Railroad Earth
Sunday, June 12th, 2011 - 12:00
That Tent - Bonnaroo X
Great Stage Park,
Woodland Avenue and South 1st Avenue,
Manchester, TN, USA

Taper:  LeifH
Source:  CSB's (filter) > Sony WM D6C (Dolby B) > Maxell UR I 90
Transfer:  Master cassette > Sony TC-WE475 (Dolby off) > H/K 3500 > Creative X-Fi Soundblaster > Wavepad Master's Edition @ 48000Hz > downsample to 16/44.1 > flac (8) via Frontend

Setlist:  45:01
00 good morning bonnaroo
01 Like a Buddha
02 Dandelion Wine
03 Lone Croft Farewell
04 Instrumental
05 Black Elk Speaks
06 Storms


I was up all of Saturday night recording and I didn't get to bed until about 05:00 AM Sunday morning, waking up at the usual 06:00 AM and shortly thereafter entered the gate to escape the heat.  I ended up watching the entire Naked Gun movie (again) at the cinema tent.  There were movies playing practically 24 hours a day there.  Afterwards, I was seeking shade and a good spot for Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers that afternoon, so I sat down in front of the soundboard at That Tent.  I had never heard of Railroad Earth.  I asked someone beside me what kind of music they are, and was pleased to hear that they're a bluesgrass band.  For the most part this is a great recording, with minimal distractions.  Most of the crowd was sitting in lawn chairs or in the sand, some danced.  I just sat there, tired and slow and enjoying the tunes.  

The tape I used here was left over from the first day of the festival.  Had I known this is such a good band I would have used a full tape, but this still offers an excellent excerpt of Railroad Earth.  I also became very hungry towards the end of their set, and had someone save my spot while I got some jerk chicken and rice from one of the many food vendors.  


