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JAMESTOWN 2007- WHAT A SHOW! I will get back to you all later today maybe late tonight to give you the details of this incredible show and I must admit in all the years of following Bruce- this is in my opinion the best show ever! You couldn’t go wrong with Bruce, the Noisemakers, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, and Chaka Khan! What a way to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of America at Jamestown, VA with Virginia’s native son- Bruuuuuce! I will give you details and the setlist and I will also send pictures to Si and when he has time maybe he can put them up! Take Care and I will get back to real soon!Aaron Pritchett
Newport News, VAFrom What I pieced together, this is the set. The beginning through sally joe should all be correct. After that, I either didn’t know songs or had to leave early because my family wanted to leave. We left midway through the Chaka Khan set, and some of the papers mentioned songs that were played after. The set started out Noisemakers, Andy Leftwitch (violinist from K. Thunder) played on Limo and big stick. Not sure what the actual title of the “tater” song is, they just kept talking about it before they played it. Skaggs’ family played a 3 song set of which I don’t remember the song titles. Noisemakers played with Chaka Khan singing, then they played valley road and I believe closed with Jacob’s ladder, with VA’s gov. Tim Kaine playing on harmonica. Hopefully some other people can fill in the gaps….
Star Spangled Banner
White Wheeled Limousine >
(Long Black Veil)
Circus on the Moon
The End of the Innocence
Big Rock Candy Mountain >
Candy Mountain Run
Big Stick
Defenders of the Flag
King of the Hill >
Twelve Tone Blues >
Mystery TrainBruce Hornsby with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
The Dreaded Spoon
Uncle Penn
The Way It Is
Tater Song
Sally JoeScaggs’ Family Set
Chaka Khan with Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
Through the Fire
Love Me Still
Tell Me Something Good
I Feel For YouThe Valley Road (Ricky Skaggs)
Jacob’s Ladder (w/ Tim Kaine on Harmonica)I’ve filled in most of the missing pieces, I think, although I may well have lost track of exactly who was playing on each song:
Star Spangled Banner*
White Wheeled Limousine > Long Black Veil > White Wheeled Limousine*
Circus on the Moon
The End of the Innocence
Big Rock Candy Mountain > Candy Mountain Run
Big Stick
Defenders of the Flag
King of the Hill > Twelve Tone Tune > Mystery Train > King of the HillBruce Hornsby with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
The Dreaded Spoon
Uncle Pen
The Way It Is
Sheep Shell Corn
Sally Joe (Bill Monroe song)
Superfreak^Ricky, Molly, and Luke Skaggs
If My People (song by Molly Skaggs)Ricky, Molly, Luke, and Sharon Skaggs
The Old Rugged Cross (traditional hymn)Chaka Khan with Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
At the Meeting (Sensational Nightingales song)@
Love Me Still
Through the Fire
??
Tell Me Something Good
I Feel For YouBruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
The Valley RoadBruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers and Ricky Skaggs
Cartoons & Candy
The Way It Is (not the whole song, just from the last verse on, which they hadn’t played earlier)
Jacob’s Ladder > Pig in a Pen > Jacob’s Ladder%*w/Andy Leftwich
^w/Doug Derryberry and Sonny Emery
@w/Ricky Skaggs
%w/Tim Kaine (governor of Virginia) on harmonicaI thought it was a really good show, especially the parts where Ricky & Bruce played together. It was also fun watching the Noisemakers have fun being a funk band for a while, backing up Chaka Khan. And Bruce and J.V. (who I don’t think was miked, so we couldn’t hear him) rapped the opening to “I Feel For You” (Chaka Khan Chaka Khan Chaka Khan…)
And frankly, I could have done without the Skaggs family’s lectures on religion (and his revisionist history about why the settlers came to Jamestown–He said they came for religious freedom, but mostly they came to make money).
A few other notes: We were in front on the left, sitting 5-6 rows behind Bruce’s mom. For a couple of songs during the Bruce/Ricky/Kentucky Thunder set, J.T. came and sat out in the audience for a couple of songs with the group that included Bruce’s mom. He went backstage and then Derryberry came and sat in the audience with them for a few songs.
Jamestown 2007 set list!
I know everyone else has contributed but this is once again the setlist and I did add that the Tater Song is Sheep Shell Corn! Thanks for one all and the replies! I have sent Si the pictures and a report and hopefully when he is feeling up to it he may post it for all of you to enjoy! Thanks again and thanks for appreciating good music!
