John Prine at Banjo Stage, October 3, 2014

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 14 presents John Prine
2014-10-03
Banjo Stage, Hellman Hollow
Golden Gate Park, 50 Overlook Dr, San Francisco, CA 94122
4:15 PM, Friday, October 3, 2014

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[4:07 PM Emcee announces Giants win, huzzah!; dead air]
[4:m PM Emcee Introduction]

1. [4:13 PM] Spanish Pipedream
2. [4:17 PM] Picture Show
3. [4:22 PM] Six O'Clock News #
4. [4:26 PM] Souvenirs &
5. [4:31 PM] Grandpa Was a Carpenter &
6. [4:36 PM] Hello in There &
7. [4:42 PM] Iron Ore Betty †
8. [4:46 PM] Christmas in Prison
9. [4:50 PM] Glory of True Love
10. [4:55 PM] Angel from Montgomery
11. [5:00 PM] Fish and Whistle ^†
12. [5:04 PM] Lake Marie
13. [5:13 PM] Paradise ‡
    [set ends 5:18 PM]
     

• Dave Jacques: bass, harmony vox;
• Pat McLaughlin: mandolin, † guitar;
• John Prine: acoustic guitar, vox;
• Jason Wilber: guitar, & acoustic guitar, ^ mandolin, # harmonica, harmony vox:

• Steve Earle: ‡ mandolin, lead and harmony vox.

As mentioned on the DBFS writeup, John Prine encountered travel dlays on his way to SFO today from the east coast, so his set got pushed back one slot. Not much difference for us listeners, though maybe Dawn would complain that it messed with the harmony of her master schedule.

Seemed like the same band as the last few times out, with the possible addition/exception of Pat McLaughlin – better go check my old notes on him!

John sounded alright to me, about the same old scratchy post-cancer voice. The set seemed slightly more rock-centric compared with folky past years… better for a late afternoon set. I was especially glad to hear him play Iron Ore Betty – one of my favorite Prine tunes. Paradise was another real fine one, and with Steve Earle joining to pick mandolin and trade verses, it was a super-fine choice to end the set.

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2014 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2014 event list! ☸ On to the next event! ☸