Charlie Parr, Como Lakeside Pavilion, St. Paul, MN- 8/11/23

Charlie Parr
Como Lakeside Pavilion
St. Paul, MN
Aug. 11th, 2023

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS252)

Lineage: Audience Recording using Zoom H2 internal mics + Soundboard > Tascam DR-60D > SD Card > Mastered in Adobe Audition > Aligned in Audacity > 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 Charlie for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.charlieparr.com/

1. Intro
2. St. James Infirmary Blues (Trad.)
3. 817 Oakland Avenue
4. Remember Me If I Forget
5. 1922 Blues
6. Easy Rider Blues (Blind Lemon Jefferson cover)
7. Dog
8. Old Dog Blue (Jim Jackson cover)
9. Last of the Better Days Ahead
10. Ain't Dead Yet
11. Over the Red Cedar
12. Cheap Wine
13. Running, Jumping, Standing Still ("Spider" John Koerner cover)
14. When I'm Dancin' This Is How I Dance
15. On Stealing a Sailboat
16. On Listening to Robert Johnson
17. Jubilee
18. Rocky Raccoon (The Beatles cover)
19. There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down (Brother Claude Ely cover)
20. Outro

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Tapers notes: Part of Lakeside Guitar Festival 2023. Some info on the festival:

Lakeside Guitar Festival is a free outdoor music festival set at the Historic Como Lakeside Pavilion, a lakefront community Artis oasis in Saint Paul. LGF is run by community-conscious musicians and presents a diverse lineup of local and international acts across musical genre, focusing on encouraging new artistic collaboration and highlighting the world class small business and arts communities of Saint Paul. Previous headliners have included Keb Mo, Sunny War, and Steve Cropper performing alongside Minnesota greats.

https://www.musicmissionmusic.com/lakeside-guitar-festival-2023

Also part of their mission:

Music Mission is a foundation that supports communities throughout the Americas in creating and sharing their music. We believe in music’s ability to transcend division, foster innovation, and create joy for a world in need of empathy and constructive growth.

https://www.musicmissionmusic.com/

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

Josie Sanken, River House Kitchen + Drinks, Hutchinson, MN- 7/28/23

Josie Sanken
River House Kitchen + Drinks
Hutchinson, MN
July 28th, 2023

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS251)

Lineage: Audience Recording using Zoom H2 internal mics + Soundboard > Tascam DR-60D > SD Card > Mastered in Adobe Audition > Aligned in Audacity > 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. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
2. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)
3. Radioactive (Imagine Dragons cover)
4. Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover)
5. Shallow (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper cover
6. Road Less Traveled (Lauren Alaina cover)
7. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
8. My Jesus (Anne Wilson cover)
9. Jackson (Billy Edd Wheeler cover)
10. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
11. Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond cover)
12. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
13. A Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay cover)
14. You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis cover)
15. Ring of Fire (June Carter Cash cover)
16. Rescue (Lauren Daigle cover)
17. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
18. Harper Valley PTA (Jeannie C. Riley cover)

Set 2

1. Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns N’ Roses cover)
2. When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams cover)
3. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)
4. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)
5. Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover)
6. Fastest Girl in Town (Miranda Lambert cover)
7. Redneck Woman (Gretchen Wilson cover)
8. Pontoon (Little Big Town cover)
9. No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd cover)
10. Red High Heels (Kellie Pickler cover)
11. Suds in the Bucket (Sara Evans cover)
12. No One Needs to Know (Shania Twain cover)
13. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)

Josie Sanken- Vocals, Guitar
Keenan Dummer- Cajón

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Tapers notes: There is a lot of hiss on this recording, I tried to minimize it as much as I could without affecting the overall quality, but it's still noticeable in quieter parts.

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

Joyann Parker, The Garage Bikes + Brews, River Falls, WI- 7/27/23

Joyann Parker
The Garage Bikes + Brews
River Falls, WI
July 27th, 2023

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS250)

Lineage: Audience Recording using Zoom H2 internal mics > SD Card > PC > Mastered in Adobe Audition > 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 for Joyann Parker for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.joyannparker.com/

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Fire on the Bayou (The Meters cover)
3. Faintly Optimistic
4. Carry On
5. Sconnie Girl
6. Stay Home Mama
7. Have You Ever Been Mistreated (Lightnin' Hopkins cover)
8. Old Flame
9. Dirty Rotten Guy
10. Envy
11. Closing Someone Else's Blinds

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Juxtaposition
3. Come on Baby (Take Me Dancing)
4. Predator
5. Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan cover)
6. What's Good for You
7. Evil Hearted
8. Roots

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

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Music in the Park proudly welcomes Joyann Parker. This Contemporary soul/blues powerhouse and her band bring a wealth of sound and musical experience that will keep you engaged the whole concert. This is the first of two big shows we're holding as part of the 2023 Concert Series, and our friends at Garage Bikes & Brews have gracefully offered to host this fantastic show. Spread the word and bring some friends for a incredible night of music!

