Silent Way was the exclusive multitrack audio recording vendor for Stern Grove Festival from 2004-2009. Over these six seasons, Tony Brooke recorded 77 artists on 39 dates at Stern Grove, building a valuable archive of hundreds of hours of top artist performances for the non-profit organization. Releases from this archive have included successful fund-raising compilation albums, full-set albums for individual artists, promotional video clips, podcasts and radio programs.
The "Live From Stern Grove Festival: 2009" album features twelve performances by Joan Baez, Lyrics Born, Les Nubians, Kailash Kher's Kailasa, Totó La Momposina, The Mighty Underdogs, Curumin, Nation Beat, Delhi 2 Dublin, Rupa and the April Fishes, Blame Sally, and Sergent Garcia. The track listing:
Aronde Me Meto Yo - Toto La Momposina
Culpa de la Luna - Rupa and the April Fishes
9 Vidas - Sergent Garcia
Hurricane - Blame Sally
Hands in the Air - The Mighty Underdogs
Callin' Out - Lyrics Born (*hear sample below)
Makeda - Les Nubians
Sobe a Poeira - Nation Beat
Mal Estar Card - Curumin
Supafunkadholic - Delhi 2 Dublin
Tauba Tauba - Kailash Kher's Kailasa
Forever Young - Joan Baez