* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:14] HELLO EVERYONE. IT IS AMAZING TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE TONIGHT. IT'S PERFECT WEATHER. IT COULDN'T BE MORE DIVINE, AND UH, WE ARE EXTRAORDINARILY LUCKY TO HAVE STEEL WHEELS WITH US. THEY, WE JUST HAD, UM, SUPPER WITH THEM AND THEY ARE SUCH CHARMING, DELIGHTFUL PEOPLE AND ALSO REMARKABLE MUSICIANS. BOB IS GONNA TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THEM, BUT I JUST WANT TO, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, GIVE A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO BARB PRIMAN, WHO HAS BROUGHT ALL OF THESE CONCERTS TO ALL OF US. WE'RE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE HER. SO EVERYONE ENJOY IT. AND, UH, UM, BOB, OVER TO YOU. OKAY, SO, UM, HI EVERYONE. WHAT A PERFECT NIGHT TO BE ON THE WATERFRONT, HUH? HUMIDITY. NO RAIN, NO HEAT. UM, OKAY, BEFORE WE START AND I INTRODUCE THIS FABULOUS BAND, I JUST WANNA, FIRST OF ALL, THANK, UM, ANGELO FOR GIVING US A FANTASTIC DINNER AND HOSTING US AT THE RESTAURANT. I WANNA THANK THE VILLAGE OF HASTING ON HUDSON, OUR WONDERFUL MAYOR AND THE BOARD AND OUR VILLAGE MANAGER WHO SUPPORT THESE CONCERTS, UM, SO THAT WE CAN ALL HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL EVENINGS TOGETHER, UM, THE RECREATION, FIRE, POLICE AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THESE EVENTS. UM, W-H-O-H-T-V, WHICH I DON'T SEE YET, BUT MAYBE HERE FILMING. AND, UM, AND THAT'S IT. PLEASE VISIT THE BISTRO HOUSE TENT OVER THERE IF YOU WANT SOME FOOD AND DRINK OR THE HARVEST GREENHOUSE BAR. AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. NOW ONTO TO TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE. THE STEEL WHEELS ARE VIRGINIA BASED INDIE FOLK ROCK BAND. IT'S THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY. THEY'VE SPENT TWO DECADES CRAFTING THEIR OWN DISTINCTIVE STYLE OF AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC, RENOWNED FOR THEIR HEARTFELT LYRICS, MASTERFUL MUSICIANSHIP, AND ASTOUNDING HARMONIES. THEY HAVE CAPTIVATED AUDIENCES WITH THEIR AUTHENTIC SOUND AND STORYTELLER. THE BAND IS ALSO THE FOUNDER AND HOST OF THE RED WINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL, UM, IN VIRGINIA. IT'S A THREE DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY THAT DRAWS PEOPLE AND, UM, MUSIC FANS AND ARTISTS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. UH, IT'S IN THE THIRD WEEK, I THINK, OF JUNE, SO FEEL FREE TO CHECK THEM OUT DOWN THERE. THEY CAME IN FROM ITHACA. THEY'RE OFF TO A FESTIVAL IN MONTANA ON THEIR NEXT STOP, AND WE'RE SO LUCKY TO HAVE THEM TONIGHT. UM, I DO WANNA MENTION THAT, UM, THEIR MERCH IS OVER THERE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE IT. UM, THE MAN CAN DO IT WITH A CREDIT CARD AFTER THE SHOW, OR I HAVE SOME, UH, I CAN MAKE CHANGE IF YOU HAVE CASH. AND, UM, THEY HAVE T-SHIRTS, CDS, VINYL, THEY EVEN HAVE SOCKS. SO, UM, STOP BY AND SEE ME. UM, THEIR NEW ALBUM SIDEWAYS IS OVER THERE. I SAW THIS BAND ABOUT, UH, 10 OR 12 YEARS AGO IN THE DANCE TENT AT GR FOX AND THEY BLEW ME AWAY AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BRING THEM HERE. SO PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME, A WARM HASTINGS WELCOME TO THE STEEL WHEELS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU BARBARA. LIKE THE RIVER WITH DOWN SOUTH DON'T SING AND YOU DON'T SING. GLORY. THAT STORY, LIKE, DON'T SONG COMES ON NIGHT, GO GET YOUR SHOES, GET [00:05:26] GO TO THE HEART STARTS INTO THAT RHYTHM. THE STORY LIKE I DON'T SPEAK, GO, COMES, GO AGAIN. I DON'T. ALRIGHT. