David Nelson Band at Beach Park, October 29, 2021
- Set One
- Set Two
- Performers
- Photos

David Nelson Band at Beach Park, October 29, 2021

Terrapin Crossroads presents David Nelson Band
the Backyard Stage in Beach Park at Terrapin Crossroads
100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
5:00 PM, Friday, October 29, 2021

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2021 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2021 event list! ☸ On to the next event!

Set One

[4:55 PM] {Barry out getting his guitars ready; last minute stage prep from Martha}
[5:08 PM] {Wally and Pete up now while Barry tunes the pedal steel: working slowly towards a quorum!}
[5:16 PM] {performers onstage}
[5:19 PM] {welcome and merch announcements from Todd}

[5:20 PM] Fable of a Chosen One »
[5:28 PM] {Barry swap to pedal steel}
[5:28 PM] Friend of the Devil »
[5:38 PM] {MS swap to accordion; add PR on unplugged acoustic guitar} »
[5:38 PM] Free Mexican Air Force (PR+DN)
[5:44 PM] {MS swap back to keyboards; BS swap to guitar; PR yack about Panama Red}
[5:45 PM] Panama Red (PR+DN)
[5:48 PM] {Barry swap to pedal steel; banter from Pete and David}
[5:50 PM] Lonesome LA Cowboy (PR+DN)
[5:54 PM] {PR off; Barry swap to guitar}
[5:57 PM] Twilight (MS)
[6:03 PM] Eagle Breeder's Waltz »
{PR returns to the stage; Barry swap to pedal steel}
[6:10 PM] Midnight Moonlight (PR+DN)
[6:19 PM] {set ends}

Set Two

Man Overboard
Any Naked Eye
Not Dark Yet
Talkin' Back
Ghost Train Blues
The Wheel »
Fable of a Chosen One (reprise)
{set ends}

Encore
Box of Rain
{show ends}

Performers

David Nelson Band

Wally Ingram: drums, percussion;
David Nelson: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
Pete Sears: bass;
Mookie Siegel: keyboards, accordion, lead and harmony vox;
Barry Sless: guitar, pedal steel guitar. ### Special Guest
Peter Rowan: acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox; ## Notes

We arrive just before doors open and snag one of the last open parking spots on Yacht Club drive – kinda like old times! Lots of the usual freaks lined up early, and it's fun spending the next hour socializing before showtime. The weather this afternoon is just exactly perfect: mid-70's, light intermittent breeze and occasional high clouds to temper the blast of the late afternoon sun.

Props to Natty and other folks who posted setlist info for the show!

I thought today's first set was darn good, and I was sorely tempted to stick around, but I would have been raving mad to miss tonight's main event with Angélique Kidjo, so we left Terrapin at set break.

It was interesting how well David and Peter meshed: almost like they had some sort of back history together in the old times. Oh right. They do!

The country-reggae version of Panama Red was a real hoot: I'm pretty sure I haven't heard David play it that way before; must be Peter's influence to lean into them reggaebilly roots.

Whoa! This section is incomplete for now, sorry!

Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!