Beth Bombara, Allendale Park, Rochester, MN- 6/18/25

Beth Bombara
Allendale Park
Rochester, MN
June 18th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS368)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float)

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

-Thanks to Beth Bombara for allowing me to record.

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Becky Schlegel

https://www.beckyschlegel.com/

1. Intro
2. So Embarrassing
3. Colorado Line
4. Laramie (aborted)

Becky Schlegel- Vocals, Guitar
Eric Christopher- Mandolin
Clint Birtzer- Acoustic Guitar
Rich Casey- Bass

Archive.org / Google Drive

Becky Schlegel is an award-winning songwriter who combines classic country, contemporary folk and bluegrass influences to craft a modern Americana sound that is uniquely her own.

Beth Bombara

https://bethbombara.com/

1. Intro
2. Give Me Something
3. When I Woke
4. Electricity
5. What You Wanna Hear
6. Carry the Weight
7. Good News
8. Upside Down
9. I Only Cry When I'm Alone
10. Anymore
11. Growing Wings
12. Up At Night
13. Everything I Wanted
14. Lonely Walls
15. Not Ready to Go

Beth Bombara- Vocals, Guitar
Sam Golden- Guitar
Mike Schurk- Drums
Kit Hamon- Bass

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It’s not that it’s retro, really, but there is something of a different era about her music – it has an earnestness to it, an organic depth that feels natural and easy. The Columbia Tribune notes, “Her songs live in the same world as greats like Petty and Dylan; Gillian and Joni, and grow up like trees drawing nourishment from their roots. Bombara spent years on the road in other bands before encouragement from peers led her to start writing and performing her own music. “I never set out to be a lead singer,” she admits. But the songs were there, and who better to sing them than the writer herself?

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Tapers notes: I used to write a music blog many years ago, and Beth was one of the first musicians to send me material to review, so I've always had a sentimental spot for her music. I hadn't yet seen her live until this show, so I was very excited. The opener is a musician I was familiar with as well and enjoy. Unfortunately the weather had other plans, and Becky's set was cut way short by wind, rain and lighting in the area, so that was a bummer. But, the weather cleared up for Beth's set and stayed fine the rest of the night. Audio quality is great here, no real flaws to speak of, and Beth's set was killer, just great song after great song. I wish more people were aware of her, she's a great songwriter, and for taping purposes is very accomodating, making for a great experience. I'm hoping to see her again at some point, she said she likes to tour the midwest during the summer, and I can't blame her, winters here aren't for the faint of heart.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

https://tapersmanifesto.org/

Samantha Crain, 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN- 6/15/25

Samantha Crain
7th Street Entry
Minneapolis, MN
June 15th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS367)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float)

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

-Thanks to Samantha Crain for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

Quinn Christopherson

https://quinnchristopherson.com/

1. Intro
2. Raedeen
3. ?
4. ?
5. Loaded Gun
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?
9. Erase Me

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Quinn Christopherson is an Ahtna Athabascan and Iñupiaq songwriter, born, raised, and based in Anchorage, Alaska.

Samantha Crain

https://www.samanthacrain.com/

1. Intro
2. Dragonfly
3. Trap Door
4. Gumshoe
5. Bloomsday
6. Neptune Baby
7. Dart
8. Old Hallicrafter Radio
9. When We Remain
10. Joey
11. Ridin' Out The Storm
12. B-Attitudes
13. An Echo
14. Pastime
15. Elk City

Samantha Crain- Vocals, Guitar
Brine Webb- Bass
Billy Reid- Drums

Archive.org / Google Drive

Samantha Crain is a Choctaw-American singer, songwriter, film composer, and producer from Oklahoma. A two-time winner of the Native American Music Award, Samantha defies categorization, marrying folk music with the sounds of country rock and college indie. Samantha's latest album, A Small Death (2020), was released on Communion's Real Kind Records. The album received universal acclaim with tracks finding themselves in constant rotation on 6music.

Samantha has toured extensively over the past decade nationally and internationally, presenting ambitious orchestrated shows with her band as well as intimate folk-leaning solo performances. She has toured with First Aid Kit, Neutral Milk Hotel, Lucy Rose, The Avett Brothers, The Mountain Goats, and many others.

