Greg Tiburzi & Friends, Live at Sir Benedicts Tavern, Duluth, MN- 5/20/26

Greg Tiburzi & Friends
Sir Benedicts Tavern on the Lake
Duluth, MN
May 20th, 2026

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS539)

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 to Greg Tiburzi for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://gregtiburzi.bandcamp.com

-All songs are Bob Dylan covers

Set 1 - Entire "Desire" album

1. Intro
2. Hurricane
3. Isis
4. Mozambique
5. One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
6. Oh, Sister
7. Joey
8. Romance in Durango
9. Black Diamond Bay
10. Sara
11. Outro

Set 2

1. Abandoned Love
2. Golden Loom
3. Rita May
4. I Shall Be Released
5. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
6. Tombstone Blues
7. Things Have Changed
8. It Ain't Me, Babe
9. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
10. She Belongs to Me
11. Masters of War
12. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
13. On a Night Like This

Greg Tiburzi- Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Sonja Martin- Harmony Vocals
Erin Aldridge- Violin

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: Part of Duluth Dylan Fest 2026. I always try to get up to Duluth for at least 1 day during Dylan Fest, and this show worked with my schedule. The band played the entire Desire album for the first set, and some outtakes + random tracks in the second set. Sound here is fantastic, no real flaws to speak of. Erin Aldridge is always a treat, and she plays the Scarlet Rivera parts beautifully.

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

Dylan Fest Songwriter Contest- Live at Sacred Heart, Duluth, MN- 5/26/23

Dylan Fest Singer-Songwriter Contest
Sacred Heart Music Center
Duluth, MN
May 26th, 2023

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS300)

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.

Pictures of the event here: Link

Set 1

1. Intro

2. Gene LaFond- Fireflies

3. Gene LaFond & Jeff Slate- You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Bob Dylan cover) 

4. Nikki Lemire- Let the Rain Come In

5. Nikki Lemire- Mama, You Been on My Mind (Bob Dylan cover)

6. Ty Johnson- Red Tailights

7. Ty Johnson- Death Don't Have No Mercy (Reverend Gary Davis cover)

8. Eddy Burke- Freeway Town 

9. Eddy Burke- To Ramona (Bob Dylan cover)

10. Kaylee Matuszak- Feel It All

11. Kaylee Matuszak- Girl From the North Country (Bob Dylan cover)

12. Gavin St. Clair- A Gamble Either Way

13. Gavin St. Clair- Roll on John (Bob Dylan cover)

Set 2

1. Intro

2. Misisipi Mike Wolf- Old Used Car

3. Misisipi Mike Wolf- Song to Woody (Bob Dylan cover)

4. Danny Frank- What's the Use? (Danny Frank & The Smoky Gold cover) (w/ Erin Aldridge)

5. Danny Frank- One More Cup of Coffee (Bob Dylan cover) (w/ Erin Aldridge)

6. Dave Dvorak- Madness 

7. Dave Dvorak- She Belongs to Me (Bob Dylan cover)

8. John Agacki- The Times They Are A-Changin' (Bob Dylan cover)

9. John Agacki- Waiting for My Life to Change

10. Johanna Matthews- The Water Is Black

11. Johanna Matthews- Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)

12. Jake Searl- Exhausted

13. Jake Searl- Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (Bob Dylan cover)

14. Skarlett Woods- Me I Me Me

15. Skarlett Woods- Simple Twist of Fate (Bob Dylan cover)

16. Everyone- Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan cover)

17. Announcement of Winners

18. Misisipi Mike Wolf- I'll Be Your Road

First Place: Misisipi Mike Wolf of Duluth
Second place: Nikki Lemire of Richfield
Third place: Skarlett Woods of Brainerd

Archive.org / Google Drive

The annual Duluth Dylan Fest Singer-Songwriter Contest features a dozen musicians, each singing one Bob Dylan song and one original song. Only the original composition will be judged. Each contestant has approximately 6-8 minutes to perform both songs. Prizes are awarded to the top three musicians.

The Duluth Dylan Festival runs May 20-28, celebrating the 82nd birthday of Bob Dylan. A full list of daily events is at duluthdylanfest.com.

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Tapers notes: This was my second year attending this event, and I think this year topped last year in my mind. Last year had a lot of contestants (17), this year they cut it down to 12 and it definitely made a difference. Last years contest went about 4 hours total, this one was a little less than 3, and the songwriting was a little better quality all around. The judges did a really good job in my opinion, the three winners were more than deserving of their place that night. Other highlights for me included Kaylee Matuszak's beautiful rendition of "Girl From the North Country", I always thought that song sounded better with female vocals, and she crushed it. Also, a surprising choice in song by Gavin St. Clair with "Roll on John", you don't see many artists cover "mod Bob", but he did a really good job with a tough song. A cool part of the show was something new they tried this year, where all the contestants and judges sang "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" towards the end of the night, and it really helped cap off a fun event. One other note, John Saaristo was on the contestant list, but did not perform, John Agacki took his place. This show can be streamed on YouTube here.

Saltydog- Live at Wussow's Concert Cafe, Duluth, MN- 5/23/23

Saltydog
Wussow's Concert Cafe
Duluth, MN
May 23rd, 2023

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS299)

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 to Saltydog for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://saltydogband.com

All songs are Bob Dylan covers except "Old People", which is a Saltydog original.

