Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn ( with accompanying chorus of fruit bats )
Stage 7 Botanic park 2023-03-10
setlist
Announcement and opening remarks *
I'm Still here. *
intro
unnamed Appalacian tunes and one composed by Bela * Possibly Sally in the Garden / Big Country / Molly Put the Kettle On
( i move my position to minimise bat noise so I've cut out about 20 seconds of introduction as there was a lot of mic noise )
Ive been working on the railroad
intro
The sun has come out and we are so happy
intro
Blooming Rose
Little Birdie
intro
Bright Burning Stars ( acapella with Juno and Theo Fleck )
Bela solo medley >The Ballad of Jed Clampett
intro
Take Me to Harlan

A very bad time to put on an acoustic duo, as the fruit bats that live in the trees that surround the stage are very active at this time and were chittering throughout, I moved after 15 minutes to right in front of the left speaker in order to minimise their noise, I could not SEE the Flecks but i could hear them with a minim of bat noise !
This worked to a great extent , but my position was uncomfortable and at my advanced age I no longer can sit on the hard ground in a crouched position for 45 minutes without moving , I also had to check my volume a lot as Abigail voice was humongously loud on occasions, this resulted in a number of mic bumps, which have been removed , without affecting the music , the bats also have been removed to a great extent in the first 15 minutes of the set by using various icon denoise tools which have minimised the noise, it actually sounded a lot worse at the time , my mics are very directional and the bats are in the trees at the back and sides of the stage, they didn't seem to be anywhere as loud as they were when we were actually there .
On the positive side , this was probably one of the most appreciative audiences i'ver ever seen, they didn't talk at all !

So its very listenable as long as you don't do so on headphones , as they emphasise the distant background noises , unfortunately there is a bit of overspill noise from another act later on in the set, which is only audible during introductions, you can hear it a bit on the acapella number that Abigail and Juno sang .
This was far from an ideal stage to put on this act, as it can be a noisy spot. The problem is , the festival is now so popular they have to put on at least three or four acts simultaneously , a complex balancing act which doesn't always come off.

SP-CMC-25 cards >SP 12 volt BB > sony PCM M10 > 16bit wav > Audition (remove excess applause , remove mic noses bat noise and smooth some minor distortions on Abigails vocals using spectral tools , Acon declip and Acon denoise ), adjust levels and minor EQ >XACT ( LEVEL 8 )
Stealth mode 5 metres from centre
Recorded, transferred , edit by gods golf ball
dont sell or distribute for trade in Mp3 format .

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