Keith Secola, Central Park, North Branch, MN- 6/24/25

Keith Secola
Central Park
North Branch, MN
June 24th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS370)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float)

-Feel free to remaster, share freely anywhere else, or convert to MP3. Please don't sell it or profit from it in any way. If you enjoy this show, support the artist by buying/streaming their music, attending a show or buying merch.

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https://secola.com/

1. Intro
2. Flute Medley
3. NDN Kars
4. Come and Get Your Love (Redbone cover)
5. Frybread
6. Wild Javelinas
7. This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie cover)
8. ?
9. When the Buffalo Return as Children
10. NDN Kars (Round Dance Version)
11. Outro

Keith Secola- Vocals, Guitar
Steve Martinetti- Mandolin

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Dubbed by critics both "the Neil Young of the Native rock world" and "the Native Bruce Springsteen," Keith Secola has in many people's viewpoints achieved legendary status for his "NDN Kars" ("Indian Cars"), a popular song that is frequently considered a Native American anthem. Secola has released five well-received independent CDs since the early 1990s, and he has garnered three Native American Music Awards.

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Tapers notes: I knew the name Keith Secola from a few other musicians I follow, so I knew he was pretty well respected by his peers. I hadn't seen him before this show though, so I was glad to have this opportunity. He sang his best known song NDN Kars twice, the second being during a round dance in front of the stage where he invited everyone in the crowd to join in. He also sang "This Land is Your Land" with some Anishinabe lyrics included, which was pretty cool. Audio here is above average, a little windy in parts, but no major flaws otherwise.

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

Feed the Dog, The Potters Shed, Shell Lake, WI- 6/20/25

Feed the Dog
The Potters Shed
Shell Lake, WI
June 20th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS369)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Tascam DR-40X

-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 to Feed the Dog for allowing me to record.

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Seth Gamble

1. Intro
2. ?
3. Adequate
4. I'm Not Happy Unless I'm Feeling Down
5. ?
6. Dave Crane
7. Lock Tide
8. The Devil in Me
9. Sit the Day
10. Flat Earth Cosmography

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Seth Gamble is a musician based out of the Chippewa Valley. Using multiple instruments and a looper pedal Ready SETH Go! Brings the energy of a full band performing creative takes on popular songs.

Buffalo Galaxy

https://www.buffalogalaxy.com/

1. Intro
2. Paint
3. Tell Me
4. River Run
5. Hang Me, Oh Hang Me (Trad.)
6. Death Trip (Bad Livers cover)
7. Sink In > Light-Years Away
8. Morning Dew (Bonnie Dobson cover) > Reuben's Train (Trad.)

Johnny Kovarik- Vocals, Guitar
Pete Whiteman- Bass
Jake Rohde- Mandolin, Vocals
Zach Tauer- Banjo

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Buffalo Galaxy (Minneapolis, MN) is where heavy hitting psychedelia meets old timin’ bluegrass. Their songwriting, patience, and personalities prove they can go deeper than your typical bluegrass band. Banjo, Mandolin, Upright Bass, and Acoustic Guitar play off each other reaching both interstellar space and a universal familiarity.

Feed the Dog

https://feedthedogband.com/

1. Intro
2. Ballad of Burl Ives
3. Yee-Haw
4. Polly's Magic Tea
5. I Know You Rider (Trad.)
6. Moonshiner > Leather Jacket > Beer for Breakfast
7. Little White Stone
8. Remote Control Dub
9. Drum Interlude
10. Life in a Day
11. This Guy
12. Goodnight Moon
13. Haggard

Tim McIlree- Vocals, Fiddle
Nick Spielman- Bass, Vocals
Erik Juvonen- Drums
Jon Miller- Acoustic Guitar

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Feed the Dog is an eclectic and action-packed, experimental jam-grass act. The midwest based 4-piece masterfully blends soul-pleasing songwriting rich in imagery and storytelling with a genre bending, shake-your-hips, instrumental flair. Their high energy performances are driven by the unique and progressive approach of each player: imaginative melodies with graceful ambiance skillfully crafted on the violin, tireless beats both dynamic and soulful confidently assembled on the drums, driving low end with finesse and intention forged on the bass guitar, and unique approach to playing the acoustic guitar blending fast picking bluegrass runs with the strength of blues and rock to evoke an emotional contrast between melancholy and hopeful.

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Tapers notes: I first saw Feed the Dog last summer at a music festival, and really enjoyed their sound, so when I saw them pop up with Buffalo Galaxy at one of my favorite venues, I jumped on it. The recording here is so-so, this was supposed to be a SBD/AUD mix, and the SBD portion didn't work out. Anticipating this being a mixed recording, I set my mics up in a position to get the best combination of crowd reaction and music, so it's not optimized for a strict AUD recording. This started a run of like 3 or 4 shows that the SBD portion of my recording didn't work for one reason or another, very frustrating. But, it's still a listenable recording, and Feed the Dog's setlist is ridiculously good.

