▁Memorial ▁Hall ▁in ▁M ons on , ▁Massachusetts . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁four ▁days ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁E rel li ▁sat ▁down ▁in ▁a ▁semi - circle ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁hall ▁with ▁Lor ne ▁En tr ess , ▁Joe ▁Barb ato , ▁Kevin ▁Barry , ▁Jim ▁Henry , ▁and ▁Jim ▁Lam ond . ▁ ▁The ▁recording ▁machines ▁were ▁turned ▁on ▁and ▁everything ▁was ▁captured ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁days . ▁The ▁recording ▁sessions ▁were ▁also ▁captured ▁on ▁film ▁and ▁later ▁a ired ▁as ▁a ▁document ary ▁on ▁P BS . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁E rel li ▁hook ed ▁up ▁with ▁Boston - based ▁country ▁band ▁The ▁Sp urs ▁to ▁del ve ▁into ▁the ▁world s ▁of ▁Western ▁swing , ▁country , ▁and ▁rock abil ly ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Hill b illy ▁Pil gr im . ▁Er in ▁Mc Ke own ▁is ▁a ▁guest ▁vocal ist ▁on ▁" P ret end ." ▁" For ▁folk ▁fans , ▁this ▁disc ▁may ▁take ▁some ▁getting ▁used ▁to , ▁but ▁its ▁ple asures ▁are ▁many ." ▁ ▁E rel li ▁co - produ ced , ▁with ▁Lor ne ▁En tr ess , ▁his ▁fifth ▁Sign ature ▁S ounds ▁album ▁Hope ▁& ▁Other ▁Cas ual ties , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁When ▁E rel li ▁was ▁asked ▁if ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁concept ▁album , ▁he ▁said : ▁" The ▁country ▁has ▁been ▁through ▁a ▁lot , ▁since ▁