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Hookahville by Scott Preston |
Waking up to Ralph Stanley on Sunday felt like the epitome of summer. His quick fingers jumping across the strings in the bright sunlight was worth the price of admission alone. Changing pace to Galactic's funk was certainly a transition, but a welcome one as Frontier Ranch, Ohio suddenly felt like New Orleans. Stanton Moore hammered out some Jazz Fest-style funk that was the perfect lead-in to Robert Randolph's usual high-energy set, and the afternoon was off and running.
After such an impressive first night of music, expectations were high for night #2. Breaking out old favorites like "Alexander" and "Slipjig" alongside Ed McGee's popular new tune "Ice" was exactly what the crowd was looking for. A U2 "40" tease was a well-placed surprise amidst "Lady Vanilla" and the addition of many special guests including the Drew Emmitt Band, several backup singers, and a horn section rounded out the stage in fine fashion.
ekoostik hookah :: Hookahville by Scott Preston |
Anyone who has attended a Hookahville knows that the second night encore is always something wild. This year seven never-before-played tunes debuted as the encore, continually surprising and delighting a crowd that kept expecting it to end. Cliff did a great rendition of Ray Charles' "What I Say," complete with horns and backup singers. A "Billie Jean" tease introduced Eric Lanese's spotlight moment of "Enter Sandman" with Shane Frye of the Shantee on drums. And for the topper, Ed did a great job with Zeppelin's "Fool in the Rain" into and back out of the Dead's "The Eleven." It was one blow after another, leaving hookah fans reeling as they stepped back into the darkness for another late night of fun.
And the best thing about Spring Hookahville? Fall Hookahville is less than three months away! Stay tuned to www.hookahville.com for band announcements coming soon.
ekoostik hookah :: May 28, 2005 :: Frontier Ranch, OH
Set I:
Springtime Again->
Utopia
Life Is Good*
Sundial
Ohio Grown->
Hookahville
To Good Friends Past (for Scott from DSO)
Highway 40 Blues
Bone
Good Time (Merry-Go-Round)
Alexander II
Set II:
Sun Goes Down
Seagull->
Grass
Lax
The Masquerade
Back Seat
John Henry
Dragonfly->
And When I Die
E: Water Bearer^
Float
*w/ all of Particle
^denotes 1st time played
ekoostik hookah :: May 29, 2005 :: Frontier Ranch, OH
Set I:
Ol' Montana Red Dog
Deal With It
Alexander
It's Just the Way That It Is^
Two Sometimes
Abdega Gaga
Motorcycle Mama^&
Only Falling
Set II:
Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields
Yumalaiella
Caribou
Old Train*
Lady Vanilla*->
Sunday Bloody Sunday tease*->
Lady Vanilla*
Ice#
A Better Man#%
Red Light Boogie#%
Ecstasy->
Thumper
E: I'm Your Vehicle^#%
What I Say^#%
Billie Jean tease^->
Enter Sandman^+
Fool In the Rain^->
The Eleven^->
Fool In the Rain^
^denotes 1st time played
&w/ Chistine Buerger on vocals and Fred Gablick in saxophone
*w/ Drew Emmitt and Ross on guitar
#w/ Ryan Hamilton on trombone, Fred Gablick on Saxophone and Tim Perdue on trumpet
&w/ Judy Russell, Daniel Katz and Christine Buerger on back-up vocals
+w/ Shane Frye on drums
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