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL EVENING IT IS. I'VE HEARD IT'S THE BEST ONE. THE BEST ONE. THE BEST ONE. THIS IS ONE OFF OF OUR LATEST RECORD. IT'S CALLED EASY ON YOUR WAY. WISH. WISH I COULD SPEAK AND DANCE, WISH I COULD A CHANCE. DON'T HAVE A SONG TO SING. THE I WANNA SAY, I SAY IF EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY. I WOULD TELL YOU I DON'T HAVE A SONG TO SING SONG TO S IF WORDS COULD YOUR VOICE WHEN I AM GONE. LEAVE YOUR VOICE WHEN I AM GONE. IF YOU EVER HAVE TO S THIS SONG EASY. [00:12:37] SOMETHING GOOD. I FORGIVE THIS LITTLE WHY YOU WANNA DOWN, DOWN, DOWN. CAN WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING? I [00:15:14] I WON'T FORGIVE. I I UNDER OUR TO GIVE [00:21:03] SO MUCH HOW YOU GUYS DOING OUT THERE? YOU DOING ALL RIGHT? WE ARE THE STEEL WHEELS. WE'RE FROM VIRGINIA. IT'S A LONG WAY FROM VIRGINIA AND, UH, WE WOULDN'T, WE, WE WOULDN'T WANNA BE ANYWHERE ELSE, BUT RIGHT HERE, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS, YOU DON'T EVEN NEED ANY MUSIC FOR, FOR TONIGHT TO BE AMAZING. SO, UH, THANK YOU. THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US AND JUST HOLDING THIS BEAUTIFUL NIGHT TOGETHER. MY GOODNESS. IF YOU TEACH THE BIRDS TO SING, LET THEM. [00:25:36] YEAH. WELL Y'ALL CAN CLAP. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE DOING GOOD. YOU'RE DOING GOOD. . WE CAN SEE YOU ALL. THIS NEXT ONE'S A LITTLE TUNE CALLED BABY GONE. I GOT LIMBS ON MY BRANCHES GOT THEIR OWN. NOT A JOKE. I'M STILL GROWING WITH FEELING SOMETHING. THE [00:30:13] THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M JUST SO DISTRACTED BY THIS. THIS BEAUTIFUL SITE YOU GUYS'S. ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. UM, I LIVE IN A PLACE CALLED HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA. IT'S IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. AND UH, I WAS READING THIS, UH, THE SCULPTURE BACK HERE THAT PAYS TRIBUTE TO THIS, THIS VILLAGE AND ABOUT THE, THE LONG SORT OF, UH, TRADITION OF ART TO TRY TO KIND OF PAY TRIBUTE TO AND, AND REFLECT BACK THE BEAUTY OF THE LANDSCAPE IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY AND ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY. AND, UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SAVE THE WILDS WHEN WE CAN AND WHERE WE CAN, ESPECIALLY NOW. UM, WE DON'T QUITE HAVE A RIVER LIKE THIS WHERE I LIVE, BUT UH, WE'VE GOT SOME BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS RIGHT THERE IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. AND THAT'S TRULY WHAT MAKES THIS COUNTRY SPECIAL, I THINK, UM, IS WHEN WE TAKE CARE OF THAT, THAT UH, THAT PRECIOUS RESOURCE OF THE LAND WE HAVE. SO THIS ONE'S CALLED WILD AS WE CAME HERE WITH ANGER. IT, WE'VE NEVER BEEN HERE. WE COULD. SO WE'VE NEVER THAT [00:35:04] THEY'VE, YES, WE WHY IS WE CAME HERE? LET'S STARTED SO MUCH ON MY BREATH. TELL