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Maybe Someday, 1970

January

24th: Changing Horses enters the UK charts where it stays for 1 week at number 30.

February

20^th: Exhibition Hall, Newcastle.
25^th: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.
26^th: De Montfort Hall, Leicester.
February/March 1970: Newcastle University?

April

Release of I Looked Up
8th-11th: At The Roundhouse, London, performing U.
17th: At The Roundhouse, London, performing U.
17th: Release of This Moment / Black Jack Davy

18th: At The Roundhouse, London, performing U.
23^rd-26^th: Fillmore East, New York, performing U. (With Stone Monkey)

Set listing:

1st set

Maya
You Get Brighter
Vishangro
All Writ Down
Sleepers Awake
A Very Cellular Song
Log Cabin
Iron Stone

2nd set

White bird
When you find out who you are
Cousin caterpillar
Creation

May

1^st: Bronx Campus, New York University.
2^nd: Syracuse University.
3^rd-4^th: Boston Tea Party.
5th: SUNY, New York.
9th: I looked Up enters the UK charts where it remained or four weeks reaching number 30.

8^th-9^th: Ludlow's Garage, Cincinnati.

11^th: Fillmore West, San Francisco.

13^th: Fillmore West, San Francisco.

17^th: Berkeley
18th: The Main Point, Philadelphia.

July

15th: Plumpton Festival
17th: Usher Hall, Edinburgh.

Set List:

This Moment
Black Jack Davy
Log Cabin Home in the Sky
Cold Harbour
Empty Pocket Blues
Lady Wonder
Weather the Storm
Won't You Come See Me
Fair As You Are
Everything's Fine Right Now
Medley of Reels
Bid You Goodnight

(Many thanks to John Stepney)

18th: Free Trade Hall, Manchester.

Set List (From Phil Lord)

This Moment
Empty Pocket Blues
Flowers of the Forest
Gather Round
Cold Harbour
Won't You Come See Me
Lady Wonder
Interval
Black Jack Davy
The Circle is Unbroken
Spirit Beautiful
Dark Eyed Lady
Rakish Paddy (Robin's solo fiddle tune)
Log Cabin Home in the Sky
Weather the Storm
Join the band medley (Let Your Light Shine, Rainbow, A Very Cellular Song)

19th: City Hall, Hull.
20th: BBC John Peel Session Recording (Flowers of the Forest, Beautiful Stranger, Won't You Come See Me, Dark Eyed Lady, Empty Pocket Blues)
23rd: Fairfield Hall, Croydon.
24^th: Town Hall, Birmingham
25^th: Reading Festival.
26^th: London Palladium. (With Fairport Convention)

August

9th: National Jazz & Blues Festival, Plumpton.
12th: Guildhall, Plymouth.
19th: Farx, Potters Bar.

September

4th-5th: Empire Theatre, Edinburgh.

Set List (5th):

This Moment
Here We All Are [whistling]
Dust be Diamonds
Won't You Come See Me
Ring Dance
Lady Wonder
Log Cabin Home in the Sky
Medley of Reels
Dark-Eyed Lady
Everything's Fine Right Now
Medley: Sleepers Awaken / You Never Enjoy the World Alight (Douglas Traherne Harding) / Glory be to God the Father (The Mountain of God)
Weather the Storm
Raga Phuti Raga
Bid You Goodnight

(Many thanks to John Stepney)

11th: Empire Theatre, Edinburgh.

Set List:

Empty Pocket Blues
Won't You Come See Me
Flowers of the Forest
Seasons They Change (The Circle is Unbroken)
Everything's Fine Right Now
Raga Phuti Raga
Log Cabin Home in the Sky
Medley of Reels
Cold Harbour
Medley: Sleepers Awaken / You Never Enjoy The World Alight / Glory be to God the Father
Lady Wonder
Weather the Storm
Join the Band
Rainbow Part II / I've Seen You There
Bid You Goodnight

(Many thanks to John Stepney)

12th: Empire Theatre, Edinburgh.

Set List:

Empty Pocket Blues
Won't You Come See Me
Flowers of the Forest
Everything's Fine Right Now
Seasons They Change (The Circle is Unbroken)
Black Jack Davy
Raga Phuti Raga
Log Cabin Home in the Sky
Medley of Reels
Dark-Eyed Lady
Medley: Sleepers Awaken / You Never Enjoy The World Alight / Glory be to God the Father
Lady Wonder
Weather the Storm
Join the Band
Bid You Goodnight
Let's Work Together

(Many thanks to John Stepney)

17th: BBC Maida Vale Studios, London (Everything's Fine Right Now, Jigs - Coleman's Fancy, Rakish Paddy, The Wayward Fox, Johnny Grey- Won't You Come See Me, Raga Puti, Ring Dance)
18^th: Van Dyke Club, Plymouth.
19^th: Farx, Potters Bar - "a million people crushed into a tiny hall".
20^th: Mothers, Birmingham.
26^th: Albert Hall, London. (With Pentangle)
30th: City Hall, Newcastle.

