VIDEOS: A Royal Family Affair at Bear Creek 2012 feat. Soulive, Lettuce, Dumpstaphunk, Nigel Hall & Alecia Chakour, etc.

Eric Krasno & Chapter 2

On Saturday, November 10, 2012, the Royal Family Records artists took over the Purple Hat Stage at Bear Creek Music & Art Festival with sets by Nigel Hall & Alecia Chakour, Alan Evans Trio, Eric Krasno’s Chapter 2, Soulive, Lettuce and finally the Royal Family Dumpstajam.

Funk It was in attendance and is now able to bring a little bit of this action to the comfort of your computer/TV screen… Oh, and pay special attention to the massive George Porter Jr sit-in with Dumpstaphunk on the last video, which includes a 12 minute version of Neil Young & Crazy Horse’s “Down By The River”!

Also, scroll to the bottom for links to full audio recordings of each set on the live music archive.

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Nigel Hall & Alicia Chakour – full set:
My Baby Specializes [William Bell cover] > Mighty Mighty [Earth Wind & Fire cover], For My Friend [Bill Withers cover], Signed, Sealed, Delivered [Stevie Wonder cover], Takes Two To Tango [Pearl Bailey / Louis Armstrong cover], Baby I Do Love You [Greg Phillinganes cover], God Bless The Absentee [Paul Simon cover], You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ [The Righteous Brothers cover], With a Little Help from My Friends [The Beatles / Joe Cocker cover]:

Alan Evans Trio – Authoritay:

Eric Krasno’s Chapter 2 – Be Alright:

Eric Krasno’s Chapter 2 – Love:

Soulive – Outrage, Turn It Out, Uncle Junior:

Lettuce – Madison Square, Blast Off, By Any Shmeeans Necessary (with Pee Wee Ellis):

Royal Family Dumpstajam – Part One:
Deeper (Tony Hall guitar solo)
Water [Graham Central Station cover] (with Ryan Zoidis & James Casey)
Paper Chasing Britney (with Skerik)
Give The People What They Want [The O’Jay’s cover] (with Alan Evans, Adam Smirnoff & James Casey)
One Nation Under A Groove [Funkadelic cover] (aborted after 1 minute, power was pulled)

Dumpstajam

Royal Family Dumpstajam – Part Two:
Stretch Your Rubber Band [The Meters cover] (with George Porter Jr, Adam Smirnoff, Wil Blades & Tony Hall on drums)
That Ain’t The Way To Carry On (with George Porter Jr, Adam Smirnoff & Tony Hall on drums)
Cardova (with George Porter Jr, Adam Smirnoff & Roosevelt Collier)
Down By The River [Neil Young cover] (with George Porter Jr & Jonathan Scales)
Welcome To New Orleans [Zigaboo Modeliste cover] (with George Porter Jr & Andrew Block)

Ivan Neville

Thanks to Ali & Mike Kerr of Southern Exposure Photography for the Dumpstajam photos!

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The full sets are available as streaming audio from the live music archive:
Nigel Hall & Alecia Chakour: http://archive.org/details/Lettuce2012-11-10.NHallAChakour
Alan Evans Trio: http://archive.org/details/AlanEvansTrio2012-11-10
Eric Krasno & Chapter 2: http://archive.org/details/Lettuce2012-11-10.Chapter2
Soulive: http://archive.org/details/Soulive2012-11-10
Lettuce: http://archive.org/details/Lettuce2012-11-10
Royal Family Dumpstajam: http://archive.org/details/Dumpstaphunk2012-11-10

Funk It’s Bear Creek Music Fest 2012 Videos

I don’t even have words to describe the vibe at the 8th annual Bear Creek Music & Art Festival, so i’ll just use videos to show you.

