THE WAYBACKS - with John Cowan & Friends Hillside Stage MerleFest Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC April 26, 2008 - Saturday

The Waybacks with John Cowan & Friends

Hillside Stage

MerleFest

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

April 26, 2008 - Saturday

Source: WSIF-FM > Edirol UA-5 > S/PDIF > M-Audio 2496 @ [24/44.1] > WaveLab

Mastering: Nomad LM-662 in WavLab > dithered to [16/44.1] > CD Wave > TLH > FLAC

The Waybacks:

John Cowan – Vocals

James Nash – Guitar

Warren Hood  - Fiddle, Mandolin

Joe Kyle Jr. – Bass

Chuck Hamilton – Drums 

Guests:

Byron House – Keyboards

Jeff Autry - Guitar

Shad Cobb - Fiddle

Peter Wernick – Banjo

Tom Rozum – Mandolin

Betse Ellis – Fiddle

Phil Wade – Banjo, Mandolin, Dobro

Hillside Album Hour - Led Zeppelin II

1. Tuning, Intro

2. Whole Lotta Love

3. What Is And What Should Never Be

4. The Lemon Song

5. Thank You

6. Heartbreaker >

7. Living Love Maid (She’s Just A Woman)

8. Ramble On >

9. Moby Dick

10. Bring It On Home

11. Band intros

Time: 53:08

I defy anyone to hear the Waybacks and not dig their music. Their death-defying improvisational excursions will appeal to Coltrane fans and Deadheads alike. Their musical diversity provides revved up bluegrass, country blues, bebop, gypsy jazz, celtic music, and rock - sometimes all in the same song.

The Waybacks handle every performance on this live disc with humor, originality, and jaw-dropping musicianship. In fact, the main difference between the performances on this live disc and their studio albums is that they play with more energy and a looser feel. The musicianship does not suffer a bit, and is always in service of the music. The quality of the recordings is also great.

How many cds have you listened to recently that feature:
- slide guitar and slide mandolin played in unison?
- great originals, traditional celtic songs, and inventive covers of John Fahey, Rev. Gary Davis, and Blind Blake tunes?
- a bizarre marriage of classic TV theme song and classic hard rock?
- the best guitar, mandolin, fiddle, bass and drums you're likely to hear anywhere?

Everyone I know who has heard this band has become a fan. Ages 2 to 92. Left-wing to right-wing and everything in between. Serious musicians to tone-deaf physicians.

Do yourself a favor and get this CD! Better yet, go and see the Waybacks when they come to your area. I promise you will not be disappointed, whoever you are.                                         http://www.fileserve.com/file/ZPFFVMV