Todd Snider Rules! (A Collection)
Building on the essential "Tales From Moondawg's Tavern", here is
a collection of songs and stories from the Storyteller and Alright Guy himself, Todd Snider.
This collection includes solo and band recordings from 1994 to 2019.
Enjoy, because Todd Snider Rules!
May 2019
DISC 1
01 A Rambling Intro (12:12)
(18 Minutes - Nikki Lane - Hard Working Americans)
02 Rose City Blues � (7:59)
(Todd Snider Rules!)
03 Rocket Fuel (3:05)
04 Good News Blues - Deja Blues� (7:03)
(Billy Joe Shaver)
05 Inner Peace Seminar Story (4:44)
06 A Lot More (4:38)
07 Just Play The Song (0:58)
08 Looking For a Job (4:22)
09 Relax Your Mind (4:04)
(Public Service Announcement)
10 New Connection (4:41)
11 Is This Thing Working? (4:12)
12 East Nashville Skyline (7:15)
13 Joes Blues - You Never Even Called Me By My Name (5:33)
DISC 2
01 Doublewide Blues (8:13)
(Frayser Tenn Story)
02 School Days (8:17)
(Cab Driver Story)
03 Turn It Up (4:53)
04 Talkin' Seattle Grunge Rock Blues (8:16)
(Slash Story)
05 Stuck On The Corner (5:13)
06 Somebody's Coming (4:04)
07 Tension (11:39)
08 Unorganized Crime (3:40)
09 Age Like Wine - Alcohol And Pills (6:18)
10 Banana Story (4:45)
DISC 3
01 Statistician's Blues (5:20)
02 Greencastle Blues (3:30)
03 Mr. Bojangles (15:25)
(Jerry Jeff Walker Stories)
04 Play A Train Song (6:01)
05 I Spoke As A Child (6:25)
06 Working On A Song (5:55)
07 Incarcerated (6:27)
(Judge Judy Stories)
08 I Believe You (5:08)
09 Never Let Me Down (5:14)
10 Yesterdays And Used To Be's (4:02)
11 The Blues On Banjo (6:30)
DISC 4
01 Good Fortune (3:31)
02 Long Year (4:26)
03 Happy New Year (5:40)
04 Money, Complements, Publicity (5:43)
05 Carla (2:50)
06 Plastic Girl (4:30)
07 Easy Money (7:18)
(Johnny Cash Story)
08 Alright Guy (9:58)
(Good Samaritan Story)
09 Waco Moon (4:11)
10 The Legend Of Col. Bruce Hampton Ret. (2:24)
11 Big Finish (6:35)
(Homeless Guy Story)
12 America's Favorite Pastime (3:57)
13 Conservative Christian (9:31)
(Football Mushroom Story)
14 Enjoy Yourself (3:37)
All files FLAC Level 8, 16bit 44.1 KHz
Editing performed using Audacity 2.3.0 > FLAC Level 8
Trader's Little Helper to fix SBE's
Detailed Source Info:
DISC 1
01 A Rambling Intro (18 Minutes - Nikki Lane - Hard Working Americans stories) (12:12)
The Orpheum Theatre, Flagstaff Az USA 2015-01-30
Schoeps mk41's(dina)>kc5>cmc6>Oade m118(line 2 input)>Marantz PMD 661 @24/48
FOB about 8 ft; 9ft high-DFC cool edit pro>cdwave editor>flac16
Ziggy's, Winston-Salem NC USA 2011-04-11
Source: CA-14 cards>CA-9100>Sony PCM D50 (24/48)
Transfer: PCM D50>PC>Audacity (normalize,16/44.1)>CD Wave(tracking)>Flac level 8
02 Rose City Blues (Todd Snider Rules Story) (7:59)
Mystic Theatre, Petaluma Ca USA 2007-02-21
Soundboard > Zoom H4 > Audacity > Flac 1644
03 Rocket Fuel (3:05)
Gunnerz, Iowa City Ia USA 1998-04-19
Todd Snider and the Nervous Wrecks
Paul Buchignani (drums), Joe Mariencheck (bass), and Will Kimbrough (guitar).
