Elle King & BERTHA: Grateful Drag Go Acoustic ‘Behind The Walls’ For Dead Classic At Newport Folk Festival

Newport Folk Festival shared video of Elle King and Bertha: Grateful Drag performing Grateful Dead classic “Fire on the Mountain.” The video captured at the 2024 edition of the storied fest is part of Newport Folk’s “Behind The Walls” series.

The Newport Folk video series sees artists on the festival bill performing in various spots around the festival’s home throughout its six decade tenure, Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island.

Singer-songwriter/actress Elle King and Nashville-based drag tribute to the Grateful Dead, Bertha, took to Fort Adams Harbor Shuttle and Ferry landing to capture their “Behind The Walls” session.

King and Bertha selected “Fire on the Mountain,” appearing on the Dead’s 1974 studio album From the Mars Hotel, for their “Behind The Walls” session, backdropped by the sailing vessels Newport is world-famous for. The unplugged collab featured an array of acoustic guitars, percussion, melodica and bass.

Watch Elle King and Bertha: Grateful Drag on “Fire” below: