In 1991, Phish was on the precipice of a breakthrough. The group was graduating from the small dive bars and college shows they had consistently performed up until that point to filling larger venues across the country. To cap off a thoroughly successful tour with Giant Country Horns in July of ’91, the group hosted a free gathering in Auburn, Maine, on August 3rd, 1991, at Larrabee Farm, also known as Amy’s Farm.
During the free show on the 42.8-acre property, Phish played three sets, bringing a congregation of fans that was, at the time, unprecedented in size for the band. The performance at Amy’s Farm foreshadowed the band’s bright future, with the day’s festivities widely considered to be a precursor to their now-famous festivals, a tradition that began in earnest with 1996’s The Clifford Ball.
Today, a high-quality video of the soundcheck for Phish’s performance on Amy’s Farm on August 3rd, 1991, has surfaced, thanks to Vimeo user and Phish.net co-founder Matt Laurence. In the video, the group runs through their bluegrass chestnut “Poor Heart”, which would eventually wind up on 1992’s A Picture of Nectar, tacking on alternating solos to the extended rendition of the song. The clip spans six minutes in length and features the original camcorder audio from the footage.
As JamBase reports, Laurence explained that he has a full video of the entire show on VHS (minus the encore) and anticipates releasing more of the video in the future after he pairs the video with higher quality soundboard audio. JamBase also explains that Laurence chose to release the soundcheck video independently from the rest of the show given that there is no soundboard audio of the soundcheck currently in circulation.
Enjoy this newly surfaced, throwback Phish video below, Many thanks to Matt Laurence for releasing this to the masses and preparing more video from Amy’s Farm to release in the future!
Phish – “Poor Heart” – Amy’s Farm, 1991
[H/T JamBase]
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