Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 24 presents Buddy Miller's Cavalcade of Stars, featuring Buddy Miller
Rooster Stage, Marx Meadow
Golden Gate Park, 898 John F Kennedy Dr, San Francisco, CA 94121 USA
4:15 PM, Saturday, October 5, 2024

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• 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM ☸ Red Dirt Boys
• 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM ☸ Jobi Riccio
• 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM ☸ Teddy Thompson
• 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM ☸ Dom Flemons
• 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ☸ Carlene Carter
• 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM ☸ Buddy Miller
• 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ☸ Jackie Greene & Anders Osborne

[4:15 PM] {Greetings & Introduction by Chuck Poling; CD starts out on bass; PM starts on accordion}

1. [4:16 PM] Does My Ring Burn Your Finger (Buddy & Julie Miller)
   [4:20 PM] {Buddy thanks the crowd for sticking around to hear him; band introduction; CD swaps to contrabass; PM swaps to keyboard}
2. [4:21 PM] Worry Too Much (Mark Heard)
   [4:25 PM] {Buddy talks about his guitar; add Miko Marks: vox; Justin Phipps: guitar; pause for getting them ready}
3. [4:28 PM] Lay Your Burdens Down (Miko Marks‚ Justin Phipps‚ & Steve Wyreman)
   [4:32 PM] {drop JP; Buddy asks Miko to stay for another tune}
4. [4:33 PM] Gasoline and Matches (Buddy & Julie Miller)
   [4:36 PM] {drop MM; Buddy swaps to acoustic guitar and invites Teddy Thompson out to sing a country classic}
5. [4:38 PM] Why Baby Why (Darrell Edwards & George Jones)
   [4:40 PM] {drop TT; tuning break; Buddy dedicates this set to his niece; Buddy invites Jobi Riccio up to sing a tune}
6. [4:42 PM] It Hurts Me (Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale)
   [4:45 PM] {drop JR; Buddy swaps back to electric guitar; Fats swaps to violin, PM swaps to accordion}
7. [4:46 PM] Ole Slew-Foot (Howard Hausey & James Webb)
   [4:49 PM] {Fats swaps back to pedal steel guitar; PM swaps back to keyboard; Buddy swaps to acoustic guitar and invites Carlene Carter out to sing;}
   [4:51 PM] {false start on the next tune; Buddy swaps back to electric guitar}
8. [4:52 PM] Trademark (Gary Walker & Porter Wagoner)
   [4:55 PM] {drop CC; Buddy swaps to acoustic guitar; PM swaps to accordion}
9. [4:56 PM] All My Tears (Be Washed Away) (Julie Miller)
   [4:59 PM] {PM swaps back to keyboard; Buddy swaps to guitar‚ then invites Emmylou Harris out to sing; Emmylou talks about playing HSB#1 with Spyboy}
10. [5:01 PM] A Thing About You (Tom Petty)
    [5:05 PM] {Buddy swaps back to acoustic guitar; talks briefly about John Lewis and his latest record}
11. [5:07 PM] The Last Bridge You Will Cross (Buddy & Julie Miller)
    [5:09 PM] {drop EH; Buddy thanks Warren Hellman‚ swaps to electric guitar}
12. [5:10 PM] Shelter Me (Buddy & Julie Miller)
    [5:13 PM] {thanks & band intro from Buddy}
    [5:14 PM] {final words from CP}
    [5:15 PM] {set ends}

• Steven P. "Buddy" Miller: guitar, vox;

Red Dirt Boys

• Chris Donohue: bass, contrabass;
• Fats Kaplan: pedal steel guitar, violin (t07);
• Phil Madeira: keyboards, accordion (t01, t07, t09), harmony vox;
• Eamon McLoughlin: violin, mandolin, harmony vox;
• Bryan Owings: drums.

• Carlene Carter: vox (t08);
• Emmylou Harris: vox (t10-11);
• Miko Marks: vox (t03-04);
• Justin Phipps: guitar (t03);
• Jobi Riccio: vox (t06);
• Teddy Thompson: vox (t05).

Our reward for enduring the blazing sun today was a strong and twangy set of tunes from Buddy Miller, topping off his Cavalcade of Stars by having nearly all of the prior singers out for another go. I was especially psyched to hear Miko Marks, as I didn't expect to be attending her Sunday set opening the festivities at the Rooster Stage.

I could have listened to Buddy play much longer, but an hour was all that he was allotted, and after a dozen songs it was time to break things down and set up for the day's final act. Thanks Buddy!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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