SOMETHING HARD, HEAR SOMETHING. [00:40:48] THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELL, WE'RE GONNA SING ONE AROUND ONE MIC HERE. WE USED TO, UM, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED OUT, WE ALMOST PLAYED EVERYTHING AROUND ONE MICROPHONE. UM, SO WE'RE JUST GONNA STRIP IT ALL DOWN HERE FOR YOU WITH NO STATUS, NO POWER, NO, IT ALL STRIPPED AWAY. WHERE WILL YOU STAND WITH NO PROFIT, NO WEAPONS, NO MONEY. YOU WILL IT ALL STRIPPED WHERE WILL WITH NO COLOR, NO CREED, NO BIBLE WILL STRIP WILL. THERE'S SIDE. WILL YOU STAND WHEN THE WIND IS STAND UP. WHEN? SO WHEN YOU ARE QUIET ALONG THIS DAY HAS MADE ITS END WITH IT ALL STRIPPED AWAY, WHERE WILL YOU STAY? WELL, HEY, UM, LIKE BARB SAID, WE'VE BEEN A BAND FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS. UM, AND SO WE'VE BEEN SINGING TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME. UH, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT UP FOR THIS MAN OVER HERE PLAYING THE FIDDLE FOR YOU, SINGING THOSE LOW BASS CARTS FROM TIME TO TIME, FROM SINGERS GLEN VIRGINIA OF ALL PLACES. THAT'S ERIC BRUBAKER OVER THERE. THIS GUY OVER HERE PLAYING THE MANDOLIN AND THE GUITAR. UM, I MET HIM IN VIRGINIA. HE WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA THESE DAYS. HE LIVES IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN. UH, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT UP FOR MR. J LAP OVER THERE AND BACK THERE PLAYING THE DRUMS, THE PERCUSSION, THE KEYBOARDS DOING A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. HE ACTUALLY CAME ON THE TRAIN TO THE GIG TODAY 'CAUSE HE LIVES IN BROOKLYN. UH, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT UP FOR MR. KEVIN GARCIA BACK THERE [00:45:06] AND ROUNDING OUT ON THE BASE, THE LOW END OVER THERE FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. GIVE IT UP FOR MR. JEREMY DARROW, OUR MAN HERE IN THE MIDDLE. HE'S OUR SONGWRITER, OUR LEAD VOCALIST. AND HE PLAYS THAT GUITAR IN BANJO SO WELL, HE LIVES IN HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA. WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT UP FOR TRENT WAGGLER? WELL, THIS IS A SONG. UH, WE JUST RELEASED THIS ONE OUT ON THE STREAMING SITES, UH, NOT TOO LONG AGO. THIS ONE'S CALLED READY. FEELS LIKE THE FALL OF AN EMPIRE. ALL THE BLE, IT LIKE MAKING LOVE ON HIGH STILL FEELS GOOD, BUT BABY, DON'T LOOK DOWN. I'M NOT, I AM READY. WE LIKE THE STORIES WE TELL WIN THROUGH THE YEARS, BUT SKIN SO EASY TO SELL. ARE WE DESIGNED TO JUST FALL BACK ON? I'M NOT READY. IT IS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING NOW. WE'RE ALL LOOKING AROUND SHUFFLING OUR FEET AND WHO'S GONNA THANK YOU. WE'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE HUMIDITY, UH, FOR [00:50:01] LIKE THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF AND, AND NOW OUR INSTRUMENTS DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT NOW THAT IT'S NOT HERE. IT'S LIKE, THANK YOU. YOU ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN ME. I WAS JUST SAYING I'M A CROP. I BROKE WINE, BUT I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T ANYTHING. WELL, BARB SAID THAT, UH, SHE MENTIONED THIS LITTLE FESTIVAL THAT WE RUN DOWN IN VIRGINIA AND UM, AND IT'S