Blue Highway June 5, 2015 Bicentennial Park Amphitheater Columbus, Ohio

The evening started out great with beautiful weather and a strong opening set for locals Strung Up. About 30 minutes into their set, Blue Mountain left the stage due to lightning. A torrential downpour followed which sent the entire audience scrambling for cover. Most simply left, and the show was over at that point. 

1. intro
2. Pikeville Flood
3. Lonesome Pine
4. Marbletown
5. Keen Mountain Prison
6. instrumental
7. band intro
8. Just To Have A Job
9. All The Things You Do
10. Some Day
11. show stopped due to storm

See these guys live if you get the chance, and pick up some of their recorded output.


Visit their webpage HERE.

Download this show HERE.

 

Balsam Range July 25, 2014 Bicentennial Park Pavilion Columbus, Ohio

01 intro
02 Burning Georgia Down
03 Any Old Road (Will Take You There)
04 Gonna Be Moving One Of These Days
05 Monday Blues
06 band intro
07 Chasing Someone Else's Dreams
08 The Last Train To Kitty Hawk
09 Matthew
10 band intro & banter
11 Stacking Up The Rocks
12 band intro & banter
13 Love Me Like My Dog Does
14 Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)
15 Caney Fork River
16 Trains I Missed
17 Moon Over Memphis
18 banter
19 Blue Mountain
20 banter
21 One Way Out
22 encore break
23 Shucking The Corn (w-Boxcars)
24 Honey You Don't Know My Mind (w-Boxcars)
25 Daybreak In Dixie (w-Boxcars)
26 Where We'll Never Grow Old (w-Boxcars)
27 banter
28 Freeborn Man (w-Boxcars)

So, I went to this show knowing nothing about either band (the other being The Boxcars) except it was "good Bluegrass". Well that's an under statement! The caliber of musicians here is commensurate with the long list of credits and awards rattled off with their intro. A nearly perfect evening; wonderful music, a beautiful pavilion in downtown Columbus, spring-like weather at the end of June, friends, food and beer. This was chillin' at its best!   

Download this show HERE.
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Visit their webpage HERE.

The Boxcars July 25, 2014 Bicentennial Park Pavilion Columbus, Ohio

1. intro
2. instrumental
3. No Place To Hide
4. Down The Road
5. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
6. I've Been Waiting
7. When Sorrows Encompass Me Round
8. Big Spike Hammer
9. The Hard Way
10. banter
11. Hurtin' Inside
12. Big Country
13. You Can Take Your Time
14. Pretty Polly
15. banter
16. Cluck Ol' Hen
17. She Packed All Her Things and Was Gone
18. Ol' Lonesome Won't Leave Me Alone
19. instrumental
20. encore break
21. Cornelia


Download this show HERE.

So, I went to this show knowing nothing about either band (the other was Balsam Range) except it was "good Bluegrass". Well that's an under statement! The caliber of musicians here is commensurate with the long list of credits and awards rattled off with their intro. A nearly perfect evening; wonderful music, a beautiful pavilion in downtown Columbus, spring-like weather at the end of June, friends, food and beer. This was chillin' at its best!

Pick up one (or more) of their CDs and go see them live when they come to your town. GOOD STUFF!

Rusted Root August 16, 2013 Bicentennial Park Amphitheater Columbus, Ohio

1. The Movement

2. Martyr
3. Lost In The Crowd
4. Back To The Earth
5. Cover Me Up
6. Food and Creative Love
7. Monkey Pants
8. Fortunate Freaks
9. Laugh As The Sun
10. Cat Turned Blue
11. Dangle
12. Voodoo
13. Send Me On My Way
14. encore break
15. Ecstasy

 
 

I all but forgot about these guys after their 1994 release "When I Woke", except when my kids would occasionally watch Matilda. No particular reason, I suppose, just didn't get any exposure to them. That recently changed with their 7th studio release "The Movement" when it came out last year. Although a bit more jammy than I normally like, their live set really captures the energy and incredible talent of the band. It was simply too hard to pass this free show on a beautiful summer evening.

Download this show HERE.

Visit their website HERE.

Support these guys by buying their CDs and seeing them live if you have the opportunity.

 

 

Rhonda Vincent and the Rage July 13, 2012 Bicentenial Park Pavilion Columbus, Ohio

1. intro
2. Hit Parade of Love
3. Ashes of Mt. Augustine
4. Crazy Love
5. Silent Partner
6. banter
7. The Water Is Wide
8. banter
9. Run Mississippi
10. Drink Up and Go Home
11. banter and power outage
12. His Promised Land
13. Kentucky Borderline
14. Drivin' Nails In My Coffin
15. The Martha White Song
16. banter
17. Wow Bay

1. Happy Birthday Rhonda
2. skillet giveaway
3. Passing of the Train
4. Frankie Belle
5. Jolene
6. Beneath Still Waters
7. banter
8. You Don't Love God If You Don't Love Your Neighbor
9. The Last Best Place
10. You're Running Wild
11. instrumental medley
12. banter
13. You Don't Know How Lucky You Are
14. Rocky Top
15. encore break
16. Orange Blossom Special
 

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Check out their website here. Support these fine folks by seeing them live and buying their merch.