I prayed this set would be posted as thousands of us wished we could've been there. The song selection was stellar but how do you pick from such a rich catalog? His friends honored him well.

Old Train 2:01 Manzanita 4:19 Little Sadie 11:15 Blue Railroad Train 17:17 Tipper 23:05 Ginseng Sullivan 28:45 John Hardy 32:32 Port Tobacco 36:50 Nine Pound Hammer 44:56 Swing 51 54:10 Stoney Point 1:00:16 2020 (new Grisman tune) 1:05:00 Cold on the Shoulder 1:14:00 Home from the Forest 1:17:08 Me and My Guitar 1:23:03

Chris Stockwell, Thank You for posting this amazing tribute to the best flat picker the world has ever known Mr. Tony Rice !!! And just an outstanding job by all !! Micheal Cleveland is a beast on that fiddle !!! Outstanding job Mr. Cleveland. And I hadn't seen Chris Eldridge play in years, wow what a powerhouse ... that blew me away.. Bela, Flux and Sam B., Mark S., Bryan Sutton and the "Dawg" Mr. David Grissom !!! What an excellent tribute to the man we all loved and respected Mr.Tony Rice !!!

Only thing missing is Tony. Great tribute, thanks. RIP Tony

These guys deserved alot better sound. You can have the best equipment, but not a prepared soundman. Still a great tribute to one of the greatest guitarists to ever tune a guitar.

This brought tears to my eyes. So many great memories here, both songs and musicians. Startingly apparent that we have all grown older together, but what a ride!

Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, & Tony Rice my first introduction into bluegrass. The Best. The cream of the New Grass crop. God Bless you Tony.🌹 Vince James

Historical gathering onstage to honor one of the greatest guitarists in history!RIP TR!!

Bryan pats Chris' shoulder at the very end of Kipper. You can tell this is a group of friends who are honoring their friend and hero, Tony Rice. Such a beautiful moment during an amazing set!

I met Tony when I was a kid at rocky grass one year and he was a super kind man to me and my little brother

The world after Tony is in wonderful hands .

The best of the best!! Tony was gone too soon but sure left a legacy. His music will be enjoyed as long as notes are played and humans have ears.

I like the chuckle reaction Jerry Douglas gets after every solo Michael Cleveland finishes. Michael always has a bit of something new and enough to even wow a seasoned guy like Jerry.

Sams voice is so great. Commanding.

Beautiful. Thank you. A million times. Thank you.

Gawd, I wish I was there. Such a wonderful tribute.

Goosebumps......"Home from the Forest" ~~then tears. Bless everyone on stage and especially David Anthony.

Magical set, indeed. Port Tobacco was absolutely stellar. RIP Tony and may your music live on through us for all eternity.

So beautiful. Thanks for remembering a helluva human being!

Tony Rice was my guitar hero. Sure wish I could have attended for these other super pickers and great songs. Thank you for this posting 🎵

I can put myself right back there sitting under the shade tree watching this set. Some things are just unforgettable.

Man, I love Tony's music so much. I had the opportunity to see The TRU 3 times in the last decade or so, and I'll be forever grateful. I honestly can't think of one single musician that has brought me more joy than Tony Rice. This set is a fantastic tribute to his legacy, God Bless You Tony!! and on a side note, 2020, you were a cold bitch.

Great tribute to the greatest flatpicker of all time

Thank you so much for posting this, for those of us who couldn't be there!

Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings. Thanks so much for sharing - found this on Christmas Eve ~ or should I say it found me when I stopped looking? Merry Christmas everybody. 🎄🕊🎼 RIP Tony. 🎼🌠

Thanks for posting. I have not been to Rockygrass since the heavy rain fest. of July 1999. Got to see and record the Tony Rice Unit in Avon, Colorado in Aug. 1987. On that same show were Newgrass Revival. Weather was great. Good memories there and of the many Telluride fests. I attended for many years as well.

may Mr. Tony Rice forever Rest In Peace. thanks for the wonderful tribute and upload.

This made my day. thank you so much for posting..

Bluegrass and beyond as played by the masters. What a wonderful tribute to the late Tony Rice.

Great guys! Thanks for your historic tribute, by the greats to the greatest guitarist in bluegrass.

OMG I can't believe I get to relive it again. This was my favorite set at this years RockGrass.Unfortunately sound is not even close to the live quality of that night. But who's complaining, woohoo!!!!! Glad I got to see Tony play and sing over the years. What a stud!!! Stellar lineup for a tribute. Thanks again boys and the man who recorded this.

Thank you for the great music to all of Tony Rice lovers.

Well done. Thanks Tony. RIP.

So, so, so glad I was right under the shade tree for this set. Some of my best friends right around me with the best some of the best bluegrass ever played. Best of times.

