
"Sir" Charles Atkins and the Backyard Party Band
Rich Miller's house
Tallahassee, FL
June 29, 2008

Recording notes: 
Zoom H2 (44.1kHz/16bit, rear mics)
on a short stand between the monitors.

Charles Atkins - vocals & piano
Deborah "Sweetgroove" Osborne-Berlinger - drums & percussion
Dale ??? -percussion & drums
Adam Gaffney - bass
Jon Copps - banjo, harp & vocals
Carl McGinnes - electric diddley bow
??? Will Veader - guitar & vocals
Lois Hinners - vocals & guitar
Iris Melton - vocals
Sharla Benedict - vocals
Steve Sternberg - harp, flute, piano & vocals
Rich Miller - harp
Charles "Chuck" Atkins, Jr. - vocals

URLs:
"Sir" Charles Atkins - http://downhomebluesband.com
Adam Gaffney - http://www.downhomebluesband.com
Will Veader - http://www.downhomebluesband.com
Steve Sternberg - http://stevesternberg.com
Lois Hinners - http://www.ioffer.com/topics/show/103091
Sharla Benedict - http://www.myspace.com/sharlajune  
Deborah "Sweetgroove" Osborne-Berlinger - http://www.myspace.com/deborahberlinger

Setting: This was a loose jam at a Sunday afternoon party held at Rich Miller's home, mainly for survivors of the Apalachee Blues Society. There was a lot of blues but some other styles as well.  Rain occasionally broke things up and I missed recording a bit at first. Here it is, warts and all. Sometimes it takes a bit for the songs to take flight and if you don't like one song, try another because there is quite a bit of variety. The musicians floated in and out during the songs so its hard to say who played what, where. I tried to note the lead person on each song. If I forgot anyone, my apologies. The central focus, if there was one, was the legendary Florida bluesman, "Sir" Charles Atkins. There is some handling and wind noise during Set 1.

Set 1 (cut short by rain):
01 - noodleing around
02 - Country Road (Will Veader - guitar & vocals)
03 - unknown ??? (Will Veader - guitar)
04 - Love In Vain (Will Veader - guitar & vocals)


Set 2:
01 - The Blues Are Alright (Charles Atkins - lead vocals)
02 - Rock This Joint (Charles Atkins - lead vocals)
03 - I'm sorry (Charles Atkins - lead vocals)
04 - Let the Good Times Roll (Charles Atkins - lead vocals)
05 - Stormy Monday (Charles Atkins - lead vocals)
06 - When The Saints Go Marching In (Charles Atkins - lead vocals)
07 - Cluck Old Hen (Jon Copps - lead vocals) > Iko, Iko (Sharla Benedict - lead vocals)
08 - Tobacco Road (Charles Atkins - lead vocals)
09 - Apalachicola Blues (Charles Atkins - lead vocals)
10 - ??? - (Steve Sternberg - piano)
11 - Come On In This House (Lois Hinners - vocals (& guitar I think))
12 - 99 And a Half Just Won't Do (Lois Hinners - vocals & guitar)
13 - I'm Crying ??? (Lois Hinners - vocals & guitar, cut short by rain)

Flac fingerprints:
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S1-02-CountryRoad.flac:6caf1818b59ed6260e2706766bc16df5
S1-03-unknown.flac:4b22eda29ae72d09e66101ff0e4fe271
S1-04-LoveInVain.flac:438c4f2db6daf25cc563e5e0dc4f1d14
S2-01-BluesAreAlright.flac:1be96ccda72f24d4dd4c16ba3d050f05
S2-02-RockThisJoint.flac:f8a9d2e881d5f687e7b5383397c7e2a1
S2-03-ImSorry.flac:dd39ac2a607a00fdf83950ecd1d8bbd5
S2-04-GoodTimesRoll.flac:32b7d243aec1d9ce4f73df61394cdc82
S2-05-StormyMonday.flac:530cb4e9dade55f524e04bd649ff0c0a
S2-06-Saints.flac:463820aea7b68bab86137fb314045db5
S2-07-OldHen-IkoIko.flac:fb30d20a3f7193cedad6e77597c94387
S2-08-TobaccoRoad.flac:37a7b6cf6b06e0ea89b6fce1bf195881
S2-09-ApalachicolaBlues.flac:0e7107bf9af3a288ac57869cd43f974d
S2-10-PianoBoogie.flac:635de90f68dc076999ce81e59de88cd5
S2-11-ComeOnInThisHouse.flac:ed62b273a321a56f4c634ead5f67e648
S2-12-99andAHalf.flac:d59b5cae98364d672304ff11d1c64c3f
S2-13-ImCrying.flac:da12f1f64c83d1d842a72f022d8eb2a4
