Scalford Hall Hifi Show Playlist 2013

Here's the playlist we used at Scalford Hall, about 50% of tracks played were requested from this list, the rest Richard and I just selected as we went along:

Artist	Track	Genre
Afterlife	Makes Me Feel	Electronic
Ane Brun	Words	Folk/Rock
Ane Brun	Worship (Feat. Jose Gonzalez)	Folk/Rock
Annie Lennox	Why	Pop
Art Of Noise	Moments In Love	Electronica
Black Sabbath	Planet Caravan	Hard Rock
Blues Company	Cold Rain	Blues
Blues Company	Dark Day	Blues
Blues Company	Red Blood	Blues
Brendan Perry	Death Will Be My Bride	Folk
Brendan Perry	Medusa	Folk
Chris Rea	Looking For A Rainbow	Rock
Chris Rea	Texas	Rock
Damien Rice	Cannonball	Folk/Rock
Damien Rice	Cold Water	Folk/Rock
Damien Rice	Delicate	Folk/Rock
Damien Rice	Volcano	Folk/Rock
Dave Brubeck Quartet	Take Five	Jazz
Dead Can Dance	Agape	Folk
Dead Can Dance	All In Good Time	Folk
Dead Can Dance	American dreaming	Folk
Dead Can Dance	Amnesia	Folk
Dead Can Dance	Anabasis	Folk
Dead Can Dance	Children Of The Sun	Folk
Dead Can Dance	Opium	Folk
Dead Can Dance	The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove (Remastered)	Folk
Dean Fraser	Big Up/Armageddon Time	Jazz/Reggae
Dean Fraser	Dick Tracy	Jazz/Reggae
Death On The Balcony	Them 3 Words (Original)	Electronic
Dire Straits	Fade to Black	Rock
Dire Straits	Planet of New Orleans	Rock
Eagles	Hotel California [Live]	Rock
Eddi Reader	Dear John	Folk
Eddi Reader	Hello In There	Folk
Elbow	Asleep In The Back	Indie
Elbow	Mirrorball	Indie
Elbow	One Day Like This	Indie
Emily Barker	Nostalgia	Folk
Eric Clapton	Layla	Blues
Eric Prydz	Pjano (Dana Berquist & Peder G Remix)	Electronic
Erykah Badu	Next Lifetime	R&B

Artist	Track	Genre
Erykah Badu	Rimshot (Intro)	R&B
Eva Cassidy	Fields Of Gold	Folk/Rock
Fac15	Stay With Me Til Dawn	Electronic
Fleetwood Mac	Go Your Own Way	Rock
Fleetwood Mac	The Chain	Rock
Ganga	Don't Wake Me Up	Electronica
Ganga	Down But Up	Electronica
Ganga	You Are My Sun	Electronica
Gare Du Nord	Pablos Blues	House
Georges-Emmanuel Lazaridis	Grandes Etudes de Paganini Etude III	Classical
Goldfrapp	Let It Take You Away	Electronica
Goldfrapp	Ooh La La	Electronica
Gorillaz	Superfast Jellyfish	Pop
Gotye	Don't Worry We'll Be Watching You	Indie/Rock
Gotye	Puzzle With A Piece Missing	Indie/Rock
Gotye	State Of The Art	Indie/Rock
Holly Cole	Train song	Rock
Hue & Cry	Makin' Whoopee	Jazz
Ian Shaw	A Case of You	Jazz
Ian Shaw	A Good And Simple Man	Jazz
Ian Shaw	Barangrill	Jazz
It's Immaterial	Driving Away From Home (Jims Tune)	Pop
Jakatta	American Dream (Afterlife Mix)	Electronica
James Taylor	Gaia	Folk/Rock
Jay Fisher	Old Man McKeensley	Folk/Rock
Jennifer Warnes	Big Noise, New York	Pop
Jennifer Warnes	Way Down Deep	Pop
Jenny Lewis	Bad Man's World	Country
Jenny Lewis	Pretty Bird	Country
Jesca Hoop	Peacemaker	Alternative
Joan Armatrading	Love And Affection	Soul/Rock
Joe Bonamassa	Feelin' Good	Blues/Rock
John Lee Hooker	The Healer (with Carlos Santana & The Santana Band)	Blues
John Martyn	A Little Strange	Folk/Rock
John Martyn	Feel So Good	Folk/Rock
John Martyn	Sunshine's Better	Folk/Rock
José González	Crosses	Acoustic
Justin Currie	No, Surrender	Rock
k.d. Lang	Constant Craving	Country
Kaiser Chiefs	Everything Is Average Nowadays	Indie
Kaiser Chiefs	Ruby	Indie

