[The Classics] Bingham – The first show

Everyone can pretty much remember the first show where they saw their favorite artist, but very few get to relive that experience… and by sheer dumb luck I am one of the few. The first time I saw Ryan Bingham was in Steamboat 2006 and my buddy Josh had been raving about him for months. It was a killer show and looking back it was definitly a turning point in my journey to understand what deep meaningful music is. When I got back to Texas, sitting in my Inbox was the recorded set he did. So every once in a while I listen to it and it brings back som many memories.

In honor of that feeling this morning and with the increased interest in Bingham these days I figure I’d make this set available to everyone. It’s rough, rowdy and over 2.5 years old.. but it’s good :)

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Listen to each song here:

“Southside Of Heaven” by Bingham

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“Gypsy Road” by Bingham

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“Sunshine” by Bingham

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“Bread and Water” by Bingham

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“Best Of Me” by Bingham

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12 Responses to “[The Classics] Bingham – The first show”

  1. Josh
    July 8, 2008 at 9:55 am #

    Kick. Ass.

  2. Meg
    July 8, 2008 at 10:07 am #

    Thanks for posting those tracks. That was my first time seeing Bingham too. That day I think I was debating between going to see Ryan Bingham (who I had never heard of) or the EYB.

  3. suzy
    July 8, 2008 at 11:34 am #

    So I was a year late to the party, but I sure am glad I made it.

    You have officially made my day…thank you.

  4. Josh
    July 8, 2008 at 12:44 pm #

    PS – It was years, not months. You just don’t pay attention.

  5. Jason
    July 9, 2008 at 11:10 am #

    These are way cool!!! I would love to see him live…

  6. Navelgazing Midwife
    July 9, 2008 at 11:58 am #

    See your YouTube video over there of Jeremy Plato/Jesse Fritz? My son Tristan is in the background wearing the white hat turned backwards! I didn’t know about this video, so it’s fantastic to hear and see my baby boy… who is the Road Manager for Ryan Bingham and the guys. They’re in Europe and I miss my son; this helped lots!

  7. cokenour
    July 14, 2008 at 1:21 pm #

    thx bud. rough, but better than the studio recordings imo. nothing like messy, vibrant, live recordings. Not to mention being able to hear someone breaking at pool in the background…

  8. mauren
    July 18, 2008 at 12:38 am #

    just catching up on blogs, thanks for the gift Tanker!

  9. 337
    January 27, 2009 at 11:39 pm #

    where did ryan bingham place in musicfest 2006? Was it in the after show at a small club/bar? I think i was there.

    I remember i was drunk and i was like wow this guy has got a rough honky tonk style. it was awesome. i never remembered who it was and have been trying to figure out if it was him or not.

    if so it is great he is now playing in the big tent….soon he’ll be headlining.

  10. Ryan
    January 27, 2009 at 11:53 pm #

    It was at Bear River right at the base. I think you are thinking about Levelz which was always the late night show.

    I think that year Jarrod Birmingham played Levelz so if it was that bar it might have been him. But I think Bingham blows him AWAY :)

  11. 337
    February 1, 2009 at 11:56 pm #

    yeah i think levelz was the bar. i had to pay a cover to get in. not sure about the person playing that night though or which night it was. maybe i should call dickson to confirm :). anyways…I’ve been rocking out to Ryan bingham for the last few weeks now. wow!! what a bad ass. nice to here good honky tonk country music.

  12. Alex
    November 3, 2010 at 4:58 pm #

    Ah yes…the first show. I flew from Colorado to Austin to see this guy for the first time a few years ago at ACL. Beck and a few others were headlining the event and I did get to see my Yonder Mountain…but I went for some Bingham. The guy is amazing and real….haven’t stopped seeing him all over Colorado since.

    I recently traveled to Pitts to spend time with family and was able to meet him at a live radio session at WYEP ( http://wyep.org/play_audio/ss-ryanbingham-10.m3u – check out the session…. great…) Talked with him about opening for Willie at Red Rocks a few weeks before…stated ” it was unreal……)..and later that night at the REX….Just another good guy with snakebite soul…Have been and will continue to rock to Wishbone thru Junky and on…!!…