Ray LaMontagne - Solo
Beacon Theater
New York, NY
11/10/09

Seat Location: Row A - Left Center Lodge
Lineage: Zoom H4n w/internal mics @ 90 deg pattern (WAV 44.1kHz/16bit) > ScanDisc > USB > CDWAV (split tracks) > FLAC frontend 


Track List:
(Approx 90mins)

01) Achin' All the Time
02) Sarah
03) Jolene (false start)
04) Jolene
05) "Townes Van Sandt story"
06) Loretta
07) Hold You In My Arms
08) To Love Somebody w/Dave Gutter
09) Hey Me, Hey Momma w/Dave Gutter
10) Let it Be Me
11) Empty
12) Roses & Cigarettes
13) Shelter
14) Winter Birds
15) "Just one of those days...just can't get out of my own head"
16) You Are the Best Thing (orig.arrangement)
17) Henry Nearly Killed Me (It's a Shame)
18) Burn
19) pre-encore cheering
Encore:
20) Trouble
21) All the Wild Horses

Recording Notes: 
- This was only my 3rd attempt at recording anything with my new Zoom H4n. It's far from perfect (no fades, I haven't learned how to ease back the loud clapping between songs yet, etc.), but it's not too bad either...I'd appreciate any feedback but be gentle. ;^)
- Track 2 cuts suddenly, just as the song finishes. I accidentally turned the mics off while moving the recorder - a 
bonehead rookie mistake. I was able to recover just as the next song began...virtually nothing is missed.

Performance Notes:
- With only last years Radio City show to compare with, I'd say this nights performance rivaled that show and then  
some. A solid mix of new and old material with Ray in fine voice and in a reserved, yet quirky frame of mind  
throughout the show. 
- He tells a bittersweet Townes Van Sandt anecdote before covering the TVS song "Loretta". He also mentions that he recently got together with John Prine, Lyle Lovett & Elvis Costello for a taping of Costello's show "Spectacle" and sang it for the taping.