# Midnight North at Beach Park, November 22, 2020

[Terrapin Crossroads](https://www.terrapincrossroads.net/tickets) presents [Midnight North](http://midnightnorth.com/)  
[the Backyard Stage in Beach Park at Terrapin Crossroads](http://terrapincrossroads.net/)  
[100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=100+Yacht+Club+Drive,+San+Rafael,+CA+94901+USA&hl=en)  
4:00 PM, Sunday, November 22, 2020

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## One Set

[4:06 PM] {band onstage; everyone on electrics; Phil watching from a seat behind the mixing board}

01. [4:07 PM] _The Highway Song_ (EP)  
[4:12 PM] {GL: Thanks for Coming out today!}
02. [4:13 PM] _Roamin'_(GL/EP)  
[4:22 PM] {EP: That's Jason Crosby!; CO swaps to electric contrabass}
03. [4:22 PM] _Dry Town_ (EP) ¹  
[4:26 PM] {CO swaps back to bass; GL talks about the new album & songs}
04. [4:26 PM] _the Sailor & the Sea_ (GL/EP)
05. [4:33 PM] _Give Away the Ghost_ (EP) ¹  
[4:39 PM] {EP: That one was inspired by JazzFest}
06. [4:39 PM] _Stars Falling_ (GL)  
[4:44 PM] {This one's for our friends on the boats over there}
07. [4:45 PM] _Out Sailing_ (EP) ¹  
[4:49 PM] {the Big Switch: JC > violin; NG > banjo; GL > acoustic guitar; CO > e contrabass; "This is one of NG's songs"}
08. [4:51 PM] _Silent Lonely Drifter_ (NG/GL/EP)  
[4:55 PM] {CO > mandolin; GL thanks Jon Hart for bringing a capo - "makes it easier to play in C#"; JC teases GL about cheating with frets}
09. [4:56 PM] _Coyote_ (EP)  
[5:00 PM] {Swapping back: JC > keys; NG > dr; GL > g; CO > b}
10. [5:01 PM] _Caledonia Mission_  
[5:07 PM] {JC > violin; GL > acoustic guitar}
11. [5:08 PM] _Good Days_ (GL/EP)  
[5:12 PM] {NG > banjo; CO > e contrabass; EP > tambourine}
12. [5:13 PM] _The Wild Card_ (GL)  
[5:19 PM] {During prev song: JC > keys; NG > dr. At break: GL > guitar; CO > bass}
13. [5:21 PM] _Midnight in Harlem_ (EP)  
[5:29 PM] {Thanks again for coming out!}
14. [5:30 PM] _Mississippi River_ (EP)  
[5:36 PM] {GL: Hope we see you all again real soon!; JC > violin; CO > electric contrabass}
15. [5:36 PM] _We're Not Alone_ (GL)  
[5:44 PM] {that's all folks!}

## Performers

[Midnight North](http://midnightnorth.com/)

* Nathan Graham: drums, banjo, lead & harmony vox;
* [Grahame Lesh](http://www.grahamelesh.com/): guitar, acoustic guitar, lead & harmony vox;
* [Connor O'Sullivan](http://www.unicornheads.com/): bass, electric contrabass, mandolin;
* [Elliott Peck](http://www.elliottpeck.com/): guitar, tambourine, lead & harmony vox;  
- with special guest -
* [Jason Crosby](https://www.facebook.com/jasoncrosbyband): Nord keyboard, 6-string violin.


## Notes

Another Sunday evening with Midnight North. Seems like most of the new songs got repeated, but in different places, and possibly with different arrangements. Still figuring them out, I gather! It would be nice if they'd share names with us (assuming the tunes are finished enough to have names already!); for now, you'll see my lyric snippets above instead.

My favorite tonight was _Midnight in Harlem_ -- Elliott sings it beautifully, and the languid, unhurried pace was just perfect, even if it wasn't anywhere near midnight when they played it! Grahame's slide playing was also a treat: Derek Trucks is a fine role model if he's looking for experts to emulate.

I was surprised that many folks in the audience today seemed unprepared for the chill of a November evening ... it ain't that hard to keep track of the weather!

Ting found that Midnight North posted the setlist on Facebook, identifying three of the tunes (marked by '¹' above) as premiere performances. _Dry Town_ was further identified as a Gillian Welch cover (great choice!). Grahame mentioned that night that _Out Sailing_ came from Elliott's 2018 solo album, "Further from the Storm".

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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