Del McCoury Band at Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, November 1, 2019
One Set
[8:01 PM; Introduction and announcements]
[8:04 PM] Travelin' Teardrop Blues
[8:08 PM] The Bluest Man in Town
[8:13 PM; Del introduces Ronnie]
[8:12 PM] Vicksburg Rendezvous
[8:16 PM] Hard on My Heart
[8:19 PM; Del introduces Rob, then gets a little mixed up]
[8:20 PM] (unidentified tune #1)
[8:23 PM] Nashville Cats
[8:27 PM; Del introduces JC]
[8:27 PM] (unidentified tune #2)
[8:29 PM; Del introduces AB; AB yacks awhile]
[8:30 PM] Some Old Day
[8:33 PM; request time]
[8:34 PM] That Ol' Train
[8:38 PM] The Ghost of Eli Renfro
[8:43 PM] Baltimore Johnny
[8:46 PM] Blackjack County Chains
[8:50 PM; Del acknowledges Chris Strachwitz; yacks about old times]
[8:51 PM] I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
[8:56 PM] Mill Towns
[9:00 PM; Del yacks awhile]
[9:01 PM] To Make Love Sweeter for You
[9:04 PM; Del talks about Rounder Records & Ollabelle]
[9:07 PM] High on the Mountain
[9:10 PM; all off but JC & Rob; Rob tells good ole' days story]
[9:11 PM] Katie Hill
[9:14 PM; all back]
[9:15 PM] Summertime Is Past and Gone
[9:19 PM; request time again]
[9:20 PM] Gone But Not Forgotten (Ron)
[9:24 PM] 40 Acres and a Fool
[9:29 PM; Del can't decide what gospel tune to do next]
[9:29 PM] I'll Put On a Crown and Walk Around
[9:34 PM; more debate; Just Del & Ron playing on the next one; Del, Ron, AB & JC all sing]
[9:34 PM] Working on a Building
[9:37 PM] All Aboard
[9:41 PM; set ends; everybody off]
Encore
[9:43 PM] It's Just the Night
[9:49 PM] So Gone
[show ends 9:52 PM; that's a wrap! All off; lights up! Let's skedaddle!]
Del McCoury Band
Alan Bartram: contrabass, lead and harmony vox;
Jason Carter: violin, harmony vox;
Del McCoury: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
Rob McCoury: banjo, lead and harmony vox;
Ronnie McCoury: mandolin, lead and harmony vox;
## Notes
It's good to see that Del is still going strong at 80 years old: shoot, nearly two hours without a break? That's endurance! He might not be at the absolute top of his game any more, but he certainly knows how to put on a good show and keep the audience entertained!
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