Greensky Bluegrass may have been cut from the “Dear Jerry” billing, but their Grateful Dead spirit remained intact earlier this weekend. The band kicked off their set at DelFest with an amazing rendition of the Garcia original, “Eyes of the World.”

Railroad Earth and Greensky Bluegrass Respond Gracefully To Being Cut From ‘Dear Jerry’

Thanks to some fan-shot footage from The Lot Scene, we have video of this fantastic bluegrass cover. Watch below:

 

Greensky Bluegrass with some further Dear Jerry redemption – “Eyes of the World” – incredible!!Enjoy!!-pDelFest #delfest #delyeah

Posted by The Lot Scene on Friday, May 22, 2015

The band had previously performed the cover once, with Phil Lesh, at Terrapin Crossroads, earlier this year. Audio from that show is available here.