Day 2 led Jim & me and our friends Steve & Donna into the Dillon Amphitheater again. This time we paid to attend and enjoyed a great farewell tour concert from the spectacular Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and the incomparable Molly Tuttle.
NGDB features four band-mates for many decades playing with Jaime Hanna, Jeff's kid, and they even brought Ibbotson out of retirement of 20 yrs from Pitkin Co. Adding to the stoke was that Molly Tuttle was the opener until a power outage stopped her set, just 2 songs from the end. MT sang mostly from the new album but covered 'She's A Rainbow' as she does; she thrashed the double neck with 12 string and 6 string attached on 'Everything Burns,' as she does.
Realize that Nitty Gritty released the iconic 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken' 54 years ago! They have so many great albums and songs and eras. The show was excellent and Jaime's strong voice helped when elder vocal cords were strained... he's good there and on the guitar. On top of the songs and performances, the salmon night sky was sublime. I did catch "Ripplin' Waters" with Ibbotson ~ not a great voice as prior but historically epic as he came out just for the Colorado mtn show.
Speaking of 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken,' Molly mentioned that that NGDB record with Doc Watson and other bluegrass stars was an influence on her. It was a water drip for sure and I knew they'd collaborate later on that song... and they did. And Annie. So good.
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