Kat Perkins- Live Pioneer Place on Fifth, St. Cloud, MN- 12/8/22

Kat Perkins
Pioneer Place on Fifth
St. Cloud, MN
Dec. 8th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS274)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.katperkinsmusic.com/

Set 1

1. Intro

2. Joy to the World (Isaac Watts cover) > Go Tell It on the Mountain (Trad.)

3. North Country Christmas

4. Hard Candy Christmas (Carol Hall cover)

5. Christmas Cookies (George Strait cover)

6. A Marshmallow World (Carl Sigman cover)

7. Angels We Have Heard on High (Trad.)

8. Grown-Up Christmas List (David Foster cover)

9. Winter Wonderland (Richard Himber & His Orchestra cover)

10. Jingle Bells (James Lord Pierpont cover)

11. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra cover)

12. Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson & His Pops Orchestra cover)

Set 2

1. Intro

2. Joy to the World (Instrumental) (Hoyt Axton cover)

3. Let’s Make a Baby King (Jesse Winchester cover)

4. We Three Kings (John Henry Hopkins Jr. cover)

5. Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song) (Amy Grant cover)

6. ?

7. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin cover)

8. Christmas Medley

9. Christmas at the Red House

10. Joy to the World (Hoyt Axton cover)

Kat Perkins- Vocals, French Horn
Mark Perkins- French Horn, Autoharp
Eric Warner- Guitar
Pat Nelson- Bass
John Peterson- Keyboard
Josh Alfaro- Drums
Nina DeNio- Background Vocals
Lexie Wollan Swenson- Background Vocals

Archive.org / Google Drive

Christmas is Kat Perkins’ favorite time of year! A Kat Perkins Christmas is an incredible blend of traditional Christmas songs with Kat’s modern spin. She incorporates her audience in fun crowd participation holiday songs and even features an up and coming young star at each venue. Together she has created a fun, rockin' show to celebrate the holidays filled with great music, laughter and even her own original Christmas songs! It’s a must see all ages opportunity to bring the entire family!

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Tapers notes: The last recording I made in 2022, as well as my 200th live recording overall since I started in 2010. I've met a lot of great people through music, had a lot of memorable times, and I look forward to the next 200 recordings.

The Field Birds- Live at Brigid's Pub, Bemidji, MN- 11/1/22

The Field Birds
Brigid's Pub
Bemidji, MN
Nov. 11th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS273)

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.

-Many thanks for Kyle Orla for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.facebook.com/thefieldbirds/

Set 1

1. Intro

2. Twenty-One Summers (Kyle Ollah cover)

3. Turtle Dove Blues (Peg Leg Howell cover)

4. New Melinda//Gaffo's Ball

5. Troubles

6. ?

7. Ghost Woman Blues

8. ?

9. ?

10. Down in the Willow Garden (Trad.)

11. ?

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Medley
3. Hard Going
4. ?
5. Old Joe's Barroom (Dock Boggs cover)
6. ?
7. Don't Buy That
8. ?
9. Rockingham Whiskey (Trad.)
10. ?
11. I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground (Trad.)
12. Sunny Spot

Kyle Orla- Vocals, Guitar
Jennifer Krussow- Bass
Clancy Ward- Fiddle

Archive.org / Google Drive

Welcome to Folk Friday! A bi-monthly production that showcases area and regional folk and acoustic acts! We are thrilled to welcome The Field Birds, a Duluth based group of talented folk and bluegrass musicians. The Field Birds are a string trio who perform a blend of traditionally-informed original music and reimagined folk music. The band consists of Kyle Orla, Clancy Ward (Sugar on the Roof), and Jennifer Krussow (Nat Harvie Trio).

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Tapers notes: I arrived basically as they were starting, so the first 20 seconds or so of the recording is me setting up. Unfortunately I didn't set up at the best position, so vocals are a little drowned out. The second set sounds better as far as vocals go, but there is a buzz throughout for some reason. I tried to minimize it as much as I could, and while it sounds better than it originally did, it's still present.

IV & The Strange Band- Live at The Hook & Ladder, Minneapolis, MN- 11/6/22

IV and the Strange Band
Hook & Ladder Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Nov. 6th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS271/272)

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.

