Billy Strings performed a setlist in which the first letter of each song spelled out “Don’t Be A Stranger” during his band’s set at Buffalo’s Cobblestone Live festival on Saturday.
Newport Folk Festival 2019: Best Of The Rest - By Jeffrey Greenblatt
- Aug 2, 2019
- 10:59 am PDT
JamBase contributor Jeffrey Greenblatt details nine of his favorite sets from the 2019 Newport Folk Festival that didn’t make headlines.
Watch Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle perform “Cold Rain & Snow” and more from their collaborative set at the 2019 Newport Folk Festival.
The Inaugural Guitar Pull at The Peach Music Festival was led by Scott Sharrard and featured such guest guitarists as Jake Cinninger, Steve Kimock, Stanley Jordan and Samantha Fish.
Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh and his Phil Lesh & Friends ensemble featuring guitarists Warren Haynes, Grahame Lesh and John Scofield as well as vocalist Elliott Peck, keyboardist Holly Bowling and drummer John Molo closed out the 2019 Peach Music Festival in Scranton, Pennsylvania on Sunday night.
Twiddle shared the origin story of a number of classic songs and jammed with Dave Grippo, Todd Stoops, Steve Girardi, Jaden Carlson, Kitchen Dwellers and Zach Nugent over the course of their five sets at the 2019 Tumble Down Festival.
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead made their appearance at The Peach Music Festival on Saturday and played Burlington on Sunday without Joe Russo due to the early arrival of the drummer’s second child.
Leftover Salmon and Keller Williams joined The String Cheese Incident for portions of their sets at FloydFest in Virginia on Saturday.
Warren Haynes and Grace Potter mixed their own tunes with songs by Blind Faith, The Band, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac and more on Sunday afternoon at the Peach Music Festival in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Dawes celebrated the 10th anniversary of their debut album ‘North Hills’ with Newport Folk Festival set featuring Jason Isbell, Jonathan Wilson, Benmont Tench and more.
Trey Anastasio, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Judy Collins, Rachael Price, Jim James, Mavis Staples and Hozier were just some of the all-stars who contributed to the “If I Had A Song” set that brought the 2019 Newport Folk Festival to a close on Sunday.
Dolly Parton and Judy Collins were among the many participants in Brandi Carlile’s The Collaboration set at Newport Folk Festival.
Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band’s set at the Newport Folk Festival featured special guests Warren Haynes, Sheryl Crow, Benmont Tench and Audley Freed.
Watch James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Benmont Tench and Jason Isbell sit-in with Sheryl Crow on Friday at the Newport Folk Festival.
Watch The Infamous Stringdusters’ Andy Hall sit-in with The String Cheese Incident who also brought out guitarist Scott Sharrard Friday at The Peach Music Festival.
Watch Warren Haynes bring out Jason Isbell, Lukas Nelson and Jonathan Wilson at Newport Folk Festival for Bob Dylan and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young covers.
Watch Pigeons Playing Ping Pong welcome Billy Strings during the first of two sets on the opening day of Peach Music Festival 2019.
The String Cheese Incident honored The Peach Music Festival founders The Allman Brothers Band and jammed on the theme from Scranton-based sitcom ‘The Office’ on Thursday night.
