# Dry Branch Fire Squad at Swan Stage, Lindley Meadow, September 30, 2016

[Hardly Strictly Bluegrass](http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2016/) presents [Dry Branch Fire Squad](http://www.drybranchfiresquad.com/)  
2016-09-30  
[Swan Stage, Lindley Meadow](http://sfrecpark.org/destination/golden-gate-park/ggp-lindley-meadow-picnic-area/)  
[Golden Gate Park, 1000 John F Kennedy Dr, San Francisco, CA 94122 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Golden+Gate+Park,+1000+John+F+Kennedy+Dr,+San+Francisco,+CA+94122+USA&hl=en)  
3:20 PM, Friday, September 30, 2016

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## One Set

[3:00 PM announcements from Zeke, band out]

01. [3:03 PM] _I've Lived a Lot in My Time_
02. [3:06 PM] _Orphan Child_
03. [3:09 PM] (unidentified instrumental)
04. [3:12 PM] _Looking for the Stone_
05. [3:19 PM] _Echo Mountain_ @®  
[banter from Ron]
06. [3:28 PM] _Someone Play Dixie for Me_ @®  
[banter from Ron about Ralph Stanley]
07. [3:34 PM] _How Mountain Girls Can Love_
08. [3:38 PM] _Angel Band_
09. [3:42 PM] _John Henry_
10. [3:46 PM +Heidi Clare] (instrumental \#2 - "tear it up")
11. [3:51 PM] _Going Up on the Mountain_  
[set ends 3:55 PM]


## Performers

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

* Adam McIntosh: acoustic guitar, @ mandolin, harmony vox;
* [Tom Boyd](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tom-boyd/32/541/a68): banjo, ® resonator guitar, harmony vox;
* [Dan Russell](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dan-russell/44/4b2/555): contrabass, harmony vox;
* Ron Thomason: mandolin, @ acoustic guitar, lead vox;  
- with special guest -
* [Heidi Clare](http://www.heidiclare.com/): violin, clogging.

## Notes

It's an easy choice for me to catch a set by DBFS -- I know I'm going to enjoy every minute of it, whether they're blazing on a hot bluegrass number, soaring off on four-part gospel harmony, or just listening to Ron tell one corny joke after another. My original plan for the day had been to hear Patty Griffin instead, but she canceled. And I was OK with checking out Nick Waterhouse -- he was new to me, but a check on his albums last week implied that he was worth a listen -- but then plans changed, and I found myself parked at the Swan stage all day. Sometimes the punches ain't so hard to roll with!

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