Caption: The Decemberists' Colin Meloy, Credit: James Bailey for KEXP
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The Decemberists' Colin Meloy 

Sasquatch Music Festival 2011: The Decemberists In Concert

Series: Sasquatch Music Festival 2011
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Length: 00:57:55

The Portland folk-rock band performed at The Gorge on May 30. This is an unhosted music-only set. If you use it, please credit NPR Music and KEXP for the recording. Available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org Read the full description.
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The Decemberists must have brainstormed many ways to follow the massively ambitious, best-selling 2008 "folk opera" The Hazards of Love: After all, not every Decemberists album can feature a large supporting cast, interlocking narratives and a generous body count. The hyper-literate Portland, Ore., band made a canny move in simplifying its attack on this year's The King Is Dead, which focuses on Colin Meloy's gift for bright, infectious roots-folk songwriting.

Recorded live at The Gorge on Monday, May 30 as part of the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival outside Seattle, Wash., The Decemberists' members made this appearance at a heady time: Multi-instrumentalist Jenny Conlee is only weeks removed from a breast-cancer diagnosis. She wasn't expected to tour with the band in May or June, but she nevertheless made the trip as she prepares to undergo further treatment.

Set List:

  • "The Infanta"
  • "Down By The Water"
  • "Calamity Song"
  • "Rox In The Box"
  • "Rise To Me"
  • "Won't Want For Love"
  • "The Crane Wife 3"
  • "Don't Carry It All"
  • "Jazz-quatch" interlude
  • "Your Love"
  • "The Rake's Song"
  • "The Mariner's Revenge Song"
Available for free to NPR member stations for broadcast, up to 4 times in 3 years. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org

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The following text is from the concert's story page on NPR Music:

The Decemberists must have brainstormed many ways to follow the massively ambitious, best-selling 2008 "folk opera" The Hazards of Love: After all, not every Decemberists album can feature a large supporting cast, interlocking narratives and a generous body count. The hyper-literate Portland, Ore., band made a canny move in simplifying its attack on this year's The King Is Dead, which focuses on Colin Meloy's gift for bright, infectious roots-folk songwriting.

Recorded live at The Gorge on Monday, May 30 as part of the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival outside Seattle, Wash., The Decemberists' members made this appearance at a heady time: Multi-instrumentalist Jenny Conlee is only weeks removed from a breast-cancer diagnosis. She wasn't expected to tour with the band in May or June, but she nevertheless made the trip as she prepares to undergo further treatment.

Set List:

  • "The Infanta"
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  • "Don't Carry It All"
  • "Jazz-quatch" interlude
  • "Your Love"
  • "The Rake's Song"
  • "The Mariner's Revenge Song"
Available for free to NPR member stations for broadcast, up to 4 times in 3 years. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org

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