Ok, so here's RollingStone's review of MerleFest 2019
My take on it is both the same - and somewhat different. Many of what I consider highlights aren't even mentioned in the RollingStone article... What I have listed below are my highlights, which may or may not have been mentioned in RollingStone.
(All the songs listed below were performed at MerleFest 2019. In some instances I couldn't find a video of the song performed at MerleFest, so I've included some from other festivals.)
The Dirk Powell Band - during his sets, Dirk played: violin, guitar, banjo and mandolin (and sang!). He's an incredible musician - and the more I learn about him and the music he plays, the more I respect him and his musical genius!
My take on it is both the same - and somewhat different. Many of what I consider highlights aren't even mentioned in the RollingStone article... What I have listed below are my highlights, which may or may not have been mentioned in RollingStone.
(All the songs listed below were performed at MerleFest 2019. In some instances I couldn't find a video of the song performed at MerleFest, so I've included some from other festivals.)
The Dirk Powell Band - during his sets, Dirk played: violin, guitar, banjo and mandolin (and sang!). He's an incredible musician - and the more I learn about him and the music he plays, the more I respect him and his musical genius!
- The Balfour Waltz (La Valse Balfour)/My Old Wagon (Le Vieux Wagon) (medley)
- Carolina Rain
- Home on Oak Ridge/Unnamed (medley) - For the unnamed song, I suggested <<saute la colline>>, country french for "jump the hill". When I heard it, I thought of some mountain folk dancing and trying to jump over the hills...
Amos Lee
Molly Tuttle (with Christian Sedelmeyer on violin)
- Bas Pelles Eriks Brudpolska - Swedish folk tune
- Take the Journey
The Hillside Album Hour
Each year, the Waybacks and friends choose an album and do a live electrified acoustic version of it. This year was Led Zeppelin IV (ZOSO), with their own "twists", is it merely artistic creativity or copyright infringement protection?
- Black Dog
- Rock and Roll
- Genesis Hall (Fairport Convention)/The Battle of Evermore
- Stairway to Heaven
- Legalize It (Peter Tosh)/Misty Mountain Hop:
- Four Sticks
- Going to California
- When the Levee Breaks
The Avett Brothers and Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
- The Mother
- Madman Across the Water (the left channel is dead, but it still sounds great!)
- Nose on the Grindstone (video from Tuck Fest - a day after his performance at MerleFest). This song is powerful and haunting. The lyrics left me spellbound...
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