October

Release of LP U.

1^st: Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

2nd: Trend TV show, Netherlands.

2nd: DeDoelen, Rottherdam.

3rd: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.

4th: Stadsschouwburg, Enschede.

7^th: City Hall, Sheffield.

8^th: Kent University, Canterbury.

10^th: Brighton Dome

11th: Fairfield Hall, Croydon.

Set List:

This Moment
Won't You Come See Me
Flowers of the Forest
Medley of Reels
Brindeban
Long, Long Road
Log Cabin Home in the Sky
Everything's Fine Right Now
Rainbow Part I
Through the Horned Clouds
Empty Pocket Blues
Lady Wonder
Weather the Storm
Join the Band
Rainbow Part II
Bid You Goodnight

(Many thanks to John Stepney)

16^th: Civic Hall, Glasgow.
18th: Usher Hall, Edinburgh.

Set List:

Black Jack Davy
Won't You Come See Me
Joe's Waltz
Worlds They Rise and Fall
Through the Horned Clouds
Medley of Reels
Lady Wonder
Log Cabin Home in the Sky
Rainbow Part I
Everything's Fine Right Now
Flowers of the Forest
Long, Long Road
Dark-Eyed Lady
Empty Pocket Blues
Weather the Storm
Bid You Goodnight

(Many thanks to John Stepney)

20: Royal Albert Hall, London.
21^st: Albert Hall, Nottingham University.
22^nd: Town Hall, Oxford.
23^rd: Lancaster University.
24th: Broadcast of Beat Club (Germany). Also included Ginger Baker's Airforce and Amon Düül II.
Now available on The Lost Broadcasts

Set List

Everything's Fine Right Now

Not broadcast

Irish Jigs
Empty Pocket Blues

24^th: Free Trade Hall, Manchester.

Set List from Phil Lord

Black Jack Davy
Won't You Come See Me
Ring Dance
Medley of fiddle tunes (Coleman's Fancy, Rakish Paddy, the Wayward Fox, Johnny Gray)
Cold Harbour
Long, Long Road
Empty Pocket Blues
Interval
Log Cabin Home in the Sky
Rainbow (First part)
Everything's Fine Right Now
Stealing, Stealing
Joe's Waltz
Weather The Storm
Join the band medley

25th: Town Hall, Birmingham.
26^th: Colston Hall, Bristol.
28^th: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Set list from Phil Lord

Black Jack Davy
Won't You Come See Me
Light in the Time of Darkness / Glad to See You
Medley of fiddle tunes (Coleman's Fancy, Rakish Paddy, the Wayward Fox, Johnny Gray)
Long, Long Road
Empty Pocket Blues
Interval
Log Cabin Home in the Sky
Cold Harbour
Joe's Waltz
Rainbow (First part)
Weather the Storm
Join the band medley

29^th: City Hall, Leeds.
30^th: City Hall, Newcastle.

^{Set list:}

Black Jack Davy
Won't You Come See Me?
Four fiddle tunes
Cold Harbour
Long Long Road
Empty Pocket Blues
Log Cabin Home In The Sky
Everything's Fine Right Now
Blind Boy Fuller song
Light In Time Of Darkness
Glad To See You
Joe's Waltz
Weather The Storm
Medley: Join The Band, This Little Light Of Mine, Let It Shine Down, Rainbow, May The Long Time Sun Shine

31st: Town Hall, Birmingham.
31st: U enters the UK charts where it remained for two weeks reaching number 34.

November

1^st: Victoria Hall, Stoke.
Note: Were there two gigs in Stoke. The first may have started with Rainbow and the second with Ithkos.
13-14^th: Pepperland, San Francisco. Opening acts were Doug Kershaw and Joy of Cooking.
15^th: Freebourn Hall, University of California at Davis.

This was billed as A KZAP Production....A Magical Mystical Evening With The INCREDIBLE STRING BAND

20-21^st: Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas. With Shiva's Head Band.
29^th: Fillmore East, New York. (Two shows)

December

?: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
?: Powell Symphony Hall, St Louis.
3: Scott Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston IL.
4-6: Jordan Hall, The Boston Tea Party with Doc Watson & Son and Mimi Farina & Tom Jans.
8: SUNY, Fillmore Room, Buffalo NY.
10: Fillmore West, San Francisco.
11: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie NY.
12: Public Hall, Cleveland. (With Crosby Still Nash & Young)
13: Ludlow Garage, Cincinnatti.
14: Fillmore West, San Francisco.
16: Fillmore West, San Francisco.
31: Berkeley Community Centre, San Francisco.