Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives at Banjo Stage, October 2, 2016

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass presents Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
2016-10-02
Banjo Stage, Hellman Hollow
Golden Gate Park, 50 Overlook Dr, San Francisco, CA 94122 USA
11:00 AM, Sunday, October 2, 2016

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[11:00 AM announcements from emcee Paul Mann, band out]

1. [11:01 AM] I Know You Rider
2. [11:07 AM] Country Boy Rock & Roll
3. [11:10 AM] (unidentified surf-twang instrumental #1 – possibly a slow take on Over the Moon?)
4. [11:14 AM] Country Music Got a Hold on Me (KV)
5. [11:19 AM] El Paso ‡@©
6. [11:24 AM] Got the Bull By the Horns (CS)
7. [11:27 AM] Pretty Boy Floyd (HS) ‡©@
   [band off, leaving Marty alone on mandolin]
8. [11:30 AM] Orange Blossom Special ‡
   [band back]
9. [11:37 AM] Mama Tried
10. [11:39 AM] Tear the Woodpile Down »
11. [11:42 AM] (unidentified surf instrumental reprise)
12. [11:44 AM] Angels Rock Me to Sleep ©
    [show ends 11:46 AM; closing words from emcee Paul Mann]

• Chris Scruggs: bass, © contrabass, lead (t06) and harmony vox;
• Harry Stinson: drums, lead (t07) and harmony vox;
• Marty Stuart: guitar, ‡ mandolin, lead and harmony vox;
• Kenny Vaughan: guitar, @ acoustic guitar, lead (t04) and harmony vox.

Marty and his crack band shot out the gate like thoroughbred horses gunning for the roses down the end of the final stretch. My, what a sight to behold! Playing at 11 AM was clearly no problem for these boys! I'd been apprehensive that the set would be too country, but happily, it was heavily loaded towards the rockin' side of things. Heck, they even threw in a couple bits of surf twang! And despite the preference I just stated for hearing that good ole telecaster-based rock-n-roll, I'd have to say that the absolute highlight of the set was Marty's masterful solo mandolin rendition of Orange Blossom Special. Whew!

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2016 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2016 event list! ☸ On to the next event!