Doc Watson, David Grisman and Jack Lawrence
Great American Music Hall
San Francisco, CA
1994-03-13

Source:   AKG C61 > DA-P20 @ "front table" 
Transfer: MDAT > Panasonic SV-3900 > Tascam SS-CDR200
Master:   Wavelab 10 (tracking, Ozone 9 +4dB, glitch removal, remove DC offset) > FLAC 1648

Thanks to Chief and Pat McGee for the DAT, Charlie Miller for the transfer and Mitch Wittenberg for help with song titles.

Set I
01. Doc Watson intro
02. I'll Rise When The Rooster Crows
03. Never No More Blues
04. Bye Bye Blues
05. Cora is Gone
06. Ten Miles To Deep Gap
07. In The Jailhouse Now
08. East Tennessee Rag > Beaumont Rag
09. Shady Grove
10. Georgie
11. Solid Gone
12. Greenville Trestle
13. Doc talks
14. Salt Creek

Set II
15. Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
16. Freight Train
17. Hobo Bill's Last Ride
18. Soldier's Joy
19. Eastbound Freight Train
20. Stoney Creek
21. Blue Railroad Train
22. My Blue-Eyed Jane
23. Nothing To It (I Don’t Love Nobody)
24. Summertime
25. Sweet Georgia Brown
26. Watson's Blues
27. circus story + Rowan Brothers intro
28. Little Darlin' Pal Of Mine
29. Blackberry Blossom
30. Used To Be
31. Way Downtown
32. Black Mountain Rag

Encore:
33. Sally Goodin
34. Rain Crow Bill

An excellent recording from the "front table," which could mean anything depending on how the GAMH was set up that evening. The audience between songs was extremely loud, which is common for a bluegrass/acoustic show.  This suggests, along with the C61's, that the "front table" was towards the back of the house and may have been at the front of the balcony.  But you'd think you were sitting at the campfire, until the audience cheers.  Our taper was johnny on the spot with the levels, dropping them at the end of each song, but not always fast enough.  Also, the jokes, stories, etc., between songs are often too quiet.  

All of this being said, towards the beginning, an usher asks if he has a recorder (why, no sir!), so you can imagine the challenges of making the recording.  Here, Ozone 9 and some hard gain changes were used to bring up the quiet passages while limiting the applause which was already too loud, but the abrupt volume changes between songs are still there, and there were 32 tracks.

Look for John McEuen's opening set, which was also taped.

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2020-02-06