[piano intro] - [Announcer] Funding for "Sonark Sessions"' "Live from The Barn" series is proudly provided by the Orange County and Chapel Hill Visitors Bureau.

[energetic electronic music] If you are adventurous, inquisitive, hungry, thirsty, courageous, bored, spontaneous, and longing for a rewarding getaway, minus the planning, let curiosity leads you here.

[lilting bluegrass music] [music ending] [upbeat bluegrass music] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] - We're gonna play a song now called "Deep End" that I wrote about my audition weekend with these fellows that was at the Hollywood Bowl.

They decided just to throw me right in.

It goes like this.

♪ Hung up the phone and I hit the ground running ♪ [upbeat bluegrass music] ♪ Gotta jump like you want it ♪ ♪ When the good things are coming ♪ ♪ Packed up my dirty laundry right off the floor ♪ ♪ Battened down the hatches and locked the front door ♪ ♪ Bought a suit so I'd look real good ♪ ♪ And pointed out west toward Hollywood ♪ ♪ I'm the guy who jumps in the deep end ♪ ♪ Find out quick if I'm sinking or swimming ♪ ♪ Long ago threw caution to the wind and ♪ ♪ I'm the guy who jumps in the deep end ♪ ♪ I've been charging ahead since I was a child ♪ ♪ Grab a tiger by the tail and hold on tight ♪ ♪ Doesn't take but a crack in the doorway ♪ ♪ I'll be pushing through, running blindly ♪ ♪ What's up ahead is better than what's behind me ♪ ♪ You say the word, and watch out, I'm coming ♪ ♪ I'm the guy who jumps in the deep end ♪ ♪ Find out quick if I'm sinking or swimming ♪ ♪ Long ago threw caution to the wind and ♪ ♪ I'm the guy who jumps in the deep end ♪ [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] ♪ I've never known when to stop ♪ ♪ Here I come, ready or not ♪ ♪ Like a bull in a china shop ♪ [upbeat bluegrass music continues] ♪ Take no counsel for the moves I make ♪ ♪ Stand back, make room, get outta my way ♪ ♪ I'm the guy who jumps in the deep end ♪ ♪ Find out quick if I'm sinking or swimming ♪ ♪ Long ago threw caution to the wind and ♪ ♪ I'm the guy who jumps in the deep end ♪ [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] ♪ I'm the guy who jumps in the deep end ♪ ♪ Find out quick if I'm sinking or swimming ♪ ♪ Long ago threw caution to the wind and ♪ ♪ I'm the guy who jumps in the deep end ♪ [bright harmonica music] [audience applauding] [bright harmonica music continues] [bright harmonica music continues] [bright harmonica music continues] [bright harmonica music continues] [audience cheering] [upbeat bluegrass music] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] ♪ Anna Lee, what's in your past ♪ ♪ The little town that you've outgrown ♪ ♪ You just laugh when someone asks ♪ ♪ "When's the last time you've been home?"

