Greensky Bluegrass and friends delivered a weekend for the ages at their 2017 Hoxeyville Music Festival headlining gig, and the lucky fans in attendance are still reeling from almost-seven hours of high-energy bluegrass mayhem across Greensky’s four sets. Luckily for the boys in the band, Greensky had some friends on the lineup—like jamgrass pioneer Sam Bush, flat-picking superhero Larry Keel, Fruition‘s own Jay Cobb Anderson, and the enigmatic Mr. Jimmy—to help fight exhaustion.
After a last-minute cancellation from soulful superstar Charles Bradley due to health concerns, Greensky managed to sneak a fourth set onto their Saturday schedule this past weekend. That simple gesture was a perfect example of how Greensky has come to own Hoxeyville in the eyes of most everyone on the grounds, though that ownership was never truly in question, mind you. After eleven appearances over the fifteen years of Hoxeyville’s existence, Greensky Bluegrass has risen to the exalted rank of “Festival Ambassadors,” with their shows at this humble Michigan farm becoming the stuff of legend for followers and supporters of the band.
We’re hard at work making videos and writing the tales of the weekend, but we thought we would go ahead and put together a collection of Greensky Bluegrass’s wonderful set of guest stars from the Hoxeyville Music Festival to tide you over. First up, Sam Bush helped Anders Beck with eight words he really loves saying.
“The Four” > “Bringing In The Georgia Mail”
The skies opened up during Friday night’s Greensky set as Larry Keel sat in and wrecked things. When the rains came, the band didn’t stop—even when their various pedal boards were getting drenched. After their tune ended and they stepped out of the onslaught, Dave Bruzza, Larry, and the Sam Bush Band banjo wizard Stephen Mojen kept the party going almost acoustic style. Check out the fun below!
“Guitarmageddon”
Fruition and Greensky Bluegrass have a mutual love affair going that spilled over to the Greensky set on Saturday night. Guitarist Jay Cobb Anderson joined Greensky for a couple of passionate covers, including a rocking take on the Roling Stones’ classic “Jumpin’ Jack Flash!”
“Fixin’ To Ruin”
“Jumpin’ Jack Flash”
Rayland Baxter and his trio brought a strong rock sensibility to the primarily Americana and roots line up at Hoxeyville on Saturday. After touring with Greensky multiple times Paul Hoffman and Baxter’s keyboardist realized a connection both had totally forgotten. Check out the story and the fun take on a snarky Greensky classic below:
“I’d Probably Kill You”
After all the fun of the sit-ins, we thought we would sneak in one song that waas just plain fun. Check out Greensky’s take on the Rod Stewart’s ode to youth, “Young Turks”, below.
“Young Turks”
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