Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear — Live at Brighton Music Hall (Full Set)

December 13, 2015 – Kansas City-based mother-and-son duo Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear finished up a year of extensive touring at Brighton Music Hall in Allston, MA (this being the band’s third and final time in Boston in 2015). The roller-coaster year included stops at The David Letterman Show, NBC's Today Show, Jack White’s Third Man Records, Newport Folk Festival, NPR’s Tiny Desk and a lengthy European tour. After an incredible year it's still all about the music for Madisen and Ruth Ward. "Going from the coffee houses to more of a national stage," says Ruth Ward, "it's really great, but at the same token, when I'm on a big stage with a lot of people watching and really into the music, instead of being freaked out about it-- I just narrow it down to closing my eyes and think, 'Well, they're in my dining room and I'm just playing to a few people'...But at the same time I love the rapport we have with the audience. It's just great."

Set list:
Down in Mississippi 00:00
Whole Lotta Problems 07:44
Ruth talks about her early music influences 12:10
Daisy Jane 13:03
Madisen talks about not wanting to go into music early on 17:22
Modern Day Mystery 18:00
Ruth talks about starting her musical career at age 19 23:35
Alligator Fish N' Chips 24:20
Madisen talks about starting to take music more seriously 28:22
Undertaker and Juniper 29:22
Silent Movies 35:27
Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover - watch here: http://bit.ly/1n3b3YN)
Madisen & Ruth talks about the decision to play together 39:36
Dead Daffodils 40:51
Madisen talks about being recognized as the "mother-and-son group" 46:22
Fight On 47:10
Stand By Me (Ben E. King cover - watch here: http://bit.ly/1QjFtA2)
Ruth talks about playing on big vs small stages 55:12
Sorrows and Woes 55:51
Ruth talks about coming to terms with being a nationally touring band now 59:50
Live By the Water 1:00:40
Yellow Taxi 1:07:23
Credits 1:16:27

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Video Credits:
Greg Shea – Producer/Director/Camera/Editor
Kegan Harrington – Producer/Music Supervisor
Antonio Oliart – Sound Mix
Vincent Lin – Camera
Mike Dillon – Camera
Wes Boudreau — Camera
Jason Turesky — Camera/Interviewer