Here's just a few reviews on this great artist:

“Throughout Parker’s totally commanding powerhouse pipes prevail. Better yet, she comes across with honesty and conviction, never seeming to try too hard. She’s a flat-out dynamo.”
— Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine

“Multi-faceted and versatile, Joyann Parker is a song-slayer, her feet firmly planted on the floor, her vocals emanating from a deep and centered place. With a voice and range like hers, she could sing just about anything but you can hear on Out of the Dark that she’s deeply committed to each track...A class in soulful singing and songwriting...Even after repeated listens, the hair on my arms stood on end. Highly recommended.”
— Martine Ehrenclou/Rock & Blues Muse

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Tapers notes: I've wanted to see Joyann for quite some time, she does a Patsy Cline tribute show that I've heard is pretty amazing. I knew her own music is more blues oriented, so I wasn't surprised by her style here, but I was definitely not expecting to be blown away like I was. This woman can play the blues like very few I've seen, and her band is top notch. She just released a new album "Roots" that I highly recommend. She's one of the midwests's hidden secrets, but hopefully not for long, she deserves to be heard by everyone. This recording is ok quality, it didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. In between songs and quieter parts there is the sound of a fan blowing, it was one of the huge industrial ones so I think anywhere I would have set up it would have been audible. The show ended about 15 minutes early due to weather, and you can hear Joyann reference towards the end of the show.

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

Corey Medina & Brothers, Muskie Days, Nevis, MN- 7/22/23

Corey Medina & Brothers
Muskie Days
Nevis, MN
July 22nd, 2023

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS249)

Lineage: Audience Recording using Zoom H2 internal mics + Soundboard > SD Card > Mastered in Adobe Audition > Aligned in Audacity > 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.

More pictures here: Link

https://coreymedina.com/index.html

1. Intro
2. Storm
3. Sue Ahccaz
4. Look on Yonder Wall (James "Beale Street" Clark cover)
5. Too Green to Burn
6. Appaloosa
7. I Can't Fight
8. Open Steel Toes
9. B Lounge
10. 1974
11. Down
12. It Ain't Me Babe
13. Must Be (Sent From Up Above)
14. Come Back Baby (Ray Charles cover)
15. Want It All
16. Home
17. ?
18. ?
19. The Sky Is Crying (Elmore James cover)
20. Rocking Chair
21. Redbone (Childish Gambino cover)

Corey Medina- Vocals, Guitar
Eric Sundeen- Drums
Gary Broste- Bass

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Corey Medina & Brothers are a Blues-Rock band based in Minnesota led by Corey Medina from the Navajo Nation. Corey Medina is a Native American Blues Artist from Shiprock, NM. Shiprock is on the Navajo Tribal Nation where Corey was born and raised. He moved to Northern Minnesota in 2012 . Corey refers to the Brothers as a representation of the relationship he likes to keep with his fellow band mates. Currently the Brothers band consist of Eric Sundeen of Bemidji, MN on Drums and Gary Broste also from Bemidji, on upright bass.

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Tapers notes: Set 10/10 from Muskie Days 2023. The last set of Muskie Days, this is always a fun weekend and I'm already looking forward to next year. The recording is AUD only until about 2 minutes into Track 2.

