DelFest 2019

Greetings, Dead Freaks! I've had a little bit of time to come to grips with the terrific time that was DelFest 2019 and now it's time for me to share with you some thoughts, sounds, and discussions from what was one of my very favorite weekends since... last year's DelFest! This is one of the finest festivals in the land. Everything from the music, to the location, to the crowds in attendance, is just right. We're going to listen to some of the music from the weekend, some interviews that I conducted while I was there, and while this episode is certainly bluegrass-centric, we're still going to get a healthy dose of Grateful Dead...Sort of.

We're going to hear from Billy Strings, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Larry Keel Experience, The Travelin' McCourys, Railroad Earth, and The Del McCoury Band. That's just a small sampling of the great music that I saw. I try to run most of them down in the show.

After all the DelFest talk, I thought you might like to hear a little Jerry Garcia. In keeping with a popular discussion point from the weekend and the bluegrass festival thing, we'll be checking out a short set of Old And In The Way from the Marin County Bluegrass Festival in 1974.

I sat down to interview those artists and more for the new Osiris series 'InnerViews'. You can see all of our chats, and more on the Osiris YouTube page. Or scroll down after the jump to see them right here on this website. Brokedown Podcast is part of the Osiris Podcast Network. Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with podcasts and live experiences about artists and topics you love. Sign up for the newsletter at OsirisPod.com to stay in the loop. Also,  Osiris works in partnership with JamBase, which connects music fans with the music they love and empowers them to go see live music. Check them out at JamBase.com.

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Listen via iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher, and Spotify. You can also listen in the player below.

Railroad Earth

Selections In This Episode:
Billy Strings - 2019-05-23 DelFest Late Night Music Hall: Me & My Uncle feat. Marcus King (Recorded by Rich Stoler) 

Larry Keel Experience - 2019-05-25 DelFest Grandstand Stage: Russian Lullabye > Rollin' & Tumblin' (Recorded by Rich Stoler)

The Travelin' McCourys

Yonder Mountain String Band - 2019-05-23 DelFest Grandstand Stage: Sidewalk Stars feat. Ronnie McCoury & Robbie McCoury (Recorded by Rob Clarke) 

The Travelin' McCourys - 2019-05-25 DelFest Grandstand Stage: Midnight Flyer, Cumberland Blues feat. Heaven McCoury (Recorded by Rob Clarke) 

Railroad Earth - 2019-05-26 DelFest Grandstand Stage: Cold Water (Recorded by Rob Clarke), 2019-05-25 DelFest Late Night Music Hall: Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodleoo feat. Lindsey Lou (Recorded by Rich Stoler) 

The Del McCoury Band - 2019-05-24 DelFest Grandstand Stage: Rain And Snow (Recorded by Rich Stoler), 2019-05-26 DelFest Grandstand Stage: I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (Recorded by Rob Clarke) 

Old And In The Way - 1974-04-28 Marin County Bluegrass Fest, Golden State College, San Rafael, CA: High Lonesome Sound, Pig In A Pen, Panama Red, Wild Horses, The Hobo Song

As mentioned, the Osiris Media series, InnerVisions is available on the Osiris YouTube page. You can check it out here: Osiris InnerViews.

Below, you can watch the videos that have been released (I'll try and update this post as more come out.) Please note, die to video challenges, the only place to hear the entire Ronnie McCoury interview is in this episode.

Billy Strings

Del McCoury & Heaven McCoury

Sierra Hull

The Broomestix

As mentioned, you can find the Mandolin panel with Ronnie McCoury and John Skehan (Railroad Earth) here. Thanks to DC Music Review for hosting the video.