# Alison Brown Quintet at Golden Gate Park, October 5, 2013

[Alison Brown Quintet](http://www.alisonbrown.net/)  
2013-10-05  
[Hardly Strictly Bluegrass #13](http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2013/)  
Banjo Stage, Hellman Hollow,  
[Golden Gate Park](http://www.golden-gate-park.com)  
[Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Golden+Gate+Park,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)  
12:10 PM, Saturday, October 5, 2013

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## One Set

[12:08 PM introduction]

01. [12:10 PM] ? (inst 1)
02. [12:16 PM] Road to Corossol
03. [12:21 PM] Dancing Queen
04. [12:26 PM] Steam-Powered Aeroplane >
05. [12:28 PM] ? (inst 2 -- or SPA variations?)
06. [12:35 PM] Shake and Howdy
07. [12:39 PM] Under the Five Wire
08. [12:44 PM] Are You from Dixie? (Cause I'm from Dixie Too) ^
09. [12:47 PM] Sally Ann  
[set ends 12:50 PM]  
   
**Encore**
10. [12:51 PM] the Magnificent Seven
[show ends 12:56 PM, announcements]


## Performers

* [Alison Brown](http://www.alisonbrown.net/): banjo;
* Brian Lawrence: drums;
* Tyson Rogers: keyboards;
* Christian Sedelmyer: violin;
* Garry West: bass;

### ^ with special guest

* Brendan Brown West (age 6): lead vox;

## Notes

At over a year's remove, it's hard to recall much of anything about this set, much less the entire day. Looking at the setlist above I can say, "Oh yeah, uh-huh, I vaguely recall hearing some of those tunes," but my chief impression is that of overly smooth, melodic compositions in major tonality, relatively removed from the keening, high lonesome sound of classic bluegrass, or the rougher, darker compositions characteristic of the Appalachians. You won't find any murder ballads here -- this is music for the sunny side of the street! And that's pretty much a perfect choice for a sunny October afternoon -- I'm glad I was there to witness it with my assembled family of music-lovers.

{{tag>music Alison_Brown Golden_Gate_Park Brian_Lawrence Tyson_Rogers Christian_Sedelmyer Garry_West Brendan_West}}

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