-Many thanks to Coleman Williams for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

Pleasure Horse

https://pleasurehorsemusic.com/

1. Intro
2. Back to You
3. Still Getting Over You
4. Sea of Heartbreak (Don Gibson cover)
5. Cottonwood Mile
6. O.D.'d in Denver (Hank Williams, Jr. cover)
7. Oklahoma
8. Wine Me Up (Faron Young cover)
9. Slide Off Your Satin Sheets (Johnny Paycheck cover)
10. Autumn Beach
11. Aways Away
12. Be Here to Love Me (Townes Van Zandt cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

Minneapolis locals Pleasure Horse play beer-soaked country music with heartbreak, twang, a little Tex-Mex and a little rock n’ roll.

IV and the Strange Band

https://ivandthestrangeband.com/

1. Intro
2. Inbred
3. I'm Gonna Haunt You
4. Drinking Sad
5. Sailin' On (Bad Brains cover)
6. Son of Sin
7. Fray the Line
8. Southern Despair
9. I.O.U.
10. If Only You Were Lonely (The Replacements cover)
11. Deep Down
12. Malice
13. Train
14. Stand Your Ground
15. Broken Pieces
16. Cigarette Ends
17. Filth

Archive.org / Google Drive

As the great-grandson of Hank Williams Sr., grandson of Hank Williams Jr., and only son of Hank 3, Coleman Williams spent years waging an internal battle with the expectations thrust upon him by his own lineage. He represented the fourth generation of country music’s most legendary family — hence his nickname, “IV” — and the pressure to launch his own career was enormous. Although Coleman would eventually make his mark with Southern Circus — the genre-bending debut from his band, IV and The Strange Band, combining southern storytelling and country textures with 100-watt guitar amps and DIY attitude — he needed to break free first and discover his own musical approach along the way. Southern Circus is his homecoming: an album that finds him not falling into a legacy, but earning it.

Ryan Adams- Live at State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN- 10/21/22

Ryan Adams
State Theatre
Minneapolis, MN
Oct. 21st, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS270)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://ryanadamsofficial.com/

1. Intro
2. Oh My Sweet Carolina
3. Ashes & Fire
4. Everybody Knows
5. 16 Days
6. The Rescue Blues
7. Invisible Riverside
8. My Winding Wheel
9. Two
10. Gimme Something Good
11. To Be Without You
12. My Wrecking Ball
13. Kim
14. Am I Safe
15. Black Sheets of Rain (Bob Mould cover)
16. The End
17. Do I Wait
18. English Girls Approximately
19. New York, New York
20. Answering Bell
21. Houses on the Hill
22. When Doves Cry (Prince cover)
23. Improv Song
24. Firecracker
25. La Cienega Just Smiled
26. Carolina Rain
27. Dear Chicago
28. Outbound Train
29. Runaway Train (Soul Asylum cover)
30. Crossed Out Name
31. Walk in the Dark
32. Achin' to Be (The Replacements cover)
33. Dancing with the Women at the Bar
34. When the Stars Go Blue
35. To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)
36. Come Pick Me Up

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: This was my first time seeing Ryan solo, I had seen him with a band a few times before, so I was looking forward to this one. It didn't disappoint, the setlist included a bit of everything including some local flavored covers. I will also say, I love Ryan Adams, but he may have some of the most obnoxious fans I've been around. Constantly yelling out songs, yelling random things at him, etc. One thing I did find funny is someone yelled for "Midway Park", and a few people yelled back "that's not even one of his songs!". Well, it is, it's a Whiskeytown song...made me chuckle a bit. I took a few pictures (included in link above), but this was a "no camera" show, so I did the best I could with my Galaxy S9, which didn't go great in the low light.

Lanue- Live at Sacred Heart Music Center, Duluth, MN- 10/20/22

Lanue
Sacred Heart Music Center
Duluth, MN
Oct. 20th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS268/269)

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.

Two of Minnesota’s best cutting-edge songwriters, Duluth-based Lanue and Minneapolis-based Humbird, share the beautiful Sacred Heart altar stage in a special one-night-only, live-audience performance at 7:30 pm Thursday, Oct. 20.

