Tim O’Brien: Salina Schoolhouse 1/22/2010… Sold Out In a Whisper
We ran into our friend Allison, bursting at the seams with something exciting to tell us.
“Tim’s coming!”
What? Who? Who’s coming where?
“Tim’s coming! Tim O’Brien! I finally got him. I’m so excited, can you believe it?!”
We’d been hearing it was her dream to have O’Brien play her concert series for a couple years. It was a pretty lofty dream for a 100 seat school house to host the Grammy Award-winning artist who has opened and closed Telluride Bluegrass Festival and was a founding member of Colorado favorite Hot Rize. With a few more whispers, the show sold out by word of mouth before most knew it was even happening. Tim could have certainly sold out any local venue, so we were really in for a treat.
We’ve been following the Little Church In The Pines / Salina School concert series for a few years now, making it to as many as we can. The series, run by Allison and Brooks Hybertson, takes place in a one room school house in Salina, a tiny mountain town west of Boulder. The Hybertsons invite some big names to the mostly unplugged, mostly roots Americana series (usually bluegrass, old time, traditional). The artists come because the location and the vibe is completely unique. About 100 people (more may have squeezed in for Tim) fit in the venue, where the artist usually plays with little or no amplification. The audience gets it; people sit on the edge of their seat as they get to hear sounds from the artists lips and strings to their ears, no electronic manipulation. Pure Joy.
Musicians from all over Boulder County in the Audience. Allison introduces Tim, and the excitement is palpable. Fiddlers take note of the Irish Jig Medly, and also be sure to check out the audience participation during Working on a Building. Tim’s sister Molly O’Brien and Rich Moore join for Lark in the Morning. Beautiful.
Salina School House
Friday January 22, 2010
Recording: mikes placed up front, no amplification. Marshall 2003′s > R44 (2 tracks)
Stream – Zip
Set 1
01 Allison’s Intro
02 Tuning / Happy Birthday Holly
03 Oxford Town > The Crossing
04 Jack of Diamonds
05 Busted
06 Highway 40 Blues
07 Where Does Love Go
08 Father Forgive Me
09 Look Down That Lonesome Road
10 Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
11 Megna’s
12 Irish Jig Medley: Gander in the Praddy House>The Catholic Boy>Hardy Man The Fiddler
13 Lay Down Your Weary Tune
14 Sail Away
15 Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
16 River Driving
Set 2
01 Rock In My Shoe
02 Pretty Fair Maiden
03 Let Love Take You Back
04 Red Haired Boy (aka Little Beggar Man)
05 Love is Pleasing
06 Working on a Building (w/audience)
07 The Travelers’ Song
08 Lark in the Morning (Molly O’Brien and Rich Moore join)
09 You Better Let That Liar Alone
10 Sweet Sunny South
11 Get Out There and Dance
