Johnson Mountain Boys
The Birchmere
Alexandria, VA
1990-01-20

Source:   FOB Neumann KM84 > Sony D5 Pro by Charles Odell
Transfer: MC (2x MA-90) > Nak Dragon or CR-7a (tape 2) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > Tascam HRE > PCM @ 2496 
Master:   Wavelab 12 (tracking, fades, resample, Lin dither) > FLAC 1644

Thanks to Charles for taping, JC Mahoney and Ted Mattes for facilitating, and Mitch Wittenberg for his encyclopedic knowledge of bluegrass

Set I
01. Shenandoah Breakdown > Keep A Memory
02. band intros
03. Bluest Man In Town
04. Five Speed
05. My Rose Of Old Kentucky
06. The Honky Tonk Swing
07. Shenandoah Waltz
08. Let's Part The Best Of Friends
09. With Body And Soul
10. intro Hazel Dinkens
11. Lonesome Pine Special *
12. West Virginia, My Home *
13. Pretty Polly Ann
14. I Can Read Between The Lines
15. Your Selfish Heart
16. Let Me Rest
17. Harbor of Love
18. You Must Be Born Again
19. Black Mountain Blues

Set II
20. Set II intro
21. Memories Cover Everything I Own
22. Let The Whole World Talk
23. Newton Grove
24. Weathered Grey Stone
25. banter - BG Festival
26. Maybe You Will Change Your Mind
27. Dream Of A Miner's Child
28. Montgomery County Breakdown
29. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
30. Goodbye To The Blues
31. A Lonesome Night
32. Granite Hill
33. John Henry
34. Sweetest Gift
35. Blue Yodel No. 3
36. Don't You Call My Name
37. Misery Loves Company
38. Do You Call That Religion
39. He Said If I Be Lifted Up
40. Orange Blossom Special
41. crowd - banter

Encore:
42. Get Down On Your Knees And Pray
43. Black Eyed Susie

Dudley Connell - guitar
Dave McLaughlin - mandolin, vocals
Eddie Stubbs - fiddle
Richard Underwood  - 5 string banjo
Earl Yeager - bass fiddle
* w/ Hazel Dinkens - vocals

Another beautiful FOB recording, with an enthusiastic crowd.

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2024-12-11