J.D. Crowe & The Original New South
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver's Bluegrass Festival
Denton, NC
1987-07-11

Source: FOB Neumann KM84 > Sony D5 Pro by Charles Odell
Transfer: MC (2x ZX-C90) > Nak Dragon > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > Tascam HRE > PCM @ 2496
Master: Wavelab 11 (tracking, levels, resample, Lin dither) > FLAC 1644

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

01. tuning
02. I'll Stay Around
03. banter
04. You Don't Know My Mind
05. banter
06. Why Don't You Tell Me So
07. banter
08. Fare The Well
09. banter
10. Little Maggie
11. banter
12. Freeborn Man
13. outro

J.D. Crowe - banjo
Tony Rice - guitar, vocals
Larry Rice - mandolin
Bobby Sloane - bass

A short set, about 25 minutes, at the end of which the band announces a 5 to 10 minute break, and then the Kentucky Mountain Boys performed their set.

JD Crowe's "New South" ensemble formed around 1971 when Doyle Lawson left the Kentucky Mountain Boys and was replaced by Tony Rice, joining J.D., Bobby Slone and Larry Rice. That lineup more or less stuck until late 1974, when Larry Rice left the group and Ricky Skaggs and Jerry Douglas joined. This show was announced as the "Original" New South, or at least that's how Charles noted it on the cassette, to distinguish it from the Skaggs / Douglas lineups that followed in the mid 1970s.

As always, a beautiful recording from Charles. Thanks for sharing!

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2023-03-13