Vern and Ray, Herb Pedersen - San Francisco 1968 (2006)

Bluegrass musicians Vern Williams and Ray Park were both born in Arkansas but did not meet one another until they lived in California. In 1960, they formed what became northern California’s first bluegrass band, with Vern on mandolin and Ray on guitar and fiddle. This live recording from the 1968 folk music festival at San Francisco State College includes Herb Pedersen on banjo. The recording captures the sheer energy and enthusiasm of the band’s performance. They close the show with Ray playing fiddle on the bluegrass standard, “The Orange Blossom Special.”

Tracklist:
01-01 Vern and Ray - Band Intro [0:56]
01-02 Vern and Ray - 20 Second Rag [0:59]
01-03 Vern and Ray - How Many Times [2:19]
01-04 Vern and Ray - Muleskinner Blues [2:21]
01-05 Vern and Ray - Sweet Fern [2:24]
01-06 Vern and Ray - Intro [1:07]
01-07 Vern and Ray - The Leather Britches [1:25]
01-08 Vern and Ray - I Wonder Where You Are Tonight [3:07]
01-09 Vern and Ray - Little Georgia Rose [2:34]
01-10 Vern and Ray - The Buckin' Mule [1:36]
01-11 Vern and Ray - The Bottle Let Me Down [3:15]
01-12 Vern and Ray - Ode to the Little Brown Shack [3:43]
01-13 Vern and Ray - Poor Ellen Smith [2:50]
01-14 Vern and Ray - Hard Times [1:46]
01-15 Vern and Ray - The Touch of God's Hand [2:36]
01-16 Vern and Ray - On My Mind [2:16]
01-17 Vern and Ray - Orange Blossom Special [2:20]