DelFest Does Dead 2 LP Vinyl

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DelFest’s bluegrass heart meets the Grateful Dead songbook on DelFest Does Dead, a live 2-LP vinyl featuring 10 interpretations captured across DelFest 2025 (May 22–25, 2025), in Cumberland, MD.

Festival favorites bring their own pulse and picking to Dead staples: Del McCoury Band, The Travelin’ McCourys, Leftover Salmon, Kitchen Dwellers, Darrell Scott, Sister Sadie, Railroad Earth, Mountain Grass Unit, Clay Street Unit, and The Price Sisters.

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Tracklist
Side A
Cold, Rain & Snow – Del McCoury Band
New Speedway Boogie – Leftover Salmon
St. Stephen – Kitchen Dwellers

Side B
Cumberland Blues – The Travelin’ McCourys
Big River – Darrell Scott
Touch of Grey – Sister Sadie

Side C
Terrapin Station – Railroad Earth
Brown Eyed Women – Mountain Grass Unit

Side D
I Know You Rider – Clay Street Unit
Ripple – The Price Sisters

Hmm very intriguing. Doesn't ship till December. Looks better than most of the corpse-humping schlock out there.

I saw The Traveling McCoury's in Moab last fall and I was a little surprised they did quite a few Dead songs in their set, maybe 3-4? Maybe even the encore. They're great. Cold and rainy but they tore it up. 

But I have to wonder why this had to be 2 LP's. One LP has just four songs. Only 10 on the whole thing. Don't know how long those songs are, but I can't help but wonder if they could've avoided the environmental impact of a second, maybe unnecessary LP, and extra weight for shipping. Production of that second LP certainly added to the $40 price tag, which will put it out of price range for some folks. Couldn't fit 5 songs on a side? I'll be interested to see the song timings. 

$40 is just about the going rate for any new vinyl, maybe $35 but it's not bad for a double lp.