2006 - Vern Williams and Ray Park were in the vanguard of the newly emerging bluegrass scene in the '60s, and although they were well respected within the bluegrass community, they were little known outside of it. They recorded a highly coveted four-song EP for Starday Records in 1962, as well as a scattering of other tracks that were later collected on the LP Sounds of the Ozarks, but the duo's studio output was minimal, which is part of what makes this pleasant live set from 1968 such a delight. Vern & Ray with Herb Pedersen: San Francisco 1968, recorded at San Francisco State College as part of the annual San Francisco Folk Festival, includes a young Herb Pedersen (banjo) and Howard Courtney (acoustic bass) joining Williams (mandolin) and Park (guitar and fiddle), and features a fluid bluegrass ensemble moving through an interesting set of genre standards.
div. Songs
- Band Intro
- 20 SECOND RAG
- HOW MANY TIMES
- MULESKINNER BLUES (BLUE YODEL NO.8)
- SWEET FERN
- Intro
- THE LEATHER BRITCHES
- I WONDER WHERE YOU ARE TONIGHT
- LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE
- THE BUCKIN' MULE
- THE BOTTLE LET ME DOWN
- ODE TO THE LITTLE BROWN SHACK
- POOR ELLEN SMITH
- HARD TIMES
- THE TOUCH OF GOD'S HAND
- ON MY MIND
- ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
- LOST AT SEA
