Roadhouse Blue, Riverfront Memorial Park, Anoka, MN- 8/21/24

Roadhouse Blue
Riverfront Memorial Park
Anoka, MN
Aug. 21st, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS323)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Tascam DR-70D > SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

More pictures here: Link

1. Intro
2. Still the Same (Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band cover)
3. Against the Wind (Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band cover)
4. The Wrong Thing to Do (Mudcrutch cover)
5. Suspicious Minds (Mark James cover)
6. Stories We Could Tell (John Sebastian cover)
7. All for You (Sister Hazel cover)
8. Beautiful Loser (Bob Seger cover)
9. Route 66 (Bobby Troup cover) > R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) (John Mellencamp cover)
10. King of the Hill (Roger McGuinn cover)
11. Simply Walked Away
12. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) (Frankie Valli cover)
13. Turn the Page (Bob Seger cover)
14. The Apartment Song (Tom Petty cover)
15. You Wreck Me (Tom Petty cover)
16. American Girl (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover)
17. Hearts on Fire (Bryan Adams cover) > I Fought the Law (The Crickets cover)
18. Let Go (Brother Phelps cover)
19. Breakdown (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover)
20. The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) (Greg Kihn Band cover)
21. Cool Change (Little River Band cover)
22. Night Moves (Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band cover)
23. To Love Somebody (Bee Gees cover)
24. Absolutely Right (Five Man Electrical Band cover)
25. I Don't Want to Talk About It (Crazy Horse cover)
26. Bama Breeze (Josh Kear cover)

Jim Lundeen- Vocals, Guitar
Tim ?- Drums

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Jim Lundeen has been playing local bookings since late 1982. His current band -The Roadhouse Blue band, has been developed from many versions of musicians (and band names) since that time. While continuing to lead and play with the Roadhouse Blue Band, Jim has adjusted to the booking needs of the metro area establishments and has played additional bookings as duos and as a solo performer. This has become an enjoyable change with new set lists, original material, and more interaction with the audiences.

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Tapers notes: Not a great recording, there was lots of wind this night, and the sound was an issue right from the beginning of the show. You can hear Jim reference this throughout the night, it makes it a very unenven listen. Listening back to this after the show made me realize I need to get better wind protection for my mics, so I bought some "dead cat" windscreens, which hopefully should help prevent wind from being such an issue in future recordings.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I’m travelin’ light and I’m slow coming home"

The Holy Rocka Rollaz, Rush City Park, Rush City, MN- 8/17/24

The Holy Rocka Rollaz
Rush City Park
Rush City, MN
Aug. 17th, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS322)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Tascam DR-70D > SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

More pictures here: Link

https://holyrockarollaz.com/

Set 1

1. Intro
2. That'll Be the Day (The Crickets song)
3. Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash cover)
4. All My Love (Oh Boy) (Sonny West cover)
5. Party Doll (Buddy Knox cover)
6. Peggy Sue (Buddy Holly cover)
7. Tennessee Flat Top Box (Johnny Cash cover)
8. I Fall to Pieces (Patsy Cline cover)
9. Rock Billy Boogie (Johnny Burnette & The Rock ’n’ Roll Trio cover)
10. Uranium Rock (Warren Smith cover)
11. Your Baby Blue Eyes (Johnny Burnette cover)
12. Everyday (Buddy Holly cover)
13. Words of Love (Buddy Holly cover)
14. Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran cover)
15. Somethin' Else (Eddie Cochran cover)
16. Maybellene (Chuck Berry cover)
17. Keep on the Sunny Side (The Carter Family cover)
18. Get Rhythm (Johnny Cash cover)
19. Tear It Up (Johnny Burnette & The Rock ’n’ Roll Trio cover)
20. I'm Coming Home (Johnny Horton cover)

