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2018-12-04 Meeniyan Town Hall
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Billy Bragg Live at Meeniyan Town Hall on 2018-12-04
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Billy Bragg Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, Australia Tuesday 4 December 2018 Recorded by eckythump Source: Nokia Lumia 930 (called Lumia Icon in North America) w/built-in HAAC mics > Audio Recorder Pro app > 16bit/48 KHz PCM/WAV Encoding: Trader's Little Helper > FLAC (Level 8) Track List: 00 - Intro 01 - Sexuality 02 - The Warmest Room 03 - Billy talks 04 - King Tide and the Sunny Day Flood 05 - Billy talks 06 - I Ain't Got No Home 07 - Billy talks 08 - All You Facists Are Bound To Lose 09 - The World Turned Upside Town 10 - Billy talks 11 - A Lover Sings 12 - Billy talks 13 - The Man He Killed (Thomas Hardy poem) 14 - Between The Wars 15 - Billy talks 16 - Why We Build The Wall 17 - Billy talks 18 - Levi Stubbs' Tears 19 - Billy talks 20 - She Came Along To Me 21 - Billy talks 22 - Handyman Blues 23 - Billy talks 24 - Greetings To The New Brunette 25 - The Milkman Of Human Kindness 26 - Billy talks 27 - I Keep Faith 28 - Billy talks 29 - There Is Power In A Union 30 - Encore Break 31 - Billy talks 32 - The Time's They Are-A Changin' Back  33 - Tank Park Salute 34 - Billy talks 35 - A New England  Billy Bragg - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar CJ Hillman (on selected songs) - Slide guitar, electric guitar Show Notes: When it was announced Billy would be playing Meredith Music Festival in Victoria, my expectations were high we'd get 1 or 2 Melbourne sideshows as well. What I didn't expect when the sideshows were finally announced was that Billy would only be playing in regional towns, 2 shows at Meeniyan and 1 in Castlemaine, both a few hours drive from Melbourne, and all of them mid week. I've seen a number of shows at Meeniyan before and I knew how great shows were there, and how tiny the venue is, and how quickly these shows would sell out. Luckily I managed to get tickets to both shows (no auotmated online ticket sales for this venue, you have to send them an email, then they eventually reply and give you bank transfer details!) Meeniyan is a tiny, but lovely town. As you drive in, a sign informs you the population of the town is 645. The town hall holds 300 people. The region is well known for its art galleries, gourmet food, antiques, and being somewhat quirky. The venue hosts a lot of live music, from well known Australian acts to large international acts as well (past shows there included the likes of Calexico, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, and Jason Isbell, to name but a few). The shows always sell out. It only holds 300 people, who sit around rectangular tables seating 8-10 people. Locals bring in their own alcohol, food, and treat it like a picnic basically. And everyone shuts up and listens to the music and respects the artists. It's an awesome place to see a performer. If you can, put seeing a show at Meeniyan on your bucket list. Onto the show now. I'm a huge Billy Bragg fan, he's one of my all time favourite artists, and this show did not disappoint. Classic Billy banter (eg 'sorry I dropped a chord in that song, I just saw a car drive past'), great songs, and the unexpected addition of CJ Hillman on a number of songs really added something to them. And any show that features Tank Park Salute is a winner in my books. For those who downloaded my Adelaide recording last year, it was a different kind of show (Billy even referenced that show at one point), no crazy 27 song setlist, but still a 1 hour 50 minute show including all the banter. Here's hoping to another Billy tour to Australia sometime in the near future! Recording Notes: Sounds excellent, a very quiet audience around me.Â
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