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Flying
- Live from the Grey Eagle |
Taken from three shows recorded
at the Grey Eagle in Black Mountain, NC in the summer
of 1994, this album includes live versions of older
songs and several previously unrecorded tunes, including
We Are Each Other's Angels and Song for
You.
Readers of arts & entertainment
magazine Mountain Xpress voted Flying "Best Recent
Local Release" in their 1995 Best of WNC issue.
Available on CD & cassette.
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When David decided to record a live
album, the choice of where to record it was easy. The
Grey Eagle, now located in Asheville, NC, was then
in business in downtown Black Mountain, exactly one mile from
David's house. It has long been his home town room, and the
consistent support he has received there from fans and the
owners make it an easy decision to record there. Each of the
three shows that went into makeing the record was recorded
with multi-track digital gear and mixed down later by producer
John Alagia, whose credits include tons of work with the Dave
Matthews Band, among many others.
Guest Artists:
David Cohen, percussion
Ben Crudup, keyboards
Todd Mahaffey, lead acoustic guitar
Mary Davis, harmony vocal
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And by
the way...
...one of the sweetest
moments on this recording is the encore, Song For
You. I wrote it as a goodbye song when I was fifteen
and my family moved to a new state. Though I had rehearsed
many songs with the band, Song for You was
not one of them. All the same, Ben Crudup, the piano
player, wandered back on stage after the first verse
and joined in unrehearsed. He was soon followed by
Todd Mahaffey on guitar and David Cohen on percussion.
By the end of the song everyone was on stage again.
It was a spontaneous magical moment, and it was fortunate
to catch it on tape.
- David
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