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Driving Wheel (T-Bone Burnett cover)
3. Black Slacks (Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones cover)
4. Duck Tail (Joe Clay cover)
5. Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins cover)
6. Jackson (Billy Edd Wheeler cover)
7. Eeny Meeny Miney Moe (Bob & Lucille and The Canadian Sweethearts cover)
8. Walkin' After Midnight (Lynn Howard cover)
9. Rumble (Link Wray & His Raymen cover)
10. Hot Rod Man (Tex Rubinowitz cover)
11. Twenty Flight Rock (Eddie Cochran cover)
12. Wake Up, Little Susie (Boudleaux Bryant cover)
13. Bye Bye Love (Boudleaux Bryant cover)
14. All I Have to Do Is Dream (Boudleaux Bryant cover)
15. Sleep Walk (Santo & Johnny cover)
16. Rock This Town (Stray Cats cover)

Set 3

1. Intro
2. That's All Right (Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup cover)
3. Blue Moon of Kentucky (Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys cover)
4. Rave On! (Sonny West cover)
5. Rock Around the Clock (Sonny Dae and His Knights cover)
6. Shake, Rattle and Roll (Big Joe Turner & His Blues Kings cover)
7. All Over Again (Johnny Cash cover)
8. Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me) (Duke Ellington and His Orchestra cover)
9. Crazy (Willie Nelson cover)
10. I'll Fly Away (Rev. J.M. Gates cover)
11. Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry cover)

Mark Flora- Vocals, Guitar
Lisa Flora- Vocals, Bass
Levi Stugelmeyer- Drums

Take an authentic trip back to the fantastic 50s with The Holy Rocka Rollaz!

If it’s the classic early rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash (and many more!) that you want, played just the way those legends played it…you have found your dream band! Minnesota’s own Holy Rocka Rollaz bring back the sound, the look, the memories and nostalgia of one of America’s most treasured eras. There’s nothing but PURE EARLY AMERICAN ROCK ‘n’ ROLL about them.

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Tapers notes: This band always puts on a great show, I had seen them twice previously, both times at the Winter Dance Party Clear Lake, IA. Definitely a more laid back atmosphere this day, it took place at a classic car show, and this band fits right into that setting. A really great setlist here, lots of popeular songs with some lesser known ones thrown in there as well.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I’m travelin’ light and I’m slow coming home"

Josie Sanken, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, MN- 8/16/24

Josie Sanken
McLeod County Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, MN
Aug. 16th, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS321)

Lineage: Audience Recording using Zoom H2 internal mics > SD Card > PC > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Track splitting using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to FLAC Level 8 using dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

-Thanks as always to Josie for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.facebook.com/JSANKENMUSIC/

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)
3. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
4. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
5. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
6. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
7. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
8. Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns N’ Roses cover)
9. When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams cover)
10. My Jesus (Anne Wilson cover)
11. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)
12. Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover)
13. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
14. No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd cover)
15. Stuck Like Glue (Sugarland cover)
16. County Fair
17. Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley cover)
18. Royals (Lorde cover)

Set 2

1. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)
2. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
3. Someone Like You (Adele cover)
4. Harper Valley PTA (Jeannie C. Riley cover)
5. Heads Carolina, Tails California (Jo Dee Messina cover)
6. What's Up? (4 Non Blondes cover)
7. A Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay cover)
8. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston cover)
9. Song of the South (Alabama cover)
10. Something in the Orange (Zach Bryan cover)
11. One Way Ticket (Because I Can) (LeAnn Rimes cover)
12. Let It Go (Kristen Anderson‐Lopez & Robert Lopez cover)
13. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
14. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

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Tapers notes: This was a tough day all around, so the recording isn't all that great. It started raining not long after I got there, and it was enough to short out part of Josie's board. This show was also supposed to include Dale on harmonica, but wasn't able to due to the issues with her board. I also wasn't able to plug in as nothing was coming through, so I had to improvise. It rained off and on the whole show, and I was watching the rain get closer to her equipment behind her and she could tell I was eyeing it for a reason, so I quick went up and moved what I could out of harms way. So when Josie says "go for it" during track 4, this is what she was referring to. Sound wise, it's below average unfortunately, I did what I could to make it listenable, but I guess the best thing I can say about this is that it exists. Her board ended up being fried completely after this show, so she has since gotten a new board, but it wasn't there in time for the next time I saw her, so that show was also recorded similar to this one.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I’m travelin’ light and I’m slow coming home"

