setting-suns
Setting Suns is a New York Tri-State area trio comprised of an acoustic guitar/harmonica player; mandolin/electric guitar/slide player and percussionist. We perform a 3-4 hour set of rootsy covers from artists including but not limited to Johnny Cash, Little Feat, Wilco, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Cliff, Grateful Dead, to name a few. The trio are: Michael Cranmer (Acoustic guitar/harmonica/lead vocals) Billy Ryan (electric guitar/slide/mandolin/vocals) Alan Johnson (percussion) The Setting Suns set is informed by the Midnight Ramble as performed by Levon Helm of The Band and his troupe of guest musicians par excellence. The set is designed to create a friendly and warm atmosphere.
Dead Flowers - Rolling Stones; Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash; Harvest Moon - Neil Young; U.S. Blues - the Dead; Country Honk - Rolling Stones (featuring mandolin); Man of Constant Sorrow - Soggy Bottom Boys (Featuring Mandolin); California Stars - Wilco; Windfall - Son Volt; The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff; Dark Hollow - the Dead; Willin - Little Feat; Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles; When I Paint My Masterpiece - The Band/Dylan; Ooh La La - Faces; Country Roads - John Denver; Promised Land - The Dead; Forget the Flowers - Wilco; The Weight - The Band; Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash; Pancho & Lefty - Willie Nelson; You Never Called Me By My Name - David Allan Coe; Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty; Mexicali Blues - The Dead; Sweet Virginia - Stones; You Ain't Going Nowhere - The Band; Wild Horses - Stones; Jesus, etc. - Wilco; Roll um Easy - Little Feat; Far Far Away - Wilco; Blue Eyes Cryin in the Rain - Willie Nelson; Friend of the Devil - the Dead (featuring mandolin); Good Hearted Woman - Waylon Jennings; The Last Time - Rolling Stones; Mr. Charlie - The Dead; Ooh La La - Faces; Tulsa Time - Eric Clapton