Josie Sanken, Live at McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, MN- 8/15/25

Josie Sanken
McLeod County Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, MN
Aug. 15th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS492)

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. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
4. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston cover)
5. Royals (Lorde cover)
6. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
7. A Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay cover)
8. Stuck Like Glue (Sugarland cover)
9. Automatic (Miranda Lambert cover)
10. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
11. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
12. No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd cover)
13. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)
14. Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns N’ Roses cover)
15. Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter cover)
16. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
17. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
18. County Fair
19. Something in the Orange (Zach Bryan cover)
20. My Jesus (Anne Wilson cover)
21. What's Up? (4 Non Blondes cover)
22. Don't Stop Believin' (Journey cover)

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
3. Harper Valley P.T.A. (Tom T. Hall cover)
4. We Danced Anyway (Deana Carter cover)
5. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
6. Heads Carolina, Tails California (Jo Dee Messina cover)
7. You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis cover)
8. Boondocks (Little Big Town cover)
9. Tin Man (Miranda Lambert cover)
10. Some Days You Gotta Dance (The Ranch cover)
11. When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams cover)
12. Someone Like You (Adele cover)
13. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)
14. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
15. Maybe It Was Memphis (Pam Tillis cover)
16. Iris (Goo Goo Dolls cover)
17. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

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Tapers notes: Seeing Josie at the fair is always one of the highlights of my summer, it's where she plays to her biggest crowd, and almost always pulls out one of her originals (County Fair). Weather was perfect this day other than rain for a minute (literally), and Josie sounded great as always. The past few weeks have been very difficult with all of the world news going on (Charlie Kirk in particular), and music is very healing to me. There are very few voices I listen to that are as healing as Josie's, so I really enjoyed mastering this, it helped relieve my stress level for a bit. Great sounding recording here, no flaws to speak of.

"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- 8/16/24

Josie Sanken
McLeod County Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, MN
Aug. 16th, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS407)

Lineage: Zoom H2 internal mics

-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. Intro
2. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)
3. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
4. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
5. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
6. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
7. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
8. Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns N’ Roses cover)
9. When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams cover)
10. My Jesus (Anne Wilson cover)
11. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)
12. Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover)
13. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
14. No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd cover)
15. Stuck Like Glue (Sugarland cover)
16. County Fair
17. Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley cover)
18. Royals (Lorde cover)

Set 2

1. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)
2. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
3. Someone Like You (Adele cover)
4. Harper Valley P.T.A. (Tom T. Hall cover)
5. Heads Carolina, Tails California (Jo Dee Messina cover)
6. What's Up? (4 Non Blondes cover)
7. A Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay cover)
8. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston cover)
9. Song of the South (Alabama cover)
10. Something in the Orange (Zach Bryan cover)
11. One Way Ticket (Because I Can) (LeAnn Rimes cover)
12. Let It Go (Kristen Anderson‐Lopez & Robert Lopez cover)
13. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
14. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: This was a tough day all around, so the recording isn't all that great. It started raining not long after I got there, and it was enough to short out part of Josie's board. This show was also supposed to include Dale on harmonica, but wasn't able to due to the issues with her board. I also wasn't able to plug in as nothing was coming through, so I had to improvise. It rained off and on the whole show, and I was watching the rain get closer to her equipment behind her and she could tell I was eyeing it for a reason, so I quick went up and moved what I could out of harms way. So when Josie says "go for it" during track 4, this is what she was referring to. Sound wise, it's below average unfortunately, I did what I could to make it listenable, but I guess the best thing I can say about this is that it exists. Her board ended up being fried completely after this show, so she has since gotten a new board, but it wasn't there in time for the next time I saw her, so that show was also recorded similar to this one.

"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- 8/18/23

Josie Sanken
McLeod County Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, MN
Aug. 18th, 2023

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS335)

Lineage: Zoom H2 internal mics + Soundboard > Tascam DR-60D

-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. Intro

2. Heads Carolina, Tails California (Jo Dee Messina cover)

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

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

5. Stuck Like Glue (Sugarland cover)

6. County Fair

7. My Jesus (Anne Wilson cover)

8. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)

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

10. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)

11. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)

12. Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns N’ Roses cover)

13. Gratitude (Brandon Lake cover)

14. A Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay cover)

15. No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd cover)

16. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)

17. Harper Valley P.T.A. (Tom T. Hall cover)

18. Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover)

19. Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover)

20. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)

Set 2

1. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)

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

3. Royals (Lorde cover)

4. We Danced Anyway (Deana Carter cover)

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

6. Blame It on Your Heart (Patty Loveless cover)

7. Pontoon (Little Big Town cover)

8. Iris (The Goo Goo Dolls cover)

9. I'm Alright (Phil Vassar cover)

10. Boondocks (Little Big Town cover)

11. Let It Go (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez cover)

12. Don't Stop Believin' (Journey cover)

13. Drops of Jupiter (Train cover)

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

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

16. You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis cover)

17. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: Lots of hiss on this recording. The next show I saw Josie at after this, I brought this up to her and asked if there were any levels that could be increased on her board so I didn't have to amplify it so much in post processing. There was, and I think that should cut down on the hiss quite a bit in the future. I'm still working on getting a consistent recording process with her board, so I'll just keep at it until I find it.

"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- 8/19/22

Josie Sanken
McLeod County Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, MN
Aug. 19th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS248)

Lineage: Zoom H2 internal mics

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

4. Radioactive (Imagine Dragons cover)

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

6. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)

7. Royals (Lorde cover)

8. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)

9. County Fair

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

11. Crazy (Willie Nelson cover)

12. My Jesus (Anne Wilson cover)

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

14. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)

15. Rescue (Lauren Daigle cover)

16. Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty cover)

17. Don't Stop Believin' (Journey cover)

18. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)

19. Water Under the Bridge (Adele cover)

20. Let It Go (Kristen Anderson‐Lopez & Robert Lopez cover)

21. Part of Your World (Alan Menken cover)

Set 2

1. Intro

2. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)

3. Setting the World on Fire (Kenny Chesney cover)

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

5. Drops of Jupiter (Train cover)

6. Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter cover)

7. Forever and Ever, Amen (Paul Overstreet cover)

8. We Danced Anyway (Deana Carter cover)

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

10. Heads Carolina, Tails California (Jo Dee Messina cover)

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

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

13. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)

14. I’m Yours (Jason Mraz cover)

15. Let It Be (The Beatles cover)

16. Harper Valley P.T.A. (Tom T. Hall cover)

17. I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (Emry Arthur cover)

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

19. Boondocks (Little Big Town cover)

20. Wide Open Spaces (Susan Gibson cover)

21. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

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Tapers notes: This show took place at a county fair, so as expected, some background noise. The first 30 or so seconds there is a hammering noise from the setting up of another stage nearby, but it stops after that and the rest of the recording is pretty decent considering the environment.