More pictures here: Link

Humbird

https://www.humbirdmusic.com/

1. Intro
2. May
3. Standing in the Way
4. Persephone
5. Plum Sky
6. Heavy
7. Summer Storm for Charlotte
8. 48 Hours
9. Cornfields and Roadkill
10. Radiator
11. Quickest Way
12. Pink Moon for John Prine
13. On the Day We Are Together Again

Siri Undlin- Vocals, Guitar
Pat Keen- Bass
Pete Quirsfeld- Drums

Archive.org / Google Drive

Inspired by the crystalline chill of the north country she calls home in Minnesota, Humbird combines a wintry longing with the warmth of a familiar folktale. Humbird’s music moves between experimental folk and environmental Americana to embrace the unexpected. The music invites a refreshing dissonance into the house. It leaves bread crumbs along the path and reflects light back at the stars.

Siri Undlin witnessed the power of storytelling in her childhood home and began writing music and performing in church choirs and in Irish ensembles from a young age. Her voice, which contains the unwavering fortitude of hymnal melodies, reveals her traditional background.

In 2019, Humbird released the critically acclaimed, debut full-length, Pharmakon, which introduced us to Humbird’s songcraft and harmonic folk style.

Lanue

https://www.lanuemusic.com/

1. Intro
2. September
3. Oil Fields (cuts out)
4. What I Love The Most (missing)
5. Pull Through (missing)
6. Mississippi (cuts in)
7. When It Don't Come Easy (Patty Griffin cover)
8. Days in the Sun
9. Mexico
10. July
11. Fire in My Mind
12. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Neil Young cover)
13. Tomorrow

Lanue (Sarah Krueger)- Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Steve Garrington- Bass
Lars-Erik Larson- Drums
Ben Lester- Pedal Steel Guitar

Archive.org / Google Drive

Feeling detached from her previously released work, Sarah Krueger assembled a cast of collaborators in 2021 to help flesh out a collection of new songs that would later become the catalyst for Lanue.
Culled from the title of a poem that found its way to Krueger from a thrift store shelf, Lanue stands firmly in front of a fresh creative backdrop and boasts a more developed taste and sincerity than Krueger’s previous releases — both a welcome departure and anticipated return.

In Lanue’s self titled LP, Krueger continues to amplify her knack for straightforward and earnest songwriting while maintaining a vocal delivery that sits like honey over layers of warm synths, guitars, and percussion. Ranging from confessional to nostalgic, each track is brightened by a lush lift while continuing to rest inside the framework of the folk tradition.

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Tapers notes: This was a disappointing recording, I had an SD card error, so part of Lanue's set is missing here. Luckily, both sets were being streamed and are able to be watched in their entirety on YouTube, so it was a good lesson to replace SD cards regularly that didn't come at the cost of losing out on that part of the show completely. And of course, as to be expected, the stream has better audio quality as it's running off the SBD. But, I figured I'd share this source for documentation.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk3eXAmcwQ0

Skarlett Woods- Live at 10K Brewing, Anoka, MN- 10/8/22

Skarlett Woods
10K Brewing
Anoka, MN
Oct. 8th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS267)

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 to Skarlett for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://skarlettwoods.com/home

Set 1

1. Pyramid Song (Radiohead cover)
2. Yesterday (The Beatles cover)
3. Cry to Me (Solomon Burke cover)
4. Stay > I'm Right Here
5. I Can't Help You Now (Bonnie Raitt cover)
6. Oh, Those Expectations
7. Love Keep Us Together (Martin Sexton cover)
8. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)

Set 2

1. Doubting Thomas (Nickel Creek cover)
2. What Only Lovers Know (Conrad Johnson cover)
3. You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis cover)
4. Hold On (Tom Waits cover)
5. Love Is a Losing Game (Amy Winehouse cover)
6. Friday I’m in Love (The Cure cover)
7. Beg, Steal or Borrow (Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs cover)
8. A Time for Truth
9. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) (Elton John cover)
10. For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield cover)
11. 2 Plus 1
12. That's All (Nat King Cole cover)

Set 3

1. Intro
2. Close to You (Braver These Days)
3. The Last Love Song
4. Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley cover)
5. Can't Stop (Thinking About You)
6. Silver Fox
7. Harvest Moon (Neil Young cover)
8. The Colors You Make
9. Portland, OR
10. These Shoes
11. Blackbird (The Beatles cover)
12. Something (The Beatles cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

Emerging Indie artist, Skarlett Woods, has won or been nominated for countless folk awards in the nation.