Source: Sbd > DAT
Transfer: DAT > Tascam DA20mkII > M-Audio Transit
Editing and tracking: Cool Edit Pro, CDWave
04 04 Good News Blues - Deja Blues (Billy Joe Shaver Story) (7:03)
Cactus Cafe, Austin Tx USA 2007-02-08
TRANSFER: SBD > MarantzCDR420 > wav
05 Inner Peace Seminar Story (4:44)
Canal Street Tavern, Dayton Oh USA 2005-06-19
SBD > ? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
06 A Lot More (4:38)
Headliners Music Hall, Louisville Ky USA 2004-12-13
SBD > ? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
07 Just Play The Song (0:58)
Canal Street Tavern, Dayton Oh USA 2005-06-19
SBD > ? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
08 Looking For a Job (4:22)
Mystic Theatre, Petaluma Ca USA 2007-02-21
Soundboard > Zoom H4 > Audacity > Flac 1644
09 Relax Your Mind - Public Service Announcement (4:04)
Hard Rock Hotel, Riviera Maya, Mexico 2016-02-04
Source: Schoeps CCM4V's>Lunatec V2>Benchmark AD2K> Sound Devices 722 (24/44)
FOB/DRFC/KFC/ZFC/AARP 4' From Stage, 4' High
DSP: Sound Devices 722>Sound Forge 10.0>CD Wave>flac(16)
10 New Connection (4:41)
Madrid Theatre, Kansas City, Mo USA 2002-10-12
SBD > D-8 > Harmon Kardon CDR-2 > EAC Wave16 > encoded to Flac(level 6) w/TLH
11 Is This Thing Working? (4:12)
The Orpheum Theatre, Flagstaff Az USA 2015-01-30
Schoeps mk41's(dina)>kc5>cmc6>Oade m118(line 2 input)>Marantz PMD 661 @24/48
FOB about 8 ft; 9ft high-DFC cool edit pro>cdwave editor>flac16
12 East Nashville Skyline (7:15)
Ziggy's, Winston-Salem NC USA 2011-04-11
Source: CA-14 cards>CA-9100>Sony PCM D50 (24/48)
Transfer: PCM D50>PC>Audacity (normalize,16/44.1)>CD Wave(tracking)>Flac level 8
The Boulder Theater, Boulder Co USA 2009-01-30
Todd Snider & Friends (Vince Herman, Jeff Austin, Ben Kauffman)
aka: Superbud
source 1: SBD>Iriver
source 2: Nak 300's>Zefiro>Iriver
transfer: Irivier>pc>magix audio cleaning lab> cd wave>flac level 7
13 Joes Blues - You Never Even Called Me By My Name (5:33)
Caravan Of Dreams, Ft Worth Tx USA 995-04-05
Todd Snider And The Nervous Wrecks (Will Kimbrough (guitar),
Joe McLeary (drums), and Joe Mariencheck (bass))
Cassette sbd master > DAT > cloned into Microtrack with Tascam Dat
Deck>Goldwave>TLH8
DISC 2
01 Doublewide Blues (Frayser Tenn Story) (8:13)
Scottish Rite Temple, Omaha Ne USA 2019-02-15
Church Audio CA-11's (NP2) > Tascam DR100MKIII Sandisk Ultra 32GB SD 24/96.wav
Location: 1st row balcony; DFC; 40? from stage; 30?
DSP: SD > Fission > xACT > flac
The Boulder Theater, Boulder Co USA 2009-01-30
Todd Snider & Friends (Vince Herman, Jeff Austin, Ben Kauffman)
aka: Superbud
source 1: SBD>Iriver
source 2: Nak 300's>Zefiro>Iriver
transfer: Irivier>pc>magix audio cleaning lab> cd wave>flac level 7
02 School Days (Cab Driver Story) (8:17)
The Daily Planet, Memphis Tn USA 1994-01-27
Todd Snider and the Bootleggers: Peter Herka (fiddle), Joe McLeary (drums),
Wayne Perkins (guitar), and Joe Mariencheck (bass).
