Tuesday, December 29

Dave Edmunds & Billy Bremner - Sweden 2000 (FM)

Dave Edmunds, Billy Bremner & The Refreshments
Sporthallen
Getinge, Sweden
March 20, 2000
   
FM broadcast (sound quality VG++; a smokin' hot performance by Dave & Billy!)




MP3@320

HOLIDAY THANKS to Don at the old ASH blog for sharing this one with me.

ASH Tuesday post #27.



Friday, December 25

Kate Rusby - Xmas Show 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS, one & all!!
Kate Rusby & Co. 
Leeds Town Hall
West Yorkshire, UK 
Dec. 9, 2011

audience recording (sound quality VG+)
previously uncirculated

Set 1 [53:52]
1. intro
2. Here We Come A-Wassailing
3. chat, intros to Brass Boys & carol 
4. Joy to the World
5. chat about south Yorkshire carols
6. First Tree In the Greenwood
7. baby announcement & carol intro
8. Shepherds Arise
9. Brass Boys leave stage, chat & band intros
10. Home
11. carol intro
12. The Seven Good Joys of Mary
13. welcome back Brass Boys, carol intro
14. The Wren
15. chat & carol intro
16. While Shepherds Watched (Cranbrook Version)                   
Kate Rusby & friends
                                                                                                Christmas concert 2011
                                                                                                                           (fab photos by Elizabeth Harkin)
Set 2 [65:45]
1. intro chat
2. Kris Kringle
3. chat & carol intro
4. The Holly & the Ivy 
5. chat
6. Hark Hark, What News
7. handover to Brass Boys & tune intros
8. Ricky Rhodes to Ruin - Mr. Buns (medley)
9. chat & carol Intro
10. The Holmfirth Anthem (aka Pratty Flowers)
11. chat & carol intro
12. Diadem
13. chat & challenge
14. Walk the Road
15. chat & thanks 
16. O Little Town of Bethlehem
ENCORE
17. chat & song intro
18. Underneath the Stars
19. chat, carol & Kate intro
20. Sweet Bells

MASSIVE THANKS to kayjaybee for sharing
and to BigDee for the mastering

MP3@320

Musicians:
Kate Rusby
Ed Boyd
Julian Sutton
Duncan Lyle
Damien O'Kane
Brass Boys (Rich, Mike, Matt & Tim)
    
Kate's holiday album The Frost Is All Over is available HERE.
Learn more about the music of Kate Rusby 
                    

Tuesday, December 22

Wire Train - Final Album Demos

'Trail Mix or Cabin Fever'
No Soul No Strain demos
unknown venue, date

Demos for Wire Train's final 1992 album

soundboard recordings (quality VG+)

Disc 1 - Trail Mix
01 Open Sky
02 John Was Dancin'
03 Right Cross
04 17 Spooks
05 Hey Jordan
06 How Many More Times
07 Yeah
08 Entertainment
09 Why Breakdown

Disc 2 - Cabin Fever
01 Useless
02 Bad
03 Why Should I
04 Holiday
05 You Make Me Real
06 True
07 Higher
08 Stone Me
09 Why Don't You Stay
10 I Won't Burn For You



MP3@320


My usual, sincere thanks to Don at the old ASH blog for sharing.
  
ASH Tuesday post #26.


Friday, December 18

Fetchin Bones - Philadelphia 1989

Chestnut Cabaret
Philadelphia, PA
Sept. 7, 1989

audience recording (sound quality: VG+; excellent sound for an audie; transfer from the master tape)
   

ROB SEZ: Fetchin Bones is another North Carolina band that had a great thing going, got signed to a major label, but was too far ahead of the curve to catch on. Lead singer Hope Nicholls has one of the most compelling voices in alt rock. By the time loud guitar bands became all the rage in the early 90’s, it was too late — the band had split up. Meanwhile, Charlotte music fans like me enjoyed some great shows in the mid 1980s by one of our favorite hometown groups. Fetchin Bones reunited for some live shows and a live CD-DVD release in 2007 (see photos below). Check the sample to get a taste.

SAMPLE: "Say the Word" (Philly '89)

01 I Dig You       
Modest claim to (pseudo) fame: I bummed around
with the brother of Danna, the bassist (in the hat)
02 Sticks and Stones   
03 Mr. Bad
04 Everybody Is a House       
05 Binoculars     
06 Deep Blue      
07 You're So Much      
08 (I Feel Like An) Astronaut 
09 Wine    
10 Beat the Stray        
11 Bed of Seems 
12 Love Crushing        
13 Chicken Truck
14 Spot     
15 Cross    
16 Say the Word 
17 My Sharona (The Knack cover)      
18 So Brilliant    
19 Tattood Love Boys
      (Pretenders cover)
20 Bonework

TT: 68 mins.

WAV lossless files
(At the request of the guy who shared this show, there will no MP3 version of this post. Please respect his request to not share this in any lossy format)
 
Lead singer Hope Nicholls & bassist Danna Pentes, late 1980s & 2007















Fetchin Bones:
Hope Nicholls - vocals
Danna Pentes - bass
Aaron Pitkin - guitar
Clay Richardson - drums
Errol Stewart - guitar
  
MUCHOS GRACIAS to the taper & sharer

Learn more about the music of Fetchin Bones at Trouser Press and AllMusic
   

Tuesday, December 15

Redd Kross - Black Shampoo (demos)

'Show World' demos
recording date, location unknown 
circa mid 1990s
    
soundboard recordings (quality: VG++)
   

ROB SEZ: Redd Kross = the Captain Crunch of pop (sweet & crunchy). Enjoy this set of demos, with two added tracks not listed in the artwork ("Ugly Town" & "Teen Competition"). BIG THANKS to Don at the old ASH blog, but also to some kind soul at Dimeadozen and to musicruinedmylife, where this set first appeared in blogland. FYI: some RK fans think these demo performances are superior to the released masters...
   
ASH Tuesday post #25.


Friday, December 11

Matthew & The Atlas - Best Live Sessions

Best Live Sessions
2010-2014
various venues

FM & webstreams (sound quality VG+ to Ex-)

Matthew & The Atlas: they've got a squeezebox & they're gonna use it.

SAMPLE: "I Will Remain" (Mile Marker 2011)


SAMPLE: "Pale Sun Rose" (Motel Mozaique 2014)


01 To the North (Mile Marker 2011)
02 Another Way (Mile Marker 2011)
03 Animal Bones (Mile Marker 2011)
04 I Will Remain (Mile Marker 2011)
05 Deadwood (Bandwidth 2010)
06 Pale Sun Rose (TRI 2011)
07 Within the Rose (Paste 2011)
08 Beneath the Sea (Paste 2011)
09 I Followed Fire (Paste 2011)
10 Animal Bones (BBC 2013)
11 To the North (acoustic)
12 Pale Sun Rose (Motel Mozaique 2014)
13 Animal Bones (stripped-down version) 

TT: 48 mins.
   
Matthew & The Atlas = Matt Hegarty + several musical collaborators
  

ROB SEZ: My daughter Hannah gets the credit for my learning about Matthew & The Atlas. She discovered the group using a Spotify app that introduces you to new music based on other artists you like. Pretty cool. If you dig bands like Bon Iver, Mumford & Sons and Covenhoven, I think you’ll appreciate Matthew & The Atlas.
  
The band's album is Other Rivers. Go GET IT!
Learn more about the music of Matthew & The Atlas at the band's web site and FB page