While the exquisite- voiced singer/songwriter has influence from a family steeped in show tunes, her Americana-Jazz style is what captivates audiences. Filling her shows with stories of falling in love, being employed in the Crab Boat industry, a 6,000 mile bike ride and performing all over Oregon and California collecting tales from the West, Skarlett has produced a body of work that remains truly and entirely unto itself.

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Tapers notes: This took place in a bar, so as expected, a pretty noisy recording. I was able to record only a few feet from the speaker, so it cut out some of the noise, but there are points where the chatter is pretty loud.

Skarlett Woods- Live at Wild Mountain Winery, Taylors Falls, MN- 9/24/22

Skarlett Woods
Wild Mountain Winery
Taylors Falls, MN
Sep. 24th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS266)

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 to Skarlett for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://skarlettwoods.com/home

Set 1

1. Yesterday (The Beatles cover) 

2. Harvest Moon (Neil Young cover)

3. What Only Lovers Know (Conrad Johnson cover)

4. Cry to Me (Solomon Burke cover)

5. Stay > I'm Right Here

6. Beg, Steal or Borrow (Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs cover)

7. Just Little Kids 

8. Hold On (Tom Waits cover)

9. The Last Love Song

10. Love Is a Losing Game (Amy Winehouse cover)

Set 2

1. For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield cover)

2. Something (The Beatles cover)

3. The Colors You Make

4. Can't Stop (Thinking About You)

5. A Time for Truth

6. Stand by Me (Ben E. King cover)

7. Close to You (Braver These Days)

8. Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley cover)

9. 2 Plus 1

10. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Bob Dylan cover)

11. Love Keep Us Together (Martin Sexton cover)

Set 3

1. That's All (Nat King Cole cover)

2. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)

3. You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis cover)

4. Somewhere Between Stanley & Lotus~ Gently

5. Crash Into Me (Dave Matthews Band cover)

6. Doubting Thomas (Nickel Creek cover)

7. Strawman

8. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) (Elton John cover)

9. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us! (Sufjan Stevens cover)

10. Silver Fox

11. Portland, OR

12. I Can't Help You Now (Bonnie Raitt cover)

13. River (Leon Bridges cover)

14. Blackbird (The Beatles cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

Often known for her way of entwining mesmerizing vocal passages with a 7-string guitar groove far advanced beyond your average singer/songwriter, Skarlett Woods brings folk and West Coast Jazz to the same dinner table.

Entwining Swing and Jazz into folk-themed stories of love, she has a stage presence that demands the attention of a room. Taking her listeners on up-beat rhythmic rides over heart- swelling arrangements of originals and covers, Skarlett has simply become more comfortable showing herself in the lights. She took a spot light in the 2022 Dylan Fest Songwriters Contest as one of the winning songs that evening. She is currently in the studio with Minneapolis Producer/Songwriter, Kevin Bowe, who has worked with- Jonny Lang, Etta James, Joe Cocker and many others, to release a single from that winning song, “Close To You (Braver These Days)" in the coming new year. And gearing up for a Sophomore album release in the Fall of 2023.

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Tapers notes: I discovered Skarlett earlier in the year at the Bob Dylan Singer-Songwriter contest, and knew I had to see her again. She is a unique talent, she plays electric and acoustic guitar, but she also has a self made drum kit she plays with her feet (check out the pictures to see what I mean), and uses her voice as an instrument at times. She plays a mix of covers and originals, but a lot of these covers are so different from the original versions it becomes a really cool blend.

Robby Vee- Live at William Kelley High School, Silver Bay, MN- 9/16/22

Robby Vee
William Kelley High School
Silver Bay, MN
Sep. 16th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS265)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.robbyvee.net/

1. Intro

2. ?

3. ?

