Charlie Parr, Live at Garage Bikes + Brews, River Falls, WI- 8/24/23

Charlie Parr
Garage Bikes + Brews
River Falls, WI
Aug. 24th, 2023

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS342/343)

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

Tommy Bentz

https://tommybentz.com/

1. Intro
2. Shades of Grey
3. Love in Vain Blues (Robert Johnson cover)
4. Night to Day
5. Push and Pull
6. You Were Never Here to Stay

Archive.org / Google Drive

Charlie Parr

https://www.charlieparr.com/

Set 1

1. Intro
2. St. James Infirmary Blues (Trad.)
3. 817 Oakland Avenue
4. Last of the Better Days Ahead
5. Remember Me If I Forget
6. 1922 Blues
7. Easy Rider Blues (Blind Lemon Jefferson cover)
8. Lowdown
9. Old Dog Blue (Jim Jackson cover)
10. Falcon
11. Over the Red Cedar
12. My Name Is John Johanna

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Kentucky Blues (Little Hat Jones cover)
3. Cheap Wine
4. Rocky Raccoon (The Beatles cover)
5. Dog
6. Roll and Tumble Blues (Hambone Willie Newbern cover)
7. Kassie Jones (Trad.)
8. Ain't Dead Yet
9. Duncan and Brady (Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles cover)
10. Samson and Delilah (Trad.)
11. On Stealing a Sailboat
12. Jubilee
13. Stack Lee Blues
14. There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down (Brother Claude Ely cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

We are so excited to welcome Charlie Parr to our 2023 Music in the Park Concert Series! This internationally and critically acclaimed blues/folk singer-songwriter always puts on a fantastic show to the delight of his legions of fans. Special guest, local singer-songwriter Tommy Bentz will open the show. Spread the word and bring your friends, this is going to be one of the concerts of the year for River Falls!

A review from Americana Highways on Charlie's latest album "Last of the Better Days Ahead":

"If there ever was a reincarnation of Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Leadbelly or any other of the true acoustic and folk blues masters, Parr is as close as you will ever get."

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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"

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

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

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS329)

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

Archive.org / Google Drive

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"