Over Memorial Day weekend, the 10th annual DelFest took over Cumberland, Maryland. The four-day festival hosted by Del McCoury and his respective familial projects The Del McCoury Band and The Travelin’ McCoury’s was one for the books, showcasing the festival’s ability to pull huge names. In addition to the host bands, this year, DelFest saw performances by Trey Anastasio Band, Gov’t Mule, Bela Fleck & Chris Thile, Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon, Hot Rize, The Infamous Stringdusters, and more.
During the festival, highlights included Del, Ronnie and Rob McCoury’s sit-in with the Trey Anastasio Band on Friday evening, during which the musicians moved through renditions of “I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome” and “Beauty Of My Dreams.” You can watch videos from this sit-in below, courtesy of DCRANGERFAN.
Trey Anastasio Band with the McCoury’s, “I’m, I’m Lonesome”
Trey Anastasio Band with the McCoury’s, “Beauty Of My Dreams”
Other notable sit-ins included Warren Haynes collaboration with Leftover Salmon for their performance of Neil Young’s seminal album, Harvest. The Gov’t Mule guitarist joined the group for their encore of Young’s “Down By The River.” You can watch video of this collaboration below, courtesy of jakstra.
During Railroad Earth’s set over the weekend (which featured Matt Slocum on keys in the stead of Andy Goessling), the group invited guitar prodigy Billy Strings to join them during their rendition of “Dandelion Wine.” To close out their performance, the group moved into a “Head” sandwich, which housed “Hot ‘Lanta” in memory of Gregg Allman, who died on Saturday. You can listen to full audio of Railroad Earth’s set below.
In addition to these special moments, DelFest 10 abounded with glorious musical moments—as is only appropriate for the long-standing festival that seems to outdo itself every year. Those wanting to relive the magic of this past weekend can check out photos from DelFest 10 below, courtesy of photographer Mark Raker.
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