4. Whole World's Rockin'

5. Buzz

6. Monsoon Sunset

7. Be-Bop-A-Lula (Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps cover)

8. True Love Ways (Buddy Holly cover)

9. Peggy Sue (Buddy Holly cover)

10. Come Back When You Grow Up (Bobby Vee cover)

11. Run to Him (Bobby Vee cover)

12. Walkin' With My Angel (Bobby Vee cover)

13. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Bobby Vee cover)

14. Take Good Care of My Baby (Carole King cover)

15. My Girl (The Temptations cover)

16. Come Go With Me (The Del-Vikings cover)

17. Devil or Angel (The Clovers cover)

18. Rubber Ball (Bobby Vee cover)

19. That'll Be the Day (The Crickets cover) > American Pie (Don McLean cover)

20. A Forever Kind of Love (Bobby Vee cover)

21. Blue Moon Blues

22. More Than I Can Say (The Crickets cover)

23. Runaway (Del Shannon cover)

24. Barbara Ann (The Regents cover) > New Orleans (Gary “U.S.” Bonds cover)  > Land of 1000 Dances (Chris Kenner cover) > Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (Steam cover) > What'd I Say (Ray Charles cover) > ? > Tutti Frutti (Little Richard cover) > Good Golly, Miss Molly (Little Richard cover)

25. Outro

Robby Vee- Vocals, Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar
Dana Killam- Violin
Bryan "King Creole" Williams- Bass
Jeff "Jethro Bodene The 3rd" Bjork- Drums
Tim Killam- Trumpet

Archive.org / Google Drive

Robby Vee "The Prince Of Twang” was born Robert Velline named after his father Bobby Vee. He is recognized by both the American & Canadian Rockabilly Hall of Fames and in 2019 he was recognized by the IRRMA for a Iowa Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Nomination. Vee has been performing his unique style of Rock-n- Roll music for years on stages across the globe. Having been on tour with the legends and architects of rock-n-roll, Robby has learned from, and shared credits and stages with the best, from James Burton to Carl Perkins, Bo Diddley, Albert Lee, Little Richard, the Everly Brothers, Sir Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Dion, The Righteous Brothers, Buddy Holly’s Crickets, Dick Clark and his ‘Caravan of Stars Rock ‘N’ Roll Show’, his father, 60’s pop rocker Bobby Vee and many more. Robby is known for combining elements of his vast repertoire telling stories that bridge the generation gap from “the roots of Rock n Roll to the new sounds of Americana music of today”. As an Entertainer with many studio records to his name, countless guest artist credits, and a history of extensive touring, Vee has captured the attention of audiences and respected industry professionals both Nationally and Internationally. Claude Hall, radio-TV editor of Billboard magazine writes, “If this guy had been around during the era of Elvis, he would have given Elvis a run for his money."

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Tapers notes: Originally scheduled as a concert in the park, it was moved indoors due to rain. This was a really fun show, Robby is the son of Bobby Vee, so lots of tributes to his father. Anyone who's a fan of 50's & 60's rock and roll will enjoy Robby and his band. Robby played with John Mueller's Winter Dance Party in Clear Lake on Feb. 2nd, and I got a chance to talk to him after, he said he plans on playing in Silver Bay again this summer, so anyone in the area I would encourage keeping an eye out for that.

Malamanya- Live at Minnesota Square Park, St. Peter, MN- 9/11/22

Malamanya
Minnesota Square Park
St. Peter, MN
Sep. 11th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS264)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://malamanya.com/

1. Intro
2. ?
3. El Vendedor de Agua
4. ?

5. ?
6. ?
7. ?
8. Oriente
9. ?
10. Frío
11. ?
12. ?
13. ?

Archive.org / Google Drive

Malamanya is a United States based band comprised of musicians who share a mutual respect and enthusiasm for traditional rhythms and melodies from the Caribbean and Latin America. Their onstage energy and compositions reflect the communal, complex, and celebratory spirit prevalent in these musical genres.

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Tapers notes: Part of Rock Bend Folk Festival 2022. I hate leaving setlists so empty like this, but I'm not familiar with the language, so I had to go purely by the music, so I was able to match up a couple songs, but that's all. If anyone speaks Spanish (I think that's the language they are using), please feel free to fill in the blanks if possible.

