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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" =============================================== 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... |