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Tapers notes: Some musicians create great music, some create important music, and very few create both. In my mind, Samantha Crain is one of those musicians, her lyrics always strike a chord, and stick with me long after I've listened to them. This was the first time I've seen her with a band, the previous few times I've seen her were solo appearances, so I was excited for a different type of experience. The show went above and beyond expectations, and I enjoyed listening back to it while mastering it. The opener was someone I was unfamiliar with, but I enjoyed their set as well. The sound here is great, one thing about a musician like Samantha is you aren't going to get many talkers because they are so focused on her, and it makes for a much more pleasant listening experience.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

https://tapersmanifesto.org/

Joyann Parker, Delano Sculpture Park, Delano, MN- 6/14/25

Joyann Parker
Delano Sculpture Park
Delano, MN
June 14th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS366)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float)

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

-Thanks to Joyann Parker for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://joyannparker.com/

1. Intro
2. Fire on the Bayou (The Meters cover)
3. Faintly Optimistic
4. Sconnie Girl
5. What's Good for You
6. Stay Home Mama
7. Hit Me Like a Train
8. Mean Old World (T‐Bone Walker cover)
9. Rock Me Baby (B.B. King cover)
10. Dirty Rotten Guy
11. Come on Baby (Take Me Dancing)
12. The Tracks of My Tears (The Miracles cover)
13. What Happened to Me
14. Memphis
15. Roots
16. Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan cover)
17. Your Mama
18. Carry On
19. Snatch It Back and Hold It (Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band song)
20. Fool for You
21. Evil Hearted
22. Envy
23. I'd Rather Go Blind (Etta James cover)

Joyann Parker- Vocals, Guitar
Mark Lamoine- Guitar, Vocals
Chris Bates- Bass
Greg Schutte- Drums
Tim Wick- Keyboard
Scott Graves- Woodwind Instruments

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: Part of Delano Sculpture & Blues Fest. This was a fairly windy day, but it's only noticeable in between songs, otherwise a solid recording. Luckily the rain held off for the show, and then downpoured about 5 minutes after I got back to my car.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

https://tapersmanifesto.org/

Gigi Amal, Ambi Wine Bar, Anoka, MN- 6/11/25

Gigi Amal
Ambi Wine Bar
Anoka, MN
June 11th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS365)

Lineage: SBD > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) + Zoom H4Essential Internals

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

-Thanks to Gigi Amal for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://ggtheukulady.wixsite.com/music

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
3. I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash cover)
4. Baby, I Love Your Way (Peter Frampton cover)
5. What I Like About You (The Romantics cover)
6. I'm Yours (Jason Mraz cover)
7. Island in the Sun (Weezer cover)
8. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (Lee Hazlewood cover)
9. Moon River (Henry Mancini cover)
10. Riptide (Vance Joy cover)
11. A Cardinal Sign
12. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)
13. Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover)
14. Rockstar (Nickelback cover)
15. Strange (Patsy Cline cover)
16. Heaven (Bryan Adams cover)
17. Toxic (Britney Spears cover)
18. God Only Knows (The Beach Boys cover)
19. Three Little Birds (Bob Marley & The Wailers cover)
20. Any Man of Mine (Shania Twain cover)

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Dream a Little Dream of Me (Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra cover)
3. Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
4. Flowers (Miley Cyrus cover)
5. Love Story (Taylor Swift cover)
6. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) (Rupert Holmes cover)
7. Float On (Modest Mouse cover)
8. Three Six Five (Shinedown cover)
9. Charleston Girl (Tyler Childers cover)
10. Me More Cowboy Than You (The Brudi Brothers cover)
11. Kiss Me (Sixpence None the Richer cover)
12. That's All Right (Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup cover)
13. I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor cover)
14. A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Shaboozey cover)
15. Better Than Disney
16. Into the Blue
17. Peaches
18. Old Time Rock and Roll (George Jackson cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: None.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

https://tapersmanifesto.org/

Josie Sanken, O'Neil's, Spicer, MN- 6/8/25

Josie Sanken
O'Neil's
Spicer, MN
June 8th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS364)

Lineage: SBD > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) + Zoom H4Essential Internals

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

-Thanks to Josie Sanken for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.facebook.com/JSANKENMUSIC/

