STEVE MARTIN AND THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS WITH EDIE BRICKELL
October 2, 2013
Seattle, WA, USA
Benaroya Hall

Back in '78, when I was in the womb, my parents went to a Steve Martin show in Los Angeles. My mother was wearing an arrow through the head. I like to think that evening affected my life in an important way. Whatever the situation, I've been a huge fan since I was a little kid but, of course, was too young to actually see him live. I met Steve once for my 16th birthday in '95 after seeing a play he wrote, and then in '07 or so I saw him do an on-stage Q&A in San Francisco, but I'd never see him perform. So even though I'm not a big fan of his music or bluegrass in general, I had to go to this. It was a lot of fun. I like to think this is where he would've ended up anyway had he not quit standup in the early 80s - more banjo, less comedy, but both still present in the act.

I also recorded some of his set at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass a few days later when I was in San Francisco for a wedding. It was a completely miserable experience going to that festival, as it was the one other time I went maybe 12 years ago. Truly terrible. I don't know how people do it - at least, people who want to enjoy music. Most of the people around me were drunk and not even facing the stage, choosing instead to talk in a circle with their friends and being so loud I could barely hear music. I'll stop ranting now, but that show's partially recorded, too, if anyone has any interest. I think its value is in more of a recorded experience than actual show.

Sound's pretty nice. Samples below.


1. (intro)
2. Katie Mae
3. (talk)
4. Rare Bird Alert
5. (talk)
6. Jubilation Day
7. (talk)
8. The Crow
9. (talk)
10. Get Along Stray Dog
11. When You Get To Ashville
12. (talk)
13. Sarah Jane And The Iron Mountain
14. Love Has Come For You
15. Stand And Deliver
16. Hunger
17. (talk)
18. Atheists Don't Have No Songs
19. (talk)
20. The Great Remember (for Nancy)
21. Sun's Gonna Shine
22. (talk)
23. Yes She Did
24. (talk)
25. Pretty Little One
26. (talk)
27. Auden's Train
28. (talk)
29. The Dance At The Wedding
30. Remember Me This Way
31. (talk)
32. Another Round


1 hour, 47 minutes, 5 seconds

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