TRUE. WE, WE, THIS WAS YEAR 13 OF THE RED WING ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL AND WE ARE THE HOST BAND. UM, IT'S BEEN A JOY TO BE A PART AND RUN THIS FESTIVAL FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS. AND WE DO THINK THAT YOU ALL SHOULD COME DOWN NEXT YEAR. I THINK YOU'LL HAVE A GREAT TIME. YEAH. SO, UH, KEEP, KEEP YOUR EYEBALLS PEELED. WE TOOK A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF WHAT WE SEE HERE AND WE THINK YOU, WE DECIDED THAT YES, YES, YOU'RE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR THAT FESTIVAL YOU ARE. WE'LL TALK TO YOU AFTERWARDS. THAT'LL BE THE FINAL, UM, CRITERIA. A LITTLE INTERVIEW PROCESS, INTERVIEW PROCESS. UM, WE'RE GONNA BE HERE PROBABLY TILL TWO IN THE MORNING INTERVIEWING YOU ALL. LET'S GET IN LINE. UM, THIS, THIS SONG IS UH, WHAT INSPIRED THE NAME OF THE RED WING ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL. IT'S AN OLD TUNE. UM, I ALWAYS HEARD MY GRANDPA PLAYING RED WING WHEN I WAS GROWING UP AND UH, WE WROTE OUR OWN WORDS TO IT AND KINDA SCREWED IT UP OUR OWN WAY AND . AND SO WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD MODEL FOR WHAT WE WANTED THE FESTIVAL TO BE ABOUT, WHICH WAS, UH, PAYING TRIBUTE TO TRADITION AND THEN SORT OF MESSING IT UP AND PASSING IT ON. SO THIS IS RED WING, EDWIN 1981. DUST WAS FLYING THROUGH BELIEVED WE MY TAKE ME SOFTLY TO MY HOME NOW TO MY FAMILY. OH MY, MY BONES AND AND TOT MY, TAKE ME SOFTLY TO MY HOME NOW TO MY FAMILY. OH, SHE HAS NONE. SHE WAS NEVER ONE BY METAL WINGS OR DEATH MACHINES OR ANYTHING BETWEEN [00:55:17] ME, SOFTLY TO, TO MY ME. THE BRIGHT TAKE ME SOFTLY TO MY HOME NOW TO MY FAMILY TO SONG DO IT ALL. [01:00:54] A A BRAND NEW SONG, UH, CALLED BANJOS FOR EVERYONE. IT'S A CAMPAIGN WE CAN STAND BEHIND ONE EVER TO PEOPLE. BE LIKE THIS ONE EVER SAID THAT. IT BE LIKE, HAVEN'T SEEN A PROPHET THAT I BELIEVE WHEN THE RAIN COME, WHEN THE RAINS [01:05:06] WAVES, THE TREES, SOME PEOPLE. ALRIGHT, ALL RIGHT, WHY DON'T YOU GUYS SING ONE WITH US? IT'LL BE SIMPLE. WE'LL TEACH IT TO YOU RIGHT NOW. THIS ONE'S CALLED HERO. YOU JUST GOTTA KNOW THE WORD HERO SO IT GOES LIKE THIS. WHEN I SING HERO, YOU SING HERO. SO IT'S REALLY NOT ABOUT ANY ONE OF US, IT'S ABOUT ALL OF US. IT'S KIND OF AN ANTI-HERO IN THAT WAY. SO IT GOES LIKE THIS. I THOUGHT I WAS A HERO. HERO. I THOUGHT I WAS A HERO. TRY IT AGAIN. I THOUGHT I A HERO. [01:10:03] I HAVE BEEN TRYING NOT TO LET MY FEELINGS. I THOUGHT HERO. I THAT WAS A HERO. HERO. DIG DOWN IN THE DIRT WHERE THE FLOWERS POOL TAKES A, ALRIGHT, THANKS FOR SINGING ALONE. WHERE WOULD YOU GO? EVERYONE KNOW GONE AWAY. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THE PLACES THAT YOU KNEW WRONG? SOMETIMES IT I NEED YOU, IT ALL [01:15:44] YOU I, IF EVERYONE, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? PLACES THAT YOU SOMETIMES IT IS DRAWN TO. WE'VE GOT A FEW MORE THANK YOU GUYS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US. THIS IS REALLY, REALLY FUN. IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU'RE HEARING, GO CHECK OUT THE MERCH TABLE. WE'VE GOT RECORDS OF CDS, UH, WE'VE GOT SOCKS THAT SAY HERO ON THEM. SO IF YOU WANNA REMEMBER THAT GREAT PART YOU WERE SINGING BEAUTIFUL THIN WOOL SOCKS FOR THE