Twiddle presented guest-filled sets and told the stories behind classic songs as part of their headlining performances at the 2019 Tumble Down Festival at Waterfront Park in Burlington on Friday and Saturday nights. Kitchen Dwellers, Todd Stoops, Dave Grippo and Zach Nugent were among the band’s guests at this year’s event.

The quartet went acoustic for their first performance of the fourth annual Tumble Down. Up first was a medley based off Bush’s “Glycerine” before Twiddle played such classics as “Earth Mama,” “Hattibagen McRat” and “When It Rains It Pours.” Guitarist Steve Girardi was the event’s initial guest and sat-in on “When It Rains It Pours.”


The voice of “Colonel Norco” came over the speakers as Twiddle took the stage for their second set. After opening with “Orlando’s,” Twiddle performed “Amydst The Myst” and “Doinkinboink” before working an unfinished “Grandpa Fox” into a rendition of “Apples” featuring keyboardist Todd Stoops. A segment of “Mamunes The Faun” and “Every Soul” closed out Friday’s second set. The story of “Jamflowman” was told to accompany the version hat kicked off Friday’s third set, which included a new verse. Later in the set, the voice of “Colonel Norco” returned to the venue PA while Twiddle was working through “Nicodemus Portulay.” The band was joined by saxophonist Dave Grippo during the “Lost In The Cold” that ended the frame and Twiddle then encored with “River Drift.”

The origin story of Twiddle original “Ricky Snickle” played over the PA before the four-piece performed the song with an extra verse to begin Saturday’s first set. Guitarist Jaden Carlson sat-in on the “Syncopated Healing” that followed and soon thereafter Kitchen Dwellers performed their original “Visions Of Mohr” backed by Twiddle. More collaborations were in store as Twiddle got the second set off the ground with guitarist Zach Nugent and keyboardist Todd Stoops adding to “Polluted Beauty.”

Nugent and Stoops vacated the stage as Twiddle jammed “Gatsby The Great” into a version of “Pond” that incorporated “Zazu’s Flight.” Twiddle then finished the “Grandpa Fox” from Friday before closing out their fifth set of the weekend with “Be There.” The story of “Frankenfoote” played over the PA before Twiddle encored with a version of the song that included a new fourth verse. Stephen Marley, Turkuaz, Kitchen Dwellers and Ghost Light were among the other acts that played Tumble Down this past weekend.


Pro-Shot Videos (via Relix) & Setlists

Friday, July 26

Set One& (Not Included In Video): Glycerine Medley, Earth Mama, Five, Wildfire, Fat Country Baby, Hattibagen Mcrat, Hatties Jam > When it Rains it Pours+

Set Two: Colonel Norco Tumble Down Speech*, Orlando’s, Amydst The Myst, Doinkinbonk, Grandpa Fox! -> Apples% -> Mamunes The Fawn -> Every Soul

Set Three: Jamflowman Origin^# -> Subconscious Prelude -> Nicodemus Portulay -> Colonel Norko Protector of the gate rant broadcast* -> Nicodemus Portulay -> Milk, Lost in the Cold@

Encore: River Drift

& Acoustic Set

* Rant over Venue PA

# Jamflowman Origin Story. First time Done.

% With Todd Stoops

^ Jamflowman new Verse added. First Time Done

! Unfinished

@ With Dave Grippo

+ With Steve Girardi

% New Fourth verse at end – First Time Done


Saturday, July 27

Set One: Ricky Snickle Origin story-> ^ Ricky Snickle+, Syncopated Healing*, Machine, Visions Of Mohr#, Latin Tang, Beethoven and Greene

Set Two: Polluted Beauty?, Gatsby The Great -> Pond -> Zazus Flight —> Pond -> Grandpa Fox@, Be There

Encore: Frankenfoote Origin story^^, Frankenfoote %

^ Played over Venue PA

+ New Fourth verse at end – First Time Done

* With Jaden Carlson

# With Kitchen Dwellers

! New Verse – First Time Done

? With Zach Nugent and Todd Stoops

@ Finished from previous Night

^^ Played over Venue PA

% New Fourth verse at end – First Time Done