THE DILLARDS
ROONEY MOUNTAIN MUSIC FEST.
DEPOSIT, NY
8-4-89

Source: SBD
Taped by: unknown
Transfer: master cassettes > HD > WAV > FLAC > CDR (untracked) by Zeb
Mastering: CDR (untracked) > EAC (secure) > HD > SF50 (normalized levels, clipped peaks fixed) by Jason Espie
New Transfer (I lost the original SHNs Jason sent me): CDR > EAC > WAV > FLAC by Zeb


DISC 1
EARLY SET

01. ?
02. "Hey, we started out 27 years ago...we just got back together in April"
03. THE OLD HOME PLACE
04. "we went out to California and got a job on The Andy Griffith Show"
05. DOOLEY
06. "I always thought Bob Dylan sounded like a hound with his leg caught in barbed wire"
07. WALKING DOWN THE LINE
08. "Dance if you feel so inclined"
09. SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
10. "Do many of you guys have our old albums?"
11. DOUG'S TUNE
12. band intros
13. "In our family, we had about 26 hounds..."
14. OLD BLUE
15. SALTY DOG BLUES
16. "We're gonna do somethin' from the very first album we ever did..."
17. SAME OLD MAN LIVING AT THE MILL
18. "Would you help us sing one if I taught it to you real quick?"
19. SOMEBODY TOUCHED ME


DISC 2
LATE SET

01. ?
02. "Hey, just came back from Ireland yesterday, and they were as drunk as you are, but they weren't as muddy"
03. I'LL NEVER SEE MY HOME AGAIN
04. "...went out on the back porch and whipped off his instant breakfast of Wynn's Friction Proofing..."
05. EBO WALKER
06. "This is an old Grandpa Jones song"
07. IT'S RAINING HERE THIS MORNING
08. "We're gonna play somethin' you can dance to"
09. SAME OLD MAN LIVING AT THE MILL
10. "This one's called what you are..."
11. SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
12. "We had a request..."
13. DOOLEY
14. DIXIE BREAKDOWN
15. "This song might require some listening, but it's not mandatory"
16. THE WHOLE WORLD 'ROUND
17. ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY'S ARMS
18. NOBODY KNOWS
19. "You can boogie to this..."
20. FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN
21. "I'd like to come back and play for ya when every damn one of us is sober"
22. SHADY GROVE


Comments: these are two well-played sets by the band that's probably most well-known for playing "The Darlings" - that old-timey bluegrass band with a real jug - on The Andy Griffith Show...early on, it is noted that this gig was the tenth they'd played since getting back together in April...The Rooney Fest was well-known for its rowdy, no-holds-barred atmosphere (lots of alcohol and other various substances being enjoyed, I've heard), and the wild and muddy crowd was treated to some classic bluegrass that day...

I got these recordings from my brother on the West Coast...a friend of his had them and was looking to get rid of them, so my brother offered to take them off his hands - and I'm really glad he did! Each cassette is labeled "Master Soundboard", and they do sound like masters, as there is no hiss! I also have some Horseflies (4 sets), some Red Hots (4 sets), some Heartbeats (a partial set), and some Creekbend (which hasn't been transferred from the cassettes yet)...

Thanks go out to Jason Espie for mastering these sets - "Rooooooooooooooney!!!!!"

Enjoy! - Zeb