Erik Koskinen, Cleveland Municipal Liquor Store, Cleveland, MN- 8/9/24

Erik Koskinen
Cleveland Municipal Liquor Store
Cleveland, MN
Aug. 9th, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS320)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Tascam DR-70D +
               Soundboard > Tascam DR-60D >
               SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Aligned in Audacity > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to

               FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

-Thanks as always to Erik Koskinen for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://erikkoskinen.com/

1. Devil's Blues
2. Treat Me So Bad
3. Pocket Full of Money
4. Long Drive
5. Keep the Change
6. ?
7. Pony to Ride
8. Big Plane
9. Blood and Money
10. First Time in Years
11. When the Money Rolls In
12. When the Money Rolls In #2
13. Red Dress Girl
14. Will You Feel My Love
15. I Got You (To Get Me Through)
16. Why Don't You Leave Me Alone (Wayne Hancock cover)
17. Broke Down
18. Detroit Detroit
19. Six Pack of Beer and a Pack of Cigarettes
20. Nothing Without You
21. Outro

Erik Koskinen- Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Paul Bergen- Electric Guitar
Josh Gravelin- Bass Guitar
Richard Medek- Drums

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Tapers notes: Erik puts on a free show every year next to his recording studio, and it's always a fun show to wind down the summer concert season. A highlight for me was the Wayne Hancock song, it had been a few years since I had seen play it.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I’m travelin’ light and I’m slow coming home"

Roe Family Singers, Overlook Park, St. Croix Falls, WI- 8/2/24

Roe Family Singers
Overlook Park
St. Croix Falls, WI
Aug. 2nd, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS319)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Tascam DR-70D +
               Soundboard > Tascam DR-60D >
               SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Aligned in Audacity > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to

               FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

-Thanks as always to Roe Family Singers for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.roefamilysingers.com/

1. Intro
2. Born for Thine
3. Jack Malone
4. Little Trouble
5. Wake Up Susan (Trad.)
6. The Last Old Shovel (The Delmore Brothers cover)
7. Wasted Words (Ray Price cover)
8. Loretta Lynn Blues
9. Got to Move On
10. The Cuckoo (Trad.)
11. Old Joe
12. Kansas City Star (Roger Miller cover)
13. Fisherman's Blues (The Waterboys cover)
14. Ida Red (Trad.)
15. Rocky Road Blues (Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys cover)
16. Don't Worry About the Rich Man
17. Your Cheatin' Heart (Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys cover)
18. You Be the Melody
19. Calendar Year
20. Cold Frosty Morn (Doc & Merle Watson cover)
21. Bedtime in Boogie Town
22. Outro

Kim Roe- Vocals, Banjo, Washboard
Quillan Roe- Vocals, Banjo
David Robinson- Guitar, Vocals
Jake Johnson- Fiddle
Pat Loftus- Bass

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The Roe Family Singers, led by husband and wife, Quillan Roe and Kim Roe, describe themselves as “Good-Time, Old-Time Hillbilly band”. While the music is not specifically for kids or family music, the pair, being parents themselves, regularly play kids and family events. They have made regular appearances at Midtown Global Market‘s family events. They’ve even played the Choo Choo Bob Show. On the other hand, adults can join them every Monday evening at the 331 Club for both original music and modern versions of gospel tunes and old-time sound.

