Ally Venable Band, Live at MN State Fair, Falcon Heights, MN- 9/5/26

Ally Venable Band
MN State Fair
Falcon Heights, MN
Sep. 5th, 2026

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS583)

Lineage: Zoom H1Essential (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.

More pictures here: Link

https://allyvenableband.com

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Unbreakable
3. Steamroller (James Taylor cover)
4. Texas Louisiana (w/ Matthew Mwangi on guitar)
5. Stopper Back Papa > Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) (Parliament cover)
6. Tribute to S.R.V.

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Brown Liquor
3. Broken & Blue
4. Feel That Sting
5. Fire (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
6. Going Down (The Alabama State Troupers cover)

Ally Venable- Vocals, Guitar
Isaac Pulido- Drums
Randy Wall- Keyboards
EJ Bedford- Bass

Archive.org / Google Drive

A powerhouse band from the Lone Star State, the Ally Venable Band dazzles crowds, igniting excitement in the modern blues scene. Frontwoman, singer-songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire, Ally Venable spent the past decade carving out her own unique space in the male-dominated blues-rock world, defying expectations and shattering barriers.

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Tapers notes: As I said in my upload of Ally's show the previous day, this was not on my schedule, but I was so impressed by her show on Friday that I had to come back for the Saturday show. All the same songs as the day before, just a different order, but still well worth a listen. Unfortunately this show has more crowd noise than the Friday show, as there was definitely a bigger crowd this day, which isn't all that surprising seeing as it was a weekend show.

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

Ally Venable Band, Live at MN State Fair, Falcon Heights, MN- 9/4/26

Ally Venable Band
MN State Fair
Falcon Heights, MN
Sep. 4th, 2026

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS582)

Lineage: Zoom H1Essential (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.

More pictures here: Link

https://allyvenableband.com

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Unbreakable
3. Steamroller (James Taylor cover)
4. Broken & Blue
5. Stopper Back Papa > Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) (Parliament cover)
6. Tribute to S.R.V.

Set 2

1. Brown Liquor
2. Texas Louisiana
3. Feel That Sting
4. Fire (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
5. Going Down (The Alabama State Troupers cover)

Ally Venable- Vocals, Guitar
Isaac Pulido- Drums
Randy Wall- Keyboards
EJ Bedford- Bass

Archive.org / Google Drive

A powerhouse band from the Lone Star State, the Ally Venable Band dazzles crowds, igniting excitement in the modern blues scene. Frontwoman, singer-songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire, Ally Venable spent the past decade carving out her own unique space in the male-dominated blues-rock world, defying expectations and shattering barriers.

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Tapers notes: This was my first time seeing Ally, and wow, what a show. I had heard her name and listened to some of her music, but wasn't super familiar with her. But, I had heard she put on a great show, so I figured I would check her out. I'm so glad I did, she is an amazing musician, one of the best guitar players I've had the pleasure of seeing live. Most musical acts at the free stages play 2 days in a row, and this was the case with Ally. I had only planned to see her this day (Friday), but as soon as the show ended I texted my roommate that I was bringing her with me the next day to see Ally again. I actually had another concert planned on Saturday, but changed those plans because of how blown away I was. Recording quality is decent, I wasn't able to use my usual setup because of fair rules, so I did the best I could with what I had.

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

Josie Sanken, Live at O'Neil's, Spicer, MN- 8/30/26

Josie Sanken
O'Neil's
Spicer, MN
Aug. 30th, 2026

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS581)

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

-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.

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

More pictures here: Link

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

Set 1

1. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
2. Automatic (Miranda Lambert cover)
3. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston cover)
4. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
5. Beautiful Things (Benson Boone cover)
6. Stand by Me (Ben E. King cover)
7. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)
8. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
9. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
10. Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns N’ Roses cover)
11. Rose Garden (Joe South cover)
12. Landslide (Fleetwood Mac cover)
13. Stuck Like Glue (Sugarland cover)
14. What's Up? (4 Non Blondes cover)
15. No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd cover)
16. Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter cover)
17. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)
18. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
19. Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover)
20. God I'm Just Grateful (Elevation Worship cover)
21. Don't Stop Believin' (Journey cover)

Set 2

1. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
2. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)
3. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
4. Harper Valley P.T.A. (Tom T. Hall cover)
5. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
6. We Danced Anyway (Deana Carter cover)
7. Iris (Goo Goo Dolls cover)
8. Some Days You Gotta Dance (The Ranch cover)
9. Blue (LeAnn Rimes cover)
10. When You Say Nothing at All (Paul Overstreet cover)
11. Heads Carolina, Tails California (Jo Dee Messina cover)
12. My Jesus (Anne Wilson cover)
13. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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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"

Josie Sanken, Live at McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, MN- 8/22/26

Josie Sanken
McLeod County Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, MN
Aug. 22nd, 2026

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS580)

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

-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.

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

More pictures here: Link

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

Set 1

1. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
2. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
3. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston cover)
4. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)
5. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)
6. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
7. Royals (Lorde cover)
8. Rose Garden (Joe South cover)
9. God I'm Just Grateful (Elevation Worship cover)
10. Stand by Me (Ben E. King cover)
11. Beautiful Things (Benson Boone cover)
12. No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd cover)
13. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
14. Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns N’ Roses cover)
15. Automatic (Miranda Lambert cover)
16. Harper Valley P.T.A. (Tom T. Hall cover)
17. What's Up? (4 Non Blondes cover)
18. Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover)
19. County Fair
20. Desperate (Wo)Man (Eric Church cover)

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)
3. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
4. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
5. Heads Carolina, Tails California (Jo Dee Messina cover)
6. Some Days You Gotta Dance (The Ranch cover)
7. Left It In The River (Jamie MacDonald cover)
8. When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams cover)
9. Don't Stop Believin' (Journey cover)
10. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
11. When You Say Nothing at All (Paul Overstreet cover)
12. Stuck Like Glue (Sugarland cover)
13. Where the Green Grass Grows (Tim McGraw cover)
14. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
15. We Danced Anyway (Deana Carter cover)
16. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: I always look forward to this show every year, it's one of Josie's biggest shows and she always throws in one of her originals (County Fair). This was a really windy day, so there's a bit of wind noise at points, but I was able to minimize most of it. Otherwise, an excellent recording and an excellent setlist.

