Session Americana, a six-member mostly acoustic band who have attracted a very loyal following in the Boston area, played two festive holiday shows at Club Passim in Cambridge MA on December 13, 2008. This compilation of highlights from both shows was recorded at close range using two mics at the front of the stage (supplemented by a soundboard feed) and captures the lively vocal and instrumental interplay that distinguishes all the band’s performances.

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Session Americana:

• Ry Cavanaugh – guitar, mandolin, field organ, bass and vocals
• Dinty Child – mandolin, guitar, mandocello, banjo, accordion, fiddle, field organ and vocals
• Sean Staples – mandolin, guitar, banjo, field organ, glockenspiel and vocals
• Jim Fitting – harmonicas and vocals
• Jon Bistline – bass, guitar and vocals
• Billy Beard – drums, percussion and vocals

Guest appearances by:

• Laura Cortese – fiddle and vocals
• Rose Polenzani – glockenspiel and vocals
• Sarah Borges – guitar and vocals

Disc 1
01. introduction *
02. Trinity **
03. The Coal Burner **
04. Beer Town *
05. Ice Cream Man *
06. There I Go Again *
07. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man **
08. Merry Christmas Baby **
09. You’ve Got to See Mama Every Night **
10. Santa’s Suit *
11. feelin’ goods *
12. Merry Christmas from the Family *
13. Fairytale of New York **
14. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town *
15. 2000 Miles **
16. Snow *
17. Born Again *
18. You and Me *

Disc 2
01. band introductions *
02. Via Chicago *
03. Something Heavy *
04. High and Dry **
05. Lighthouse Light **

* from 7:00 show
** from 10:00 show

House mix by Matt Smith

Milab DC-196 mics (Blumlein pair in front of stage) > Darktrain Silver cables > Oade Concert R-44 recorder
Soundboard > Oade Concert PMD620 recorder
Cardreader > Audition 3.0/Elephant 3.2 (mics/sbd mix, resampling, editing, limiting, dither) > CD Wave (tracking)

Visit Session Americana’s website and buy their CDs at www.sessionamericana.com.

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