Over the Rhine and Vienna Teng
December 5, 2009
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
Old Saybrook, CT

Once in a while, the stars all line up for you. Two of your favorite artists decide to tour together, they book an intimate theater within driving distance that has a great sound system and acoustics, the musicians and engineers and venue management are all helpful in your efforts to capture the event, the audience is enthusiastic yet respectful, and the artists turn in amazing sets. Such was my experience on a rainy Saturday night in Old Saybrook, and I’m happy to be able to share exceptional performances by Vienna Teng and Over the Rhine here in their entirety.

Vienna Teng

Vienna Teng – vocals, piano, looping pedal, melodica, clapping
Alex Wong – vocals, drums, percussion, glockenspiel, water pipe, guitar, melodica

Disc 1

1. Whatever You Want
2. Blue Caravan
3. Gravity
4. Antebellum
5. In Another Life
6. In the Creases
7. The Last Snowfall
8. Stray Italian Greyhound
9. The Tower
10. City Hall
11. Augustine
12. Harbor
13. Grandmother Song

Stream the set from this link.
FLAC files can be downloaded from this page.
A zipped file of hi-fi mp3s can be downloaded from here.

Over the Rhine

Karin Bergquist – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, cookie sheet
Linford Detweiler – keyboards, acoustic guitar, electric bass, vocals
Kenny Hutson – electric guitar, dobro, mandolin, pedal steel
Jake Bradley – acoustic bass, electric bass, electric guitar
Mickey Grimm – drums, percussion, falsetto

Disc 1 – Main Set

1. I Don’t Wanna Waste Your Time
2. Jesus In New Orleans
3. Drunkard’s Prayer
4. Trouble
5. I’m On a Roll
6. All I Ever Get For Christmas Is Blue
7. Here It Is
8. Snow Angel
9. Angel Band
10. Ohio
11. Professional Daydreamer
12. Etcetera Whatever
13. Desperate For Love
14. Hey Tom
15. Orphan Girl

Disc 2 – Encore

1. North Pole Man
2. New Redemption Song

Stream the set from this link.
FLAC files can be downloaded from this page.
A zipped file of hi-fi mp3s can be downloaded from here.

Source info for both sets:

sbd mixed outs > Darktrain Silver cables > Oade Concert PMD-661 @24/44.1 (line in) > PNY 16Gb SDHC > cardreader > Voxengo r8brain (resampling to sync with mic source) > Adobe Audition/iZotope Ozone

AKG 481 (DIN, DFC 45′ from stage 8′ up) > Darktrain Silver cables > Oade Concert R-44 @24/44.1 > PNY 16Gb SDHC > cardreader > Adobe Audition/iZotope Ozone

Processing: convert sbd source to mono, limiting on applause, sbd/mics mixdown (about 60/40), fades, gain, MBIT+ dither, FLAC Level 8

House mix by Colm O’Riley
Photos by Gerry Lang
Many thanks to Chuck Still and everyone else at “The Kate”

Support the artists and buy Vienna Teng’s and Over the Rhine’s albums!

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