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7-18-09-University Street Station (3rd and University), Downtown Seattle
line-up
Sam-vocals, acoustic guitar
Ken-vocals, upright bass, acoustic guitar
Kjell-fiddle, vocals
setlist (slightly incomplete)
In Dreams (Roy Orbison cover)
Mt.Prospect
Black Beans/The Bare Necessities (Creeping Time song/from
The Jungle Book)
Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis)
That's Alright Mama (Elvis/Arthur Crudup/Clay Ballard)
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Bob Dylan)
Train Wreck
Freezing to Death (Creeping Time)
Bring it On Home to Me (Sam Cooke)
Abercrombie Girl
Soldier's Joy (traditional fiddle tune, quite butchered by Sam)
I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan)
Samson (Clay Ballard)
Elevator Mirror
Cheap American Lager (CT song)
Fire at Captain Mike's
The Legend of Christopher moon
Rest Stops (CT/Michael Spaly song)
Waiting on the Waffle
Moonshiner (traditional/Uncle Tupelo)
Shake Rattle & Roll>Whole Lotta Shaking Goin' ON (Big Joe
Turner/Jerry Lee Lewis)
The new Light Rail to Tukwila was unveiled by the City of Seattle yesterday with much ceremony, including the hiring of buskers at each stop of the station. Our friend Jerin Faulkner organized the event and much thanks to her for asking us. It turned out to be a blast. Stationed on the mezzanine directly above the subway, we alternately played for around 5 to 7 minutes at a time for a small captive crowd in line for the light rail. When the next train would come, we would play for the employees/volunteers standing there while the next crowd gathered. One volunteer set the tone of the gig by requesting some Roy Orbison right away and we gamely attempted In Dreams, one of teh first few butchered songs of the day. The same gentlement requested Heartbreak Hotel, which we did a slightly better job on. Tunes veered between mine, Creeping Time's (Ken andKjell's band) and whatever popped in our heads. Risque lyrics were sometimes altered on the fly for little children standing in front and/or dancing, hence no "donkey punch" in Fire at Captain Mike's. We also did our friend Clay Ballard's song Samson because Ken had the chords on his upright bass written from playing with him the night before. Worst butchering of the day by far was an attempt at Kjell's signature fiddle tune A Solder's Joy where I couldn't keep up or here the different tempo or chord changes, never having played the tune before. It wasn't pretty. But the two hours flew by and we all wished we got to play a little longer.
2:50 AM
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