I have been a Band fan ever since I was in my early teens so that day in May was a real treat for me. Rick Danko and his band came in an hour early for soundcheck raving about how beautiful the drive from upstate NY and over the Berkshires had been. Rick and the boys giggled through most of the soundcheck which was easy, Rick had just bought a new DI box and he wanted his guitar to sound like a bass. The lineup was unique to say the least, drums, acoustic guitar, harmonica and pedal steel. This opened the field for some pretty creative harmonies. Michelle Shocked was the opening act and if my memory serves me well she arrived barefoot. I will post Michelle Shocked's show at a later date as a separate leak. As Rick might have said, it was quite a crowd. The show was entertaining, fun and at times beautiful. I also remember buying new wind screens for the Shure Sm57's I used on vocals, halfway through the set Rick proceeds to tear the brand new windscreen off his mic mentioning that he might get AIDS... 


Steel guitar Buddy Cage
Harmonica Sredni Vollmer 
Drums Andy Robinson

Read about Rick here
Buy his music here

When Rick died I wrote a song called You Made A Difference that I released with my band Home Groan, I will include the song as a bonus for members of the mailing list. I dug up an audience tape from a show I did with Motorpsycho's alter ego The International Tussler Society of The Band song It Makes No Difference.