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

Charlie Parr, Muskie Days, Nevis, MN- 7/22/23

Charlie Parr
Muskie Days
Nevis, MN
July 22nd, 2023

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS248)

Lineage: Audience Recording using Zoom H2 internal mics + Soundboard > SD Card > Mastered in Adobe Audition > Aligned in Audacity > 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 Charlie Parr for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.charlieparr.com/

1. Intro
2. St. James Infirmary Blues (Trad.)
3. 817 Oakland Avenue
4. Last of the Better Days Ahead
5. Falcon
6. Lowdown
7. Old Dog Blue (Jim Jackson cover)
8. Running, Jumping, Standing Still ("Spider" John Koerner cover)
9. Cheap Wine
10. 1922 Blues
11. When I'm Dancin' This Is How I Dance
12. Easy Rider Blues (Blind Lemon Jefferson cover)
13. Over the Red Cedar
14. Dog
15. On Stealing a Sailboat
16. Jubilee
17. Rocky Raccoon (The Beatles cover)
18. Rattlesnake
19. There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down (Brother Claude Ely cover)

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Charlie Parr is an incorruptible outsider who writes novelistic, multi-layered stories that shine a kaleidoscopic light on defiant, unseen characters thriving in the shadows all around us. Parr has a new record with only his name on it, and it isn’t shiny and perfect and commercial and catchy. It’s him. It’s pure Charlie Parr and that’s enough. He hasn’t moved to LA or Nashville; he’s stayed in the cold grey north of Minnesota, because that’s his home.

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Tapers notes: Set 9/10 from Muskie Days 2023. Great show as always from Charlie, great sound on this one as well.

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

Erik Koskinen, Muskie Days, Nevis, MN- 7/22/23

Erik Koskinen
Muskie Days
Nevis, MN
July 22nd, 2023

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS247)

Lineage: Audience Recording using Zoom H2 internal mics + Soundboard > SD Card > Mastered in Adobe Audition > Aligned in Audacity > 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 to Erik Koskinen for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://erikkoskinen.com/

1. Intro
2. Devil's Blues
3. Pretty Girls

4. Pocket Full of Money
5. First Time in Years
6. Ordinary Fool
7. Will You Feel My Love
8. Pony to Ride
9. Keep My Baby With Me Now
10. Six Pack of Beer and a Pack of Cigarettes
11. I Love You Maybe

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

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A blend of American folk, country, rock-n-roll, and blues, Erik Koskinen realizes a sound that is distinctive and fresh while familiar and classic. Koskinen channels the ways of Whitman and reverently enters the anthology of uniquely crafted wry songs with the likes of Woody Guthrie and Ry Cooder while speaking as plainly as your neighbor. The Minneapolis Star Tribune calls Koskinen “the real deal” and “the best country songwriter in Minnesota.”

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Tapers notes: Set 8/10 from Muskie Days 2023. I definitely learned a lesson on this weekend of shows, if you want something done right, you're probably better off doing it yourself. As with previous recordings from the weekend, the SBD recording starts late, about 45 seconds into Track 3. When I asked about recording that weekend, I had planned to hook up to the SBD, and I usually hit record long before the set starts. But, when the sound guy offered to just send me files of his recording, I figured that would be better, I'd stay out of his way and make it easier on me as well. But, his main priority is getting the sound right at the venue, and not worrying about hitting record, so I can't really blame him for starting these late, it's just a lesson learned for next time. That being said, once the mix gets right on track 3, it's a fantastic recording.

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

Kelley Smith, Muskie Days, Nevis, MN- 7/22/23

Kelley Smith
Muskie Days
Nevis, MN
July 22nd, 2023

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS246)

Lineage: Soundboard > Mastered in Adobe Audition > 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 to Kelley Smith for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.kelleysmithmusic.com/

1. Intro
2. Marriage
3. Aphrodite in a Trucker Cap
4. Moon Child
5. Linda
6. Open Hands
7. Tea and Whiskey
8. Lydia
9. Dust
10. Come Down, O Maid

Kelley Smith- Vocals, Guitar
Evin Haukos- Mandolin

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Smith is a guitar picker with an old-timey voice. Her first record, Moon Child, comes across as a mid-life coming-of-age story. As an insomniac, Smith wrote this first batch of songs by moonlight. They evoke a sense of belonging, juxtaposed with escapism, as she croons about long-term love, grief, and her draw to the night sky. Adventures in Americana says, ”Her authentic, rootsy sound, falling somewhere between country, folk, bluegrass and old-time music, is a pitch-perfect vehicle for the themes she explores in this five-song EP.”

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Tapers notes: Set 7/10 from Muskie Days 2023. This is a SBD only recording, I had planned to do MATRIX recording, but my audio recorder had an error during Kelley's set, so none of it recorded. But, thankfully I was able to get SBD recordings for all of the Muskie Days sets from the sound guy, so it all worked out.

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