Music from Tuning the Air, Volume 1
"Running The Set" - June 23, 2007

Unknown location, but likely the Seattle Circle home base at Trinity United Methodist Church, where Tuning the Air performances took place for the first 2½ years.

This was a very easy-going performance, recorded live in the room to microphones, engineered and produced by Andy Boyd, who recorded all of the shows from 2006-2008. We sat in the Circle, just as we would in performance. There is one person in the room with us, possibly a radio host who was considering putting a show on the air. It is all very low pressure. Some studio discussion is audible. The space is wonderfully resonant. Since there was no concern about the recording process intruding on the audience’s experience, the mics were set to optimally record the group, so the quality is quite good. Recorded on the weekend between shows #98 and #99, it reflects a team that had been performing together weekly for more than two years. It is tight, relaxed, and confident. The set we perform is exactly the set you would have heard at the Tuning the Air performance that week.

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(All proceeds from sales of the “Music from Tuning the Air” series go to Seattle Circle, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and are tax-deductible. Seattle Circle’s mission is “to develop and promote appreciation in music in the Puget Sound area through education, workshops and music events.” Tuning the Air was a big one! Their work continues, and your support is greatly appreciated.)

(Seattle Circle’s performance space at Trinity United Methodist Church)

Setlist:

  1. C Minor Zither (SGC)

  2. Batrachomyomachy (Geballe)

  3. Not My Sharona (Geballe)

  4. Circulation in E Minor (SGC)

  5. My Precious Dream (Binder)

  6. Sigh and a Kiss (Williams)

  7. In My Room (Wilson/Usher, arranged: Williams)

  8. Onyx (Abuladze)

  9. Eleanor Rigby (Lennon/McCartney, arranged: Gibson)

  10. Circulation in D Minor (SGC)

  11. Bloed Spoed (Binder/Williams)

  12. San Justino (Kabusacki)

  13. Kashmir/Led Zeppelin Mashup (Page/Plant/Bonham/Jones, arranged: Abuladze/Metcalf)

  14. Candor (SGC)

  15. Deserted (Gibson)

  16. King for a Day (Jensen)

  17. Music for a Found Harmonium (Jeppes)

  18. Procession Chord Entrance over Loops (SGC)

  19. It's a Wrap

 Guitarists seated in the Circle, in seating order:

  1. Curt Golden

  2. Howard Snyder

  3. Travis Metcalf

  4. Chris Gibson

  5. Taylor Sherman

  6. Jaxie Binder

  7. Igor Abuladze

  8. Andrew Boscardin

  9. Bob Williams

Recording: Andy Boyd
Guitar Loops (18): Bob Williams
2026 Mastering: Steve Turnidge