Hot Tuna - 1988 The Fillmore, SF

Hot Tuna
1988-03-04
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
Soundboard

00:00 Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning 5:15
05:15 Candy Man 5:20
10:35 I See The Light 7:34
18:09 Martha 3:44
21:53 Embryonic Journey 3:11
25:04 Ice Age 7:34
32:38 Carlos Fonseca 3:11
35:49 San Francisco Bay Blues 2:53
38:42 Genesis 4:35
43:17 Parchman Farm 7:24
50:41 Good Shepherd 6:31
57:12 Let Us Get Together Right Down Here 3:53

1:01:05 John's Other 6:42
1:07:47 Vampire Women 3:26
1:11:13 Have You Seen The Stars Tonight 5:08
1:16:21 Mann's Fate 5:37
1:21:58 Put It In My Hands 6:17
1:28:15 I'm Movin' 6:37
1:34:52 Killing Time In The Crystal City 7:41
1:42:33 Water Song 3:45
1:46:18 Crowd Noise 2:36
1:48:54 America 3:31
1:52:25 Volunteers 2:32


Jorma Kaukonen - guitar, vocals - bass 
Paul Kantner - guitar, vocals 
Guests:
Papa John Creach - violin
Will Scarlett - harmonica
Grace Slick - vocals

This is Hot Tuna live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA, on the 4th March 1988. Hot Tuna are an American blues-rock band formed originally by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane. They are renowned for playing acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs.

There is a strong likelihood that this concert that bought Paul Kantner and Grace Slick back on the stage together helped the Jefferson Airplane reunion tour and record in 1989 to come about.

Regarding this period in both bands history wikipedia states - Hot Tuna was reformed again as an acoustic band in 1986 performing classic material, with Joey Balin joining on rhythm guitar until 1987. Kantner joined the band in 1987 and 1988 adding some old
Airplane songs to the set list. Grace Slick showed up on stage as well for one show at The Fillmore in March, 1988. The band continued into 1989 and Jorma and Jack joined the 1989 Jefferson Airplane reunion album and tour, performing acoustic Hot Tuna sets
in the middle of each show.

This is the second set that evening from the band and the acoustic musicianship is superb (as commented on by Grace Slick). The late (and incredible) Papa John Creach is also a joy to listen to on violin during the latter parts of the gig.