Funk It’s Bear Creek Music & Art Festival 2012 Video:

01. Headtronics (DJ Logic, Freekbass & Steve Molitz) with Will Bernard – Improv
02. Lettuce – Madison Square
03. Dumpstaphunk with George Porter Jr & Adam Smirnoff – Stretch Your Rubber Band [The Meters cover]
04. Umphrey’s McGee – Phil’s Farm
04. The Dead Kenny G’s with Billy Martin – Yeah Cat
05. The Dead Kenny G’s with George Porter Jr – Improv
06. Khris Royal & Dark Matter with Roosevelt Collier, Freekbass & Michael Matthews – Superstition [Stevie Wonder cover]
07. Zach Deputy – “Gimme That Funk”
08. The New Mastersounds with Robert Walter & Roosevelt Collier – Thermal Bad
09. Billy Martin & Wil Blades – Pick Pocket
The Daptone Super Soul Revue:
10. The Como Mamas – Ain’t He Been Good To Me
11. The Sugarman 3 – Bosco’s Country
12. Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires – Heartaches & Pain
13. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – You’ll Be Lonely
14. Dr. Klaw with Robert Walter, Binky Griptite, James Casey, Khris Royal & The March Fourth Marching Band Horns – The Same Thing (Makes You Laugh Makes You Cry) [Sly & The Family Stone cover]
15. Bobby Rush – unknown song
16. Ike Stubblefield with Grant Green Jr., Pee Wee Ellis & Roosevelt Collier – Green Onions [Booker T & The MG’s cover]
17. Jonathan Scales Fourchestra – unknown song
18. Bear Creek Orchestra At Large (Michelle Sarah, Roosevelt Collier, George Porter Jr, Will Bernard, Andrew Block, Robert Walter & Derrick Freeman) – Kissing My Love [Bill Withers cover]
19. Bear Creek Orchestra At Large (Jennifer Hartswick, Billy Martin, Freekbass, Will Bernard, Andrew Block, Robert Walter & Billy Iuso) – Whole Lotta Love [Led Zeppelin cover]
20. George Porter Jr’s Runnin’ Pardners with Skerik, James Casey & Eric Krasno
21. Grant Green Jr with Wil Blades & Wil Bernard – What’s Goin’ On [Marvin Gaye cover]
A Royal Family Affair:
22. Alan Evans Trio – Authority
23. Eric Krasno & Chapter 2 – Love
24. Nigel Hall & Alecia Chakour – Baby I Do Love You [Greg Phillinganes cover]
25. Soulive – Uncle Junior
26. Lettuce – Ziggowatt
27. Dumpstaphunk – Drum Solo > Public Service Announcement [Jay-Z cover], Standin’ In Your Stuff [Zigaboo Modeliste cover], Meanwhile, One Nation Under A Groove [Funkadelic cover]

Below you will find 25 more videos from the festival. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates when more videos are posted.

Eric Krasno’s Chapter 2 – Love:

Eric Krasno’s Chapter 2 – Be Alright:

Alan Evans Trio – Authority:

Headtronics (DJ Logic, Freekbass & Steve Molitz) with Will Bernard – Improv:

Khris Royal & Dark Matter with Roosevelt Collier, Freekbass & Michael Matthews (drummer for Earphunk) – Superstition [Stevie Wonder cover]:

Khris Royal & Dark Matter with Freekbass & Michael Matthews (drummer for Earphunk) – unknown song:

Dr. Klaw with Robert Walter, Binky Griptite, James Casey, Khris Royal & The March Fourth Marching Band Horns – The Same Thing (Makes You Laugh Makes You Cry) [Sly & The Family Stone cover]:

Dr. Klaw – Higher Ground [Stevie Wonder cover] (1 of 2):

Dr. Klaw – Higher Ground [Stevie Wonder cover] (2 of 2):

The New Mastersounds with Robert Walter & Roosevelt Collier – Thermal Bad:

The New Mastersounds with Robert Walter – Carrot Juice:

Ike Stubblefield with Grant Green Jr., Pee Wee Ellis & Roosevelt Collier – Green Onions [Booker T & The MG’s cover] (1 of 2):

Ike Stubblefield with Grant Green Jr., Pee Wee Ellis & Roosevelt Collier – Green Onions [Booker T & The MG’s cover] (2 of 2):

Ike Stubblefield – unknown song:

