# Dry Branch Fire Squad at Banjo Stage, October 3, 2014

[Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 14](http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2014/schedule/) presents [Dry Branch Fire Squad](http://www.drybranchfiresquad.com/)  
2014-10-03  
[Banjo Stage, Hellman Hollow](http://sfrecpark.org/destination/golden-gate-park/ggp-helman-hollow-picnic-area/)  
[Golden Gate Park, 50 Overlook Dr, San Francisco, CA 94122](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Golden+Gate+Park,+50+Overlook+Dr,+San+Francisco,+CA+94122&hl=en)  
2:40 PM, Friday, October 3, 2014

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## One Set

[2:38 PM lights down, announcements]

01. [2:39 PM] Going to the Races >>
02. [2:41 PM] ? "Pretty Little Maid" ? "Barney Jack" >>
03. [2:44 PM] ? (instrumental) >>
04. [2:46 PM] Looking for the Stone
05. [2:51 PM] ? (instrumental) ^
06. [2:57 PM] I'd Rather Be the Girl You Left Behind (AKA Maggie Walker Blues)
07. [3:01 PM] Someone That You Used to Know
08. [3:11 PM] ? (instrumental) ‡&
09. [3:16 PM] Echo Mountain ‡&
10. [3:22 PM] Take Me in Your Life Boat (DR)
11. [3:27 PM] You Take a Cab in This Big City (Jesse Winchester)
12. [3:29 PM] Highway of Sorrow (BA)
13. [3:33 PM] Dark As the Night (TB)
14. [3:37 PM] Bring It On Home to Me  
[show ends 3:40 PM]


## Performers

### Dry Branch Fire Squad

[Dry Branch Fire Squad](http://www.drybranchfiresquad.com/)

* [Brian Aldridge](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brian-aldridge/44/504/73): acoustic guitar, ‡ mandolin, lead and harmony vox;
* [Tom Boyd](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tom-boyd/32/541/a68): banjo, resonator guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* [Dan Russell](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dan-russell/44/4b2/555): contrabass, lead and harmony vox;
* Ron Thomason: mandolin, & acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox.

### with special guest (t05 only)

* [Heidi Clare](http://www.heidiclare.com/): ^ violin.

## Notes

Originally scheduled to play a little later, Dry Branch swapped set times with John Prine after his flight was delayed coming into SFO. Worked OK for me!

Ron Thomason was his usual wry self, entertaining us city-slickers with his hillbilly drawl and tall tales Probably should have taken time to note some of his better lines, about the only piece I recall at the moment is a bit about nude yoga knife fighting -- a fantastical conflation about a cultural collision between San Francisco and West Virginian that didn't quite coalesce into anything sensible.

The band is still quite hot, and despite the many discussion breaks, they managed to pack a lot of hot picking into their limited timeslot.

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