Sidesaddle
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Santa Cruz, CA
1993-01-08

Source:   AKG C61s > DA-P20 by Steve Fink and/or Chief
Transfer: MDAT > Panasonic SV-3900 > Tascam SS-CDR200 > WAV @ 16/48
Master:   Wavelab 10 (tracking, remove DC offset) > FLAC 1648

Thanks to David McGee and Chief for the DAT, and to Charlie Miller for the transfer. 

01. intro
02. Turkey In The Straw
03. Blue Diamond Mine
04. Field's Now Turned Brown
05. Your Light Leads Me On
06. Some Old Day
07. Lonesome Fiddle Blues
08. Parnell Square
09. Jambalaya on the Bayou
10. I Am My Own Grandma
11. Hello City Limits
12. McKinley's March
13. Down At The Twist And Shout
14. Look Down That Long Lonesome Road
15. Whitewash Chimney > Angeline The Baker//

This is a fun hour of "progressive bluegrass" with some fun originals, some unusual covers and mash ups, and some lovely harmonies.

Sidesaddle was formed in 1979 as an "all girl" bluegrass band, but in 1993 it went co-ed and the name changed to Sidesaddle & Co.  The composition of the band seems to have turned over completely by the 2000's and they disbanded in 2013.  This evening, the musicians were:

Kim Elking - mandolin
Lee Anne Caswell - fiddle
Jackie Miller - guitar
Beth McNamara - bass, vocals
Bob Smith - banjo
Craig? - maybe, and maybe others.  

This recording was the second half of a DAT marked "Harmony Gritts Kuumbwa Jazz 1993-01-08."  Sidesaddle played that venue both before and after 1993, and there's also a reference between songs to Santa Cruz and to it being early in the new year.  But there's also a reference to "1994" and there's actually nothing tying this recording to Kuumbwa, either, except the label on the DAT.  So, who knows.

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2021-05-04