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)
3. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
4. A Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay cover)
5. Stuck Like Glue (Sugarland cover)
6. Automatic (Miranda Lambert cover)
7. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
8. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)
9. Radioactive (Imagine Dragons cover)
10. Zombie (The Cranberries cover)
11. Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover)
12. Water Under the Bridge (Adele cover)
13. Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter cover)
14. What Are You Listening To? (Chris Stapleton cover)
15. Skyscraper (Demi Lovato cover)
16. Royals (Lorde cover)
17. Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson cover)
18. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
19. Something in the Orange (Zach Bryan cover)
20. Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover)
21. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston cover)

Set 2

1. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)
2. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
3. When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams cover)
4. Someone Like You (Adele cover)
5. Harper Valley PTA (Jeannie C. Riley cover)
6. Iris (Goo Goo Dolls cover)
7. Setting the World on Fire (Kenny Chesney cover)
8. Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns N’ Roses cover)
9. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
10. We Danced Anyway (Deana Carter cover)
11. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
12. What's Up? (4 Non Blondes cover)
13. Girl Crush (Little Big Town cover)
14. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: None.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

https://tapersmanifesto.org/

Josie Sanken, Library Square Park, Hutchinson, MN- 6/6/25

Josie Sanken
Library Square Park
Hutchinson, MN
June 6th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS363)

Lineage: SBD > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float)

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

-Thanks to Josie Sanken for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.facebook.com/JSANKENMUSIC/

Set 1

1. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)
2. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
3. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
4. A Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay cover)
5. Stuck Like Glue (Sugarland cover)
6. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
7. Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover)
8. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)
9. My Jesus (Anne Wilson cover)
10. Automatic (Miranda Lambert cover)
11. Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley cover)
12. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
13. We Danced Anyway (Deana Carter cover)
14. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Harper Valley PTA (Jeannie C. Riley cover)
3. You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis cover)
4. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
5. Don't Stop Believin' (Journey cover)
6. What I Like About You (The Romantics cover)
7. Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns N’ Roses cover)
8. Royals (Lorde cover)
9. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: Part of Hutchinson Dairy Days.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

https://tapersmanifesto.org/

The Mockingbirds, Thursday's on Main, Clear Lake, IA- 6/5/25

The Mockingbirds
Thursday's on Main
Clear Lake, IA
June 5th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS362)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float)

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

-Thanks to The Mockingbirds for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.facebook.com/Mockingbirds.RT/

1. Intro
2. Eight Days a Week (The Beatles cover) > Back on the Chain Gang (Pretenders cover)
3. Don't Stop (Fleetwood Mac cover)
4. Rock'n Me (Steve Miller Band cover)
5. Takin' Care of Business (Bachman–Turner Overdrive cover)
6. Rock Around the Clock (Sonny Dae and His Knights cover)
7. All I Wanna Do (Sheryl Crow cover)
8. Take Me to the River (Al Green cover)
9. Brass in Pocket (Pretenders cover)
10. Shine (Collective Soul cover)
11. Rock This Town (Stray Cats cover)
12. Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry cover)
13. That'll Be the Day (The Crickets cover)
14. La Grange (ZZ Top cover)
15. White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane cover)
16. Long Train Runnin' (The Doobie Brothers cover)
17. Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover)
18. Island in the Sun (Weezer cover)
19. What's Up? (4 Non Blondes cover)
20. Can't Buy Me Love (The Beatles cover)
21. I Melt With You (Modern English cover)
22. What I Like About You (The Romantics cover)
23. Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash cover)
24. Shiny Happy People (R.E.M. cover)
25. On the Road Again (Willie Nelson cover)

Tina Mock- Vocals, Bass
Rich Mock- Vocals, Guitar
Elijah Mock- Drums

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: This show was very close to not being recorded, so I'm pleased with how it ended up turning out. I was watching the forecast on the way down to Clear Lake (about a 2.5 hour drive) and it looked like rain was going to let up around 5:45, and for a 6:00 show that was perfect timing. Well, that time kept moving backwards, and it never did stop raining throughout the whole show. Before the concert, I told myself if the rain got any harder, I would pack it in (it was more than a sprinkle but less than a downpour). Thankfully, the rain stayed pretty stable and I ended up sticking it out, and got to use my umbrella for the first time with my stand. I think it turned out pretty well, I had to use the iZotope RX De-Click tool to get rid of some of the more distracting raindrops, but they are basically confined to in between songs.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

https://tapersmanifesto.org/