Grant Green Jr with Ike Stubblefield, Roosevelt Collier & Nigel Hall – Just My Imagination (The Temptations cover) (1 of 2):

Grant Green Jr with Ike Stubblefield, Roosevelt Collier & Nigel Hall – Just My Imagination (The Temptations cover) (2 of 2):

Grant Green Jr with Pee Wee Ellis – Ball of Confusion:

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra (1 of 3):

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra (2 of 3):

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra (3 of 3):

Umphrey’s McGee – Set One, Part 1 of 2:

Umphrey’s McGee – Set One, Part 2 of 2:

Umphrey’s McGee – Set Two, Part 1 of 2:

Umphrey’s McGee – Set Two, Part 2 of 2:

Bobby Rush – unknown song:

Also, CHeeSeHeaDPRoDuCTioNS has a youtube playlist of over 80 videos from the festival.

Bear Creek 2011 Secret Tree House After Party Jam Session with “Walter Roberts & Deitch”

On the last day of the Bear Creek Music Festival, I was fortunate to get wind of the secret after party jam session that was supposedly for staff only. I was told it would be in the tree house behind the Purple Hat stage. Luckily I was able to borrow a 4 gig memory card from a friend (thanks Bob!) which enabled me to record about an hour of the jam session before I was flat-out out of memory.

When I arrived around 11:30pm, I saw WRD (Robert Walter, Eddie Roberts and Adam Deitch) set up and ready to play. I had previously thought it strange that this new group didn’t get a Bear Creek set, considering all three players were at the festival. So this was quite a treat to close out the weekend with. I didn’t record the first tune, but I did get the next six, approximately 54 minutes, which you can watch in excellent HD quality right here….

For me, the highlights are Topaz‘s saxophone blowing on the first video, Eric Krasno‘s jazz guitar chops on the second video, Louis Cato‘s bass solo at the end of the fifth video, and Ivan Neville jumping on drums to join Jamie McLean for a cover of Delbert McClinton‘s “Standing On Shaky Ground” on the sixth and last video. For those that weren’t able to attend or who didn’t find out about the jam session, sit back and enjoy it here in Funk It vision…

Bear Creek Secret Tree House After Party Jam Session (1 of 6) 11/12/11 Bear Creek Music Festival (Robert Walter on keys, Eddie Roberts on guitar, Adam Deitch on drums, Topaz on sax, Jonathan Lloyd on trombone, Louis Cato on percussion) – Almendra:

Bear Creek Secret Tree House After Party Jam Session (2 of 6) 11/12/11 Bear Creek Music Festival (Robert Walter on keys, Eddie Roberts on guitar, Adam Deitch on drums, Louis Cato on bass, Eric Krasno on guitar, Topaz on sax, Jonathan Lloyd on trombone) – Flood In Franklin Park (Grant Green cover):

Bear Creek Secret Tree House After Party Jam Session (3 of 6) 11/12/11 Bear Creek Music Festival (Robert Walter on keys, Eddie Roberts on guitar, Adam Deitch on drums) – Pack of Lies (The Counts cover):

Bear Creek Secret Tree House After Party Jam Session (4 of 6) 11/12/11 Bear Creek Music Festival (Robert Walter on keys, Eddie Roberts on guitar, Derrick Freeman on drums, Jamie McLean on guitar) – Louisiana Slim (Leon Spencer cover):

Bear Creek Secret Tree House After Party Jam Session (5 of 6) 11/12/11 Bear Creek Music Festival (Robert Walter on keys, Eddie Roberts on guitar, Adam Deitch on drums, Jamie McLean on guitar, Louis Cato on bass, Topaz on sax, Jonathan Lloyd on trombone) – unknown jam:

Bear Creek Secret Tree House After Party Jam Session (6 of 6) 11/12/11 Bear Creek Music Festival (Robert Walter on keys, Eddie Roberts on guitar, Jamie McLean on guitar, Louis Cato on bass, Sean Sullivan on drums and then Ivan Neville takes over on drums) – Standing On Shakey Ground (Delbert McClinton cover):

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