# Stephen Inglis at China Camp Bowl, June 7, 2024

Chris Appelbaum presents _Slack, Steel & Song_ featuring [Stephen Inglis](https://stepheninglis.com/), [Barry Sless](https://www.facebook.com/barry.sless), and special guest, [Rob Barraco](http://www.robbarraco.com)  
China Camp Bowl  
[San Rafael, CA USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=,+San+Rafael,+CA+USA&hl=en)  
6:30 PM, Friday, June 7, 2024

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## Set One

[Set One video from the11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEz5-fEZz8I)

[6:40 PM] {performers out and noodling}

01. [6:45 PM] _Brown Eyed Women_ (SI)
02. [6:55 PM] ? (unidentified Hawaiian song) (SI)  
[7:00 PM] {SI tells Jimi Hendrix tuning story}
03. [7:02 PM] _Shooting Star_ (RB)
04. [7:06 PM] _Ramble on Rose_ (SI)  
[7:13 PM] {SI: here's a tune by Richard Thompson}
05. [7:14 PM] _Dimming of the Day_ (SI)  
[7:19 PM] {SI story to introduce the next song, a Hawaiian traditional about two lovers}
06. [7:19 PM] ? (unidentified Hawaiian song) (SI)  
[7:24 PM] {SI and BS swap to electric guitars; RB says he wrote this next one with Robert Hunter}
07. [7:28 PM] _When You Say When_ (RB)  
[7:34 PM] {SI identifies the next one as one of his originals}
08. [7:35 PM] _Nothing Left to Prove_ (SI)  
[7:42 PM] {pause to parley a moment}
09. [7:44 PM] _Bird Song_ (SI) » [7:50 PM] _the Other One_ teases » [7:53 PM] _the Eleven_ teases » formlessness » [7:56 PM] _Bird Song_
10. [7:59 PM] _the Promised Land_ (RB)  
[8:04 PM] {set ends}

## Set Two

[Set Two video from the11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk1n6O72eH4)

[8:45 PM] {performers out}

01. [8:50 PM] _Help on the Way_ (RB) » [8:58 PM] _Slipknot!_ » _Blue Rondo a la Turk_ teases » _Franklin's Tower_ tease/finale »
02. [9:00 PM] _Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodle-oo_ (SI)
03. [9:09 PM] _Music Is a River_ (SI)  
[9:19 PM] {SI tells us the back story on the previous song, an original written after bar crawling in Deep Elem; band introduction; BS swaps back to pedal steel; RB introduces the next one as another Robert Hunter co-write}
04. [9:21 PM] _Old Coast Highway_ (RB)  
[9:27 PM] {SI: we're the slack off band; SI swaps back to acoustic; this is an Akaka Falls song}
05. [9:29 PM] _Akaka Falls_ (SI)
06. [9:36 PM] "Molokai to Merl" Medley: _Moloka'i Nui a Hina_ (SI) » [9:39 PM] Mama Tried (SI) » [9:42 PM] _Moloka'i Nui a Hina_ » [9:43 PM] _Mama Tried_ finale  
[9:44 PM] {RB tells a Crosby story about Garcia playing on _Teach Your Children_; more Garcia stories from RB; BS playing matching licks to accompany Rob}
07. [9:46 PM] _So Many Roads_ (SI)  
[9:56 PM] {BS & SI swap back to electrics; Rob and Barry tease _Blue Rondo_ again while SI tunes up again}
08. [9:58 PM] _Higher Ground_ (RB) » chaotic tone cluster jam » [10:07 PM] _Other One_ teases » _Higher Ground_  
[10:10 PM] {BS swaps back to pedal steel guitar; SI back on acoustic; RB teasing barrel house piano, then Rob and Barry trading Xmas licks (because it's so friggin' cold tonight)}  
   
**Finale**
09. [10:12 PM] _Brokedown Palace_ (SI)  
[10:17 PM] {show ends}

## Performers

* [Rob Barraco](http://www.robbarraco.com): keyboards, vox;
* [Stephen Inglis](https://stepheninglis.com/): acoustic guitar, vox;
* [Barry Sless](https://www.facebook.com/barry.sless): guitar, pedal steel guitar, harmony vox.

## Notes

I believe tonight was the inaugural gig for China Camp Bowl ... perhaps to be renamed China Cat Bowl. Set on a west-facing hillside and shaded by mature trees, it was chillier than normal for this time of year: No better than 60 F at sunset, and probably ten degrees cooler by show end. At least the surrounding trees mitigated the wind-chill of the intermittent breeze a little. Karl must have been prowling about in the bay nearby!

It was a nice treat to hear Bob Dylan's _Shooting Star_ -- I don't remember hearing that one covered by anyone else ever. Another treat was the Hawaiian-tinged rendition of Richard Thompson's _Dimming of the Day_: I like it when songs get stretched out in new and surprising directions! Another surprise was hearing Barry sing harmony vox: not bad! It's a wonder that I don't remember hearing him do so ever before....

Best song of the night (most surprising to me) was what I thought was _Mama Tried_ sung in both Hawaiian and English (alternating verses). Turns out instead that was a medley. Yay Internet! Best jam was the trio's wonderfully chaotic tone-clustery extrapolation on Stevie Wonder's _Higher Ground_. 2nd best jam surprise was Rob's insertion of _Blue Rondo a la Turk_ into Slipknot, reprised later in the set while the guys waited for Stephen to retune his guitar.

We had a great time. If you see that the trio is playing in your area, I recommend going! And I look forward to returning to China Camp for future house parties on a warmer nights later this year.

Major props to the11 for sharing video of the whole event on Youtube!

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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