckenbach, Texas >
Whiskey River (Reprise)
Still Is Still Moving To Me
Milk Cow Blues
Pancho & Lefty
Till I Can Gain Control Again
Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Angel Flying To CloseTo The Ground
One The Road Again
Always On My Mind
I Never Cared For You
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
Rollin’ In My Sweet Baby’s Arms
Outro Jam

Willie Nelson – Lead Acoustic
Jackie King – Lead Guitar
Mickey Raphael – Harmonica
Bee Spears – Bass
Paul English – Drums
Jody Payne – Rhythm Guitar
Billy English – Percussion
Bobbie Nelson – Piano

What else can I say about Willie Nelson? I love that raggedly, pot smoking old man. Willie Nelson writes songs like a drunken poet, plays them like they are the greatest music ever written (and sometimes they are) and sings them like they’ve never been sung before. Live he is the consummate showman filling in the time allotted like he has to fit in every song he’s ever known. His concerts make like some manic medley. Likely it won’t be the greatest concert you’ve ever seen, yet likely it will be something you’ll never forget.

The sound here is really nice, and the playing is spot on Willie. Good times!