Artist	Track	Genre
Kate Bush	Lake Tahoe	Alternative
Kate Bush	Misty	Alternative
Keb’ Mo’	For What It's Worth	Jazz
Keb’ Mo’	Wake Up Everybody	Jazz
Keb’ Mo’	What's Happening Brother	Jazz
Kiki Dee	Amoureuse	Folk
Kiki Dee	Don't Go Breaking My Heart	Folk
Lux	So La Ra Dsa	Electronica
Lyle Lovett	North Dakota	Alternative Country
Lyle Lovett	Penguins	Alternative Country
Lyle Lovett	Record Lady	Alternative Country
Lyle Lovett	She's Already Made Up Her Mind	Alternative Country
Marta Gomez	Lucia	Folk
Massive Attack	Three	Electronic
Michael Jackson	Liberian Girl	Pop
Millenia Nova	Beautiful	Electronica
Nalin & Kane	Beachball (Joris Voorn Remix)	Electronic
Nick Drake	'Cello Song	Folk
Nick Drake	Fly	Folk
Nick Harper	The Kilty Stone	Folk/Rock
Nils Lofgren	Black Books	Folk/Rock
Nils Lofgren	Keith Don't Go	Folk/Rock
Nils Lofgren	Wonderland	Folk/Rock
Nitin Sawhney	Broken Skin	Fusion
Nitin Sawhney	Letting Go	Fusion
Nitin Sawhney	Nothing	Fusion
Pete Alderton	(She Said That) Evil Was Her Name	Blues
Pete Alderton	Jesus In A Bottle	Blues
Pete Alderton	Passing Ships	Blues
Pete Alderton	Song For David (alternative version)	Blues
Peter Gabriel	Don't Give Up	Folk/Rock
Peter Gabriel	Mercy Street	Folk/Rock
Peyton	Falling (EK's Poolside Mix)	House
Renegade Creation	Bullet	Blues
Renegade Creation	Nazareth	Blues
Renegade Creation	Too Much Of Nothin'	Blues
Richard Thompson	Easy There, Steady Now	Folk/Rock
Richard Thompson	Mingus Eyes	Folk/Rock
Robben Ford	Make Me Your Only One	Blues
Robben Ford	Peace Love And Understanding	Blues
Robben Ford & The Blue Line	I Don't Play	Blues

Artist	Track	Genre
Robben Ford & The Blue Line	Mystic Mile	Blues
Royksopp	Sparks	Drum & Bass
Royksopp	What Else Is There (Trentemoller Remix)	Drum & Bass
Sam Cooke	Chain Gang	Jazz
Sam Cooke	Cupid	Jazz
Samantha James	Breathe You In	Electronica
Samantha James	Right Now	Electronica
Samantha James	Rise	Electronica
Sarah McLachlan	Hold On	Folk/Rock
Sarah McLachlan	Ice	Folk/Rock
Sarah McLachlan	Sweet Surrender (DJ Tiesto Mix)	Folk/Rock
Sarah McLachlan	Wait	Folk/Rock
Schiller	Das Glockenspiel (Schill Out Mix)	Electronica
Seal	Kiss From A Rose	Soul
Semisonic	Closing Time	Rock
Semisonic	Secret Smile	Rock
Shawn Colvin	Kill The Messenger	Rock
Shawn Colvin	Polaroids	Rock
Silverchair	Israel's Son	Grunge
Sinead O'Connor	Nothing Compares 2 U	Folk
Slovo	Killing Me	Electronica
Slovo	Whisper	Electronica
Solu	The Way I Feel (Extended Mix)	House
Solu Music Featuring Kimblee	Fade (Full 12 Vocal)"	House
Steely Dan	Babylon Sisters	Jazz/Rock
Steely Dan	Cousin Dupree	Jazz/Rock
Steely Dan	Hey Nineteen	Jazz/Rock
Steely Dan	Two Against Nature	Jazz/Rock
Steely Dan	What A Shame About Me	Crossover
Stéphane Pompougnac (with Nicole Graham)	Eden	Lounge
Stéphane Pompougnac feat. Charles Schillings	Sunday Drive (Remix)	Lounge
Stephen Fearing	Carsten	Folk
Stephen Fearing	Dublin Bay	Folk
Stephen Fearing	Out To Sea	Folk
Stephen Fearing	Welfare Wednesday	Folk
Sun Kil Moon	Half Moon Bay	Acoustic
Sun Kil Moon	Third And Seneca	Acoustic
Swing Out Sister	Breakout	Pop
Talking Heads	Road To Nowhere	Pop
Tchaikovsky	'Dance Of The Reeds' From The Nutcracker	Classical
Tears For Fears	Mad World	Pop