Subject: Jamestown 2007 setlist
Jamestown, VA Anniversary Park, Saturday May 12, 2007
Bruce and the Noisemakers
Star-Spangled Banner
White Wheeled Limousine>Long Black Veil w/ Andy Leftwitch
Circus on the Moon
The End of the Innocence
Big Rock Candy Mountain>Candy Mountain Run
Big Stick>w/ Andy Leftwitch
King of the Hill>Twelve Tone Blues>Mystery Train>King of the HillBruce, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
The Dreaded Spoon
Uncle Pen
The Way It Is
Sheep Shell Corn (Tater Song)
Sally Joe
SuperfreakRicky Skaggs, his son- Luke/his daughter Molly
If My People
The Old Rugged Cross w/ Ricky’s wife Sharon White SkaggsChaka Khan
The Meeting (Old Nightengale’s song)
Love Me Still
Through the Fire
Come Back To Me
Tell Me Something Good
Chaka Khan “I Feel for You”Bruce, Ricky, Kentucky Thunder
Valley Road
Jacob’s Ladder>Pig in a Pen>Cartoons & Candy>Jacob’s Ladder w/ Gov. TIm Kaine on
Harmonica
The Way It IsCandy Mountain Run, Defenders & King of the Hill all in the same show?
Wow! ❗
David Day
Lake Lanier, GAJamestown 2007 (left out Defenders!) Sorry!
Sorry left out Defenders after Big Stick!
Jamestown, VA Anniversary Park, Saturday May 12, 2007
Bruce and the Noisemakers
Star-Spangled Banner
White Wheeled Limousine>Long Black Veil w/ Andy Leftwitch
Circus on the Moon
The End of the Innocence
Big Rock Candy Mountain>Candy Mountain Run
Big Stick>w/ Andy Leftwitch
**DEFENDERS OF THE FLAG
King of the Hill>Twelve Tone Blues>Mystery Train>King of the HillBruce, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
The Dreaded Spoon
Uncle Pen
The Way It Is
Sheep Shell Corn (Tater Song)
Sally Joe
SuperfreakRicky Skaggs, his son- Luke/his daughter Molly
If My People
The Old Rugged Cross w/ Ricky’s wife Sharon White SkaggsChaka Khan
The Meeting (Old Nightengale’s song)
Love Me Still
Through the Fire
Come Back To Me
Tell Me Something Good
Chaka Khan “I Feel for You”Bruce, Ricky, Kentucky Thunder
Valley Road
Jacob’s Ladder>Pig in a Pen>Cartoons & Candy>Jacob’s Ladder w/ Gov. TIm Kaine on
Harmonica
The Way It IsHere are a couple links Aaron mentioned in another post: [url url=mms://wmaudio.mgnetwork.com/audio/rtd/jamestownaudio.wma]”The Way It Is”[/url]audio and a cell phone vid with the governor on harmonica on “Jacob’s Ladder”
There are rumored to be other clips – if I find ’em I’ll post ’em!
Jamestown 2007 Report
A Party Like No Other- Jamestown, Virginia- May 12, 2007/Anniversary Park/
America’s 400th AnniversaryWhat a time to have a party! 400 years in the making! Virginia commemorates the 400th Anniversary of America and the beginning of a whole new world on the banks of the mighty James River. May 11-13th marked 3 big days for locals and visitors from around the world as tens of thousands of people flocked to Jamestown, Virginia to mark this important time in our nation’s history.
For all you out there a quick history lesson- 104 Colonists set sail from England in January of 1607, with the likes of Captain John Smith and Captain Christopher Newport (who led the Susan Constant, Discover, and Godspeed) in search of gold and wealth which brought them across the Atlantic and landing at Virginia Beach, from there they went up to Hampton, Newport News, and eventually found there way to Jamestown Island on May 13, 1607. Of course once there, they struggled to survive, but set up the Virginia Colony and ultimately helped to spark the birth of our nation.
This Anniversary has been in the planning stages for more than 5 years and took quite a lot of efforts from the state, federal, and local governments to pull off. Historic Jamestown and Jamestown Settlement were the site of this humongous celebration which brought the Queen of England to town, President George Bush, community groups and performers from all over the state of Virginia, and yes Virginia’s own Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, Ricky Skaggs
and Kentucky Thunder, and Chaka Khan!A quick note- A lot has been riding on this Anniversary because of the number of resources and money being thrown into this as well as a lot of people not having faith in pulling something like this off- Things have changed a lot since the 350th Anniversary in 1957. Also a lot people were upset initially because the Jamestown 2007 organizers failed to release the name of their nationally known music performers and even when they did, a lot people were disappointed with the naming of Bruce which lit a few fires among the Bruce community. But The Show Goes On!
