Week of May 10-16, 2021
Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from the 1980s.
Our first selection is the acoustic set from 10/7/80 at the Warfield in San Francisco, where the Dead were having fun. From this show, we have Iko Iko ; Dark Hollow ; Rosalie McFall ; Monkey And The Engineer ; To Lay Me Down ; Heaven Help The Fool ; Deep Elem Blues ; El Paso > Ripple.
Next is the start of the first set from 10/8/81 in Copenhagen on the Europe ’81 tour, featuring Feel Like A Stranger ; They Love Each Other > C C Rider ; Cumberland Blues ; Mama Tried > Mexicali Blues ; Althea ; Cassidy.
Lastly this week is the start of the second set from opening night of a five night run at the Meadowlands on 10/11/89, featuring China Cat Sunflower> I Know You Rider; Estimated Prophet> Terrapin Station.
Be sure to join us here next week for more music from the vault.
David Lemieux