COLD SEASONS AHEAD. WE'RE GONNA DO A COUPLE SONGS HERE, UH, KIND OF OLD TIME INSPIRED SONGS, BUT ONE OF THEM IS AN ACTUAL OLD TIME SONG. BUT THIS ONE'S CALLED MORNING BEFORE LONG. YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN THAT PLACE WHERE YOU'RE JUST NOT SURE YOU CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT? UM, OR YOU'VE EVER BEEN NEXT TO SOMEBODY TRYING TO HELP THEM THROUGH A NIGHT. UH, WHERE THEY'RE REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME. THIS SONG'S FOR YOU. I TRIED TO, [01:20:01] I SHOULD BE STRONG, SHOULD THE I DON'T. AND IT'S ALL INSIDE CURTAIN RIGHT BEHIND THE DON'T. I MADE MY PEACES HANDS SOMETIMES HANDS THE [01:25:14] ALRIGHT, HOW ABOUT ERIC BRUBAKER ON THAT FIDDLE. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA DO ONE MORE FOR YOU GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DOWN IN THE AIN'T NO GOING I THERE AIN'T NO GOING. I AIN'T BRING DOWN THERE AIN'T UP THE RISING. YOU THINK IT'S THE GOING WHERE I GO. AIN'T NO GOING WHERE I GO. AIN'T NO DOWN THERE AIN'T I LOVE ALL MY CHILDREN. RAIN. THERE'S RAIN IF YOU, THERE'S A RAIN AIN'T AIN'T NO WHERE. I AIN'T NO BRING. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. THANK YOU. HOW ABOUT THEM? LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THE STEEL WHEELS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, [01:30:01] BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD PLAY TILL 2:00 AM AND I'M GONNA HOLD THEM TO IT NOW. THEY HAVE TILL NINE. SO ARE YOU GUYS PLAYING SOMETHING ELSE? YOU WANNA HEAR SOME MORE MUSIC? I THINK THAT'S YET. THANK YOU. THANK WELL THANKS GUYS. THIS HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY A LOVELY EVENING. UH, WE HAD SUCH A GREAT MEAL OVER THERE IN THE RESTAURANT. I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ANGELO AND, AND THE WHOLE WAIT STAFF AND MY GOODNESS, IF YOU HAVEN'T EATEN THERE, PLEASE MAKE SURE IT STAYS OPEN AND THRIVING. 'CAUSE THAT IS AN AMAZING PLACE. UH, THIS VIEW JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT MAN. I THINK WE'RE GONNA TRY IT. WE'RE GONNA DO A NEW SONG FOR YOU, UM, JUST 'CAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THAT KIND OF NIGHT. WE'RE GONNA BE RELEASING THIS SONG HERE IN A FEW, UH, A FEW SHORT WEEKS. SO IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY ON, UH, ALL THE LISTS OR YOU'RE NOT FOLLOWING US ON THE SOCIALS OR WHATEVER AND YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR TONIGHT, UM, THIS ONE YOU CAN'T HEAR ANYWHERE ELSE EXCEPT RIGHT HERE TONIGHT. WHAT'S NAME AGAIN? THIS ONE'S CALLED EASY. THE YOUR DANCING SHOES ON HERE. THIS IS YOUR LAST, THE, [01:35:02] THE LIGHTS ARE GOING DOWN SO YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. OH YEAH. BIZARRE VERSION OF AN OLD FIDDLE TUNE CALLED RED ROCKET CHAIR. I AIN'T [01:44:09] THANK YOU SO MUCH. ONE MORE TIME. THAT'S KEVIN GARCIA ON THE DRUMS. JAYLA FROM THE MANDOLIN AND GUITARS. ERIC MAKER ON THE FIDDLE. JEREMY DARROW ON THE BASS. A BIG THANK YOU TO JESSE STOBER RUNNING THE SOUND. MY NAME'S TRENT WAGGLER. WE ARE THE STEEL WHEELS. WE LOVE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. STAY IN TOUCH. LET'S DO IT AGAIN. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.