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Trey’s Newport Folk Festival Set

8/2/08, Newport, RI
Brian and Robert, Farmhouse, Water in the Sky, Let me Lie, Bouncing Around the Room, Heavy Things, If I Could Be a Sailor*, Mountains in the Mist, Sleep Again, Get Back on the Train, Peggy**, Waste, Shine, Bathtub Gin, Wilson. E: Sample in a Jar, Chalkdust
*dedicated to Tom Marshall  **new song, debut

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Simply being a part of such a prestigious festival is an honor for Trey, for Phish, and for all of us.  He can truly say he has spanned all genres from acoustic “folk” to free jazz (Surrender to the Air) and everything in between.  That being said, it looks like a fairly routine acoustic setlist with a few twists from Trey this afternoon at the historic Newport Folk Festival. The two new songs are emotionally and lyrically driven, akin to a lot of his latter compositions.  “Peggy” is a song about love and devotion, with a comedic twist about a Peggy Fleming poster staring you down on your bedroom door.  This could definitely develop into a new Phish song.  Trey also said that “If I Could Be a Sailor” was a song he and Tom Marshall wrote eight years ago.  The song is short, yet lyrically rich, using a sailing as a metaphor for life, rife with mythological references.  Trey looked happy, enthusiastic and continuously gushed about the beauty and surroundings.  The rains began, ironically, during the late-set Bathtub Gin, and continued through the end of the show.  Trey closed his nugget of Phishiness at the legendary festival with Wilson, Sample, Chalkdust– classic.  It seems clear where his heart is these days.  Thursday night in Brooklyn, when things are finally plugged in again, is looking and feeling quite promising! (Thanks to VisorKid for the PT review.)

Here is a classic clip from Newport Folk Festival’s past, circa 1963: Bob Dylan and the Freedom Singers, “Blowin’ In the Wind”

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2 Responses to “Trey’s Newport Folk Festival Set”

  1. gregornot Says:
    August 2nd, 2008 at 11:37 pm

    Hi,
    Great Blog, thanks for taking the time to express your truths. It is truly appreciated, by all ( at least by me). Thanks for your hard work, as a fellow blogger I know the daily grind of publishing new, interesting items. Thanks again for you hard work.
    Peace,Shundahai( A Newe word which means “Peace and Harmony with All Creation) Gregor Gable
    Nuclear and Indigenous
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    PS I’m really a Grateful Dead fan, but since Jerry passed Phish has been there and now it’s just Trey

  2. empire Says:
    August 4th, 2008 at 2:19 pm

    mr.miner sweet blog, i really enjoy reading your work brings back all those wonderful memories..and i love how you put some shows on there as well.

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