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Tapers notes: None

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I’m travelin’ light and I’m slow coming home"

Monroe Crossing, Central Park, Albertville, MN- 8/1/24

Monroe Crossing
Central Park
Albertville, MN
Aug. 1st, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS318)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Tascam DR-70D +
               Soundboard > Tascam DR-60D >
               SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Aligned in Audacity > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to

               FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

-Thanks as always to Monroe Crossing for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.monroecrossing.com/

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Forty Years of Trouble (Troy Spencer cover)
3. Don't Get Above Your Raisin'
4. Cicada
5. Ned Kelly
6. Hard Life (Derek Johnson cover)
7. Don't Cry Blue ('Grass, Food & Lodging cover)
8. Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms (Trad.)
9. The Atlanta Church
10. Till the End of the World Rolls 'Round (Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs cover)
11. Are You Missing Me? (The Louvin Brothers cover)
12. I'm a Believer (Neil Diamond cover)
13. You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis cover) (with "Albertville Princess" Audrey Kanu)
14. Endless Stream of Tears (Trad.)
15. Outro

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Molly and Tenbrooks (Trad.)
3. Old Fashioned Love (James P. Johnson cover)
4. Blackberry Blossom (Trad.)
5. Into the Fire
6. Tennessee Waltz (Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys cover)
7. Bullet Train
8. Paradise (John Prine cover)
9. Happy Birthday Song (Casey Jones cover)
10. Redwood Hill (Gordon Lightfoot cover)
11. I'll Fly Away (Rev. J.M. Gates cover)
12. The Stars and Stripes Forever (John Philip Sousa cover)
13. Hobos in the Roundhouse (Bill Isles cover)
14. Uncle Pen (Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys cover)
15. Man of Constant Sorrow (Dick Burnett cover)

Matt Thompson- Vocals, Mandolin
Lisa Fuglie- Vocals, Fiddle, Mandolin
Mark Anderson- Bass
Derek Johnson- Vocals, Guitar
Graham Sones- Banjo

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Monroe Crossing performs an electrifying blend of classic bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, original bluegrass and some surprising selections outside the bluegrass genre. Named in honor of Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music, Monroe Crossing’s superb musicianship and on-stage rapport have entertained audiences throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.

For over 20 years this Minnesota based band has averaged over 100 shows a year performing in intimate rooms, community theaters, major venues and outdoor festivals. They are favorites among bluegrass connoisseurs and non-bluegrass audiences alike. They love introducing newcomers to bluegrass music!

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Tapers notes: None

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I’m travelin’ light and I’m slow coming home"

Rusty Playground, Rec Park, Milaca, MN- 7/27/24

Rusty Playground
Rec Park
Milaca, MN
July 27th, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS316)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Tascam DR-70D +
               Soundboard > Tascam DR-60D >
               SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Aligned in Audacity > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to

               FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

More pictures here: Link

https://rustyplaygroundband.com/

1. Intro
2. Eagles
3. Nose on the Grindstone (Tyler Childers cover)
4. Mine
5. Daddy Lessons (Beyoncé cover)
6. Pitchin' Fits (Drayton Farley cover)
7. Alice
8. Dooley's Farm (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway cover)
9. Whitehouse Road (Tyler Childers cover)
10. Hey You (Pink Floyd cover)
11. Where the Streets Have No Name (U2 cover)

Rick Larson- Vocals, Guitar
Nina Marie- Vocals, Mandolin
Ryan Bloch- Vocals, Guitar
Ann Viviano- Fiddle
Mike Malm- Bass

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An old hound dog, and a can of worms? Hiding from the girls next door? Maybe that old car seat made for two and getting rowdy all night? Rusty Playground invites you to kick back with us… and Welcome to, Our Rusty Playground.

Spanning generations and genres, Rusty Playground is a five piece strings and harmonies acoustic band from Minneapolis MN. A little blues, a little bluegrass and a whole lot of Americana. We enjoy putting our own twist on things popular and writing new music that reflects on who we are Individually. We may get rowdy, but that’s alright. We’re sure there’s something to make everyone smile, tap their toes and sing along.

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Tapers notes: Recording 14/14 from RecFest 2024. This closes out RecFest 2024, it was my first year going, but definitely not my last. Lots of great music, great people, and great recordings, what more can you ask for?

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I’m travelin’ light and I’m slow coming home"