Very Jerry III: It All Rolls Into One at Ashkenaz, August 15, 2013

Very Jerry III: It All Rolls Into One
2013-08-15
Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA
8:30 PM, Thursday, August 15, 2013

[8:30 PM lights down, announcements from DG]

1. [David Gans, solo guitar and vox] Terrapin Station » Attics of My Life; Row Jimmy
2. [8:48 PM add David Thom: acoustic guitar; Roger Sideman: contrabass; Jason Crosby: violin; dead air for about 10 min] Shakedown St » Promised Land
3. [9:15 PM; JC off] Ship of Fools; New Speedway Boogie
4. [9:29 PM; David Thom: mandolin; add Jason Crosby: acoustic guitar, lead vox] Lazy River Road; Dire Wolf
5. [9:41 PM; all off; House Band on; 2 unidentified dudes on guitar (Joe Burke and ?Steve Kirk); 9:44 PM or so, go!] Iko
6. [9:52 PM; dudes off, Dave Jess off; add DG: guitar; RS: bass; Bob Bralove: keyboard; David Nelson: guitar, vox] Babe It Ain't No Lie; Friend of the Devil » the Wheel
7. [10:17 PM; DN, DG, JB RS off; add Henry Kaiser: guitar; Sean Persinger: guitar; Steve Carpenter: guitar; D Jess: bass; 10:21 PM go!] West LA Fadeaway (in 7/8 time, Bralove vox)
8. [10:34 PM; add Jenny Kerr: vox] Nobody's Fault But Mine (played over another tune … ? Madagascar ? something from the 2nd Sight playbook)
9. [10:43 PM; add DG vox, JRB: keyboards] Viola Lee Blues » Clementine/My Favorite Things » the 11 » Viola Lee Blues (reprise)
10. [11:02 PM; SP, JK, HK, JRB, SC off; DG: g] He's Gone
11. [11:16 PM; most off; add Matt Twain: keyboard; James Nash: guitar; Jeff Pehrson: acoustic guitar; Mike Sugar: bass; 11:18 PM go!] Friend of the Devil; Deep Elem Blues
12. [11:34 PM; JRB off] When Push Comes to Shove
13. [11:44 PM; MT JP MS DG off; add Dave Jess, Steve Carpenter] So What; Willie and the Hand Jive; Scarlet Begonias (played to a Chuck Berry beat)
14. [12:08 AM; add DG h vox] Deal »
15. [12:12 AM; drop DG] Edward the Mad Shirtgrinder
16. [12:20 AM; add JK: Banjo; Phil Milner: acoustic guitar] I Know You Rider
17. [12:m AM; JK: swap banjo to resonator guitar & harmonica] Casey Jones
18. [12:44 AM; JK off; SK on] US Blues
19. [12:51 AM; PM+JN drop guitars, EB SK off] Ripple [12:56 AM set ends]

• Bob Bralove: keyboards;
• Joe Burke: guitar, vox;
• Steve Carpenter: guitar;
• Jason Crosby: piano, violin, guitar, vox;
• David Gans: guitar, acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Henry Kaiser: guitar;
• Jenny Kerr: guitar, vox;
• Phil Milner: guitar;
• James Nash: guitar, vox;
• David Nelson: guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, lead and harmony vox;
• Jeff Pehrson: acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Shawn Persinger: acoustic guitar, guitar, vox;
• Phil Savell: guitar;
• Matt Twain: keyboards, lead and harmony vox.

• Sycamore Slough String Band
• David Gans: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Roger Sideman: contrabass, harmony vox;
• David Thom: guitar, mandolin, lead and harmony vox.

• Eddie Berman: drums;
• Joshua Raoul Brody: piano, accordion, lead and harmony vox;
• Dave Jess: bass;
• Steve Kirk: guitar.

Dang, late again! Stupid bay area traffic to blame. Or poor planning on our part. Or both! A long fun night of classic tunes, served up with gusto by an ever-changing cast of characters. Some of the details above might be wrong… I tried my best to keep the comings and goings straight, but it was easy to get distracted or forget to notice a change.