Doc & Merle Watson
The Whole, University Of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
February 15, 1975

Soundboard Reel (Sony TC-377 Monaural @ 7 & 1/2 ips) > WAV > FLAC
Recorded By Alan Peterman. Reel Transfer By Alan Peterman.
WAV > Audacity > FLAC Transfer By OldNeumanntapr.
Untracked Raw WAV Files > Audacity (Track Splits) > FLAC (Level 8) Via xACT 2.28

The coffeehouse 'The Whole' is located in the basement of the Student Union at the University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

WAV Files sent privately by Alan Peterman. MOST people have an MP3 source for this show but Alan was kind enough to send me WAVs from his reel master when I emailed him for a lossless recording.

Total time 170:34

Set I (84:29) -
01. 3:13 Long Journey Home
02. 3:32 The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band
03. 4:55 The Cuckoo
04. 3:55 The Bluegrass Breakdown (instrumental)
05. 4:38 Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
06. 2:46 Old Camp Meetin' Time
07. 6:23 Medley: Nancy Roland / Salt Creek
08. 1:50 The Last Thing On My Mind
09. 3:41 (unidentified instrumental)
10. 1:34 Summertime
11. 5:47 Tennessee Stud
12. 1:29 (Doc's joke)
13. 3:05 T For Texas
14. 4:20 I Miss The Mississippi And You
15. 2:48 W a b a s h Cannonball
16. 5:49 Columbus Stockade Blues
17. 3:25 Sugar Babe
18. 3:59 Southern Lady
19. 2:54 Black Mountain Rag
20. 3:38 Come On In My Kitchen *
21. 2:44 Love Me
22. 4:22 Blue Suede Shoes
23. 3:42 Jambalaya

Set II (86:05) -
01. 2:51 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
02. 4:04 Life Gets Tedious Don't It?
03. 3:33 Wake Up Little Maggie
04. 3:06 Frosty Morn
05. 2:59 Spike Driver Blues
06. 2:11 Red Headed Boy (instrumental)
07. 2:24 Three Times Seven
08. 3:50 I Am a Pilgrim
09. 3:22 If I Needed You
10. 4:22 Matchbox Blues
11. 3:00 Walkin' Boss
12. 3:32 Maggie Walker Blues
13. 3:22 Bluegrass Breakdown (instrumental)
14. 3:55 Curly Headed Baby
15. 3:07 In The Jailhouse Now
16. 3:14 Poor Boy Blues
17. 2:56 Love Comes Home
18. 4:21 Battle of Nashville *
19. 2:40 Almost Done
20. 3:26 Deep River Blues
21. 3:40 Richland Woman Blues
22. 4:58 Promised Land
23. 7:51 Mama Don't Allow No Music
24. 3:21 Sugar Babe Blues **

Set I t23 (Jambalaya) has a brief splice at 3:29.
Set II t05 (Spike Driver Blues) has a brief splice at 1:26.

Doc Watson - guitar, vocals
Merle Watson - guitar, banjo, bass
T. Michael Coleman - bass, steel guitar, backing vocals
Bob Hill - guitar, lead vocal *
Joe Smothers - guitar, lead vocal **

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