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Tré Burt 2022 Nelsonville Music Festival Sycamore Session
By: Jonah Silverman
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — Tré Burt played his Sycamore Session on the rainy third night of the 2022 Nelsonville Music Festival.
Burt opened the set with a cover of John Prine’s “The Late John Garfield Blues.” Burt was signed to Prine’s Oh Boy! Records in 2019, one of just two artists signed to the label over the previous 15 years.
Burt continued then pulled from his 2021 album “You, Yeah, You” (Oh Boy! Records) for the next three songs in the set: “Bout Now,” “By The Jasmine,” and “Sammi’s Song.”
He followed that trio of newer releases with “Moth’s Crossing” from his 2020 debut album “Caught It From the Rye” (Oh Boy! Records). Burt followed with another Prine cover: “Chain of Sorrow.”
From there, he returned to “You, Yeah, You,” playing “Me Oh My” and “Dixie Red.” He finished the set with a powerful performance of “Under The Devil’s Knee,” a song mourning the deaths of George Floyd, Eric Garner, and Breonna Taylor, all of whom were victims of police brutality. The 2020 release of the song featured fellow Sycamore Sessions performer Sunny War, along with Leyla McCalla and Allison Russell.
SET LIST
1. “The Late John Garfield Blues” (John Prine cover) – 4:50
2. “’Bout Now” (“You, Yeah, You”) – 8:06
3. “Under the Jasmine” (“You, Yeah, You”) – 11:28
4. “Sammi’s Song” (“You, Yeah, You”) – 15:12
5. “Moth’s Crossing” (“Caught It From the Rye”) – 17:54
6. “Chain of Sorrow” (John Prine cover) – 21:00
7. “Me Oh My” (“You, Yeah, You”) – 24:09
9. “Dixie Red” (You, Yeah, You) – 27:40
10. “Under the Devil’s Knee” (“Under the Devil’s Knee”) – 31:42
The Sycamore Sessions are presented by the Nelsonville Music Festival in collaboration with WOUB Public Media and the Ohio University Scripps College of Communication’s School of Media Arts and Studies. The performances were recorded and produced by Media Arts and Studies students under the supervision of Host and Director Josh Antonuccio and Associate Producers – Director of Photography Andie Walla (Media Arts and Studies Associate Professor of Instruction), Audio Supervisor Adam Rich (WOUB), and WOUB’s Arts and Culture Editor Emily Votaw. All performances took place during the 2022 Nelsonville Music Festival, which is a production of Stuart’s Opera House.