As Tony would say, "Yeah man"

Grazie from Rome, Italy.

What a wonderful set...and show. The best of the best playing together celebrating the life and contributions of Tony Rice

So glad I got to experience this live. What a tribute to arguably the most influential acoustic musician I got to see play live many times.

Grateful that this event was recorded. Thanks!

it was beautiful thanks for posting this so we can enjoy it again

Great job,My favorite tearing up Blue Railroad Train brings tears to my eyes,Bless you great pickers.

Glad your back guys and girls and yes, a FINE tribute to Tony Rice, a MASTER at Bluegrass.

Even though I never got to meet Tony, I sure do miss him. He truly was larger than life. These guys are gods of music.! Also; If Critter grew a mustache and a long ponytail, He sure would look a lot like Tony.

This set was epic! My feet wouldn’t stop shuffling, lol

Nice to hear a new song from Grisman!

Sam Bush's solo in Old Train brought a tear to my eye

... nech vám to chlapci ešte dlho takto famózne hrá! Vďaka!

Loved this set! RIP Tony. ❤️❤️

Lord the tears!

Thanks for sharing this performance. What a beautiful sound to hear!

Awesome tribute! Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful experiencing this again. Thanks so much for posting. Those TR Accutron t-shirts look great up there!

That soul!

Tony was one of the coolest guys I ever met. His music got me though some really hard times and many good times as well. Though he still lives though his music I miss him every day. Thank you for the post.

Man, that was well enjoyed!

All the musicians are supremely talented. Michael Cleveland is in another universe!

These guys are all about the music, as it should be. At 22:00 love that Sam introduced each of them individually to a round of applause. But then nobody stepped up to a mic to introduce Sam. They just started playing the next tune ;-) Made me smile.

This is awesome

Tony‼️‼️‼️‼️😀

This is amazing, thanks!

thank you for posting this Chris! really appreciated! I wanted to make this show but couldn't and appreciate this more than you know, thanks man!

FABULOUS, thank you so much

At least they kept it consistent and made it sound and look like it had been recorded in 1987

The GOAT

Thanks so much for posting!

Thanks!

Great post, thanks

This ew Grisman tune is so beautiful. Truly a masterpiece!

Thank you, shared.

Michael Cleveland’s break on Me & My Guitar.....DAAYUHM!!!

Sutton always brings it.....

Chris I miss you brother. Lets pick soon!!

This is so goood.

I know that mandolin DAWG is playing. That's his favorite Italian Giacomel. I picked mine out of 20 or so at his house a long time ago. That one is hard to beat though. Sure do miss the mandolin symposium days. Anyone feels like rewinding time? (and I do mean REWIND like a tape cassette).

Bryn Davies and Sharon Gilchrist are noticeable by their absence even though they have played a lot of sweet music with Tony.

Be nice to hear Bela play something that resembles bluegrass banjo playing on the more traditional tunes. We get it dude... you know the fingerboard!!!

CRITTER!!!

Thank you for posting this great set. I streamed the weekend but missed this session and Planet Bluegrass failed to post a Best Of Rockygrass 2021 which they advertised for signup and payment.

BLUEGRASS GOSPEL SHOWCASE in NASHVILLE TN first Friday in NOVEMBER earnest tubb TRUOBADOR THEATER see you there in 2021

They really should have rehearsed Swing 51 a lot more lol. Fun tribute performance though, always great to see so many GOATs on a stage together. Definitely a rusty performance overall, but still, it was a great way to remember Tony, playing all of these songs that really make me think of him. RIP Tony, thanks for sharing.

I could see that Sam is still devastated

Attaboy...

Kinda sounds strange but '2020' was awesome

Slammo!

Wait, what? Special Guest David Grisman...........like David Grisman who played with STEPHAN GRAPELLI?

I wonder where Josh Williams was?

Now, what fine taper captured same audio and will graciously offer this set up on Etree? A seat in heaven is assuredly yours should you do so. TIA

No Wyatt?

I don’t know why Wyatt wouldn’t be there? Maybe even with the bone ?

its ridiculous they didn't invite Wyatt to play. He sounds the most like Tony.

Is that Trey Anastasio on mandolin???

Where’s Ricky?

Was this filmed on a potato?

Why didn't they do "The Old Home Town"?

Wish the sound guy don't play with the faders all the time.

the best one is Ginseng Sullivan..

32:32 35:45

Thank god they got the veteran masters to do this instead of damn billy strings

How about Chris Eldridge getting up and filling vox duties. I'd be freaking out if I was in that hot seat. Half of those folks played music with TR for like 3 decades. Talk about performance anxiety. I'd be losing my shit!