Anders Osborne, Luther Dickinson, Tony, Jason and Grahame’s Second Ramble With Phil Lesh @ Terrapin Crossroads

After Thursday’s show turned our heads, we were excited to see what “Uncle” Phil Lesh, Anders Osborne, Luther Dickinson, Tony Leone, Grahame Lesh and Jason Crosby had in store for their second of three Spring Rambles at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, Calif. last night. Just like Thursday’s opening show, Friday saw the newly-formed ensemble mix blues classics, NMAS tunes and a bunch of songs from the Grateful Dead’s touring repertoire. Then, for good measure, the band threw in a pair of Neil Young gems in Cortez The Killer and Down By The River for good measure.

Once again, the sextet infused plenty of improvisation throughout each set. Band members took turns handling vocals with Luther stepping to mic on Rollin’ and Tumblin’, How I Wish My Train Would Come and Mean Old Wind Died Down, while Anders fronted the group for Friend of the Devil, Big Boss Man, Down By The River, Cortez The Killer and Fire On The Mountain. During his usual donor rap, Phil remarked that the evening marked the 52nd anniversary of the first manned spaceflight.

Here’s the setlist from last night’s Spring Ramble @ Terrapin Crossroads…

Phil Lesh – bass, vocals (PL)
Luther Dickinson – guitar, vocals (LD)
Anders Osborne – guitars, vocals (AO)
Grahame Lesh – acoustic & electric guitars, vocals (GL)
Jason Crosby – keyboards, vocals (JC)
Tony Leone – drums, vocals (TL)

Set One: Deal (TL) > Jam > Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (w/Drinkin’ Muddy Water verse) (LD) > Friend of the Devil (AO) > How I Wish My Train Would Come (LD), Brown Eyed Women (GL, PL), Big Boss Man (AO), Bertha (GL)

Set Two: Mozambique instrumental > (w/Somewhere Over the Rainbow jam) > Down By The River (AO) > Mean Old Wind Died Down (LD) > Franklin’s Tower (PL), Scarlet Begonias (GL) > Jam > Cortez The Killer (AO) > New Speedway Boogie (GL)

Encore: Donor rap (Phil: 52nd anniversary of first manned space flight), Fire on the Mountain (AO)

[Setlist via Rob Scalcione]

Listen to audio of Scarlet > Jam > Cortez The Killer > New Speedway Boogie…