The final day was probably the best of all . . . here’s a bit of what we were able to catch:
The Grasshoppers
We caught one song by Kaki King and she was pretty good, but we were on our way to grab some food and catch a bit of Keller Williams.
Little Feat was interesting to see, but then we wanted to go catch
Chinese Fingertrap and I’m glad we did. I really enjoyed their show. They had a great sound and the woman singer was worth catching.
Then we were lucky to hear a few songs by Toubab Krewe, including the drum finale which was worth sticking around for
Then it was finally time for Government Mule. I swear, I could listen to Warren Haynes sing all day long.
We started out up above, but had to make our way down to the dance floor.
I was thrilled to hear him sing Patchwork Quilt and Beautifully Broken. Patchwork Quilt was so good it had me in tears and I’m certain I wasn’t the only one.
We were thrilled to see Government Mule joined by Derek Trucks
And the absolute best part of the entire weekend was the encore when they did Soulshine.
Next up, Bob Weir & Ratdog
And more Bob Weir & Ratdog. I was a little weirded out when Bobby started singing Lazy River Road. I just couldn’t fathom anyone but Jerry singing the song, and was somewhat offended, but the more I listened, the more he won me over and I was glad he did it so well. Made me miss Jerry even more than the Warren Haynes song.
Speaking of which, Warren Haynes also came out to play a few tunes with Bobby & Ratdog
When the dancing was all over
then there were fireworks.
As if that were not enough The Derek Trucks Band played as we walked back to camp, too tired to walk back up the hill to catch Dumpstaphunk. Overall, it was just a beautiful few days.
In the morning, we packed up camp, drove back to Madison and when I got home I found cake from my sister (her own special recipe)
and flowers (from whom I still have to discover)
And now, back to the grind. Tho, its always great to be back in Madison!
See here for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10K Lakes reports.
