Galactic Cowboy Orchestra, Live at Veterans Park, River Falls, WI- 8/28/25

Galactic Cowboy Orchestra
Veterans Park
River Falls, WI
Aug. 28th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS499)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float)

-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 Galactic Cowboy Orchestra for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.galacticcowboyorchestra.com/

1. Intro
2. ?
3. Whipping Post (The Allman Brothers Band cover)
4. Raga Piloo (Ravi Shankar cover)
5. Gypsy Grass Jump
6. Strength, Peace, Faith
7. Rocky Top (Felice & Boudleaux Bryant cover)
8. ?
9. Righteous
10. When the Levee Breaks (Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy cover)
11. Swara-Kakali (Ravi Shankar cover)
12. Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine (Bill Monroe cover)
13. Better Than Vacation
14. All for the Taking
15. Odd Men Out
16. ? > 21st Century Schizoid Man

Lisi Wright – Violin, Vocals
Dan Neale – Guitars, Vocals
John Wright – Bass, Vocals
Nathan Fryett- Drums

Archive.org / Google Drive

Galactic Cowboy Orchestra was started in 2009 by founding member/bass player John Wright. The band was born out of a desire to play technically challenging music derived from John’s influences ranging from Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Dixie Dregs and King Crimson, to name a few. Wright enlisted the aid of guitarist Dan Neale, who brought to the table many deep Jazz influences in his advanced playing and composing style. Along with the band’s first drummer, Mark O'Day, the beginnings of Galactic Cowboy Orchestra were found. Soon after, violinist (and John’s wife) Lisi Wright joined the band with her aggressive "electric guitar player plays violin" style and engaging stage presence to complete the band’s sound and look. Fast forward 16 years: 6 studio releases (and one live), 3 Downbeat Nominations, a Minnesota Arts Tour Grant, collaborations with symphony orchestras, thousands of miles of touring and the band is just getting started. 

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Tapers notes: I'm always amazed at the amount of quality free shows there are during the summer. The area I live in is blessed to have so many concert in the park series, free music festivals, free fair shows, patio show at restaurants, etc. Galactic Cowboy Orchestra is a band I first saw at one of those free events (Lakeside Guitar Festival) and have seen a few times since. This type of music is definitely not for everyone, it tends to be very experimental and doesn't always have a structure, but for those who get in to that style of music, this band is such a treat. Sound on this one is great, no obvious flaws that I heard.

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

High & Rising-Live at Veterans Park, River Falls, WI- 7/14/22

High & Rising
Veterans Park
River Falls, WI
July 14th, 2022

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS224)

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 High & Rising for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://highandrising.net/

Set 1

1. Intro

2. Mississippi National

3. Moth Song

4. Sugaree (Jerry Garcia cover)

5. One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below) (Bob Dylan cover)

6. No Stranger

7. Howl > Golden Sky (Dead Horses cover)

8. Everybody Come On (Cascade Crescendo cover)

9. In the Dark

10. Blue Moon of Kentucky (Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys cover)

Set 2

1. Intro

2. Pancake and a Bad Idea (Barbaro cover)

3. Darlin Games

4. Deal (Jerry Garcia cover) > The Days

5. China Cat Sunflower (Grateful Dead cover) > I Know You Rider (Trad.) > I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open (Lester Flatt cover) > I Know You Rider (Trad.)

6. Lookin' for the Good

7. Brand New Key (Melanie cover)

8. Scarlet Begonias (Grateful Dead cover)

9. Home

10. Wanderlust

11. Deep Elem Blues (Trad.)

12. High & Rising

Laura Farley- Vocals, Upright Bass
Jym Farley- Acoustic Guitar
Harrison Olk- Banjo, Vocals
Ben Rohde- Percussion

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: First time seeing this band and I was really impressed, they have a great sound and mixed the set up with originals and covers. Track 5 in set 2 is just labeled as "Medley" in the files, there was no way to title it correctly without Windows giving me an error because of the length.