Less than a month after Trey's triumphant return at ROTHBURY and in the midst of all sorts of Phish reunion speculation, Big Red returned to the stage again today for a solo acoustic set at the legendary Newport Folk Festival.

Trey's Newport setlist was filled with plenty of Phish tunes and included a bunch of songs that weren't played at ROTHBURY — namely Bouncing Around the Room, Heavy Things, Shine, Bathtub Gin, and Wilson.

Trey also debuted two songs at Newport: Peggy and If I Could Be a Sailor. The latter was written 10 years ago with, and dedicated to, Tom Marshall. It was described on Glide Magazine's Twitter stream as sounding like Dan Hill's 1977 ballad Sometimes When We Touch.

Scroll down for audio and videos from the show. And be sure to to check back once in a while as I'll be adding more audio sources and videos from Trey's Newport set as soon as I find them.

Phish’s Trey Anastasio, one of the day’s least folky performers in theory, was the only act to play unplugged and solo. He sounded as gentle as a mountain dulcimer.
— Daniel Gewertz, Boston Herald

Update (August 7th, 2008): See our post about Trey & Classic TAB at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn.

Update (August 10, 2008): See our post about Trey & Classic TAB at the All Points West Festival in New Jersey.

Trey Anastasio Newport Folk Festival Setlist (August 2, 2008)

1. Brian and Robert
2. Farmhouse
3. Witty Banter > Water in the Sky
4. Let Me Lie
5. Bouncing Around the Room
6. Heavy Things
7. If I Could Be a Sailor * (MP3)
8. Mountains in the Mist
9. Sleep Again
10. Get Back on the Train
11. Peggy** (MP3)
12. Waste
13. Shine
14. Bathtub Gin
15. Wilson
16. E: Sample in a Jar
17. E: Chalkdust Torture

• * Written ten years ago with Tom Marshall and dedicated to him. First time played. From PT: Deep lyrics about wanting to be a sailor, laying on the deck in the shadow of the sail / mast, swimming by the rudder and also included lots of mythological imagery (mermaids, cupid, etc).
• ** New song. First time played. From PT: The Peggy in the song is Peggy Flemming and the song is about a guy that has her poster on the wall in his room. The poster sits there and stares at you and out your bedroom door.
• Note: Thanks to THE RICK for the setlist. Yes, THE RICK. Bow to him. He is superior. He even managed to get into the show with the wrong tickets!

Download Audio of Trey Anastasio at 2008 Newport Folk Festival

• NPR Webcast (MP3 @ 320 kbps)
  Source: NPR Web Broadcast > Wiretap Pro > Audacity > iTunes
• Dave Flaschner's FOB Schoeps mk4 (FLAC)
  Source: Schoeps mk4 > kc5 > cmc6 > Fostex fr2-le w/ oade-HD mod
  Transfer: CF card > CD Wave > FLAC
  Notes: Recorded front right corner of VIP section. Seeded by Jason Sobel.
  Alternate: MP3 version of this recording.

Farmhouse: Trey Anastasio at 2008 Newport Folk Festival

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Bouncing Around the Room: Trey Anastasio at 2008 Newport Folk Festival

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Heavy Things: Trey Anastasio at 2008 Newport Folk Festival

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If I Could Be a Sailor: Trey Anastasio at 2008 Newport Folk Festival

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Mountains in the Mist: Trey Anastasio at 2008 Newport Folk Festival

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Get Back on the Train: Trey Anastasio at 2008 Newport Folk Festival

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Peggy, Waste & Shine (partial): Trey Anastasio at 2008 Newport Folk Festival

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Bathtub Gin: Trey Anastasio at 2008 Newport Folk Festival

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Wilson (Out of Sync): Trey Anastasio at 2008 Newport Folk Festival

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Chalkdust Torture: Trey Anastasio at 2008 Newport Folk Festival

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