Our series of DelFest Sessions continues with our third installment, featuring Colorado-based bluegrassy string band, Wood Belly. BGS contributors and videographers ‪@iknowweshould‬ headed out to beautiful Cumberland, Maryland to capture exclusive ‪@DelFest1‬ live performances from artists and bands on the lineup on the beautiful banks of the Potomac River.
For their first song, Wood Belly perform "Alamosa Rain," a track from their 2023 album, Cicada, that highlights all of the musical and stylistic growth the band has enjoyed since they won the band contest at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 2018. This is a group with decidedly bluegrass bones, but with a Telecaster and drum kit in the lineup and a song with plenty of pop sensibilities and a folk-rock pocket, it's easy to tell how Wood Belly can feel right at home whether among traditional bluegrass acts, jam bands, Americana outfits, or many others.
"Alamosa Rain," an original co-written by the entire band - including Dylan French, Brennan Mackey, Aaron McCloskey, Chris Weist, and Chris Zink - is clearly grown directly from Wood Belly's Colorado roots. It's a perfect song for summer, for a long drive flanked by the Rocky Mountains, for pointing your headlights down the highway toward the next town, the next gig, or the next festival.
Stay tuned as we debut new DelFest Sessions weekly right here on BGS over the next few weeks. And, make plans to visit Cumberland, Maryland and DelFest in 2025.
Hear more at ‪@WoodBelly‬ or www.woodbellymusic.com
Video: Bradley Wagner
Audio: Juan Soria
Drone footage: Christopher Weist
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