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Walkin' Down the Line
3. Girl from the North Country
4. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
5. Tears of Rage
6. One Too Many Mornings
7. All Along the Watchtower

Set 2

1. Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread
2. When I Paint My Masterpiece
3. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
4. She Belongs To Me (w/ Katia Nartovich on vocals/guitar)
5. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
6. Señor (Tales of Yankee Power) (w/ Lee Martin on vocals/guitar)
7. Old People
8. Blowin' in the Wind

Jacob Mahon - Vocals, Guitar
Owen (Owie) Mahon - Drums, Vocals
Calvin (Calzone) Lund - Bass
Sam (Samtana) Deters - Guitar
Teague Alexy- Harmonica

Archive.org (MATRIX) / Archive.org (SBD) / Google Drive

Saltydog and Friends perform the music of Bob Dylan.

The Duluth Dylan Festival runs May 20-28, celebrating the 82nd birthday of Bob Dylan. A full list of daily events is at duluthdylanfest.com.

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Tapers notes: Part of Duluth Dylan Fest, I had this one on my calendar as soon as it was announced. Highlights for me was a 15 minute long "All Along the Watchtower", the fairly obscure "Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread", and "She Belongs to Me" with beautiful vocals by Katia Nartovich. All in all, they did these Dylan songs justice, and I would recommend this to any Dylan fans, or jam band fans. I was only able to get the left channel from the SBD as the sound engineer said the right channel had a buzzing that he couldn't get rid of. So, I had to copy the left channel to the right and make it work. It still sounds great to my ears though.

Dylan Fest Songwriter Contest-Live at Sacred Heart, Duluth, MN- 5/27/22

Dylan Fest Singer-Songwriter Contest
Sacred Heart Music Center
Duluth, MN
May 27th, 2022

Pictures of the event here: Link

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS210)

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.

https://duluthdylanfest.com/

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Pat Eliason, Amy Grillo & Gene LaFond - Deportee (Woody Guthrie cover)
3. Pat Eliason, Amy Grillo & Gene LaFond - Balance Point
4. Eric Lester - I Won't Break
5. Eric Lester - Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan cover)
6. Mike "Icky" Ichniowski - Woody and the Golden Tower
7. Mike "Icky" Ichniowski - Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan cover)
8. Jarret Thompson - Walking Around
9. Jarret Thompson - Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan cover)
10. Gerry Schaffer - Coast of Maine
11. Gerry Schaffer - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan cover)
12. Skarlett Woods - Close to You
13. Skarlett Woods - You Ain't Going Nowhere (Bob Dylan cover)
14. Marty E. - All That Glitters is Blue (w/ Mike Pully)
15. Marty E. - The Man in the Long Black Coat (Bob Dylan cover) (w/ Mike Pully)
16. Lucien Zell - Waiting at the Edge (w/ Misisipi Mike Wolf on guitar)
17. Lucien Zell - Lay Down Your Weary Tune (Bob Dylan cover) w/ Misisipi Mike Wolf on guitar)
18. John Saaristo - Cold Nights
19. John Saaristo - The Ballad of Ira Hayes (Peter La Farge cover)
20. Cole Forcier - Soul Exchange
21. Cole Forcier - Just Like a Woman (Bob Dylan cover)

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Ty Johnson - James Lament
3. Ty Johnson - I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan cover)
4. John Agacki - The River of Time
5. John Agacki - My Back Pages (Bob Dylan cover)
6. Misisipi Mike Wolf - Blue-Eyed Bandit
7. Misisipi Mike Wolf - To Ramona (Bob Dylan cover)
8. Jill Lilly - Somebody (w/ Mark Zmudy)
9. Jill Lilly - Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan cover) (w/ Mark Zmudy)
10. Garth Anderson - Cosmic Ocean (w/Karen Baumgartner)
11. Garth Anderson - Mama, You Been on My Mind (Bob Dylan cover) (w/Karen Baumgartner)
12. Jake Searl - American Pharmland
13. Jake Searl - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Bob Dylan cover)
14. Ryan Lane - The Edge of the World
15. Ryan Lane - Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word (Bob Dylan cover)
16. Will Durie - All That I Wanted
17. Will Durie - It Ain't Me Babe (Bob Dylan cover)
18. Shane Nelson - ?
19. Shane Nelson - Just Like a Woman (Bob Dylan cover)
20. Announcement of Winners
21. Will Durie- Educators

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: I've wanted to get to this event for a few years and the timing never worked out until this year. Most of the musicians here were from the area, but there were a few that traveled from far away (Prague, Arkansas). Artists were only judged on their original song, then played a Dylan cover as their second song. My personal favorite was Skarlett Woods, who won second place. Her original was the best of the night in my opinion, and her cover of "You Ain't Going Nowhere" is breathtaking. I had never heard of her, and have since seen her a few times, she's a wonderful musician. I've included copies of the program given at the event, there is a rundown of all the musicians and they songs they chose to sing. There are a few in there that chose a different song than what was listed, so if you notice a discrepancy, that's why.

Placing was as follows:

1st Place – Wille Durie – Hibbing. Minnesota
2nd Place – Skarlett Woods, Bemidji, Minnesota

3rd Place – Misisipi Mike Wolf – San Francisco, California/Duluth, Minnesota