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Walker Center

North Wilkesboro, NC
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05/01/1988
Doc Watson
Set 1Red Hot From Birmingham
Sugar Babe
Love Come Home
The Promised Land
Down Yonder
Your Cheatin' Heart
Step It Up And Go
Cotton-Eyed Joe
Tumbling Tumbleweed
Praise For Evermore
A Farmer's Dream Plowed Under
I Saw The Light
Alice Green
Directions
Your Body Keeps Getting In The Way
Song For Merle
Learning To Smile
The Mississippi Queen
Gentle On My Mind
Fiddle Tune
Rolling In My Sweat Baby's Arms
Comment"Merle Watson Memorial Bluegrass Festival"

Doc Watson
Jack Lawrence
Joe Smuthers
Bob Hill
Jack Williams
Carlton Moody
David Moody
Trent Moody
Mike Cross
John Hartford
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05/01/1988
Merlefest
80391
Set 1-Marty Stuart, Peter Rowan, Jerry Douglas, Mark O'Connor-
April Wind
Sally Ann
Trail Of Tears
Walls Of Time
Land Of The Navajo

-Grandpa Jones & The Jones Family: Joe Carroll, Alisa Jones, Ramona Jones-
Hello Stranger
Tricky, Tricky
Liberty
Orange Blossom Special
Rattler

-The Old Timers - Doc Watson, Clint Howard, Clarence Howard, Jerry Maritz-
Gold Watch And Chain
Somebody Stole My Old Coon Dog
The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago
Whoa Mule, Whoa

-The All Stars- Earl Scruggs, Mac Wiseman, Lester Deaton, Marty Stuart & Jack Lawrence-
Wabash Cannonball
- Enter Doc Watson -
Shackles & Chains
Love Letters In The Sand
John Hardy
Instrumental
Rueben's Train

The Smith Sisters With Pete Kennedy-
Jack Hammer Blues (Brown's Ferry Blues)
Sweet Sunny South
Set 2Doc Watson Jam:

- Doc Watson & The Frosty Morn Boys -
Red Hot From Birmingham
Sugar Babe
Love Come Home
The Promised Land

- Enter Jack Williams –
Down Yonder
Your Cheatin’ Heart
Step It Up And Go

- Intro The Moody Brothers –
Cotton-Eyed Joe
Tumbling Tumbleweed
Praise For Evermore
A Farmer’s Dream Plowed Under
I Saw The Light

– Intro Mike Cross –
Alice Green
Directions
Your Body Keeps Getting In the Way
Song For Merle

– Intro John Hartford –
Learning To Smile
The Mississippi Queen
Gentle On My Mind
Fiddle Tune
Rolling In My Sweet Baby’s Arms

Performers in order of appearance:
Doc Watson
Jack Lawrence
Joe Smuthers
Bob Hill
Jack Williams
Carlton Moody
David Moody
Trent Moody
Mike Cross
John Hartford
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05/01/1988
Merlefest
Set 1Intro George Hamillton IV M.C.
Doc’s words of thanks and Band Intros
Doc Watson & The Frosty Moren Boys -
Red Hot From Birmingham
Sugar Babe
Love Come Home
The Promised Land
- Enter Jack Williams –
Down Yonder
Your Cheatin’ Heart
Step It Up And Go
- Intro The Moody Brothers –
Cotton-Eyed Joe
Tumbling Tumbleweed
Praise For Evermore
A Farmer’s Dream Plowed Under
I Saw The Light
– Intro Mike Cross –
Alice Green
Directions
Your Body Keeps Getting In the Way
Song For Merle
– Intro John Hartford –
Learning To Smile
The Mississippi Queen
Gentle On My Mind
Fiddle Tune
Rolling In My Sweet Baby’s Arms
CommentEARLYSHOW

Performers in order of appearance:
Doc Watson
Jack Lawrence
Joe Smuthers
Bob Hill
Jack Williams
Carlton Moody
David Moody
Trent Moody
Mike Cross
John Hartford

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04/26/1991
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Set 1Tuning
Nine Pound Hammer
Slipstream
Whitewater
-Band Intros
-Short Break
Concrete Jungle*
-camping announcement
No Woman No Cry*+
-Crowd