And what a show He and his friends put on! Saturday, May 12, 2007 focused on 400 minutes of music which featured many local musical groups, choirs, performers, etc and the nightcap finale was of course Bruce! This event was outside and in a section of the grounds called Anniversary Park which used to be an old campground. The weather was overcast in the morning, beautiful midday and the evening wore on so to did the rain, but luckily it didn’t last for long as the show started right around 6:30 and from their this Anniversary got kicked into high gear!
From The Star-Spangled Banner to White Wheeled Limousine with Andy Leftwitch on violin from Kentucky Thunder (This guy is a rare breed and simply amazing to watch) this show was off to a great start! Bruce and the Noisemakers jammed the first set and were definitely having a ball- other songs included Big Rock Candy Mountain>Candy Mountain Run and of course the only request of the night which came from yours truly- King of the Hill>Twelve Tone Blues>Mystery Train! Simply Incredible!
The next set saw the Noisemakers exit and now with Bruce were Ricky and Kentucky Thunder- and they hit the ground running with Dreaded Spoon, Uncle Pen, Sheep Shell Corn, and ended with Sally Joe! They kept teasing that they should make a Bluegrass album sometime!
The next set saw Bruce take a much need break and the exit of KY, so Ricky brought his son Luke, recently graduated daughter Molly on stage for her song “If My People.” Ricky then introduced his wife Sharon White Skaggs for a beautiful “The Old Rugged Cross.” And even though Ricky may have given his own account of why the colonists came over (religious freedom) it was actually to get rich, the first stop was Virginia Beach where they erected a cross in the name of God! Anyway that set closed and the next set was amazing!
Bruce, the Noisemakers, and Chaka Khan- simply jamming- from an old
Nightingale’s song called “The Meeting” to a “Love Me Still” Duet, to the
jamming “Tell Me Something Good” and Chaka’s famous song “I Feel For You” which had Bruce and the Noisemakers reading the opening verses from paper- “Chaka Khan let me love you, let me rock you, let me feel you too.” what a great showcase of a music melting pot where music has no boundaries and artists can simply jam and have fun!The final set saw Bruce, the Noisemakers, Ricky and KT return for a Bluegrass version of Valley Road and then Bruce invited Governor Tim Kaine on stage to jam with them on Jacob’s Ladder>Pig in a Pen>Cartoons and Candy>Jacob’s Ladder- How incredible! The final song was The Way It Is and a perfect ender to a perfect night!
Bruce and the gang played an incredible 3 hour show and had the crowd on its feet, dancing and just totally jamming! I can guarantee for all of those who questioned why they brought Bruce into town for the 400th Anniversary, they definitely know now! This is not the Bruce from twenty years ago! This concert was intense, tight and had you begging for more! They did tape the performance for the Big Screen TV’s and hopefully we can see this in the future from Bruce, the Jamestown 2007 people or hopefully MunchMusic! Who knows!
This show in my opinion was the best concert I have seen in my entire life and for a $30 dollar ticket for a show like this- what a deal! I missed the Big Millennium Bash in Williamsburg in 2000 and always regretted it, but now since I got to attend this show on Bruce’s home turf , a hop, skip and jump from Williamsburg, right on the James River, and near the Surry Nuclear Power Plant (Hot House Ball origin)- what an incredible night! Thank you Bruce once again for a very memorable night, for inviting you talented friends and supplying us with the best music around!
Happy 400th!
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My Gawd, Aaron! Very jealous down here in North Georgia! Love the Leftwichian additions!
Anybody tape this? Just joking. Hope it is released in some form at some point!
Vic
Jamestown Show
Great reviews of an absolutely stellar EVENT! I travelled down from Pennsylvania specifically to see Bruce with the band and WOW….was it worth it. Bruce and the band….Ricky and Kentucky Thunder…and Chaka….they were absolutely on fire. We danced the night away! I’m still dancing in my heart.
I hope we will see the recording made available. It was definately a show to enjoy again.
It was a great day with a wonderful mix of music. We also enjoyed a terrific set by Jen Chapin, and discovered South African artist Vusi Mahlasela. But Bruce’s 3 hour set was just a knockout. I’m sure that the fireworks the following night paled in comparison.
Kat
Re: Jamestown Show
sunflowerkat119 wrote:Great reviews of an absolutely stellar EVENT! I travelled down from Pennsylvania specifically to see Bruce with the band and WOW….was it worth it.
KatHey Kat! Where have you been? You sound like a “Road Scholar” in Training! You would make a good one!
David Day
Lake Lanier, GAWell David….let’s see if I qualify.
