Blea Fleck and the Flecktones
April 18, 1993
Pima Community College Center for the Arts, Proscenium Theatre
Tucson, Arizona

Source: Sony ECM-99 -> Sony D5 (used as mic amp) -> Nakamichi BX-125 -> Maxell MX-S 90 cassettes (soundcheck recorded onto Maxell XL-II 100)

Copy: Marantz PMD-430 -> Marantz CDR-500 -> EAC (Secure) -> WAV -> WaveLab 4 (for minimal noise reduction and tracking) -> WAV -> FLAC

Recorded by: John Bradford and Jim Blackwood
Mastered by: John Bradford (2/19/05)


Disc 1

:: Matinee Performance ::

1. (intro - announcements [with Bumbershoot underneath]) ->
2. Bumbershoot
3. Vix 9
4. Future Man Solo
5. Victor Solo (short)
6. South
7. (talk - "need song titles")
8. Blues for Gordon
9. Victor Solo
10. The Longing
11. Sex in a Pan ->The Message -> Sex in a Pan
12. Spunky and Clorissa
13. Bela Solo - Earl Scruggs Medley [unplugged & off-mic]
14. Royal Garden Blues
15. (audience / encore intro)
16. The Chase
17. (audience / house music)


Disc 2

:: Evening Performance ::

- Set 1 -
1. (intro - announcements [with South underneath]) ->
2. South
3. Lochs of Dread
4. Future Man Solo
5. Victor Solo
6. (Bela intro)
7. Life Without Elvis
8. (talk - "need song titles")
9. Peace Be Still
10. Roadhouse Blues
11. Victor Solo
12. Shocktime
13. (audience)


Disc 3

-Set 2-
1. (intro - CD giveaway)
2. Monkey See
3. At Last We Meet Again
4. The Longing
5. (e-bow intro)
6. Celtic Medley
7. (talk)
8. Bela Solo - Earl Scruggs Medley [unplugged & off-mic]
9. Royal Garden Blues
10. (audience / encore intro)
11. Sinister Minister* -> Victor/Futch -> Sinister Minister
12. (audience / house music)
* Bela on bass; Victor on banjo

Disc 4

:: Sound Check ::

1. (one long track)
Lots of noodling and microphone checks for the first 18 minutes
"The Chase" at about 18 minutes
"Bumbershoot" at about 23 minutes

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Evening performance setlist as printed on the band's own setlist cue-sheet:

South
Reggae
intro's Kayto
thunder
Vic
Roadhouse
Shocktime

Monkey See
At Last
the Longing
Irish
Bela
Royal
Sinister

Sex  Spain Hippo  Drift

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Tape flips [edited]
Disc 1:
Between tracks 9 and 10 
During track 15

Disc 2:
Between tracks 7 and 8

Disc 3:
Druring track 10


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Other Details
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Small venue seating about 420 people and, as Bela comments during the soundcheck, "This room is live." Our setup was about 15 rows back, just to the right of the FOH board. Richard Bataglia graciously provided us with AC for our gear. The microphone was on a stand at a height of about 4 feet and right behind the back row of the orchestra section. I never did sit in my ticketed seats.

The Matinee performance, which was added just a couple of weeks before, attracted families and, thus, was a much quieter crowd. The evening show, on the other hand, was much more energetic - a more "rowdy," adult audience!

I included the soundcheck for historical purposes and because I have it. It's mostly just them noodling, but there are a couple of full songs toward the end. Still a fun peek into what goes into making them sound good for the show.

ENJOY!

-John