# David Nelson & Banana at the Session Room at HopMonk Tavern, June 11, 2022

[KC Turner](https://www.seetickets.us/event/David-NelsonandBanana/470956) presents [David Nelson](http://www.nelsonband.com/) & [Banana AKA Lowell Levinger](http://www.lowelllevinger.com/)  
[the Session Room at Hopmonk Tavern](http://www.hopmonk.com/novato/)  
[224 Vintage Way, Novato, CA 94945-5005 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=224+Vintage+Way,+Novato,+CA+94945-5005+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Saturday, June 11, 2022

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## Set One

[8:01 PM] {Introduction by KC Turner; Banana starts out on banjo}

01. [8:05 PM] _I Know You're Married But I Love You Still_  
[8:07 PM] {tuning; introduction}
02. [8:08 PM] _Drifting with the Tide_  
[8:11 PM] {Tex Logan story}
03. [8:14 PM] _Diamond Joe_  
[8:18 PM] {Banana swaps to mandola}
04. [8:19 PM] _the Cuckoo_ (B)  
[8:24 PM] {Wool-gathering with David}
05. [8:25 PM] _Girl at the Crossroads Bar_  
[8:28 PM] {Now it's time for a real tear-jerker}
06. [8:29 PM] _The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake_  
[8:33 PM] {Time for another old tune}
07. [8:34 PM] _Poor Old Dirt Farmer_  
[8:38 PM] {Finally ready for a new one?}
08. [8:38 PM] _Hippie from Olema_ (B)  
[8:43 PM] {Banana skewers Nelson for forgetting the verse he wrote; pause while Nelson futzes with his capo}
09. [8:44 PM] _Could You Love Me One More Time_  
[8:47 PM] {DN talks about learning to sing backwards}
10. [8:50 PM] _Panama Red_  
[8:54 PM] {more backwards talk}
11. [8:54 PM] _the WIcked Path of Sin (duet)_  
[8:58 PM] {how does this one go?}
12. [8:58 PM] _Sweetheart of Mine_  
[9:01 PM] {Flat-picking story}
13. [9:02 PM] _Freight Train Boogie_  
[9:05 PM] {Banana teases us about taking a break}  
[9:06 PM] {set ends}

## Set Two

[9:24 PM] {KC Turner talks about coming shows; chit-chat from the guys as they get settled in}

01. [9:27 PM] _The First Whippoorwill_  
[9:30 PM] {Dim lights story; Banana swaps to banjo}
02. [9:33 PM] _Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)_  
[9:37 PM] {more yack}
03. [9:39 PM] _Clinch Mountain Backstep_  
[9:41 PM] {Banana swaps back to mandola; tells his Italian tour story}
04. [9:43 PM] _Two Soldiers_ AKA _Blue Eyed Boston Boy_  
[9:47 PM] {parley over the next tune (_Henry_ gets skipped)}
05. [9:48 PM] _Ripple_  
[9:53 PM] {more parley}
06. [9:54 PM] _Bound to Lose_  
[9:58 PM] {That one was by the Holy Modal Rounders}
07. [9:59 PM] _Spike Driver Blues_  
[10:02 PM] {Banana's Stagger Lee story}
08. [10:03 PM] _Stagger Lee_  
[10:09 PM] {Here's another good 'un from Bill Monroe}
09. [10:10 PM] _Rocky Road Blues_  
[10:14 PM] {And now we've gotten to the last one}
10. [10:15 PM] _Drink Up and Go Home_  
[10:17 PM] {final words from KC}  
[10:18 PM] {show ends, no encore}

## Performers

* [Banana AKA Lowell Levinger](http://www.lowelllevinger.com/): 5-string banjo, 5-string mandola, lead and harmony vox;
* [David Nelson](http://www.nelsonband.com/): acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox.

## Notes

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## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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[[2022-06-09|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2022|Up to the 2022 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2022#June_events|Up to the 2022 event list!]] ☸ [[2022-06-12|On to the next event!]]