Jamestown made show #21 for me. I live in eastern PA so Bruce is often in “my neck of the woods.” I’ve seen him a number of times in or near Philly and New York. I’ve traveled to Richmond, Baltimore, DC, Pittsburgh, and now Jamestown. The furthest I’ve gone is Indianapolis….to treat my sisters to a show. This last trip, I was travelling with Elyce (gdwoman) which was especially great! I love when I get to share a show with someone of equal enthusiasm.
Every mile has been worth it….and I’m looking forward to more!
I’ve got lots of concert pics at my photo website here:
http://primalucephotos.com/layout/0001/ … tartrow=10Kat
ok ok ok – so I guess I should add my 2 cents… it’s been a long time since I’ve posted…..
“Stellar” must have been the agreed upon word for Kat and me, because that is exactly how I would describe the day. Sun, music, music and sun – a little rain…. and then more music. What’s not to love?
I had thought we would see separate sets from Bruce, Chaka and Ricky, with each performer sitting in here and there. SO glad I was mistaken. Bruce rocked his home town with a passion. Yes – I could have SO done without the religious interjections by the Skaggs’, but we were in the south, right? I guess it’s to be expected.
A loooong drive down – and a loooong drive home, for a loooong and wonderful day of music. So fortunate am I that I had amazing company and got to see the people I haven’t seen in a long time. I love Bruce in any capacity – but I think I love to see him best with the band.
So…just trying to see if I have enough pennies for BBs with the Jazz trio…..
sunflowerkat119 wrote:Well David….let’s see if I qualify.
Jamestown made show #21 for me. I live in eastern PA so Bruce is often in “my neck of the woods.” I’ve seen him a number of times in or near Philly and New York. I’ve traveled to Richmond, Baltimore, DC, Pittsburgh, and now Jamestown. The furthest I’ve gone is Indianapolis….to treat my sisters to a show. This last trip, I was travelling with Elyce (gdwoman) which was especially great! I love when I get to share a show with someone of equal enthusiasm.
Every mile has been worth it….and I’m looking forward to more!
KatHey Kat!
To be a Road Scholar you need to be highly esteemed by all road scholars, to explore remote places trying to find unfound shortcuts not shown on mapquest, to report on assorted journeys, shows, songlists and thoughts to other road scholars, to help organize meetups near venues, to practice two hand independence on the dash while driving and be looked upon as a true fan by the Bruce Nation.
I think 21 shows qualifies you! With one exception…….We need to hear from you more often!
Let it now be know that I hereby decree & declare that you are a Road Scholar and are no longer a Road Scholar in Training. You will now be bestowed all the rights and privileges by the Bruce Nation of not only being a true Bruce fan, but membership into the elite society of Road Scholars.
David Day
Lake Lanier, GAHaters
Why all the hatin’ on the lovely Skaggs family and a nice Southern gospel tune or two?
I’d say I’m more spiritual than religious, but I enjoy a nice hymn now and then… Vic
I wouldn’t call it “hatin’ “…. but it’s not my cup of tea at all. Besides, while I’m sure the Skaggs family are very nice people, I – for one – have had way too many experiences with people who “preach the gospel” but don’t really live it. So, being asked to sit through a VERY preachy song about a cross and Jesus and all that tends to bring up a bad taste in my mouth. It’s not what I was there for, and in fact – the event was NOT a religious event and I don’t really think it was appropriate (but as I said, more people in the south tend to beleive the same way the Skaggs family does, so it seems that this type of religious display at a securlar event is more acceptable there than in other places).
I did, however, like the song that Ricky’s daughter wrote and performed, AND I have enjoyed the preformances I’ve seen with Bruce and Ricky…so please don’t think I have anything against the Skaggs family simply becasue I don’t necessarily agree with their spiritual beleifs. In fact, I think a person’s spiritual/religious beliefs are none of my business, and everyone is perfectly entitled to beleive how ever they choose. I just don’t really care to hear about Jesus, Buddah, Allah, or any other religious icon at a concert.
JAMESTOWN 2007- WHAT A SHOW! I will get back to you all later today maybe late tonight to give you the details of this incredible show and I must admit in all the years of following Bruce- this is in my opinion the best show ever! You couldn’t go wrong with Bruce, the Noisemakers, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, and Chaka Khan! What a way to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of America at Jamestown, VA with Virginia’s native son- Bruuuuuce! I will give you details and the setlist and I will also send pictures to Si and when he has time maybe he can put them up! Take Care and I will get back to real soon!
I’d say I’m more spiritual than religious, but I enjoy a nice hymn now and then… 
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