Merlefest 2021 Bits and Pieces

Amythyst Kiah 2021-09-17
Cabin Stage

Amethyst Kiah - vocals, guitar
Emma Lambiase - bass
Austin Drury - drums

0 Cabin stage intro
1 intro
2 Hangover Blues
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3 talk
4 Wild Turkey
5 talk
6 Black Myself
7 outro

Amplify left channel by 12 dB. Copy right channel over left from 10'44.3635 to 12'06.7446 and from 12'38.4498 to 13'41.8050. Track 1 compressed 15X above -5 dB with 4.8 dB post gain. Tracks 2 and 3 compressed 15X above -4 dB with 3.8 dB post gain.


Kruger Brothers 2021-09-17
Hillside stage

1 soundcheck (Learning To Fly)

Left channel amplified by 12 dB.


Darin and Brooke Aldridge 2021-09-17
Hillside stage

1 soundcheck

Compressed 15X above -5 dB with 4.8 dB post gain. Amplified by 5 dB.


Mando Mania 2021-09-18
Creekside Stage

Liam Purcell
Jenni Lyn Gardner
Tony Williamson
Sam Bush (late arrival)
David Goldenberg
Tommy Norris
Bob Applebaum

1 soundcheck

Compressed 15X above -13 dB with 12.8 dB post gain. Then left channel compressed 15X above -13 dB with 12.8 dB post gain again


Po' Ramblin' Boys 2021-09-16
Cabin stage

CJ Lewandowski - mandolin, vocals
Jereme Brown - banjo
Laura Orshaw - fiddle
Josh Rinkel - guitar
Jasper Lorentzen - bass

1 //Hickory, Walnut & Pine
2 talk
3 Toil, Tears & Trouble
4 outro

Left channel compressed 15X above -12 dB with 11.8 dB post gain. Then entire show compressed 15X above -4 dB with 3.8 dB post gain.


Roy Bookbinder 2021-09-16
Cabin stage

Roy Bookbinder - guitar and vocals

0 Cabin intro
1 intro, talk, tuning
2 Oh Glory, How Happy I Am
3 talk
4 It Coulda Been worse
5 talk
6 Another Man Done a Full Go Round
7 outro

Compressed 15X above -12 dB with 11.8 dB post gain.


Margo Price 2021-09-16
Watson stage

Margo Price - vocals
Jamie Davis - guitar
Kevin Black - bass
Micah Hulsher - keys
Dillon Napier - drums

1 Heartless Mind
2 applause
3 You're No Good
4 talk
5 Hurtin' (On the Bottle) >
I Think I'll Just Sit Here and Drink >
Whiskey River > Hurtin' (On the Bottle)
6 band plays it out
7 Watson stage outro

Left channel amplified 12 dB. Right copied over left from 16'12.3210 to 17'02.4379.


Sturgill Simpson 2021-09-16
Watson stage

Mark Howard - guitar
Scott Vestal - banjo
Mike Bub - bass
Sierra Hull - mandolin (don't think she was there)
Tim O'Brien - bouzouki
Miles Miller - percussion
Stuart Duncan - fiddle

1 band enters, talk
2 Brace For Impact (Live a Little)
3 talk
4 All the Pretty Colors
5 applause

Left channel amplified 12 dB. Then both channels compressed 15X above -10 dB with 9.8 dB post gain.


Balsam Range 2021-09-18
Watson stage

Buddy Melton - fiddle, lead and tenor vocals
Darren Nicholson - mandolin, octave mandolin,
lead vocals, baritone and low tenor vocals
Dr. Marc Pruett - banjo
Tim Surrett - bass, dobro, baritone and lead vocals
Caleb Smith - guitar, lead & baritone vocals

0 Watson stage intros (long)
1 intro
2 The Girl Who Invented the Wheel
3 talk
4 Burning Georgia Down
5 applause

Left channel amplified 12 dB. Then both channels compressed 15X below -10 dB with 9.8 dB post gain.


Cane Mill Road 2021-09-19
Cabin stage

Liam Purcell - mandolin
other members ?

0 Cabin stage intro
1 intro
2 Flames
3 talk
4 Black Clouds

Compressed 15X below -6 dB with 5.8 dB post gain.



All sets at Merlefest, Wilkesboro NC.

Lineage for all sets is:
SP-CMC-8 (cardioid) > Tascam DR-100mkIII @ 24/44.1 > Sound Studio (tracking and 16 bit save) > xACT (fix SBE and flac conversion)

Images for all shows as well as full size images for this show.

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