2008.05.18, Edinburgh, Playhouse
Taped by Martina
edited by Pottel
Artwork By Nelly

A Mark in Time Production CDR-004

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Again a long awaited show by all MK fans, and i am pretty sure it won't disappoint you.
As it is again a high quality recording from martina. recorded from front row.
This was one of the few times "Secondary Waltz" was played on this tour.
Thanks to the band, and to Guy and Richard for their awesome online tour diaries
Sound quality is excellent.

Lineage:
Roland Edirol R09HR > Audacity > WAV > dbpoweramp > Flac level 7 > you!!

Setlist:
cd1
1. Cannibals 5:35
2. Why Aye Man 7:11
3. What It Is 5:25
4. Sailing to Philadelphia 6:50
5. True Love Will Never Fade 5:07
6. The Fish and The Bird 4:18
7. Hill Farmer's Blues 5:22
8. Romeo and Juliet 9:01
9. Sultans of Swing 8:03

cd2
10. Marbletown 12:08 (incl. band introduction)
11. Secondary Waltz 4:50
12. Postcards From Paraguay 4:55
13. Speedway At Nazareth 7:02
14. Telegraph Road 14:21
15. Brothers in Arms 7:07
16. Our Shangri-La 7:15
17. So Far Away 6:03
18. Going Home 5:41


the band:
Mark Knopfler (Guitar / Vocals)
Richard Bennett (Guitar)
Danny Cummings (Drums)
Guy Fletcher (Keyboards)
Matt Rollings (Piano / Organ / Accordion)
Glenn Worf (Bass)
John McCusker (Fiddle / Cittern / Whistle)

E*diary comment from Guy:
One of the high points of any tour, Edinburgh is a place we all really enjoy visiting and staying.
The venue is just a short walk from our hotel so Danny and I wandered down there for a cup of tea all the while trying not to get in the way of the crew who don't exactly relish the thought of loading into the Playhouse.
One of the most unique things here is the truck-lift on stage left which today was used by the lighting and PA trucks.
The entire trailer is reversed into the elevator and goes up 4 floors to the back of the stage whereupon it is unloaded.
I was amazed to see that they managed to get pretty much the entire lighting rig in.
From the band's point of view though it's one of our favourite places to play and after 39 shows, it's our first theatre!
And what a pleasure it was too, a fantastic audience and great on-stage sound.
Not the crew's favourite gig this as it's a very difficult load-in and out.
The caterers have to work in a very cramped basement and there is only room for two tables for everyone to eat.
You'd never know of this adversity by looking at the menu.
Stunning soup, beef pie, duck breast, haddock and to top it all, Angus was justifiably proud of today's dessert.
A Cranachan. A slight modification of a traditional Scottish pudding made with whipped cream, whiskey, honey, raspberries and oatmeal. I confess to abandoning all self-control once I saw it.
After the show it was a very short runner back to the Balmoral hotel and then to the bar to meet up with various guests including John McCusker's lovely family.
Then as usual it was lovely nightcaps and lovely tea in my lovely room for lovely Glenn, lovely Richard, lovely Danny and me.


E*diary Comment from Richard:
Edinburgh is a cracking city we all look forward to, the people are good and there's always a real buzz about the town.
Seems everybody was out on this beauty of a Sunday, sun shining and warm.
Mark and Glenn walked up to the castle, Matt went for one of his runs of biblical proportions.
I simply tumbled out onto Princes Street and wandered my way up, returning down Rose Street with it's many shoppes, cafes and pubs.
John McCusker who lives here in Edinburgh stayed home, had tea & toast and opened all the mail that has been stacking up since he's been away on tour!
There are always a couple of very special venues that we anticipate playing, usually smaller theatres or auditoriums -- The Ryman in Nashville, City Hall in Newcastle, Albert Hall of course and ... the Playhouse in Edinburgh, the scene of tonight's show.
Built for theatrical productions, it seats just under 3000 with a steep, third floor balcony, is warm, intimate and sounds wonderful, though a logistical nightmare for the crew to load in.
The backstage is four floors of narrow stairwells and small hallways and one never really gets a sense of the layout or where you are, but we adore the place.
A very large meet and greet tonight, some friends of Mark's and of course John had many friends and family there as well.
As for the show, we all agreed it was one the best we'd done so far, in large part due to how well we could hear each other with the great acoustics of the theatre.
Of course it was a seated audience, sold out to the rafters and they were tremendously good to us.
Musicians live for nights like this, everything coming together perfectly, audience and performers totally connected.
Back at the hotel we took over a couple of tables in the bar, drifting back and forth to visit with John's parents and friends who were delightful, then ended up in Guy's room for a final night-cap and cuppa tea.
I came back to my room and listened to some music before calling it a night, the day already dawning.

So long,

Richard


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