Crooked Still

Crooked Still
The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
24th March 2010

CSBs&gt;Battery Box&gt;Edirol R-09&gt; SD Card&gt; BigDee&gt;mastering&gt;Flac&gt;resplit&gt;tagged with Foobar

Note : Same files as I uploaded to Dime.

I really miss this band. All their offshoots and solo projects are great but to me, Crooked

Still were something very special. To overseas downloaders the references to Bishop's Finger etc

are to various bottled beers. Crooked Still must have liked it at The Brudenell as they came

back in October 2010 with a guest appearance by Bruce Molsky.Mr Kite puts on various benefit

shows for good causes at The Brudenell and other venues. He is supported by Chuck Prophet, Sam

Baker, Roddy Woomble and many others.

Aoife O'Donovan - Vocals &amp; Guitar
Dr.Gregory Liszt - Banjo
Corey Di Mario - Bass
Tristan Clarridge - Cello
Brittany Haas - Fiddle


Total Play Time 73.43
1. Intro by Mr Kite (0.55)
2. Oxford Town (2.49)
3. Chat (0.30)
4. Cold Mountains (3.24)
5. Calvary (4.18)
6. New Railroad (3.59)
7. Chat about Exit Signs (1.13)
8. Captain Captain (3.18)
9. Little Sadie (3.21)
10. Did you Sleep Well? (4.19)
11. Chat (Mainly about Beer) (1.15)
12. Undone In Sorrow (3.36)
13. Chat (1.15)
14. When First Unto This Country (3.28)
15. Chat (0.29)
16. Railroad Bill (3.03)
17. Chat (0.52)
18. Orphan Girl (Gillian Welch) (3.31)
19. Chat (1.01)
20. My Dearest Friend (3.41)
21. Ain't No Grave (3.43 )
22. Come On In My Kitchen (5.57 )
23. Chat,Thanks &amp; Band Introductions(3.02)
24. Shady Grove Chorus Practise (1.32)
25. Shady Grove/Applause (5.03)
26. Lone Pilgrim (4.06)

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Crooked Still
Higher Ground - Showcase Lounge
South Burlington, Vermont
May 20, 2010 - Thursday

Source: 4 Mic Matrix
Averlux SMK-H8K cardiod &gt; Beyer MV-100 + Sennheiser 441 &gt; UA-5 &gt; Korg MR-1 DFF [1 Bit/2.8mhz]
Rate Conversion: AudioGate to [24/96]
Mastered in WaveLab 6.0 with iZotope Ozone 4 dithered to [16/44.1] with r8brain
Recorded by Bill Koucky and Casey Coniff

Aoife O'Donovan - Lead Vocal, Guitar, Ukulele
Dr. Gregory Liszt - Banjo
Corey DiMario - Bass
Brittany Haas - Fiddle
Tristan Clarridge - Cello

Guest:
Sarah Jarosz - Vocals on tracks 9 &amp; 10

** 16 Bit **

1.	Tuning
2.	Henry Lee
3.	Cold Mountains
4.	Calvary
5.	Ain't No Grave
6.	When First Unto This Country
7.	Distress
8.	- Enter Sarah Jarosz -
9.	Half Of What We Know
10.	Locust In The Willow
11.	Little Sadie
12.	Oxford Town &gt; Cumberland Gap
13.	Sometimes In This Country
14.	You Got The Silver
15.	I'm Troubled
16.	You Were Gone
17.	Railroad Bill
18.	Thanks and Band Intros
19.	The Golden Vanity
20.	Crowd
Encore:
21.	Lovesick Redstick Blues

Time: 79:37

CD Release Tour for -Some Strange Country-

Sarah Jarosz Solo Opened



CD Review	by j. poet

Crooked Still continue to redefine the parameters of bluegrass and progressive folk
with their unique take on the old-time music they love. The tunes on Some Strange
Country are mostly traditional, but the band infuses them with a subtle bluegrass
virtuosity, chamber music attitude, and solos that often sound like they were
borrowed from classical music. With Aoife O'Donovan's luminous vocals, Tristan
Clarridge's dark, energetic free-form cello, the unclassifiable five-finger banjo
picking style of Gregory Liszt, Brittany Haas on the five-string fiddle, and
Corey DiMario's jazzy approach to the standup bass, you have a band that's
ready to think, and play, outside of the box. The arrangements on Some Strange
Country are warm and mellow; the tunes glow like the embers of a late-night
summer fire infusing the air with a comforting smell of hickory smoke.
Aoife O'Donovan's voice is the focal point of the album, delivering the songs
with the understated virtuosity typical of the best folksingers. She lets
the stories she's singing unfold on their own, revealing again their timeless
beauty. Liszt's dexterous double-time banjo plays off against Clarridge's
measured cello lines to add tension to the opening verses of "The Golden Vanity."
Then they pick up the tempo to imply the frantic swimming of the sailor who's
being left behind by his shipmates. "Henry Lee" uses a melody that's a variant
of "Katie Cruel" for a tale of jealousy and murder, favorite subjects of
traditional mountain ballads. O'Donovan's matter-of-fact delivery makes the
song even more harrowing. Leadbelly used "I'm Troubled" as the basis for his
most famous song, "On Top of Old Smokey." Crooked Still return it to its
mountain roots with a slow, measured version that features Liszt's banjo,
Haas' fiddle, and Clarridge's brooding cello. The band's originals are fit
neatly in with the traditional songs, sounding just as timeless. O'Donovan's
"Half of What We Know," the lament of a lover left behind, uses images of
the natural world -- wilting roses, storms, deserted beaches -- to paint a
bleak picture of a lost love. Clarridge's moaning cello and Liszt's propulsive
banjo add to the song's distressing air. O'Donovan, Clarridge, and Haas
contribute "You Were Gone," another tale of star-crossed lovers marked by
moody cello, weeping fiddle, and sparse banjo. The band adds a subtle bluegrass
bounce to its measured performance of the Jagger-Richards oldie "You Got the
O'Donovan's bluesy wail here is the album's most emotional moment.



