Willie Nelson & the Family at Bridge School Benefit №30, Shoreline Amphitheatre, October 23, 2016

30th Annual Bridge School Benefit: Set Five, featuring Willie Nelson & the Family
2016-10-23
Shoreline Amphitheatre
1 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1326 USA
4:40 PM, Sunday, October 23, 2016

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[4:41 PM introduction, band out]

1. [4:42 PM] Whiskey River »
2. [4:45 PM] Still Is Still Moving »
3. [4:49 PM] Beer for My Horses
4. [4:51 PM] Good Hearted Woman
5. [4:54 PM] Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
6. [4:57 PM] On the Road Again
7. [5:00 PM] Always on My Mind
8. [5:04 PM] Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
9. [5:07 PM] Hey Good Lookin'
10. [5:08 PM] Move It on Over
11. [5:11 PM] Down Yonder
12. [5:14 PM] Texas Flood (LN)
    [add Valerie June, Pegi Young, Jess Wolfe]
13. [5:20 PM] Will the Circle Be Unbroken (and/or I'll Fly Away?)
    [set ends 5:25 PM]

• Paul English: percussion;
• Bobbie Lee Nelson: piano;
• Lukas Nelson: acoustic guitar, lead (t12) and harmony vox;
• Micah Nelson: drums;
• Willie Nelson: acoustic guitar, harmonica, vox;
• Mickey Raphael: harmonica;
• Kevin Smith: contrabass;
• with special guests (t13) -
• Valerie June Hockett: harmony vox;
• Jess Wolfe: harmony vox;
• Pegi Young: harmony vox.

I thought that Willie's set started out particularly rough – as if the players were all a little out of sync. Maybe they just couldn't hear Willie well enough? Hard to say.

Anyways, by the time they got to On the Road Again the band was choogling along down the tracks like a well-oiled engine.

I think Willie introduced his percussionist as Paul English, but I got distracted as he began the band introduction, and the auto-derange feature on my phone mangled the text into an unintelligible mess. Drat! Reminds me that I've been meaning to disable that function!

Valerie June was the only unannounced guest today – and she also went un-introduced. I wasn't sure what to make of her presence, but after poking around, I saw that she's on tour as the opening act for Norah Jones, so I expect she was simply tagging along this weekend – heck, I'd join this kind of party if I got an invitation!

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2016 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2016 event list! ☸ On to the next event!