Watch Greensky Bluegrass & Holly Bowling Perform ‘Last Winter In The Copper Country’

Greensky Bluegrass unveiled video featuring keyboardist Holly Bowling performing “Last Winter In The Copper Country” with the band during the September 2020 sessions that helped yield GSBG’s 2022 studio album, Stress Dreams. The +14-minute clip was filmed at Guilford Sound studios in Guilford, Vermont on September 22, 2020.

Bowling was on hand to contribute to the title track of “Stress Dreams.” Holly, who was pregnant at the time, hadn’t played much live music with anyone since the pandemic began six months earlier. GSBG invited Bowling to team up on “Last Winter In The Copper Country,” a song penned by their friend Joshua Davis. The six musicians took the Greensky live staple deep.

Read a note from GSBG mandolinist Paul Hoffman shared on Greensky’s social feeds about the session below:

when we traveled to guilford to make ‘stress dreams’, the greatest joy came from just playing music together. we got hip to our musical friend, holly, being near the studio. naturally, we invited her to join us before we even knew what she should play on. we decided to have her play on the title track and she crushed it.

holly hadn’t played with anyone in a long time. adding some keys to a track was great. we all cheered heavily from the control room but we needed to really dig into something. together. live.

just for fun, only because, and with the intention of fully opening it up, we all went into the room to play ‘last winter in the copper county’.

outside in vermont seasonal shift was present and beautiful. holly was pregnant with a son. the litteral connections to the song were wild. it felt powerful and i’m glad we indulged.

come see us with holly in new york city. i’m betting the magic will continue. twice. it’s two nights (6/24 + 6/25).

cheers,

-ph

Watch Greensky Bluegrass and Holly Bowling’s “Last Winter In The Copper Country” below:

Greensky Bluegrass will be joined by Holly Bowling at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25. Purchase Greensky Bluegrass & Holly Bowling tickets via Ticketmaster.