Tracklist
Watermelon Hangin' On That Vine
22
Band Intros
51
Panhandle Country
125
Dark Hollow
139
On And On
167
Devil's Dream
154
Love's Gonna Live Here
124
Dreaming Of A Little Cabin
161
Muleskinner Blues
152
Footprints In The Snow
112
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
136
Rawhide
151
John Henry
164
I Saw the Light
132
Waiting For Bea
91
What Would You Give In Exchange?
300
Uncle Pen
155
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
145
Y'All Come
63
Live At Mechanics Hall
2004
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Tracklist
Watermelon Hangin' On That Vine
22
Band Intros
51
Panhandle Country
125
Dark Hollow
139
On And On
167
Devil's Dream
154
Love's Gonna Live Here
124
Dreaming Of A Little Cabin
161
Muleskinner Blues
152
Footprints In The Snow
112
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
136
Rawhide
151
John Henry
164
I Saw the Light
132
Waiting For Bea
91
What Would You Give In Exchange?
300
Uncle Pen
155
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
145
Y'All Come
63
Show Notes
by David Grisman
This classic 1963 edition of Monroe's band featuring the revolutionary banjo playing of Bill Keith and the high lonesome sound of Del McCoury at the beginning of his career as a singer and rhythm guitaristówas recorded by David Grisman at one of America's finest pre-civil war concert halls.
Live at Mechanics Hall features over 12 songs never released by this configuration, including two tracks featuring Bill's daughter Melissa Monroe and the only recorded Monroe duet with Bea Lilly of the Lilly Brothers.
This concert provides a glimpse of Bill Monroe at a time when he was putting a lot of energy into his performances. Stand-out tracks like "On and On," "John Henry," "Blue Ridge Mt. Blues" and a blistering version of "Rawhide" shows Monroeís determination to keep up with the musical challenges presented by the hot young musicians in his band. Reflecting on his time with Monroe, Del McCoury states, "Iíve learned a lot from Bill, and Iíve learned that a lot of jazz, country and blues musicians wish they had gotten to be Blue Grass Boys. I was lucky to have gotten to play with him."
In 1963 Bill Monroe was on the brink of becoming an icon of American music. Performances like these helped propel him to that status in his legendary career.