Barbaro- Live at Minnesota Square Park, St. Peter, MN- 9/11/22

Barbaro
Minnesota Square Park
St. Peter, MN
Sep. 11th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS263)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.barbaroband.com/

1. Intro
2. Pancake and a Bad Idea
3. All of My Friends
4. Subtle Hints
5. Barbaro
6. Loathe
7. One by One > ? > ? > ?
8. Cold Stack > Rita Cline
9. Aunt Betty
10. Believe (Cher cover)

Rachel Calvert- Vocals, Fiddle

Kyle Shelstad- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Jason Wells- Bass

Archive.org / Google Drive

Barbaro’s musical vision explores their collective life experiences through intricate instrumentation, creatively bending traditional music into a style that is all their own.  The Minneapolis-Winona based rising stars have created their eclectic sound through original songwriting craft, with inspiration derived from bluegrass, jazz and chamber music.  Their new album, Dressed in Roses, released January 2020, “Stands as a true testament to their musical identity and the sound that has launched one of the Midwest’s most in-demand acoustic acts.”

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Tapers notes: Part of Rock Bend Folk Festival 2022

Turn Turn Turn- Live at Minnesota Square Park, St. Peter, MN- 9/11/22

Turn Turn Turn
Minnesota Square Park
St. Peter, MN
Sep. 11th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS262)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.turnturnturnmpls.com/

1. Intro
2. Cold Hard Truth
3. Fourteen
4. 7 Kids
5. If You're Gonna Leave Me
6. Dopamine Blues
7. Schisandra
8. Powder
9. The Last Thing on My Mind (Tom Paxton cover)
10. Acceleration Dreams
11. Delaware Water Gap
12. Can't Go Back
13. Ghosted

Adam Levy- guitar, vocals
Savannah Smith- guitar, vocals
Barb Brynstad- bass, vocals
Josh Kaplan- drums
Peter J. Sands- keyboard

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Turn Turn Turn- a trio who bonded over their mutual love of close harmony 60s and 70s country, folk, and pop music and formed an original Americana band.

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Tapers notes: Part of Rock Bend Folk Festival 2022

Land at Last- Live at Minnesota Square Park, St. Peter, MN- 9/11/22

Land at Last
Minnesota Square Park
St. Peter, MN
Sep. 11th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS261)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://landatlast.bandcamp.com/

1. Intro
2. Going Down
3. Last of the Barges
4. Superman
5. I See Buddy Holly in Black and White
6. Winter so Long
7. Salene
8. Last Thousand Miles
9. Where You Lose Me
10. ?
11. I Found a Way

Mike Munson- Vocals, Electric Guitar
Jake Ilika- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

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Land at Last is a duo that combines acoustic and electric guitar, folk and blues, fingerstyle and slide. Mike Munson and Jake Ilika meld their individual songwriting styles together to create a unique soundscape of Minnesota Folk. Their latest studio effort "Windbound" was released in October of 2021.

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Tapers notes: Part of Rock Bend Folk Festival 2022

Erik Koskinen- Live at Minnesota Square Park, St. Peter, MN- 9/10/22

Erik Koskinen
Minnesota Square Park
St. Peter, MN
Sep. 10th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS260)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://erikkoskinen.com/

1. Intro
2. Devil's Blues
3. Pretty Girls
4. Pocket Full of Money
5. Detroit Detroit
6. I Don't Like to Get High (But I Do It Anyways)
7. Crazy
8. Big Plane
9. Keep My Baby With Me
10. Six Pack of Beer and a Pack of Cigarettes
11. This Is Hip (John Lee Hooker cover)

Erik Koskinen- Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Josh Gravelin- Bass Guitar
Lars-Erik Larson- Drums
Jeffrey Foucault- Electric Guitar
Paul Bergen- Electric Guitar

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: Part of Rock Bend Folk Festival 2022

Annie Mack- Live at Minnesota Square Park, St. Peter, MN- 9/10/22

Annie Mack
Minnesota Square Park
St. Peter, MN
Sep. 10th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS259)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://anniemackmusic.com/

