San Francisco 1968 is a live recording by Vern Williams and Ray Park with Herb Pedersen, released in 2006 by Arhoolie Records (ARH-CD-524) from a concert at the San Francisco State Folk Festival on April 26, 1968. Vern Williams (mandolin, vocals) and Ray Park (guitar, fiddle, vocals)—Northern California's pioneering bluegrass duo, who had emigrated from Arkansas and established themselves as West Coast leaders in the tradition from around 1960—are joined by Herb Pedersen (banjo, vocals) and Howard Courtney (bass). The recording documents one of the hardest-driving traditional bluegrass trios in the genre's history in a living archive of the San Francisco folk revival.
Tracklist
- 1 Band Intro 0:56
- 2 20 Second Rag 0:59
- 3 How Many Times 2:19
- 4 Muleskinner Blues alt version 4:23
- 5 Sweet Fern 2:24
- 6 Intro 1:07
- 7 The Leather Britches 1:25
- 8 I Wonder Where You Are Tonight alt version 3:13
- 9 Little Georgia Rose alt version 2:56
- 10 The Buckin’ Mule alt version 1:36
- 11 The Bottle Let Me Down alt version 3:15
- 12 Ode to the Little Brown Shack 3:43
- 13 Poor Ellen Smith alt version 2:16
- 14 Hard Times alt version 2:47
- 15 The Touch of God's Hand 2:36
- 16 On My Mind alt version 2:46
- 17 Orange Blossom Special alt version 2:56
