We play the Bonnaroo festival toward the end of the last day.
That afternoon, I cycle down the local highway that leads out of Nashville and Chattanooga. As I head out I run into George Porter in the lobby. We played together years ago and it's great to see him; he's doing a set with Maceo Parker.
The show goes fine. I can't quite gauge which songs this audience likes. I thought they'd go for the more upbeat songs exclusively, but some of the wordplay and sentiments in the ballads seems to get an equally positive response.
Trey Anastasio is on after us, the climax of the festival. He's doing 2 sets, one with an orchestra and one with a band. After our set he comes into our trailer followed by a film crew and invites me to collaborate in the future, on the orchestral material.
Unfortunately the sky opens up immediately after our set and we skedaddle before it gets too muddy and the traffic gets insane. So I'll have to hear what he's doing later.
