The Mother Corn Shuckers
6/23/17
SLO Vetsâ€™ Hall
San Luis Obispo, CA

Soundboard/On-Stage Audience Matrix:
Soundboard + Neumann KM-140s (ORTF) On Stage >Canare Star Quad XLRs >Lunatec V2 (30db Gain) >Mackie 402-VLZ4 Mixer >XLR >Tascam DR100mkII (24bit/48khz)

WAV >Audacity (Amplify, Track Splits, Minor Edits, Down Sample/Dither To 16bit/44.1khz) >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.39

Recorded, Transferred, FLACâ€™s, And Tagged By Jeff Bowen; aka, OldNeumanntapr

Set I:
01. Intro
02. Good Friend
03. Lonesome / Temperance Reel
04. She Moves Me
05. Keep Me From You
06. Raleigh And Spencer*
07. Mountain*
08. Cripple Creek*
09. Working Manâ€™s Blues*
10. Coffee
11. Shakinâ€™ Those Hips
12. Fire Still Burns
13. Shack #9
14. Hard Life
15. Rosin Up My Bow
16. Cold One
 
Set II:
01. Hard Travelinâ€™ / Big River
02. Chances
03. Cold Taters
04. Got A Gig
05. Miner
06. California Wine
07. Neighbor Trash
08. Big Bear >
09. East Bound
10. Good Day
11. Corn Liquor
12. Double D
13. Salty Dog

Che Miller- lead vocals, guitar
Mark Hughes- banjo, backup vocals
Jeff Pienack- harmonica, guitar, backup vocals
Kurt Michels- drums & percussion
Lillian Dennis- fiddle
Chris Dennis- slide guitar
Greg Steers- upright bass, backup vocals
Mark Travis- mandolin
Curt Miller â€“ drums & percussion

*mix imbalance; on-stage mics too hot.

OldNeumanntapr Notes-
This was a band that I had not heard of before, but Iâ€™m glad that I went to see them. My friend Chris gave me a pass to the show that he couldnâ€™t use, which was a benefit for the SLO County Sheriffâ€™s Department. I secured recording permission with the band and arrived early so I could set up. Dustin, from Bill Gaines Audio in San Luis Obispo, gave me a patch and I set my microphone stand up in the back corner of the stage behind the bass player and ran my gear next to the stage beside the soundboard. It took a little while to get the mix set right on my Mackie 402 but I think the end result sounds good. There were a couple of songs in the first set that had a mix imbalance when the on-stage microphones were inadvertently turned up too high. The Neumann microphones were mostly used for ambience, and to catch the crowdâ€™s response to the music. 
Since the band was not aware of the Live Music Archive I made it a point to ask if they would like to be added. Originally I had wanted to bring my wife GenÃ©te to this show, but ended up taking someone else because her best friend died in his sleep early Wednesday morning and she was too upset to go. Thanks to Dustin from BGA Audio for his help and thanks to The Mother Corn Shuckers for letting me record their music. This gig was booked as a bluegrass concert, though they are not traditional bluegrass as they have two drummers. Itâ€™s more â€˜Americanaâ€™ music, or as the band says, â€˜Beer Grass!â€™ 

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