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

Erik Koskinen, Live at Gardens of Castle Rock, Northfield, MN- 8/19/26

Erik Koskinen
Gardens of Castle Rock
Northfield, MN
Aug. 19th, 2026

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS579)

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.

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

More pictures here: Link

https://www.erikkoskinen.com

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Devil's Blues
3. Long Drive
4. Pocket Full of Money
5. Treat Me So Bad
6. Red Dress Girl
7. Pony to Ride
8. Learning the Hard Way
9. I Got You (To Get Me Through)
10. Big Plane
11. Free Money
12. Cruising Paradise the Long Way Around

Set 2

1. Will You Feel My Love
2. Ordinary Fool
3. I Like to Be Used
4. The Good Times Are Really Gone
5. Hello From the Family
6. Six Pack of Beer and a Pack of Cigarettes
7. Broke Down
8. When the Money Rolls In
9. Both of Me
10. This Is Hip (John Lee Hooker cover)
11. I Love You Maybe

Erik Koskinen- Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Josh Gravelin- Bass Guitar
Richard Medek- Drums
Kora Melia- Fiddle

Archive.org / Google Drive

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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"

Erik Koskinen & Nieves del Norte, Live at Como Pavilion, St. Paul, MN- 8/15/26

Erik Koskinen & Nieves del Norte
Como Lakeside Pavilion
St. Paul, MN
Aug. 15th, 2026

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS578)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) + Soundboard > Tascam DR-60D

-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.

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

More pictures here: Link

https://www.erikkoskinen.com
https://www.facebook.com/p/Nieves-del-Norte-100004019413988/

1. Intro
2. Streets of Bakersfield (Homer Joy cover)
3. Cielo azul, cielo nublado (Los Cadetes de Linares cover)
4. ?
5. ?
6. I Love You Maybe
7. ?
8. Baila esta cumbia (Selena cover)
9. The Good Times Are Really Gone
10. ?
11. Outro

Erik Koskinen- Vocals, Electric Guitar
Noah Nieves- Bajo Quinto Guitar, Accordion
Rogelio Nieves Jr.- Accordion, Vocals
Ulises Olvera- Bass Ukulele
Jorge Servin- Drums
Jerónimo González- Jarana Jarocha

Archive.org / Google Drive

Erik Koskinen- An American singer-songwriter, producer, and champion of roots music whose songwriting speaks as plainly as your neighbor.

Nieves del Norte- A father-and-son acoustic duo delivering traditional Mexican regional Norteño music, blending the accordion and the bajo quinto guitar.

This collaboration is more than a one time set, it is a celebration of transition and creative survival. By mixing Koskinen’s gritty, honest songwriting with the evocative, genre-fluid styling of Nieves del Norte, the duo constructs a brilliant blueprint for where guitar music is heading next. Proudly representing the community of St. Peter MN.

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Tapers notes: Part of Lakeside Guitar Festival 2026. This was a really cool collaboration, and according to Erik, the first time they had played together in a public setting. You would never know by listening to this, they sound as if they had been playing together for years. There were a few songs I was able to track down based on translating the lyrics, but unfortunately there were still a few I couldn't figure out. If anyone recognizes them, feel free to let me know, I'd love to fill in those gaps. The intro and outro had some technical issues, Molly Maher (MC) was using a wireless mic and I think that caused some drops out, but during the set I didn't notice anything.

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

Josie Sanken, Live at Main Street Sports Bar, Hutchinson, MN- 8/13/26

Josie Sanken
Main Street Sports Bar
Hutchinson, MN
Aug. 13th, 2026

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS577)

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

-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.

-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. Stand by Me (Ben E. King cover)
4. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
5. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston cover)
6. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
7. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)
8. A Million Dreams (Pasek and Paul cover)
9. Rose Garden (Joe South cover)
10. When You Say Nothing at All (Paul Overstreet cover)
11. Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover)
12. Royals (Lorde cover)
13. No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd cover)
14. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
15. Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover)
16. What's Up? (4 Non Blondes cover)
17. Automatic (Miranda Lambert cover)
18. Zombie (The Cranberries cover)
19. Blue (LeAnn Rimes cover)
20. God I'm Just Grateful (Elevation Worship cover)
21. Don't Stop Believin' (Journey cover)

Set 2

1. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
2. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)
3. Harper Valley P.T.A. (Tom T. Hall cover)
4. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
5. We Danced Anyway (Deana Carter cover)
6. When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams cover)
7. Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns N’ Roses cover)
8. Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter cover)
9. Georgia (on My Mind) (Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra cover)
10. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? (Shania Twain cover)
11. Iris (Goo Goo Dolls cover)
12. Maybe It Was Memphis (Pam Tillis cover)
13. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: A little distortion on Josie's guitar towards the end of Set 1, it got worse as the set went on. It was a dying battery issue in her guitar, by the start of Set 2 it was fixed.

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