Billy Strings
06-25-2022
Koka Booth Amphitheatre 
Cary, NC 

VG+ audience recording 

Captured from GA lawn just right of DFC

iPhone 11 (internal mics) > Voice Recorder (TapMedia) v4.3  > wav file > Audacity (FLAC 6) > DIME > you 


Greeting all! 

Finally got to see Billy MF Strings last Saturday night after years of cancellations and near misses.. this was the last night of their 3-day run at Koka Booth Amphitheatre, which for my money, is probably the best outdoor venue in my immediate area.. I hear great things about Greenfield Lake in Wilmington but unfortunately, I haven't made it to a show there yet.

Anyway, super enjoyable North Carolina evening and the band most definitely lived up to the high expectations that have been following them around these past few years. They absolutely are the sh*t and I was officially gobsmacked by the onslaught of their sonic mastery!  Bravo gentlemen, and long may you run!

I don't recall seeing many Billy Strings captures here on Dime so if you aren't getting your share of this acoustic pickin' goodness, download this performance and enjoy. I consider this an above-average sounding capture and the crowd around me was pretty decent throughout.. I will admit that I was a little more vocal than other times I've captured a show. I was fairly blown away by the whole scene, and sometimes to is hard to hold back on expressing my delight.. especially when I'm seeing a band for the first time.

Please be advised that there was a LOUD WHISTLER in my vicinity and she made herself known right smack during the quiet part of the ballad Love & Regret. Folks, I can whistle REALLY loud too, but I generally only use it in public after the Carolina Hurricanes score a goal, and NOT ever at a concert.  If you are with a LOUD WHISTLER, it is your responsibility to tell your friend to STFU /rant off.  
 
Other than that, this is a really enjoyable evening of music...

Setlist:
 
01. Walk out and tuning 
02. The Likes Of Me > 
03. Pyramid Country 
04. Know It All 
05. In Case You Ever Change Your Mind 
06. Slow Train 
07. Love & Regret
08. Rocky Raccoon 
09. I'm Still Here >
10. Dust In A Baggie 
11. I'll Be Gone A Long Time 
12. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town 
13. Running The Route 
14. Red Daisy 
15. June Apple
16. Pretty Daughter 
17. Highway Hypnosis 
18. Love Like Me 
19. Ernest T. Grass (with Les Brers In A Minor snippet)
20. Drifter's Escape
21. Old Train 
22. Turmoil And Tinfoil
23. Rosa Lee McFail 
24. Doin' My Time 
25. Leaders
26. Red Rocking Chair
27. Must Be Seven 
28. Hide And Seek 
29. Crowd 
30. Katy Daly 
 


As always, do whatever you want with this capture except sell it because that ain't cool.. Your comments are always appreciated!