SOURCE: SBD
03 Turn It Up (4:53)
Caravan Of Dreams, Ft Worth Tx USA 1995-04-05
Todd Snider And The Nervous Wrecks (Will Kimbrough (guitar),
Joe McLeary (drums), and Joe Mariencheck (bass))
04 Talkin' Seattle Grunge Rock Blues (Slash Story) (8:16)
The Boulder Theater, Boulder Co USA 2009-01-30
Todd Snider & Friends (Vince Herman, Jeff Austin, Ben Kauffman)
aka: Superbud
source 1: SBD>Iriver
source 2: Nak 300's>Zefiro>Iriver
transfer: Irivier>pc>magix audio cleaning lab> cd wave>flac level 7
05 Stuck On The Corner (5:13)
Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee Wi USA 2018-03-18
Location: Behind soundboard cage, center, mics about 11' high
Source: CA-11 cardioids > CA-9100 > Sony PCM-M10 @ 24 bit/48kHz
Conversion: Sony PCM-M10 > PC > Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 9.0 (fades,
normalize, resample to 44.1 kHz, dither to 16 bit) > CD Wave Editor (tracking)
> Trader's Little Helper (encode to flac, level 6) > foobar 2000 (tagging)
Texas Union Ballroom, Austin Tx USA 2008-12-13
Pre-FM soundboard > ?? > CDR > Nero > WAV > FLAC Frontend (SBE-aligned) > FLAC
06 Somebody's Coming (4:04)
The Daily Planet, Memphis Tn USA 1994-01-27
Todd Snider and the Bootleggers: Peter Herka (fiddle), Joe McLeary (drums),
Wayne Perkins (guitar), and Joe Mariencheck (bass).
SOURCE: SBD
07 Tension (11:39)
The Palms Playhouse, Davis Ca USA 2002-04-17
SBD->??->CDR->WAV->FLAC
08 Unorganized Crime (3:40)
Nashville Tn 2009-06-19
Source: CA-11 cards> CA-ST20a > Sony PCM D50 (24/48)
Location: Between Hot Tuna and Husker Du, LOC, ~7 feet high
Transfer: Sony PCMD50> PC> Soundforge 9(dither, resample)> WAV> CDWave (tracking)>
Flac level 8
09 Age Like Wine - Alcohol And Pills (6:18)
Maintenance Shop, ISU, Ames Iowa USA 2005-02-10
Source: Soundboard > DAT
Transfer: DAT > standalone CD burner > CD > EAC > FLAC
10 Banana Story (4:45)
The Birchmere, Alexandria Va USA 2019-03-18
Source: Schoeps MK4V'S>CMC6>Lunatec V2>Sound Devices 722 (24/44.1)
FOB/DFC/KFC/ZFC/AARP 42' From Stage, 7' High
DSP: Sound Devices 722>Sound Forge 10.0>CD Wave>flac(16)
DISC 3
01 Statistician's Blues (5:20)
Cactus Cafe, Austin Tx USA 2007-02-08
TRANSFER: SBD > MarantzCDR420 > wav
02 Greencastle Blues (3:30)
Grimey's New and Pre-Loved Music, Nashville Tn USA 2009-06-19
Source: CA-11 cards> CA-ST20a > Sony PCM D50 (24/48)
Location: Between Hot Tuna and Husker Du, LOC, ~7 feet high
Transfer: Sony PCMD50> PC> Soundforge 9(dither, resample)> WAV> CDWave (tracking)>
Flac level 8
03 Mr Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker Stories) (15:25)
The Orpheum Theatre, Flagstaff Az USA 2015-01-30
Schoeps mk41's(dina)>kc5>cmc6>Oade m118(line 2 input)>Marantz PMD 661 @24/48
FOB about 8 ft; 9ft high-DFC cool edit pro>cdwave editor>flac16
The Cluny, Newcastle England 2006-05-05
sbd > Nomad Jukebox 3 [wav, 44,1 kHz, +7db] transfer: JB3 >
CDWav [track splitting] > Trader's Little Helper >
flac [level 8, sector boundaries aligned]
04 Play A Train Song (6:01)
Knuckleheads, Kansas City Mo USA 2007-03-09
Todd Snider With Will Kimbrough
Source: CMC-6 w/AT-853C > SP-BPF-2 > Sony D-8 > Maxell HS-4/60s DAT in Wave
Transfer: Maxell HS-4/60s > Tascam DA P1 > Sony M-10 Wave 24-bit 48 khz > USB to
Windows 7 > tracking / split /
save to 16-bit 44 khz > aligned (pad) and coverted to flac (level 8) w/ TLH
05 I Spoke As A Child (6:25)
Santa Cruz Ca USA 1996-10-21
Todd Snider and the Nervous Wrecks: Will Kimbrough (guitar), Joe McLeary (drums),
Joe Mariencheck (bass), and David Zollo (keys)
Soundboard > 1st Generation > CDR > Flac
06 Working On A Song (5:55)
Scottish Rite Temple, Omaha Ne USA 2019-02-15
Church Audio CA-11?s (NP2) > Tascam DR100MKIII Sandisk Ultra 32GB SD 24/96.wav
Location: 1st row balcony; DFC; 40? from stage; 30?