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

https://tapersmanifesto.org/

Beth Bombara, Allendale Park, Rochester, MN- 6/18/25

Beth Bombara
Allendale Park
Rochester, MN
June 18th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS368)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float)

-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 to Beth Bombara for allowing me to record.

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Becky Schlegel

https://www.beckyschlegel.com/

1. Intro
2. So Embarrassing
3. Colorado Line
4. Laramie (aborted)

Becky Schlegel- Vocals, Guitar
Eric Christopher- Mandolin
Clint Birtzer- Acoustic Guitar
Rich Casey- Bass

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Becky Schlegel is an award-winning songwriter who combines classic country, contemporary folk and bluegrass influences to craft a modern Americana sound that is uniquely her own.

Beth Bombara

https://bethbombara.com/

1. Intro
2. Give Me Something
3. When I Woke
4. Electricity
5. What You Wanna Hear
6. Carry the Weight
7. Good News
8. Upside Down
9. I Only Cry When I'm Alone
10. Anymore
11. Growing Wings
12. Up At Night
13. Everything I Wanted
14. Lonely Walls
15. Not Ready to Go

Beth Bombara- Vocals, Guitar
Sam Golden- Guitar
Mike Schurk- Drums
Kit Hamon- Bass

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It’s not that it’s retro, really, but there is something of a different era about her music – it has an earnestness to it, an organic depth that feels natural and easy. The Columbia Tribune notes, “Her songs live in the same world as greats like Petty and Dylan; Gillian and Joni, and grow up like trees drawing nourishment from their roots. Bombara spent years on the road in other bands before encouragement from peers led her to start writing and performing her own music. “I never set out to be a lead singer,” she admits. But the songs were there, and who better to sing them than the writer herself?

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Tapers notes: I used to write a music blog many years ago, and Beth was one of the first musicians to send me material to review, so I've always had a sentimental spot for her music. I hadn't yet seen her live until this show, so I was very excited. The opener is a musician I was familiar with as well and enjoy. Unfortunately the weather had other plans, and Becky's set was cut way short by wind, rain and lighting in the area, so that was a bummer. But, the weather cleared up for Beth's set and stayed fine the rest of the night. Audio quality is great here, no real flaws to speak of, and Beth's set was killer, just great song after great song. I wish more people were aware of her, she's a great songwriter, and for taping purposes is very accomodating, making for a great experience. I'm hoping to see her again at some point, she said she likes to tour the midwest during the summer, and I can't blame her, winters here aren't for the faint of heart.

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

https://tapersmanifesto.org/

Samantha Crain, 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN- 6/15/25

Samantha Crain
7th Street Entry
Minneapolis, MN
June 15th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS367)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float)

-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 to Samantha Crain for allowing me to record.

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Quinn Christopherson

https://quinnchristopherson.com/

1. Intro
2. Raedeen
3. ?
4. ?
5. Loaded Gun
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?
9. Erase Me

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Quinn Christopherson is an Ahtna Athabascan and Iñupiaq songwriter, born, raised, and based in Anchorage, Alaska.

Samantha Crain

https://www.samanthacrain.com/

1. Intro
2. Dragonfly
3. Trap Door
4. Gumshoe
5. Bloomsday
6. Neptune Baby
7. Dart
8. Old Hallicrafter Radio
9. When We Remain
10. Joey
11. Ridin' Out The Storm
12. B-Attitudes
13. An Echo
14. Pastime
15. Elk City

Samantha Crain- Vocals, Guitar
Brine Webb- Bass
Billy Reid- Drums

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Samantha Crain is a Choctaw-American singer, songwriter, film composer, and producer from Oklahoma. A two-time winner of the Native American Music Award, Samantha defies categorization, marrying folk music with the sounds of country rock and college indie. Samantha's latest album, A Small Death (2020), was released on Communion's Real Kind Records. The album received universal acclaim with tracks finding themselves in constant rotation on 6music.

Samantha has toured extensively over the past decade nationally and internationally, presenting ambitious orchestrated shows with her band as well as intimate folk-leaning solo performances. She has toured with First Aid Kit, Neutral Milk Hotel, Lucy Rose, The Avett Brothers, The Mountain Goats, and many others.

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Tapers notes: Some musicians create great music, some create important music, and very few create both. In my mind, Samantha Crain is one of those musicians, her lyrics always strike a chord, and stick with me long after I've listened to them. This was the first time I've seen her with a band, the previous few times I've seen her were solo appearances, so I was excited for a different type of experience. The show went above and beyond expectations, and I enjoyed listening back to it while mastering it. The opener was someone I was unfamiliar with, but I enjoyed their set as well. The sound here is great, one thing about a musician like Samantha is you aren't going to get many talkers because they are so focused on her, and it makes for a much more pleasant listening experience.