Encore:
Land Of The Navajo*
Old Joe Clark > Pig In A Pen*
Comment*with Peter Rowan
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04/28/1991
Tony Rice Unit
Set 1Tuning*
Midnight On The Stormy Deep*
Band Intros*
Blue Moon Of Kentucky*
Ain’t Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone^
Doin’ My Time^
Wildwood Flower*&^
Commententire show with Peter Wernick, * with Peter Rowan, & with Jack Lawrence, ^with Wyatt Rice
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04/28/1991
Shady Grove
Set 1?
Bo Catcher’s Reel
Willow Tree
Old Chain Gang
Band Intros
Estado River
Instrumental
Rise Up Out Of These Chains
Coquita Loredo
Enter Peter Wernick
1Clinch Mountain Backstep
Tuning*
You Don’t Love Me Any More*
Comment*with Reter Rowan
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04/25/1992
Midnight Jam
Set 1- Peter Rowan Solo -
Free Mexican Air Force
Before the Streets Were Paved
The Harvest
Intro "Tony Rice and the Boys"

- Tony Rice Unit w/ Peter Rowan -
Midnight on the Stormy Deep
The First Whippoorwill
Exit Peter Rowan, Enter Bela Fleck
Whitewater
The Open Road

- Bela Fleck & Ricky Simpkins -
Billy and the Low Ground

- Tony Rice Unit w/ Bela Fleck -
Groundspeed
Daybreak in Dixie

- Peter Rowan & Alison Krauss-
Woman in Love
Enter Laurie Lewis, Tom Rozum, Peter McLaughlin, Barry Bales, Bela Fleck
Old Kentucky Home
My Love For You Endures
Enter Dan Tyminski
Blue and Lonesome

- Peter Rowan, Alison Krauss, Barry Bales & Bela Fleck -
Undying Love
Laurie Lewis Returns
Lonesome
Last Bus Announcement

- Return Tony Rice -
Land of the Navajo

- Tony Rice Unit w/ David Grisman -
Devlin

- Tony Rice Unit & David Grisman Quintet -
Hot Dawg

Encore:
- Tony Rice Unit w/ David Grisman, Peter Wernick, Roland White -
New River Train
Comment"MerleFest"
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04/30/1994
Merlefest Midnight Jam
78543
Set 1Tony Rice Unit –
Red Haired Boy
Nine Pound Hammer
A Maiden’s Prayer
Sally Goodin

Chesapeake -
Last Train To Poor Valley
Bill VonDiddly Fonte

Tony Williamson -
Road To Pedro’s
The First North Carolina Mandolin Orchestra -
Dark Eyes
Enter John Cowan
Stormy Monday
? (John Solo)

-Peter Rowan & The Rowan Brothers
I’ll Be There
Enter Jerry Douglas, Arena Serine, Mark Schatz
Man Of Constant Sorrow
A Man With A Dream
Free Mexican Air Force
Fair And Tender Ladies
The Darkest Hour

Peter Wernick’s Five Alive -
On A Roll
Enter Tim O’Brien, Jack Lawrence
Huckling The Berries
Stony Creek
CommentTony Rice Unit:
Tony Rice Guitar
Wyatt Rice Guitar
Ricky Simpkins Fiddle
Ronnie Simpkins Bass
Jimmy Gaudreau Mandolin

Chesapeake:
Mike Auldridge Dobro
T. Michael Coleman Bass
Jimmy Gaudreau Mandolin
Moondi Klein Guitar

Mandolin Orchestra:
Tony Williamson
John Duffy
Jimmy Gaudreau
And many others..

The Rowan Brothers:
Peter Rowan Guitar, Mandolin
Loren Rowan 12 String Guitar
Chris Rowan Guitar
Stuart Duncan Fiddle
Victor Krauss Bass

Live Five:
Peter Wernick Banjo
Greg Weber Vibes
Rich Moore Electric Bass
Bill Panterelli Clarinet
Chris Ditsin Drums

Notes: This is a partial set
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04/29/1995
Merlefest Midnight Jam
78569
Set 1- Shady Grove Band –
Bo Catcher’s Reel
Imprisoned By The Memories
Wasted Tears
The Center Man
Johnny Ridge
Golden Highway

- Jack Lawrence & Friends – Tony Williamson, Joe Smuthers
Sweet Time Gal
Phantoms Of the Interstate
This Old Guitar Of Mine
Mr. Spaceman

- David Grier -
Tickle Belly Hill
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Water Street Waltz

- Sara Wilkins Byron Berline & Laurie Lewis -
Red Haired Boy
California Blues
Huckleberry Hornpipe
Set 2- The Emily Lester Set –
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?

