Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band at Beach Park, July 4, 2021

Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band at Beach Park, July 4, 2021

Terrapin Crossroads presents Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band with special guest Adam MacDougall; Midnight North opens
the Backyard Stage in Beach Park at Terrapin Crossroads
100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
3:00 PM, Sunday, July 4, 2021

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2021 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2021 event list! ☸ On to the next event!

Red, White & Blue

Soundcheck: Terrapin Family Band without Phil/Midnight North

{no doubt I missed a few; we arrived around 1:15 PM, but I didn't get into line for about 25 min, and didn't start paying attention to soundcheck until taking a seat by the entry gate}
[1:48 PM] Sweet Jane tease
[1:53 PM] Days Between
[2:02 PM] The Sailor and the Sea
[2:11 PM] The Wild Card
[2:14 PM] Sway
[2:19 PM] {done with the hundred yard speed-walk from the door, got a primo spot on the rail in front of Grahame thanks to Ting}

Set One: Midnight North

[2:51 PM] {Ross and family arrive}
[3:05 PM] {introduction by AK; performers out; NG: banjo + kit; CO contrabass; GL: SG; EP: g}

[3:06 PM] Wild Card (GL)
[3:10 PM] {add AK: drums; NG -banjo; GL > ES; CO > b}
[3:12 PM] Good Days (EP)
[3:16 PM] {drop AK}
[3:16 PM] The Highway Song (EP)
[3:21 PM] {+AK: drums; NG: +banjo; CO: swap to contrabass}
[3:22 PM] Silent Lonely Drifter (NG/GL/EP)
[3:26 PM] {drop AK; NG: -banjo; CO: bass}
[3:26 PM] Mississippi River (EP)
[3:32 PM] {add RJ: g; EP> Fender-Rhodes}
[3:33 PM] San Francisco Rain (GL)
[3:39 PM] {+AM: keys; EP back to front, tambourine + vox}
[3:41 PM] Sway (EP)
[3:46 PM] {drop RJ; +AK: drums; EP: + guitar; pause for NG to swap hi hats with AK}
[3:47 PM] The Sailor and the Sea (GL)
[3:53 PM] {drop AM; NG swap hi hats; GL > SG + slide; CO: contrabass}
[3:55 PM] We're Not Alone (GL)
[4:01 PM] {set ends}

Midnight North

Nathan Graham: drums, banjo, lead and harmony vox;
Ross James: guitar;
Alex Koford: drums, harmony vox;
Grahame Lesh: Gibson SG guitar, Gibson ES-335 guitar, lead and harmony vox;
Adam MacDougall: keyboards;
Connor O'Sullivan: bass, electric contrabass, baritone guitar;
Elliott Peck: guitar, Fender-Rhodes keyboard, tambourine, lead and harmony vox.

Set Two: Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band

[4:17 PM] {Phil noodling with his rig; NG & AK onstage too, all off 4:25 PM}
[4:38 PM] {huddle}
[4:40 PM] {performers onstage: Grahame on ES-335 all day today?}
[4:42 PM] {noodling}

[4:43 PM] Playing in the Band (GL) »
[4:50 PM] I Know You Rider » [4:58 PM] jam, sort of like PitB, err, nope: we're headed to funky town! »
[5:02 PM] Shakedown Street (EP) » [5:11 PM] Get Off Your Ass and Jam (RJ/AK/GL) + AK “tightey whitey” rap » [5:13 PM] Shakedown space out »
[5:14 PM] Playing reprise
[5:17 PM] {pause}
[5:18 PM] Bird Song (PL) » [5:27 PM] China Cat jam » [5:31 PM] spacey jam » AK swap to trap set »
[5:32 PM] “Steve Hunter/Dick Wagner” intro jam » [5:36 PM] Sweet Jane (RJ)
[5:45 PM] {AK back up front}
[5:47 PM] Ohio (AK) » spacey segue »
[5:53 PM] {AK back to traps}
[5:54 PM] Let It Grow (GL) »
[6:08 PM] the Wheel » (drop EP)
[6:16 PM] Days Between (AK) » (add EP) »
[6:30 PM] Ripple (PL)
[6:36 PM] {set ends; Phil wishes us a Happy 4th of July, then introduces the band; no donor rap, no encore}
[6:37 PM] {show ends}

Performers

Nathan Graham: drums;
Ross James: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
Alex Koford: drums, guitar, percussion, lead & harmony vox;
Grahame Lesh: Gibson SG guitar, Gibson ES-335 guitar, lead and harmony vox;
Phil Lesh: bass, lead and harmony vox;
Adam MacDougall: keyboards;
Elliott Peck: lead and harmony vox.

Notes

I was really happy that I could attend all three of this weekend's shows: it was a strong, high-energy effort that started off well and improved each day. Gotta love that!

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Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!