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

https://tapersmanifesto.org/

Joyann Parker, Delano Sculpture Park, Delano, MN- 6/14/25

Joyann Parker
Delano Sculpture Park
Delano, MN
June 14th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS366)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float)

-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 to Joyann Parker for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://joyannparker.com/

1. Intro
2. Fire on the Bayou (The Meters cover)
3. Faintly Optimistic
4. Sconnie Girl
5. What's Good for You
6. Stay Home Mama
7. Hit Me Like a Train
8. Mean Old World (T‐Bone Walker cover)
9. Rock Me Baby (B.B. King cover)
10. Dirty Rotten Guy
11. Come on Baby (Take Me Dancing)
12. The Tracks of My Tears (The Miracles cover)
13. What Happened to Me
14. Memphis
15. Roots
16. Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan cover)
17. Your Mama
18. Carry On
19. Snatch It Back and Hold It (Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band song)
20. Fool for You
21. Evil Hearted
22. Envy
23. I'd Rather Go Blind (Etta James cover)

Joyann Parker- Vocals, Guitar
Mark Lamoine- Guitar, Vocals
Chris Bates- Bass
Greg Schutte- Drums
Tim Wick- Keyboard
Scott Graves- Woodwind Instruments

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Tapers notes: Part of Delano Sculpture & Blues Fest. This was a fairly windy day, but it's only noticeable in between songs, otherwise a solid recording. Luckily the rain held off for the show, and then downpoured about 5 minutes after I got back to my car.

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

https://tapersmanifesto.org/

Gigi Amal, Ambi Wine Bar, Anoka, MN- 6/11/25

Gigi Amal
Ambi Wine Bar
Anoka, MN
June 11th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS365)

Lineage: SBD > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) + Zoom H4Essential Internals

-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 to Gigi Amal for allowing me to record.

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https://ggtheukulady.wixsite.com/music

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
3. I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash cover)
4. Baby, I Love Your Way (Peter Frampton cover)
5. What I Like About You (The Romantics cover)
6. I'm Yours (Jason Mraz cover)
7. Island in the Sun (Weezer cover)
8. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (Lee Hazlewood cover)
9. Moon River (Henry Mancini cover)
10. Riptide (Vance Joy cover)
11. A Cardinal Sign
12. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)
13. Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover)
14. Rockstar (Nickelback cover)
15. Strange (Patsy Cline cover)
16. Heaven (Bryan Adams cover)
17. Toxic (Britney Spears cover)
18. God Only Knows (The Beach Boys cover)
19. Three Little Birds (Bob Marley & The Wailers cover)
20. Any Man of Mine (Shania Twain cover)

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Dream a Little Dream of Me (Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra cover)
3. Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
4. Flowers (Miley Cyrus cover)
5. Love Story (Taylor Swift cover)
6. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) (Rupert Holmes cover)
7. Float On (Modest Mouse cover)
8. Three Six Five (Shinedown cover)
9. Charleston Girl (Tyler Childers cover)
10. Me More Cowboy Than You (The Brudi Brothers cover)
11. Kiss Me (Sixpence None the Richer cover)
12. That's All Right (Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup cover)
13. I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor cover)
14. A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Shaboozey cover)
15. Better Than Disney
16. Into the Blue
17. Peaches
18. Old Time Rock and Roll (George Jackson cover)

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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"

https://tapersmanifesto.org/

Josie Sanken, O'Neil's, Spicer, MN- 6/8/25

Josie Sanken
O'Neil's
Spicer, MN
June 8th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS364)

Lineage: SBD > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) + Zoom H4Essential Internals

-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 to Josie Sanken for allowing me to record.

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

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)
3. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
4. A Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay cover)
5. Stuck Like Glue (Sugarland cover)
6. Automatic (Miranda Lambert cover)
7. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
8. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)
9. Radioactive (Imagine Dragons cover)
10. Zombie (The Cranberries cover)
11. Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover)
12. Water Under the Bridge (Adele cover)
13. Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter cover)
14. What Are You Listening To? (Chris Stapleton cover)
15. Skyscraper (Demi Lovato cover)
16. Royals (Lorde cover)
17. Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson cover)
18. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
19. Something in the Orange (Zach Bryan cover)
20. Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover)
21. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston cover)

Set 2

1. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)
2. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
3. When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams cover)
4. Someone Like You (Adele cover)
5. Harper Valley PTA (Jeannie C. Riley cover)
6. Iris (Goo Goo Dolls cover)
7. Setting the World on Fire (Kenny Chesney cover)
8. Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns N’ Roses cover)
9. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
10. We Danced Anyway (Deana Carter cover)
11. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
12. What's Up? (4 Non Blondes cover)
13. Girl Crush (Little Big Town cover)
14. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

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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"

https://tapersmanifesto.org/