Skull & Roses 2023 “Chinese New Year” featuring Leftover Salmon playing Workingman's Dead (and more) without Barry Sless
Ventura County Fairgrounds
Seaside Park, 10 West Harbor Boulevard, Ventura, CA 93001 USA 6:15 PM, Friday, April 21, 2023

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• 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM David Gans
• 12:00 - 1:00 PM China Cats
• 1:00 - 2:15 PM Hyryder
• 2:15 - 3:30 PM Forgotten Space
• 3:30 - 4:45 PM Cubensis
• 4:45 - 6:15 PM Jerry's Middle Finger
• 6:15 - 7:45 PM Leftover Salmon
• 8:00 - 11:30 PM Dark Star Orchestra

[6:13 PM] {the rotating stage brings the performers out}

1. [6:13 PM] Oh Eliza
2. [6:17 PM] Gulf of Mexico
   {JS swap from keys to resonator guitar}
3. [6:23 PM] Uncle John's Band »
4. [6:31 PM] Simple Twist of Fate (VH) >
5. [6:37 PM] ? (Crazy good instrumental jam)
6. [6:44 PM] High Time (JS)
7. [6:48 PM] Dire Wolf (VH)
8. [6:52 PM] Cumberland Blues
   [6:58 PM] {stop; JS swap to lap steel guitar at start, then keys later in the tune}
9. [6:59 PM] New Speedway Boogie (VH)
   [7:10 PM] {VH lauds the good ole Grateful Dead; JS back to steel for a ripping solo during the next tune}
10. [7:11 PM] Black Peter (AT) >
11. [7:19 PM] (Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew (DE)
    [7:25 PM] {DE swap from mandolin to guitar}
12. [7:26 PM] Casey Jones (DE)
13. [7:33 PM] Easy Wind (VH)
    [7:38 PM] {VH: thanks, we got one more tune}
14. [7:39 PM] ? “Will o' the Wisp” (DE)
    [7:44 PM] {show ends, band walks off: no rotation}

Leftover Salmon
(As I was sitting back past the SBD, I didn't pay enough attention to verify who was playing what instruments: the details below are from my canoncial listing, and might not match what was used at today's performance: better check the video stream to be sure!)

• Drew Emmitt: vox, mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar, mandola, violin;
• Greg Garrison: vox, acoustic and electric bass, acoustic guitar;
• Vince Herman: vox, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin;
• Alwyn Robinson: drums, percussion;
• Jay Starling: keyboards, resonator guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Andy Thorn: vox, acoustic and electric banjo, National guitar.

Barry Sless had been advertised by the promoter as sitting in with the band today, but I'm guessing that he was also committed to playing with Moonalice up in Norcal: kinda hard to be in two places at one. Dang! Would have been a good addition!!

I thought the guys did a good job with Workingman's Dead and the related covers. Some were done relatively straight, while others were salmonized up. Yum!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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