The Voice Of The Wetlands All Stars
Hiro Ballroom
New York, NY
8/25/2011

Neumann TLM-170 (cardoids in sweet spot, 20 ft from stage, center) -> Sound Devices 722 (@24/96); FLAC File processing in SoundForge Audio Studio 10.0c (volume normalization; resample to 44.1 with iZotope 64-Bit SRC set higher than "Highest Quality" setting w/anti-alias filter; 24->16 bit dither using iZotope MBIT+ Dither with Ultra noise shaping, High dither settings; clap removal & minimizing a couple of boisterous yells w/parametric EQ); Tracked in CDWav.

1. book reading / intro
2. Bayou Breeze *
3. Louisiaina Sunshine ^
4. banter - the Pirouge
5. Row That Pirouge %
6. The Lord Is waiting and the Devil Is Too &
7. Darkness At The Bottom +
8. Night Train to Nashville *
9. banter - Tab wants to hear Cyril sing the blues
10. Blues for New Orleans -> ^
11. The Night Time Is The Right Time ^
12. Louisiana Funk ^
13. banter - "Box Of Pictures" intro
14. Box Of Pictures %+
15. banter - Tab explains the purpose of the band
16. Me Donkey Want Water #
17. Little Liza Jane #
18. Louisiana Rain -> +
19. We Make A Good Gumbo *
20. encore break
21. banter - how can you help
22. I Got Loaded *


Lineup:
Tab Benoit - guitar, vocals
Anders Osborne - guitar, vocals
Cyril Neville - percussion, drums (moved over to the kit around track 16), vocals
Johnny Vidacovich - drums
Waylon Thibodeaux - fiddle
Jumpin Johnny Sansone - harmonica, accordion, vocals
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (starting at track 16) - vocals, percussion
Corey Duplechin - bass

Various song vocals by:
* = Tab Benoit
^ = Cyril Neville
% = Waylon Thibodeaux
+ = Anders Osborne
& = Jumpin Johnny Sansone
# = Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

Recorded, mastered, tracked, and posted by Scott Bernstein 8/27-29/2011