lifeblood: bootlegs: 1995


1995-01-22: songwriter showcase - eddie's attic - decatur, georgia (kelly hogan, dave claire, amy ray, cooper seay)
a pretty good sounding recording of a neat songwriter showcase, highlights include amy covering "tired of talkin" (a gerard mchugh song) and also an incredible early version of "problem child" (later to evolve into "go").

1995-02-07: gaillard auditorium - charleston, south carolina
a really good recording of an amazing night, over two hours of music, including amy and emily guesting with michelle malone and band de soleil on a 12+ minute "cortez the killer" (the guitar solos on this are incredible), an 11+ minute "chickenman", michelle malone guesting on "wild horses", and "touch me fall" combined with patty smith's "free money".

1995-02-07: gaillard auditorium - charleston, south carolina (alternate recording)

1995-02-13: 2ser fm - australia

1995-02-22: concert hall - brisbane, australia

1995-02-23: state theatre - sydney, australia

1995-02-24: state theatre - sydney, australia
an okay recording of a really neat show, with is a particularly funny exchange with the audience leading into "the wood song", and "go go go" embedded in an 11+ minute "touch me fall".

1995-03-02: 2ser fm - australia

1995-03-24: the backyard - austin, texas

1995-04-03: shirk center - bloomington, illinois

1995-04-05: mcdonough field - decatur, georgia

1995-04-08: market square arena - indianapolis, indiana

1995-04-12: convocation center - athens, ohio
an okay sounding recording of a really terrific show, including ferron sitting in on an amazing "it won't take long", a 16+ minute "chickenman", and a 13+ minute "touch me fall".

1995-04-15: warner theater - erie, pennsylvania
a really good sounding recording of a very neat show, including sandy garfinkel lending his harmonica to "nashville", "power of two" "chickenman", and "bartender's blues", a really terrific "tried to be true", and a quintessential performance of "joking", including some amazing guitar work from emily. even though they are cut, a 13+ minute "chickenman" and a 11+ minute "touch me fall" are also highlights.

1995-04-19: memorial auditorium - burlington, vermont
this is a really good recording of a great show, amy and emily guest with michelle malone and band de soliel for a 12+ minute renditon of "cortez the killer", complete with stream of conscious lyrics from amy and some incredible guitar work by emily, other standouts include a 15 minute "touch me fall", again with soc lyrics from amy and some great guitar work from emily, and gail ann dorsey sitting in on "tried to be true" and "midnight train to georgia". highly recommended.

1995-04-19: memorial auditorium - burlington, vermont (alternate recording)
another really good sounding recording of this show, amy has a great line in the lead up to "the wood song", "all right, back to more obscure things" (was right after they and gail ann dorsey played an amazing "wild horses).

1995-04-19: memorial auditorium - burlington, vermont (alternate recording 2)
another really good sounding recording of the show, this time of michelle malone's entire set, including an almost 12 minute "cortez the killer" with amy and emily.

1995-04-20: meehan auditorium - providence, rhode island
a pretty good sounding recording of a great show, "tried to be true" and "language or the kiss" are standouts.

1995-04-21: sports and rec center - saratoga springs, new york
a really nice sounding recording of another great show, includes a 24+ minute "touch me fall"/"cortez the killer" with michelle malone and band de soliel and some really amazing guitar and cello work. gail ann dorsey also guests on "tried to be true", "kid fears", and "midnight train to georgia". highly recommended.

1995-04-22: earth jam - stone mountain, georgia

1995-04-24: the palace - new haven, connecticut
an excellent recording of a terrific show, with just a little distortion on the very loud parts. amy and emily are both chatty, the intros to "reunion" and "virginia woolf" are especially funny, and the guitar and the cello work during the 14+ minute "touch me fall" are incredible. also has "wild horses" with michelle malone, and at 17+ minute chickenman.

1995-04-25: mid-hudson civic center - poughkeepsie, new york

1995-04-26: the tower theater - philadelphia, pennsylvania
a pretty good recording of a neat show, in addition to a 18+ minute "chickenman" and a 14+ minute "touch me fall" (both with stream of conscious lyrics), gail ann dorsey guests on "midnight train to georgia", "dead man's hill" is especially intense, and in between two attempts at "watershed" is an impromptu cover of elton john's "holiday inn".

1995-04-27: stabler arena - bethlehem, pennsylvania

1995-04-28: busch field - new brunswick, new jersey
an okay sounding recording of a neat show, with a 17+ minute "touch me fall", including stream of conscious lyrics from amy and some great guitar work from emily.

1995-04-29: the roxy - atlanta, georgia (rock for aids)
a pretty good sounding recording of a great benefit appearance, includes a 17+ minute "chickenman" with stream of conscious lyrics from amy and an amazing guitar solo from emily, and a really neat "southern man" with kristen hall.

1995-05-01: the difference - radio program
an oustanding quality recording of an acoustic duo in studio performance of "cortez the killer".

1995-05-06: berkeley, california

1995-05-08: oscar meyer theater - madison, wisconsin
an okay sounding recording of a terrific show, includes "bartender's blues" and a combined "touch me fall"/"cortez the killer" that clocks in at over 24 minutes.

1995-05-08: oscar meyer theater - madison, wisconsin (altenate recording)

1995-05-09: northrup auditorium - minneapolis, minnesota

1995-05-12: duluth, minnesota

1995-05-13: walker theater - winnipeg, canada

1995-05-21: auditorium theater - denver, colorado

1995-05-25: symphony hall - phoenix, arizona
first known live performance of "bury my heart at wounded knee".

1995-05-26: embarcadero marina park south - san diego, california (honor the earth)

1995-05-28: laguna seca recreation area - monterey, california (laguna seca daze)
an excellent sounding recording.

1995-06-22: greater london radio - london, england

1995-06-22: greater london radio - london, england (alternate recording)

1995-06-23: interview - england

1995-06-24: glastonbury festival - glastonbury, england
an excellent sounding recording of a terrific show that was the second to last indigo girls performance before the extended break surrounding the release of the "1200 curfews" record. all the performances are spirited, including great renditions of "reunion", "tried to be true", "bury my heart at wounded knee", and "midnight train to georgia".

1995-06-24: glastonbury festival - glastonbury, england
another excellent sounding recording of the show, which includes more (and different) songs from the same night. highlights include an extended "chickenman" including a stream of concious section, and "hammer and a nail". amy and emily are both in extra fine voice.

1995-07-01: radio - england

1995-07-03: greater london radio - england

1995-07-28: the pier - seattle, washington (jesus christ superstar)

1995-07-29: sandy bradley's potluck radio show - seattle, washington

1995-07-29: the pier - seattle, washington (jesus christ superstar)

1995-07-30: the pier - seattle, washington (jesus christ superstar)

1995-08-06: newport folk festival - newport, rhode island
a really good recording of the last show before a nine month break in touring. the set list has a lot of covers, including "it won't take long" (with ferron), "don't think twice it's alright" (with joan baez), "bury my heart at wounded knee", and "down by the river" (it takes amy two tries to get the lyrics right). also a really beautiful "love's recovery".

1995-08-06: newport folk festival - newport, rhode island (alternate recording)


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