# Tim O'Brien Band at Banjo Stage, October 2, 2016

[Hardly Strictly Bluegrass](http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2016/) presents [Tim O'Brien Band](http://timobrien.net/)  
2016-10-02  
[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 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Golden+Gate+Park,+50+Overlook+Dr,+San+Francisco,+CA+94122+USA&hl=en)  
12:15 PM, Sunday, October 2, 2016

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## One Set

[12:22 PM announcements from emcee Paul Mann, band out]

01. [12:22 PM] _Workin'_ @
02. [12:26 PM] _Family History_ ‡&
03. [12:31 PM] _Pompadour_ @
04. [12:36 PM +f] _Go Down to the Water_  ‡
05. [12:41 PM] _I Gotta Move_ ‡
06. [12:45 PM] _Whatever Happened to Me_ @
07. [12:50 PM -jr] _Not Afraid of Dying_ ‡
08. [12:55 PM] _Boat Up the River_ þ
09. [12:59 PM] _Get Up Offa That Thing_ &þ
10. [1:05 PM +jr] _the Water is Wise_ þ
11. [1:08 PM] (unidentified, maybe _I've Endured_: "how long") @  
[set ends 1:15 PM]

## Performers

* Jan Fabricius: lead and harmony vox;
* [Ian Fitchuk](https://www.facebook.com/ian.fitchuk): keyboards, harmony vox;
* John Gardner: drums;
* [Viktor Krauss](http://www.viktorkrauss.com/): contrabass;
* [Doug Lancio](https://www.facebook.com/doug.lancio): guitar, & acoustic guitar, harmony vox;
* [Tim O'Brien](http://timobrien.net/): @ acoustic guitar, ‡ mandolin, þ banjo, lead and harmony vox;

## Notes

I was really looking forward to hearing Tim's set at this year's fest, but ended up slightly underwhelmed. Hard to say exactly why; maybe the new tunes from _Pompadour_ just didn't tickle my musical funny bone the right way? I dunno, I can only report feeling vaguely dissatisfied by the end of the set. Looking back now, I distinctly remember leaping out of my chair to bop around to _Get Up Offa That Thing_ -- you gotta love the audacity of recasting James Brown as a string band tune -- and most of the Banjo audience seemed to be up and dancing for that one. Maybe I was just feeling grouchy at that point in the day? Miffed about the morning rain and displacing my unhappiness onto Tim?

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