Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys 1989-08-18 Arvada Center for the Performing Arts Denver, Co Source: Beyerdynamic 201G mics > Sony WM-D6C > Master Cassette (Maxell MX90): Taped by Tom Proctor Transfer: Tascam 112 mkII > Gold Plated Monster Cables > SB Audigy 2 > Sound Forge 8 > 24 bit @ 44.1 kHz > Highpass Triangular Dither to 16 bit using Equal Loudness Countour > Flac (6); This recording was transferred from the original cassette master on 5/4/2006. Quality - B+ - This is a very good mic recording from near center front at a small venue. Some clapping and audience heckling during a few tunes but otherwise no problems. Tom Ewing - Guitar Billy Rose - Bass Blake Williams - Banjo Tater Tate - Fiddle -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Setlist: Disk 1 01 - Bill Monroe Intro 02 - My Sweet Blue Eyed Darling 03 - Band Introductions 04 - The Old Home Town Sugar Loaf Mountain 05 - Mule Skinner Blues 06 - Blue Moon of Kentucky 07 - Southern Flavor 08 - A Beautiful Life 09 - The Northern White Clouds 10 - Band Talk 11 - Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine * 12 - Rocky Road Blues * 13 - Amazing Grace * (there is about 6 minutes of silence at the end of this track) 14 - Uncle Pen 15 - Footprints in the Snow 16 - Bill Talking 17 - Watermelon Hanging On The Vine Total Time Disk 1: 56:35 Disk 2 01 - I'm On My Way Back To The Old Home 02 - Black Jack Davy 03 - Bluegrass Breakdown 04 - Little Georgia Rose 05 - The Old, Old House 06 - Old Ebenezer Scrooge 07 - I'm Workin' On a Building 08 - The Old Brown County Jamboree Barn 09 - Blue Kentucky Girl * 10 - Y'all Come * 11 - My Blue Eyes From Heaven * 12 - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms 13 - Roanoke (there is about 5 minutes of silence at the end of this track) 14 - Audience 15 - You'll Find Her Name Written There 16 - Molly and Tenbrooks 17 - Swing Low Sweet Chariot > I'll Fly Away > I Saw The Light 18 - Band Thank Yous 19 - Watermelon Hanging On The Vine 20 - Orange Blossom Special Disk 2 Total Time: 62:00 * with special guest Diana Christian on vocals --------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are not many people like Bill Monroe in our generation, and that is unfortunate. He was a man of great talent, humble integrity and warmth from another era. This show catches a good glimpse of him in good form at the age of 78. Wonderful listening if you like Bill Monroe. - Dub Irie - 5/04/2006 As singer, songwriter, bandleader, showman, and instrumentalist, no individual is so closely identified with an American musical style as Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music. For more than half a century, he shaped bluegrass with his forceful mandolin playing; high, lonesome singing; and mastery of his band, the Blue Grass Boys. In doing so, he gave older country sounds new life; gave the mandolin a new role as a lead instrument in country, pop, and rock; and set standards for musicians as diverse as the Everly Brothers, Elvis Presley, George Jones, and rock star Jerry Garcia. read the rest of Bill Monroe's story at: http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/site/inductees.aspx?cid=144#