- Tony Rice, Byron Berline, Ronnie Simpkins, Jimmy Gaudreau & Mark Johnson -
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Old Joe Clark
Enter Sam Bush
Nine Pound Hammer

- Tim O’Brien & Friends (Mollie O’Brien, Mark Schatz, Moondi Klein)
Thinking Of Handsome Molly
Pass You By

- Rich Morrum with Mollie O’Brien -
The Arms Of The Moon

- Return Tim O’Brien & Lots Friends including:
Dirk Powell, Rich Moore, Stuart Duncan, Scott Nygaard, Peter Wernick,
Peter Rowan, Chris Thile, Sean Watkins, Tony Williamson, Scott Huff -
I Can’t Dance, I’ve Got Ants In The Pants
Set 3- Sam Bush & Tony Williamson
Broadway
Enter David Grisman
Jitterbug Waltz

- Sam Bush, David Grisman, Chris Thile, Mark Schatz, Peter Wernick, Sean Watkins -
Telluride
Salt Creek
Darlin’ Think Of What You’ve Done
Daybreak In Dixie
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04/27/1996
Merle Watson Memorial Midnight Jam
81040
Set 1- Doc Watson & Jack Lawrence -
I’ll Never See My Home Again
Greenville Trestle
Florida Blues

- Blue Highway -
Say, Won’t You Be Mine
Buddy Can We Talk About Virginia
It’s A Long, Long Road
Reuben’s Train
The Rounder
God Moves In A Windstorm (Off Mic)
In The Gravel Yard

- Gillian Welch, David Rawlings & Tim O’Brien-
?
I'll Go On Downtown
Dark As A Dungeon

- Enter Mollie O’Brien -
Orphan Girl

- Tim & Mollie O’Brien -
When I Paint My Masterpiece

- Dirk Powell & Friends –
Salt River
East Virginia
Brown Eyed Rabbit W/ Cloggers

- Peter Wernick, Ron Cavanaugh & Mark Schatz
The Cajun Way
Cells Of Ireland
Midnight On The Water

- Tony Rice, Sam Bush, Bill Keith, Richard Greene, Mark Schatz -
Patty On The Turnpike
Molly & Tenbrooks
Grey Eagle
Wheel Hoss

- Françoise Vola And His Band
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?
?

- Leslie Tucker, Scott, Nygaard, Mark Schatz, Tim O’Brien
Are You Speaking My Language
One Step At A Time

– Enter Tony Williamson –
Dina
Comment
Hosted By Tim O’Brien

In Order Of Appearance:
Doc Watson Guitar
Jack Lawrence Guitar
Tim Stafford Guitar
Wayne Taylor Bass
Rob Ikes Dobro
Jason Burleson Banjo
Sean Lang Mandolin
Gillian Welch Guitar
David Rawlings Mandolin
Tim O’Brien Mandolin
Mollie O’Brien Vocals
Dirk Powell Fiddle
Jim Miller Guitar
Paul Brown Fiddle
Meredith Macintosh Bass
Peter Wernick Banjo
Ron Cavanaugh Fiddle
Mark Schatz Bass
Tony Rice Guitar
Sam Bush Mandolin
Bill Keith Banjo
Richard Greene Fiddle
Françoise Vola Guitar
Leslie Tucker Vocals
Scott, Nygaard Guitar
Tony Williamson Mandolin
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02/01/1997
Doc Watson & Tony Rice
Set 1Hobo Bill's Last Ride
Wendy & Warren
In The Shadow Of The Pines
Yer My Best Friend
Matchbox Blues
Summertime
I Want A New Mama
Walk On, Boy
Stranger Blues
Precious Lord
Buckets Of Rain
House Of The Rising Sun
Souvenirs
Milk Cow Blues
Deep River Blues
More Pretty Girls Than One
Black Mountain Rag
CommentMerlefest '97
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03/07/1998
Chesapeake
Set 1Just Where I Want To Be (?)
Let It Roll
Bed Of Roses
Carolina Cornfield
Working On A Building
Carolina Star
Full Force Gale
Georgia On My Mind
My Favorite Things
Ginseng Sullivan
Song For A Winter’s Night
John Hardy
Train Of Love
Special Angel
Shake Rattle & Roll
Sincerely
Black Mountain Rag

Encores:
Where the Soul Of Man Never Dies
Nine Pound Hammer
CommentChesapeake Is:
Mike Auldridge Dobro
Jimmy Gaudreau Mandolin
T. Michael Coleman Bass
Moondi Klein Guitar
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