1. Intro
2. Fool to Believe
3. I Don't Like You
4. Love
5. Seem Like Sorrow
6. Smalltown Blues (Ruthie Foster cover)
7. Don't You Forget About Me
8. Get on the Train
9. Shadows of a Kingdom
10. Testify
11. Bitty Girl Blues

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: Part of Rock Bend Folk Festival 2022

David Bromberg Quintet- Live at Minnesota Square Park, St. Peter, MN- 9/10/22

David Bromberg Quintet
Minnesota Square Park
St. Peter, MN
Sep. 10th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS258)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://davidbromberg.net/

1. Intro

2. Big Road Blues (Tommy Johnson cover)

3. Eyesight to the Blind (Sonny Boy Williamson cover)

4. Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies (Trad.)

5. Tennessee Blues (Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys cover)

6. Hello Stranger (The Carter Family cover)

7. Bring It With You When You Come > Wooly Bully (Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs cover)

8. First Time She Quit Me

9. Nobody's (Gary White cover)

10. Maiden's Prayer (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys cover) > Blackberry Blossom (Trad.) >  Katy Hill (Trad.)

11. Standing in the Need of Prayer (Trad.)

12. Remington's Ride (Herb Remington cover)

13. Delia's Gone (Trad.)

14. Tennessee Waltz (Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys cover)

15. The New Lee Highway Blues

16. Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker cover)

David Bromberg- Vocals, Guitar
Nate Grower- Fiddle
Josh Kanusky- Drums
Suavek Zaniesienko- Bass, Harmonies
Mark Cosgrove- Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonies

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: Part of Rock Bend Folk Festival 2022

Jeffrey Foucault- Live at Minnesota Square Park, St. Peter, MN- 9/10/22

Jeffrey Foucault
Minnesota Square Park
St. Peter, MN
Sep. 10th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS257)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://jeffreyfoucault.com/

1. Intro

2. There's Destruction on This Land (Reverend Gary Davis cover)

3. Des Moines

4. I Love You (And You Are a Fool)

5. Rico

6. Blown

7. Slow Talker

8. Wood Smoke

9. Solo Modelo

10. Blood Brothers

11. Everybody’s Famous

Jeffrey Foucault- Vocals, Guitar
Erik Koskinen- Guitar
Lars-Erik Larson- Drums

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: Part of Rock Bend Folk Festival 2022.

City Mouse- Live at Minnesota Square Park, St. Peter, MN- 9/10/22

City Mouse
Minnesota Square Park
St. Peter, MN
Sep. 10th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS256)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100021536894781

1. Intro
2. This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie cover)
3. Little by Little (Junior Wells cover)
4. First Time in Years (Erik Koskinen cover)
5. Bring It on Home to Me (Sam Cooke cover)
6. Nowhere Road (Steve Earle cover)
7. When Rita Leaves (Delbert McClinton cover)
8. I Like It Like That (Chris Kenner cover)
9. ?
10. People Get Ready (The Impressions cover)
11. Dixie Chicken (Little Feat cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: Part of Rock Bend Folk Festival 2022.

Josie Sanken- Live at Bait and Hook, Cokato, MN- 8/26/22

Josie Sanken
Bait and Hook
Cokato, MN
Aug. 26th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS255)

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 as always to Josie for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

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

Set 1

1. Stuck Like Glue (Sugarland cover)

2. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)

3. Hey, Good Lookin' (Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys cover)

4. Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley cover)

5. Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson cover)

6. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)

7. Royals (Lorde cover)

8. Say You Won’t Let Go (James Arthur cover)

9. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)

10. Million Reasons (Lady Gaga cover)

11. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)

12. Crazy (Willie Nelson cover)

13. Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses cover)

14. Radioactive (Imagine Dragons cover)

15. Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter cover)

16. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)

17. Lover (Taylor Swift cover)

18. We Danced Anyway (Deana Carter cover)

19. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

Set 2

1. Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty cover)

2. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)

3. When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams cover)

4. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)

5. Iris (Goo Goo Dolls cover)

6. Someone Like You (Adele cover)

7. Desperate (Wo)Man (Eric Church cover)

8. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)

9. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: Outdoor show on a windy day, so there are a few points throughout where the wind overpowers the recording, but only a few times for a few seconds at a time. All in all, a pretty clear recording, some chatter from a group of people directly in front of Josie, so not much I can do about that unfortunately.

