Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.
Rubber Souldiers 3/12 for download
Rubber Souldiers: Lorin Rowan – guitar, mandolin, vocals; Chris Rowan – guitar, vocals; David Gans – guitar, vocals; Paul Knight – bass.
Set 1
You’re Gonna Lose That Girl
Norwegian Wood
Dr. Robert
If I Fell
I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party
Act Naturally
Day Tripper
Things We Said Today
Across the Universe
Baby’s in Black
A Hard Day’s Night
She Loves You
Hey Jude
This Boy
No Reply
Here Comes the Sun
Set 2
From Me to You
Rocky Raccoon
I Should Have Known Better->
Heart of Gold
Ticket to Ride->
Rain tease
Hold Me Tight
You Can’t Do That
I Saw Her Standing There->
In My Life
Another Girl->
Nowhere Man
Tell Me Why->
Yellow Submarine
Midnight Moonlight *
Stir It Up-> *
In the Still of the Night *
Hound Dog-> *
Shake, Rattle And Roll->
(tape ran out!)
* with Peter Rowan, guitar and vocal Blair’s Fierro obit
Blair Jackson posted a lovely tribute to the late Martin Fierro on DeadNet.
RS likes DJ&T
David Fricke gives Donna Jean and the Tricksters a positive review on the Rolling Stone web site:
…. The pairing of [Donna Jean’s} Southern-gospel alto and the Tricksters’ roots-and-groove interplay on Donna Jean & the Tricksters (Heart of Gold) is a warm, perfect fit, especially in the early-Seventies Boz Scaggs-style R&B of “All I Gotta Say†and “No Better Way.†…
Another Rubber Souldiers photo

Dave Clark sent along this photo from late in the second set at the Iron Springs Pub on 3/12/08, when Peter Rowan joined Rubber Souldiers for a few songs to close out a wild, wonderful evening.
Martin Fierro, RIP
Today we lost Martin Fierro, a crazy sweet man and a hell of a fine saxophone player.