Artist	Track	Genre
Terri Walker	This Is My Time	Pop
The Australian Pink Floyd Show	Time	Rock
The Black Keys	Dead And Gone	Blues/Rock
The Black Keys	Lonely Boy	Blues/Rock
The Black Keys	Sister	Blues/Rock
The Black Smoke Organisation	Danger Global & Warming (Trentemoller Remix)	Electronic
The Blue Nile	Let's Go Out Tonight	Rock
The Blue Nile	The Downtown Lights	Rock
The Brand New Heavies	Boogie (Eric Kupper Mix)	Dance
The Cardigans	Erase/Rewind	Pop
The Chemical Brothers	Galaxy Bounce	Electronic
The Chemical Brothers	Hoops	Electronic
The Farm	All Together Now	Pop
The Jeff Healey Band	Blue Jean Blues	Blues
The Killers	Human	Indie
The Memory Band	Why	Electronic
The Ray Gelato Giants	Exactly Like You	Swing
The Ray Gelato Giants	That Old Black Magic	Swing
The Ray Gelato Giants	Up A Lazy River	Swing
The Wailin' Jennys	All The Stars	Folk
The Wailin' Jennys	Bird Song	Folk
The Wailin' Jennys	Swing Low Sail High	Folk
The Zutons	Valerie	Other
Thea Gilmore	Bad Moon Rising	Folk/Rock
Thea Gilmore	Coffee And Roses	Folk/Rock
Thea Gilmore	Ever Fallen In Love	Folk/Rock
Thea Gilmore	God's Got Nothing On You	Folk/Rock
Thea Gilmore	Icarus Wind	Folk/Rock
Thea Gilmore	The Old Laughing Lady	Folk/Rock
Thievery Corporation	Amerimacka	Electronica
Thievery Corporation	The Richest Man In Babylon	Electronica
Thievery Corporation	Until The Morning	Electronica
Thievery Corporation feat. Emiliana Torrini	Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes	Electronica
Tiny Tunes	Will You Catch Me (Twin Tunes Mix Edit)	Electronica
Tom Baxter	Night Like This	Jazz
Tom Baxter	Skybound	Jazz
Tom Jones	Thunderball	Soundtrack
Tom Robinson	The End Of The Rainbow	Folk/Rock
Tomboy	Flamingo (Trentemoller Remix)	Electronic
Trentemoller	Evil Dub	Electronic
Trentemoller	Vamp	Electronic