DSP: SD > Fission > xACT > flac
07 Incarcerated (Judge Judy Stories) (6:27)
Canal Street Tavern, Dayton Oh USA 2004-12-10
Source: SBD Lineage:CDR>EAC>WAV>flacfrontend>FLAC
Bamboo Room, Lake Worth Fl USA 2005-04-14
SBD > ? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
Canal Street Tavern, Dayton Oh USA 2005-06-19
SBD > ? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
08 I Believe You (5:08)
Grant Park, Chicago Il USA 1998-07-04
Todd Snider and the Nervous Wrecks: Will Kimbrough (guitar),
Paul Buchignani (drums), and Joe Mariencheck (bass).
Source: FM > ? > FLAC
09 Never Let Me Down (5:14)
Grant Park, Chicago Il USA 1998-07-04
Todd Snider and the Nervous Wrecks: Will Kimbrough (guitar),
Paul Buchignani (drums), and Joe Mariencheck (bass).
Source: FM > ? > FLAC
10 Yesterdays And Used To Be's (4:02)
Gunnerz, Iowa City Ia USA 1998-04-19
Todd Snider and the Nervous Wrecks
Paul Buchignani (drums), Joe Mariencheck (bass), and Will Kimbrough (guitar).
Source: Sbd > DAT
Transfer: DAT > Tascam DA20mkII > M-Audio Transit
Editing and tracking: Cool Edit Pro, CDWave
11 The Blues On Banjo (6:30)
The Birchmere, Alexandria Va USA 2019-03-18
Source: Schoeps MK4V'S>CMC6>Lunatec V2>Sound Devices 722 (24/44.1)
FOB/DFC/KFC/ZFC/AARP 42' From Stage, 7' High
DSP: Sound Devices 722>Sound Forge 10.0>CD Wave>flac(16)
DISC 4
01 Good Fortune (3:31)
The Orpheum Theatre, Flagstaff Az USA 2015-01-30
Schoeps mk41's(dina)>kc5>cmc6>Oade m118(line 2 input)>Marantz PMD 661 @24/48
FOB about 8 ft; 9ft high-DFC cool edit pro>cdwave editor>flac16
The Boulder Theater, Boulder Co USA 2009-01-30
Todd Snider & Friends (Vince Herman, Jeff Austin, Ben Kauffman)
aka: Superbud
source 1: SBD>Iriver
source 2: Nak 300's>Zefiro>Iriver
transfer: Irivier>pc>magix audio cleaning lab> cd wave>flac level 7
02 Long Year (4:26)
Madrid Theatre, Kansas City, Mo USA 2002-10-12
SBD > D-8 > Harmon Kardon CDR-2 > EAC Wave16 > encoded to Flac(level 6) w/TLH
03 Happy New Year (5:40)
Cactus Cafe, Austin Tx USA 2007-02-09
source:SBD+StereoApexCondenserMICS>MarantzCDR420>WAV>FLAC
04 Money, Complements, Publicity (5:43)
The Bottleneck, Lawrence Ks USA 2010-10-16
Source:
CMC-6 w/AT-853C > SP-BPF-2 > Sony D-8 > Sony M-10 in Wave 24-bit 96-khz
Seated directly left of soundboard. Recorded on DAT and in Wave w/ M-10 both.
