Greensky Bluegrass and The Wood Brothers have embarked on their eight-show run across the Northeast. Although the excursion commenced last week in Bridgeport, Conn., with The Wood Brothers as the opening act, it has led to many moments of creative collaboration between the two groups on stage throughout their joint stint.

On Saturday, vocalist Oliver Wood joined Greensky Bluegrass on their rendition of The Allman Brothers Band classic, “Midnight Rider,” during the halfway point of the performance. The cover came after a segued pairing on “While Waiting” and “Kerosene” and spilled over into a take on “Steam Powered Aeroplane.” 

During the following performance on Sunday, the two groups merged on stage to deliver the night’s encore. For the follow-up gig to Saturday night’s show, Greensky Bluegrass enlisted the help of all three members of The Wood Brothers: Oliver Wood, Chris Wood and Jano Rix, following a single set performance full of exemplary tunes.

Saturday night’s collaborative encore got underway with a track off Tom Petty’s seminal 1994 solo album, Wildflowers. Next, the ensemble landed on a debut of “You Wreck Me,” marking a memorable start to the three-song ender. For their following number, they landed on The Band’s “The Shape I’m In” before unleashing their final song, a run-through of the traditional “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” for the first time since it was performed on Dec. 15, 2019, at Now Sapphire Resort in Puerto Morelos, Mexico. 

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Greensky Bluegrass x The Wood Brothers

Live At The Heights – Seaside Heights, N.J.

Set: New & Improved, Just to Lie > Hold On > Burn Them, While Waiting > Kerosene, Midnight Rider* > Steam Powered Aeroplane, Miss September, Stress Dreams, Fixin To Ruin, I’d Probably Kill You, Reasons to Stay > Leap Year

Enc.: Dancing in the Dark, Atlantic City

Greensky Bluegrass x The Wood Brothers

Roanoke Island Festival Park – Manteo, N.C.

Set: What You Need > Demons, Give a Shit, Handguns, Don’t Lie, Room Without a Roof,  Jaywalking, Lose My Way, Wish I Didn’t Know > It’s Not Mine Anymore, Until I Sing, Cut a Tooth, Murder of Crows, Tarpology > Could You Be Loved, Windshield

Enc.: You Wreck Me!, The Shape I’m In, Will the Circle Be Unbroken 

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