Eddie Montgomery- Live at MN State Fairgrounds, Falcon Heights, MN- 8/25/22

Eddie Montgomery
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Leinie Lodge Bandshell Stage
Falcon Heights, MN
Aug. 25th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS254)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.montgomerygentry.com/

1. Intro

2. Where I Come From

3. Lonely and Gone

4. She Couldn't Change Me

5. Something to Be Proud Of

6. Hell Yeah

7. Lucky Man

8. What Do Ya Think About That

9. Speed

10. Ain't No Closing Me Down

11. Alive and Well

12. Some People Change > Cold One Comin' On

13. All Night Long (The Charlie Daniels Band cover)

14. Long Line of Losers > Back When I Knew It All > Daddy Won't Sell the Farm > If You Ever Stop Loving Me

15. Roll With Me

16. One in Every Crowd

17. My Town

18. Gone

19. Hillbilly Shoes

Eddie Montgomery- Vocals

Frank Bowers- Electric Guitar
Jimma Mataser- Slide Guitar
William Ellis-Drums
Jason Duggins- Bass Guitar
Eddie Kilgalon- Keyboard

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Known as one of the hardest-rocking country duos around with a reputation for a no-holds-barred approach to country music, Montgomery Gentry was founded more than 20 years ago by Kentucky natives Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. Together they crafted numerous singles that charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including the No. 1 hits “If You Ever Stop Loving Me,” “Something to Be Proud Of,” “Lucky Man,” “Back When I Knew It All” and “Roll with Me.” Now, by tragic circumstance, Montgomery carries on as a solo artist holding the promise the duo made to one another long ago to keep the music of Montgomery Gentry alive. Gentry died in a helicopter crash in 2017, and Montgomery says his friend and bandmate inspired many of the songs on his first solo album, “Ain’t No Closing Me Down,” an album that’s both a tribute and a promise to keep going.

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Tapers notes: This is not normally my type of show, but my roommate is a big fan so I went with her. It ended up being a lot of fun, Eddie puts on a great show. I began the show in the front row, and as people started coming up to the front of the stage, it got to be too much to handle. I moved during "If You Ever Stop Loving Me", so the sound changes after that. It still sounds pretty decent, a little more distant, but less crowd noise.

Church of Cash- Live at Civic Center Park, Minnetonka, MN- 8/23/22

Church of Cash
Civic Center Park
Minnetonka, MN
Aug. 23rd, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS253)

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.

More pictures here: Link

https://churchofcashmusic.com/

1. Big River (Johnny Cash cover)

2. I Got Stripes (Johnny Cash cover)

3. I've Been Everywhere (Geoff Mack cover) > Country Boy (Johnny Cash cover) > I've Been Everywhere (Geoff Mack cover)

4. Sixteen Tons (Merle Travis cover)

5. Jackson (Billy Edd Wheeler cover)

6. I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash cover)

7. Get Rhythm (Johnny Cash cover)

8. Bonanza (Jay Livingston & Ray Evans cover)

9. I Won't Back Down (Tom Petty cover)

10. Keep on the Sunny Side (The Carter Family cover) > You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis cover)

11. Hey Porter (Johnny Cash cover)

12. I've Been Everywhere (Geoff Mack cover)

13. You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis cover)

14. Ring of Fire (June Carter / Merle Kilgore cover)

15. Orange Blossom Special (Rouse Brothers cover)

16. Girl From the North Country (Bob Dylan cover)

17. Rock Island Line (Trad.)

18. Cry! Cry! Cry! (Johnny Cash cover)

19. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)

20. Boy Named Sue (Shel Silverstein cover)

21. Daddy Sang Bass (Carl Perkins cover)

22. Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash cover)

23. We'll Meet Again (Vera Lynn cover)

Jay Ernest- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Jack Mansk- Electric Guitar
Eric Struve- Bass
Jonathon TeBeest- Drums

Archive.org / Google Drive