This past weekend I had a bluegrass band from Davis called Chicken Tractor over to the house to record. They are excellent musicians, and a good time was had by all. It was my first experience recording in the style of a lot of old-timey bands, where you basically set up just a couple of mics and the musicians control the mix by their proximity to the mics - a mix that they can't actually hear while they're playing. It requires a great deal of skill, but they are easily up to the task.
So anyway, without further adieu...