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In the ashes of the Wanee Festival, the inaugural Suwannee Rising blessed the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park & Campground in Live Oak, FL last weekend. The festival spanned Thursday to Saturday and was headlined by Moe., Lettuce and Oteil Burbridge and Friends.

Oteil’s lineup for Suwannee Rising’s Friday night, headlining spot included John Kimock (Mike Gordon) on drums, Jeff Chimenti (Dead & Company) on keys, Scott Metzger (Joe Russo’s Almost Dead) and Neal Casal (Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Circles Around The Sun) on guitar, and Lamar Williams Jr.

With one foot in the Allman Brothers Band camp and the other in the Grateful Dead camp, Oteil masterfully spun covers of both legendary bands during his set including “Blue Sky > Franklin’s Tower” and epic 17-minute “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” Oteil and Friends also jammed hard on The Beatles’ “Dear Prudence” during the set.

Setlist
01.Intro
02.Blue Sky>
03.Franklin’s Tower>
04.Cats Down Under The Stars
05.Tore Up
06.Dear Prudence
07.Mercury Blues
08.Ophelia
09.In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
10.High Time
12.Tough Mama
13.Run For The Roses

Blue Sky > Franklin’s Tower

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

Dear Prudence

Thanks to RexAVision for the excellent video and sound quality!

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