Watch Greensky Bluegrass & Railroad Earth Members Collaborate In Washington D.C.
Tim Carbone and John Skehan added to a Grateful Dead cover, while Todd Sheaffer led GSBG through a RRE live staple at The Anthem.
By Scott Bernstein Jan 30, 2023 • 7:14 am PST
Greensky Bluegrass‘ Winter Tour 2023 has seen numerous acts open for the band over the course of the run. Friday’s first of two concerts at The Anthem in Washington D.C. saw Railroad Earth kick off the action with members of RRE joining the headliners for a pair of collaborations later in the evening.
The first collaboration came at the end of Greensky Bluegrass’ first set, when Railroad Earth’s Tim Carbone added fiddle and John Skehan played mandolin on a cover of Grateful Dead classic “Let It Grow.” Greensky Bluegrass debuted their take on the song penned by Bob Weir and John Perry Barlow at their Halloween celebration at The Warfield in San Francisco on October 29, 2022.
Friday’s “Let It Grow” was Greensky’s second performance of the tune. Tim Carbone took an effusive fiddle solo before John Skehan and GSBG mandolinist Paul Hoffman engaged in a stellar back-and-forth before dobroist Anders Beck delivered an impressive solo of his own.
Watch Greensky team with Carbone and Skehan for “Let It Grow” below:
The second and final guest appearance of the night took place in the middle of Greensky’s second set on Friday when Railroad Earth guitarist/vocalist Todd Sheaffer led GSBG on “The Hunting Song.” Sheaffer wrote “The Hunting Song” with Patrick Fitzsimmons and Brady Rymer. Greensky previously performed “The Hunting Song” on December 2, 2009 as per Phantasy Tour. Todd Sheaffer also sat-in on the version played 1,387 GSBG shows prior.
See fan-shot footage of Todd Sheaffer and GSBG’s “Hunting Song” from Friday:
GSBG’s collaborations with members of Railroad Earth came amid a show heavy on staples including “All Four,” “Past My Prime,” “Jaywalking,” “Burn Them” and “The Four.” The quintet also twice slipped “One Slip” within “Tarpology” and sealed the evening with an encore of Bob Dylan’s “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You.”
Official audio via nugs.net
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Setlist (via PT GSBG)
Set One: All Four, Cryin’ Holy Unto The Lord (Rock Where Moses Stood), Congratulations and Condolences, Wish I Didn’t Know > Tarpology > One Slip > Tarpology > One Slip > Tarpology, Past My Prime, Let It Grow [1]
Set Two: Jaywalking, Reasons to Stay > Murder of Crows, The Hunting Song [2], Burn Them, The Four > Train Junkie, Room Without a Roof, Courage for the Road
Encore: Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You
- [1] – with Tim Carbone (fiddle), John Skehan (mando)
- [2] – with Todd Sheaffer (guitar, vocals)
