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fireman's kitchen in hickory, nc. sometime in this millineum

- i think i played more shows for acoustic stage at the kitchen for bill bost than anyone else (but i may have tied w/ jerry douglas)- when i first started, i had 2 places that would have me play-- this was before i even put out a record--- one was the down home in johnson city, tn. & the other was fireman's kitchen in hickory

after digging this one out of archival dust & listening to it, i realized the reason i played there so much: the folks in hickory at that venue were the best audience i ever played to (outside of my playing in prisons when i was a kid-- i played the prison/i did not live there)- these hickory folks were educated by merlefest & wncw and led by bill bost bringing the goods to them

what i hear is me being so relaxed for them that i would will & did try anything- if they requested it, i did it - whether i knew it or not- also, the other thing i hear is that i played q u i e t (ly)- small room, small PA- just me- i was within spitting distance (front row remember??) so, why scream? just sing man! so i did-- and i played-- i notice i played a little more bluegrassish there too (wncw/merlefest again)-- bottom line: great listeners & music lovers make performers put IT out better - shows are a 2way street, folks--wanna get the best out of your musicians? pay very close attention to the sounds they make

so, here is a board tape & to my ear, sounds like a comp. of several nites (at least 2) one night distorted/one night not- but truth is i played there a few dozen nights over the years since probably 95 or 96-so i do not know when this is--- some songs here i have not even recorded or released- but shhhhh, don't tell the tapers

enjoy episode nine of new moon new music

---darrell

Episode Nine is available here.

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