Crooked Still
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
Walsh Farm
Oak Hill, New York
July 16, 2010 - Friday

Aoife O'Donovan - Lead Vocal, Guitar, Ukulele
Dr. Gregory Liszt - Banjo
Corey DiMario - Bass
Brittany Haas - Fiddle
Tristan Clarridge - Cello

Main Stage 3:00 pm

DPA 4022 &gt; V2 &gt; Korg M-1000

1.	Intro
2.	Railroad Bill
3.	Tell Her To Come Back Home
4.	Undone In Sorrow
5.	Locust In The Willow @
6.	Little Sadie
7.	I'm Troubled
8.	You Were Gone
9.	Calvary
10.	Band Intros
11.	The Golden Vanity
12.	outro, stage announcements

@ w/ Sarah Jarosz Vocal

Time: 46:21

-------------------------------------------------

Dance Tent 6:30 pm

Neumann KM-185 &gt; Edirol R-44 &gt; patch to Tascam Da-p1 DAT

1.	Darlin' Corey
2.	Last Fair Deal Gone Down
3.	Orphan Girl
4.	Did You Sleep Well
5.	Half Of What We Know
6.	Lulu Gal
7.	Oh The Wind And Rain
8.	The Absentee
9.	Harvest Moon
10.	I've Been All Around This World
11.	Lovesick Redstick Blues
12.	Henry Lee
13.	Ain't No Grave
14.	Ecstasy
15.	Angeline The Baker
16.	You Got Silver
17.	Shady Grove
Encore:
18.	Baby, What's Wrong With You?

Time:	89:04

To burn Dance Tent set to 2 discs begin d2 with t10.



Crooked Still
2010-07-21
Prescott Park
Portsmouth, NH

AKG c460b/ck63(DINa) &gt; Lunatec V3 Digital &gt; Marantz PMD-661(24/96)
Wave &gt; Soundforge 9.0(EQ,Fade,Track,Dither,Resample 16/44.1) &gt; Flac

Taped, Transfered &amp; Seeded by Ted Gakidis

Disc 1
01 intro
02 The Golden Vanity
03 Ain't No Grave
04 Sometimes In This Country
05 Tell Her To Come Back Home
06 Calvary
07 Half Of What We Know
08 Distress
09 Little Sadie
10 Locust In The Willow
11 Lonesome Road
12 Darlin' Corey
13 I'm Troubled
14 You Were Gone

Disc 2
01 Railroad Bill
02 Henry Lee
03 Cold Mountains
04 When First Unto This Country
05 band intros
06 Orphan Girl

Band:
Aoife O'Donovan - Lead Vocal, Guitar, Ukulele
Dr. Gregory Liszt - Banjo
Corey DiMario - Bass
Brittany Haas - Fiddle
Tristan Clarridge - Cello

Notes:  I recorded this performance at a really high gain since it was pretty quiet.  I reduced the crowd applause between songs since it was very loud compared to the music.



SHNID	Date	Venue	City	State
131039	2010-03-24	Brudenell Social Club	Leeds	United Kingdom
CSBs>Battery Box>Edirol R-09> SD Card> BigDee>mastering>Flac>resplit>tagged with Foobar
129761	2010-05-20	Higher Ground	South Burlington	VT
Source: 4 Mic Matrix Averlux SMK-H8K cardiod > Beyer MV-100 + Sennheiser 441 > UA-5 > Korg MR-1 DFF [1 Bit/2.8mhz] Rate Conversion: AudioGate to [24/96] Mastered in WaveLab 6.0 with iZotope Ozone 4 dithered to [16/44.1] with r8brain Recorded by Bill Koucky and Casey Coniff
132019	2010-07-16	Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Walsh Farm	Oak Hill	NY
Crooked Still 2010-07-16 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
131289	2010-07-21	Prescott Park	Portsmouth	NH
AKG c460b/ck63(DINa) > Lunatec V3 Digital > Marantz PMD-661(24/96) Wave > Soundforge 9.0(EQ,Fade,Track,Dither,Resample 16/44.1) > Flac

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