M.M.M. #19 – Hot Buttered Rum

Hot Buttered Rum
Music in the Park 
Todd Grove Park
Ukiah, CA
July 25, 2021 

These guys have been on my “Cool String Band” list for a long, long time. Here’s a summary from their website and a link.

Hot Buttered Rum, a souped-up, left-coast string band, is the brainchild of five uniquely gifted musicians who weave their love of bluegrass, folk, jazz and soul into a riveting strain of Americana. String bass and five-alarm fiddle merge with guitar, banjo, mandolin and drums to frame the voices of its two contrasting writers, fueling a dance party with roots in Appalachia and its branches in California. It’s a sound that’s as tough to describe as it is easy to love. Nearly twenty years into its journey, HBR’s music, dreamed up in the backcountry of the High Sierra and the basements of San Francisco, has found its way into the hearts, minds and bodies of fans nationwide. The band continues to tour year-round in support of its many albums and social causes.

This is a fun show in the park, with excellent sound. Enjoy!

Setlist

  1. Nellie Kane
  2. House On The Hill
  3. Wedding Day
  4. Find My Way
  5. Sugaree 
  6. I Wanna Know 
  7. Busted In Utah
  8. Enjoy Yourself
  9. Sitting Here Alone
  10. Pig In A Pen
  11. You Can Tell
  12. How Mountain Girls Can Love
  13. Music’s Been Good To Me
  14. Good One Gone
  15. Lay Me Down A Pallet On Your Floor
  16. Hard Times
  17. Idaho Pines
  18. Lonesome Feeling 
  19. Summer of My Fall
  20. Desert Rat
  21. Something Beautiful

Photo and Recording By Terry TLP Lapoint