Terrapin Crossroads presents Midnight North
the Backyard Stage in Beach Park at Terrapin Crossroads
100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
4:00 PM, Sunday, November 22, 2020

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

1. [4:07 PM] The Highway Song (EP)
   [4:12 PM] {GL: Thanks for Coming out today!}
2. [4:13 PM] Roamin'(GL/EP)
   [4:22 PM] {EP: That's Jason Crosby!; CO swaps to electric contrabass}
3. [4:22 PM] Dry Town (EP) ¹
   [4:26 PM] {CO swaps back to bass; GL talks about the new album & songs}
4. [4:26 PM] the Sailor & the Sea (GL/EP)
5. [4:33 PM] Give Away the Ghost (EP) ¹
   [4:39 PM] {EP: That one was inspired by JazzFest}
6. [4:39 PM] Stars Falling (GL)
   [4:44 PM] {This one's for our friends on the boats over there}
7. [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”}
8. [4:51 PM] Strawberry Moon ? = 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}
9. [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] Those Days are Gone ? = Not Alone ? (GL)
    [5:44 PM] {that's all folks!}

Midnight North

• Nathan Graham: drums;
• Grahame Lesh: guitar, acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Connor O'Sullivan: bass, contrabass, baritone guitar, mandolin, keyboards;
• Elliott Peck: acoustic guitar, guitar, keyboards, lead and harmony vox;
  - with special guest -
• Jason Crosby: Nord keyboard, 6-string violin.

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!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2020 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2020 event list! ☸ On to the next event!