Transfer:
Sony M-10 > USB > Windows 7 > merged files (2) w/ Soundforge v9 > fades /
tracking / split / saved to Wave 16-bit 44-khz w/ Wavepad Sound Editor >
coverted to flac (level 8) and aligned (pad) w/ TLH
The Boulder Theater, Boulder Co USA 2009-01-30
Todd Snider & Friends (Vince Herman, Jeff Austin, Ben Kauffman)
aka: Superbud
source 1: SBD>Iriver
source 2: Nak 300's>Zefiro>Iriver
transfer: Irivier>pc>magix audio cleaning lab> cd wave>flac level 7
05 Carla (2:50)
Knuckleheads, Kansas City Mo USA 2007-03-09
Todd Snider With Will Kimbrough
Source: CMC-6 w/AT-853C > SP-BPF-2 > Sony D-8 > Maxell HS-4/60s DAT in Wave
Transfer: Maxell HS-4/60s > Tascam DA P1 > Sony M-10 Wave 24-bit 48 khz > USB to
Windows 7 > tracking / split / save to 16-bit 44 khz > aligned (pad) and
coverted to flac (level 8) w/ TLH
06 Plastic Girl (4:30)
The Center For The Arts, Grass Valley Ca USA 2002-04-20
SBD > ? > CDR > EAC > FLAC
07 Easy Money (Johnny Cash Story) (7:18)
Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee Wi USA 2018-03-18
Location: Behind soundboard cage, center, mics about 11' high
Source: CA-11 cardioids > CA-9100 > Sony PCM-M10 @ 24 bit/48kHz
Conversion: Sony PCM-M10 > PC > Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 9.0 (fades,
normalize, resample to 44.1 kHz, dither to 16 bit) > CD Wave Editor (tracking)
> Trader's Little Helper (encode to flac, level 6) > foobar 2000 (tagging)
House Of Blues, Chicago Il USA 2004-10-16
Todd Snider With Jeff Austin
Source: Oktava 319 (onstage) + SBD > Midas XL-250 > JB3
Transfer: JB3 > Firewire > CDWav > flac
08 Alright Guy (Good Samaritan Story) (9:58)
The Daily Planet, Memphis Tn USA 1994-01-27
Todd Snider and the Bootleggers: Peter Herka (fiddle), Joe McLeary (drums),
Wayne Perkins (guitar), and Joe Mariencheck (bass).
SOURCE: SBD
Pisgah Brewing, Black Mtn NC USA 2016-09-10
Source: Schoeps MK4's(DIN)> KCY 250/5 Ig> Schoeps VMS 5U> Sony PCM-M10 @24/48
Location: FOB, DFC, 6 feet high
Lineage: M10,USB,PC,Wablab6,CDwave,Foobar2000
09 Waco Moon (4:11)
Cactus Cafe, Austin Tx USA 2007-02-08
SBD > MarantzCDR420 > wav > CDR > FLAC
Common Fence Point Hall, Portsmouth RI USA 2001-12-01
Source: Audience Omni Mics ? > DAT >�? > CDR�> EAC > wave 16/44 >
WavePad Sound Editor > FLAC
10 The Legend Of Col. Bruce Hampton Retired (2:24)
The Birchmere, Alexandria Va USA 2019-03-18
Source: Schoeps MK4V'S>CMC6>Lunatec V2>Sound Devices 722 (24/44.1)
FOB/DFC/KFC/ZFC/AARP 42' From Stage, 7' High
DSP: Sound Devices 722>Sound Forge 10.0>CD Wave>flac(16)
11 Big Finish (Homeless Guy Story) (6:35)
The Paramount, Austin Tx USA 2018-01-10
Source: Schoeps MK22 > Tascam 680
12 America's Favorite Pastime (3:57)
The Shed, Maryville Tn USA 2007-08-04
Todd Snider with Will Kimbrough and Peter Cooper
SBD > ? > FLAC
13 Conservative Christian (Football Mushroom Story) (9:31)
The Shed, Maryville Tn USA 2007-08-04
Todd Snider with Will Kimbrough and Peter Cooper
SBD > ? > FLAC
14 Enjoy Yourself (3:37)
Mystic Theatre, Petaluma Ca USA 2007-02-21
Soundboard > Zoom H4 > Audacity > Flac 1644