# Emmylou Harris at Banjo Stage, October 1, 2023

[Hardly Strictly Bluegrass](https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/schedule/) Sunday Morning Soundcheck Set with [Emmylou Harris](http://www.emmylouharris.com/)  
[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)  
9:00 AM, Sunday, October 1, 2023

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## Banjo Stage

* 11:00 – 11:40 AM   ♥   Sunday Soundcheck with [Emmylou Harris](2023-10-01-1)

## Rooster Stage Schedule

* 11:00 – 11:40 AM   ♦   [Jon Langford & the Bright Shiners](2023-10-01-2)
* 12:10 – 12:55 PM   ♠   [Eilen Jewell](2023-10-01-3)
* 1:35 – 2:35 PM   ♣   [Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express](2023-10-01-4)
* 3:05 – 3:55 PM   ♥   [Beth Orton](2023-10-01-5)
* 4:35 – 5:25 PM   ♦  [M. Ward](2023-10-01-6)
* 6:00 – 7:00 PM   ♠   [Mighty Poplar](2023-10-01-7)

## One Set

[~9:00 AM] {performers out, starting to get plugged in and ready}

01. [9:11 AM] {acoustic guitar noodle}  
[9:14 AM] {dead air}
02. [9:15 AM] {bass noodling}  
[9:15 AM] {dead air}  
[9:17 AM] {piano noodling: _Bemsha Swing_; then bass, drums and violin on top, no one playing together}  
[9:20 AM] {drum noodle}  
[9:22 AM] {piano + drums noodle}  
[9:24 AM] {a little more piano noodling}
03. [9:25 AM] {applause as EH arrives onstage; EH greetings}
04. [9:27 AM] _How High the Moon_  
[9:30 AM] {applause, then EH off-mic banter with the band}
05. [9:31 AM] _Miss the Mississippi and You_  
[9:35 AM] {applause, then dead air}  
[9:36 AM] {EH now on acoustic guitar; pause for guitar adjustments; "chopping broccoli"}
06. [9:37 AM] {acoustic guitar noodling}
07. [9:39 AM] _Sin City_  
[9:42 AM] {applause; EH: brief _Sin City_ Jacket story}  
[9:43 AM] {mandolin noodling; piano: _Well You Needn't_ tease; dead air; aimless noodling}  
[9:44 AM] {dead air; EH talking off mic; bass resumes noodling}  
[9:45 AM] {more noodling}
08. [9:45 AM] _Long May You Run_  
[9:48 AM] {applause}  
[9:49 AM] {EH complaining about the guitar mix; pause to try and get that right}  
[9:49 AM] {EH: "We're gonna try something that I've never played before"}
09. [9:50 AM] _The Sweetheart of the Rodeo_  
[9:53 AM] {applause; dead air}
10. [9:54 AM] {violin and bass noodling}
11. [9:54 AM] _Montana Cowgirl_  
[9:57 AM] {applause}
12. [9:57 AM] _Casey's Last Ride_  
[10:01 AM] {aborts with EH comments to the band; dead air (EH off-mic, barely audible); guitar noodling}  
[10:02 AM] {dead air}
13. [10:02 AM] _My Songbird_  
[10:04 AM] {dead air}  
[10:04 AM] {EH: "We get to do one more; Anyone here love Lucinda Williams?"}
14. [10:06 AM] _Sweet Old World_  
[10:10 AM] {final applause}  
[10:11 AM] {done}

## Performers

* [Chris Donohue](https://chrisdonohue.me/): bass, contrabass, harmony vox;
* [Emmylou Harris](http://www.emmylouharris.com/): acoustic guitar, vox;
* [Eamon McLoughlin](https://www.facebook.com/eamon.mcloughlin.9): violin, mandolin, harmony vox;
* Bryan Owings: drums;
 others TBD: keyboard & accordion; guitar.

## Notes

Miraculously, we get out the door on time this morning, and the early drive over to SF is easy peasy. Unfortunately, as I'm taking the 101 split north, Ting realized she's left her purse and camera at home. Ouch! We continue on to the park, where I get out while Ting takes the wheel for her recovery mission. Hopefully an easy round trip!

It's still early, so I arrive at the JFK gate before they open and squish myself into line with friends. Seems like I should have brought my tarp today, dang!
Made another blunder when I didn't immediately decamp for Rooster in order to set up space there. Ah well, them's the breaks: some times you take a hard one on the chin. 

I'm happy to be in a great spot to listen to this set, but reminiscing, I realize that I hardly paid attention to what was happening on stage. I kinda think that Chris played contrabass the whole time, but he was playing electric bass yesterday with Buddy Miller, so maybe I missed that? Similarly, I didn't note anything about Eamon switching back and forth between violin and mandolin this morning. Heck, maybe he even played a little viola, mandola, or acoustic guitar? I must have been entranced by Emmylou! And like an idiot, I didn't make note of the players when she introduced them. Sheesh. Must have been running on fumes or something! I'm pretty sure that it was the same guys who backed Buddy yesterday...

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