♪ ♪ The fact that you were one of us ♪ ♪ Ain't as bad as knowing that you still are ♪ ♪ You sat beside me on that bus ♪ ♪ But I never thought you'd ride this far ♪ ♪ Alabama's calling, Alabama's calling ♪ ♪ Alabama's dragging you down ♪ ♪ Alabama's calling, Alabama's calling ♪ ♪ Alabama's dragging you down ♪ ♪ She needs you now, she needs you now ♪ ♪ You were always one to make a scene ♪ ♪ You're the queen of righteousness ♪ ♪ Anything to keep your conscience clean ♪ ♪ But you sure did leave an awful mess ♪ ♪ Wasn't what you told yourself ♪ ♪ Hard as hell to believe your eyes ♪ ♪ From your heaven, all the angels fell ♪ ♪ And left you in your lonely sky ♪ ♪ Alabama's calling, Alabama's calling ♪ ♪ Alabama's dragging you down ♪ ♪ Alabama's calling, Alabama's calling ♪ ♪ Alabama's dragging you down ♪ ♪ She needs you now, she needs you now ♪ ♪ You were never one to hold your tongue ♪ ♪ Always spoiling for a fight ♪ ♪ Your daddy's girl since you were young ♪ ♪ But what if you can't both be right ♪ [upbeat bluegrass music continues] ♪ Alabama's calling, Alabama's calling ♪ ♪ Alabama's dragging you down ♪ ♪ Alabama's calling, Alabama's calling ♪ ♪ Alabama's dragging you down ♪ ♪ She needs you now, she needs you now ♪ [audience cheering] [melancholy bluegrass music] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [audience cheering] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [melancholy bluegrass music continues] [audience cheering] [upbeat bluegrass music] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] ♪ Yeah, find a little sweet spot about a mile wide ♪ ♪ Through the eye of the needle to the other side ♪ ♪ Get the motor running, but not too high ♪ ♪ Yeah, find a little sweet spot and just let it ride ♪ ♪ Find a little sweet spot that's not bought or sold ♪ ♪ In the heat of the desert and the ice and snow ♪ ♪ Where the peace and quiet gets out of control ♪ ♪ Well, now, find a little sweet spot ♪ ♪ And watch the river roll ♪ ♪ Yeah, find a little sweet spot and watch the river roll ♪ [upbeat bluegrass music continues] ♪ Find a little sweet spot when the band kicks in ♪ ♪ All together now like birds in the wind ♪ ♪ Just one beat and just one breath ♪ ♪ Let it out and let it in ♪ ♪ And find a little sweet spot and get down again ♪ ♪ Find a little sweet spot in the heat of the day ♪ ♪ Let it take your hand and lead you into the shade ♪ ♪ Lay down in the cool grass until your worries fade ♪ ♪ Now, find a little sweet spot with the love you made ♪ ♪ Yeah, find a little sweet spot with the love you made ♪ [upbeat bluegrass music continues] ♪ Find a little sweet spot where it feels just right ♪ ♪ Right there in the middle between the heavy and the light ♪ ♪ Lord, you gotta make a living and you gotta make a life ♪ ♪ So find a little sweet spot where it feels just right ♪ ♪ Yeah, find a little sweet spot on down the road ♪ ♪ Like a new beginning where you never grow old ♪ ♪ Where the rules are broken, it's a brand-new game ♪ ♪ Yeah, find a little sweet spot where they know your name ♪ ♪ Find a little sweet spot where they know your name ♪ ♪ Find a little sweet spot, a little sweet spot ♪ ♪ Where they know your name ♪ ♪ Find a little sweet spot ♪ ♪ Find a little sweet spot ♪ ♪ With the love you made ♪ ♪ Find a little sweet spot ♪ - Make 'em welcome, y'all, in from Saluda, North Carolina.

The pride of Saluda, North Carolina over here, folks.

On the guitar and singing, Mr. Aaron Burdett, everybody.

[audience cheering] [mysterious music continues] [mysterious music continues] [mysterious music continues] [mysterious music continues] [mysterious music continues] [mysterious music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music] ♪ Down the hill, the dogs are barking ♪ ♪ In the half-dark, trucks are starting ♪ ♪ The coffee's brewing as the river fog lifts ♪ ♪ Heading out for the morning shift ♪ ♪ The road is paved with good intentions ♪ ♪ And critters that should've looked both ways ♪ ♪ But even worse than a bad decision ♪ ♪ Never deciding anything ♪ ♪ So keep it in the middle ♪ ♪ Now, what's the measure of a man ♪ ♪ Oh, little by little ♪ ♪ I'm doing the best I can ♪ ♪ When I wake up this morning ♪ ♪ To when I lay down tonight ♪ ♪ I wanna know that I've done something ♪ ♪ I've done something right ♪ [upbeat bluegrass music continues] ♪ Somewhere between before and after ♪ ♪ Getting there is the hardest part ♪ ♪ I'd wanna skip ahead a couple of chapters ♪ ♪ And get to where the good stuff starts ♪ ♪ But keep it in the middle ♪ ♪ Now, what's the measure of a man ♪ ♪ Oh, little by little ♪ ♪ I'm doing the best I can ♪ ♪ When I wake up this morning ♪ ♪ To when I lay down tonight ♪ ♪ I wanna know that I've done something ♪ ♪ I've done something right ♪ ♪ When I wake up this morning ♪ ♪ To when I lay down tonight ♪ ♪ I wanna know that I've done something ♪ ♪ I've done something right ♪ [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] [upbeat bluegrass music continues] ♪ It might be better if I didn't remember ♪ ♪ And the good old days just never return ♪ ♪ I'd clear my head of every reminder ♪ ♪ Might be the only way I ever did learn ♪ ♪ When I wake up this morning ♪ ♪ To when I lay down tonight ♪ ♪ I wanna know that I've done something ♪ ♪ I've done something right ♪ ♪ When I wake up this morning ♪ ♪ To when I lay down tonight ♪ ♪ I wanna know that I've done something ♪ ♪ I've done something right ♪ ♪ Down the hill, the dogs are barking ♪ ♪ In the half-dark, the trucks are starting ♪ ♪ The coffee's brewing as the river fog lifts ♪ ♪ And I'm heading out for the morning shift ♪ [audience cheering] - [Announcer] Funding for "Sonark Sessions"' "Live from The Barn" series is proudly provided by the Orange County and Chapel Hill Visitors Bureau.

[energetic electronic music] If you are adventurous, inquisitive, hungry, thirsty, courageous, bored, spontaneous, and longing for a rewarding getaway, minus the planning, let curiosity leads you here.