MerleFest Friday/Saturday Photos: Dierks Bentley, Cadillac Sky, Jim Lauderdale
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- All the way from San Francisco, The Waybacks, ladies and gentleman. photos by Jamie Younger
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- Nashville songwriter Jim Lauderdale performs Saturday with Donna the Buffalo. Lauderdale’s new album, Patchwork River, is a collaboration with Robert Hunter, the esteemed Grateful Dead lyricist. Lauderdale also performed with Elvis Costello at the festival. photo by Jamie Younger
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- Dierks Bentley and the Traveling McCourys delivered a spirited set Friday afternoon on the Merle Watson stage. Dierks recorded his new album, Up On the Ridge, with the McCourys, the first family of traditional bluegrass. Mando wizard Sam Bush joined the boys on stage for the album’s title track. Other highlights included a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Senor (Tales of Yankee Power).” Dierks told the crowd he stole the “Senor” arrangement from Tim O’Brien. photo by Jamie Younger
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- Before his set, Dierks stopped by the American Songwriter booth and autographed copies of the May/June 2009 issue, of which he appears on the cover. Click here to purchase. photo by Jamie Younger
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- Better than coffee: Cadillac Sky woke us up Saturday morning with a 9 a.m. show. photo by Jamie Younger
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- Cadillac Sky stopped by our MerleFest studio later that afternoon for a session. Look for it online in the coming weeks. photo by Jamie Younger
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- David Tew and Josh McLamb, entrants in the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, perform on the Cabin Stage on Friday. Tew (pictured left playing mandolin) won in the gospel category. photo by Jamie Younger
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- No bridge to nowhere: Alaskan bluegrass outfit Bearfoot played Saturday. photo by Jamie Younger
Photos by Jamie Younger, Text by Caine O’Rear
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