Form Object
Zig Zag String Quartet
Live At The Circus, Ft. Worth
*Recorded September 1969 on a
Roberts 770X

Glenn Barensprung: guitar, lead vocals
Vic Egly: guitar & vocals
James Varley: drums
John Salih: guitar & vocals
Jamie Herndon: bass & vocals

Rain Falling Down
"Written by Glenn Barensprung; goes @ 7:05 into “I
Can’t Keep From Cryin’, Sometimes” by Al Kooper"

I'm So Downhearted
"Written by Glenn Barensprung???? There is a lot of
distortion in this recording.

Track 3
"guitar tuning, announcement about football score,
more tuning"

Track 4
"0:17 seconds of guitar tuning"

6-6-5 (9:45)
"Orpheus" by Glenn Barensprung starts at 2:06. Excellent
example of the Zig Zag String Quartet"

New Minglewood Blues
"By Noah Lewis. Similar to the way the Grateful Dead
did the song."

Golden Crown
"Harmonies by Jamie Herndon. Another good example
of the Zig Zag String Quartet. This track possibly
recorded at John Salih's parents' house."

Come On In (Paul Butterfield)
Live At End Of Cole, Dallas

Can You See
Produced by John Salih
Recorded June 24, 1969 on a Roberts 770X

Glenn Barensprung: guitar, lead vocals
Vic Egly: guitar & vocals
James Varley: drums
Jamie Herndon: bass & vocals

"Written By Glenn Barensprung...Harmonies, long jams, and good
dynamics... at 7:53 goes into 'I Was Thinking' by Glenn Barensprung"

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Tracks 2 through 4 recorded at John Salih's house

Orpheus (9:45)
"By Glenn Barensprung... good vocals, clear recording, harmonies"

Golden Crown
"By Glenn Barensprung... has harmonies... Good example of Zig Zag
String Quartet... second time in this collection... vocals sound
overdubbed"

Can You See
"Best Version"

Can You See
"No harmonies, jam... instruments are not balanced
Our thanks to Lauren Bandy for the track comments. Lauren also
digitized all of this music in a Nashville studio.
If you haven't
checked out the Heaven & Earth page, Lauren was also Heaven &
Earth bass player.

We also thank Eric Wollan for his help with both Zig Zag String
Quartet and Heaven & Earth.

John Salih (Solly)
Jamie Herndon
Vic Egly
James Varley
Live at The Eagles' Nest - 1969
Vic Egly (L), Glenn Barensprung (R)
Live at The Eagles' Nest - 1969
All Photography: Linda Barensprung-Sifferd
It's on! The Heaven & Earth~Zig Zag String Quartet reunion will be
October 23, 2010 at Threadgill's in Austin. More details soon...