Artist	Track	Genre
T-Rex	Get It On	Pop
U2	Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me	Rock
U2	In A Little While (N.O.W Remix)	Rock
Underworld	Banstyle, Sappys Curry	Electronica
Underworld	Sola Sistim	Electronica
Underworld	Twist	Electronica
Underworld feat. Dockhead Choir, Dame Everlyn Glennie, Only Men Alound, Elizabeth Roberts, Esme Smith, Alex Trimble	Caliban's Dream	Electronica
Wamdue Project Feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn	Forgiveness (Beach Angel '07 Mix)	House
Was (Not Was)	Papa Was A Rolling Stone	Pop
Weekend Players	21st Century	House
Willie Nelson	What Is It You Wanted	Rock
Willy Porter	Cool Water	Folk
Willy Porter	Jesus on the Grille	Folk
Wyclef Jean Ft. Mary J. Blige	911 (LP Version)	R&B
X-Press 2	Lazy (Original)	House
Yello	Celsius	Electronic
Yello	Drive / Driven	Electronic
Yello	Friday Smile	Electronic
Yello	Get On	Electronic
Yello	Indigo Bay	Electronic
Yello	Junior B	Electronic
Yello	Kiss In Blue (Feat. Heidi Happy)	Electronic
Yello	Ocean Club	Electronic
Yello	Otto Di Catania	Electronic
Yello	Petro Oleum	Electronic
Yello	Stay (Feat. Heidi Happy)	Electronic
Yello	The Rhythm Divine	Electronic
Yello	Till Tomorrow (Feat. Till Brönner)	Electronic
Yello	Time Freeze	Electronic
Yello	To The Sea	Electronic
Yello	X-Race	Electronic
Yello feat. Dorothee Oberlinger	Takla Makan	Electronic
Zero 7	Destiny	Electronica
Zero 7	Give It Away	Electronica
Zero 7	In The Waiting Line	Electronica

Scalford Wigwam Hifi Show - First Report

Here's a quick summary of our experience exhibiting at Scalford (we being myself and local Naimist Richard):

Pictures from the weekend.  As I was exhibiting I didn't get around too many of the rooms to have a listen, but these give you a flavour:

My system packed up in the car (we had to unpack the Isoplats from their box as their just wasn't room to squeeze them in otherwise):

All Linn system (in 2 channel guise) set up in Syndicate Room 19 (according to the room plans) or Syndicate Room 18 (according to the door) - either way, carrying the M140s up 2 floors wasn't much fun:

We were busy with listeners all day.  We had at least 20 people who came back for a second listen, including 1 guy who stayed for an hour each time and 2 guys who stayed about 45 minutes each time:

Some feedback on the Wigwam, CyrusUnofficial and Linn forums:

"Sunbeamgls - Isoplat man - loved this, the AdamK equivalent of last year trading Naim for Linn branded! Similar sound powerful and so clean."
"From a few mutterings I've heard I think you shocked a few hi-fi brand snobs, and that's got to be a good thing."
"Congratulations on your room today - your Linn system was the one I would have listened to all day if I had the choice."
"But was really impressed by your setup. Majik 140's sounded very good, for their price they really worked hard. I'm grateful you brought it because it allowed me to wander round with something linn fresh in mind to compare to others. I think your system stood up very well against many of the systems available."
"Loved the Linn Akurate DS. Not a big fan of full Linn systems, but as a source it was for me the best digital source at the show"
"Sunbeamgls Majik room made time disappear."
"Absolutely loved your system at the show yesterday. I remember that you asked some months ago here on the Wam whether or not people would be interested in hearing an 'all-Linn' set-up at the show, and I replied that I was sure that they would.  How right I was! - those speakers of yours are absolutely magnificent."

"Very nice and I hear good things from those who went to Scalford who really liked your set up"
"I have to agree with them, first time hearing Linn. Must say I liked it very much...."
"Thanks for making the effort. Sounded very tidy when I looked in, playing the Nils Lofgren Live iirc. Good stuff!"

Some of the other 47 systems playing at the show:

We found exhibiting at the show to be hard work and it needs a suprising amount of prep work (planning what to take, building a play list, making sure there's 2 copies of the music available on different formats, making sure that both laptops - one as a back up - have the same software, printing playlists and door signs, building a checklist). Then stripping the system down and boxing everything, then building everything at the other end up 2 flights of stairs, then reversing it all at the end was all pretty exhausting, but we must have played the system to at least 300 people through the day and most seem to enjoy what they were hearing.  This show is typically anti-Linn other than the LP12, so it was good to open some minds (maybe).  Overall it felt quite rewarding, and I did get to listen to my system for 8 hours in one day, that never happens at home!

In the room we had there was a touch too much bass - probably down to the chipboard floor and the very flimsy end wall of the room.  It wasn't disastrous and I was quite pleased with the sounds we were making, given that we had the whole thing up and running and as best as we could get it in the room in about 2.5 hours.  If you've ever considered exhibiting but have not actually made the decision to do so, I'd encourage you to give it a go.

Now, a lot of boxes to unpack and wires to plug back in...