Video: Marco Benevento Campfire Set At Equifunk

By Scott Bernstein Aug 20, 2013 2:00 pm PDT

Earlier today we posted Jake Krolick’s full review and photo set from this year’s festival. Jake was particularly fond of Marco Benevento’s marathon campfire set and who can blame him?


[Photo by Jake Krolick]

Benevento treated attendees to a mix of originals and a diverse set of covers that ranged from The Velvet Underground to Sly and the Family Stone to Led Zeppelin to Michael Jackson as the sun came up over Camps Equinunk and Blue Ridge. In addition to his photos and words, Jake put together this montage which gives us a peek into what transpired during the campfire set:

Benevento’s Campfire songs included (but is not limited to):

Limbs of a Pine (Marco Benevento)
Axel F (Harold Faltermeyer)
Rock & Roll (The Velvet Underground)
The Ocean (Led Zeppelin)
Fly Me To The Moon (Bart Howard) Linus and Lucy (Vince Guaraldi)
Take A Look At My Girlfriend (Supertramp)
Thank You [Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin] (Sly and the Family Stone) >
Everyday People (Sly and the Family Stone)
I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles)
Yellow Submarine (The Beatles)
Funiculì, Funiculà (Luigi Denza)
The Shape I’m In (The Band)
Dancing In The Streets (Marvin Gaye)
Why Don’t We Do It In The Road (The Beatles)
Gimme Some Lovin’ (Steve Winwood)
Walk On > (Neil Young)
Frankenstein > (Edgar Winter Group)
Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough+ (Michael Jackson) with The Main Squeeze Corey Frye singing in the crowd
Fearless (Pink Floyd)
I Heard It Through The Grapevine+ (Marvin Gaye) with The Main Squeeze Corey Frye singing in the crowd
Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)
My Girl (The Temptations) with The Main Squeeze Corey Frye singing in the crowd
Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight (The Spaniels)
Such A Night (Dr. John)
New Marco song? >
Let The Sun Shine In (Hair)
You Know I’m No Good (Amy Winehouse)
Lean On Me (Bill Withers)
Bennie And The Jets (Elton John)
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing+ (Stevie Wonder) with The Main Squeeze Corey Frye singing acapella crowd backed off singing
Imagine (John Lennon)
Home Sweet Home (Motley Crue)
Old Man (Neil Young)
Some Kind of Wonderful (The Drifters)
I Got You [I Feel Good] (James Brown)
With a Little Help from My Friends (The Beatles)
Saturday In The Park (Chicago)
Light My Fire (The Doors)
Let’s Make A Better World (Dr. John)
Shake Your Tail Feather (Ray Charles)
Sunshine Of Your Love (Cream)
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