Here is approximately 20 minutes of a live blue grass band I recorded at the Ancient Mariner in Ridgfield Connecticut on Saturday March 21st 2009 (Note: file is mp3 stereo 192kbit and weighs in at 44.6 megs)

This recording was a happy accident as Katie and I had just sat down and ordered dinner when unexecptantly this band appeared and started to setup.

I say unexpectantly because the Ancient Mariner is perhaps better known for their awesome burgers and local vibe but not necessarily for a live music scene.

I happened to have had my portable audio disk recorder so I put it on the table and let it capture the band’s warmup and most of first set before we had to call it a night and get back home.

The audio you hear is pretty much what we heard sitting in a back table along the wall towards the corner adjascent to the kitchen.

The voices you hear are mostly Katie and I chatting a bit about birthday plans, our dog, as well as the happy clinking and clanking of dishes and joyful crowd banter mixed in the background.

I did take some liberties to spice up this recording a tad with some compression, EQ, and maximazation in order to bring up the music while keeping spikes from thunderus applause within pleasant listening range but I digress on audio tech.

I should also mention that earlier that day I had attended a Tea Party Rally at Ballard Park and was thinking - how cool is this, one can protest during the day without negative incident in Ridgefield Connecticut and dine out that same night with love of my life - not everybody can do that - e.g., in other parts of the world like Tiananmen Square in China.

Accordingly, Thank You Neighborly Americas - Thank You Ancient Mariner - Thank You Awesome Musicians who add positive grooves and volume to our collective mix - viva et al. - enjoy!

PS - there are nine sections to this recording - titles and times as follows:

1 - Intro - ChuckingIt.com and ChuckScott.com
2 - Warmup Set (starts 17:26 seconds in)
3 - After Moon Light After Mid Night (starts 4:45 minutes in)
4 - Yes I Keep Falling (starts 9:23 minutes in)
5 - Hey Good Looking (starts 12:18 minutes in)
6 - Tribute to Vintage Fleetwood Mac (starts 15:26 minutes in)
7 - Amy What You Gonna Do - Transition (starts 19:19 minutes in)
8 - Amy What You Gonna Do (starts 21:36 minutes in)
9 - Friend of Mine (starts 26:16 minutes in)