New Grass Revival
1989-12-13
The Birchmere
Alexandria, VA

Source: Beyerdynamic 201-G Mics > Sony TC-D5M > Master Cassette (TDK-MA90); Taped by Gary Garland

Transfer: Tascam 112mkII > Gold Plated Monster Cables > SB Audigy 2 > Sound Forge 8 24bit @ 44.1 kHz > Highpass triangular dither and noise shaping using equal loudness countour to 16 bit > Flac ; Second remaster May 19, 2006

Quality: Very Good

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Pat Flynn - Vocals, Guitar
Sam Bush - Vocals, Mandolin, Fiddle
John Cowan - Vocals, Electric Bass
Bela Fleck - Vocals, Banjo, Synthesizer

Setlist:

01 - On The Boulevard
02 - One More Love Song
03 - Pack of Fools
04 - Love Someone Like Me
05 - Mollie and Tenbrooks
06 - Green Acres
07 - Callin Baton Rouge
08 - Friday Night In America
09 - Metric Lips
10 - Spring Peepers
11 - Good Woman's Love (truncated 2:31)
12 - County Clare
13 - Deeper and Deeper

Disk 1 Total Time: 62:12


14 - One Love
15 - Steam Powered Aeroplane
16 - Plant Your Fields
17 - ?
14 - Sail to Australia
15 - Whitewater
16 - Mannish Boy
17 - Singin' The Blues
18 - Get In The Wind
19 - Angel Eyes
20 - Can't Stop Now
21 - Just Is
22 - Great Balls of Fire

Disk 2 Total Time: 60:19

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Notes:

This recording was made at the venerable taping-friendly venue The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. Home of the Seldom Scene, many bands that played the Birchmere over the years thought it was the best sounding place in the country. I wouldn't argue with that from a taper's perspective. At that time, when they still allowed open taping,it was, acoustically speaking, the single best place to tape bluegrass. This is a classic show from the "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" tour following the release of Friday Night in America earlier in the year. It certainly wasn't over this night, and this show is good evidence of the top notch playing and explosive high energy that marked their last tour. This is one of the last shows NGR did as a group. "Country Cow" was right on with his searing vocals and everyone's playing was superb as usual. Good Woman's Love gets chopped off halfway, which is painful and I almost didn't include it, but I'd rather let you be the judge if you want it on your disk or not, so it is included. - Dub Irie