The Band - 1995-08-27 - Schwenksville, PA (SBD)

The Band

1995-08-27

Philadelphia Folk Festival

Schwenksville, PA

Soundboard recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01.  The Shape I'm In

02.  Girl You Gotta Watch

03.  The Weight

04.  It Makes No Difference

05.  WS Walcott Medicine Show

06.  Rag Mama Rag

07.  Atlantic City

08.  Caledonia Mission

09.  Crazy Mama

10.  Up on Cripple Creek

11.  Life is a Carnival

12.  Genetic Method > Chest Fever

13.  I Don't Want to Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes

The Band - 1995-08-27 - Schwenksville, PA (SBD)

As 500,000 fans descended on Max Yagur's farm for 3 days of peace, love and music, The Band were actually living right near Woodstock! They had recorded their legendary debut album, Music From Big Pink in the area, the title being a reference to the house they were living in at the time. The Band took the stage at Woodstock around 10 pm on August 17, though their performance was not included in the movie due to a dispute over rights fees. 

This post jumps ahead some 26 years after Woodstock and almost 19 years after the "Last Waltz" in 1976.  The Band reunited in 1983, sans Robbie Robertson, and continued to be a vibrant force in rock into the late 1990s. In 1993, they released the album Jericho, which included a unique cover of Bruce Springsteen’s Atlantic City. In 1994, they played at Woodstock 1994 in August, 25 years after they had played the original festival in 1969. They capped that year by being elected to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. That 1994 class also included John Lennon, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Bob Marley, The Animals, Duane Eddy, and one of The Band’s long time touring partners, The Grateful Dead. Eric Clapton, who had long admired the group and cited them as one of the reasons he moved away from the style of music played by Cream, made the induction speech for The Band This soundboard recording captures The Band a year later, in Schwenksville, on August 27, 1995, 29 years ago today.