What is the sound of two dobros in the rain?

3:20 p.m. July 28, 2013, Lyons, Colorado (in a steady drizzle) – Following a power outage, drenching rains and double dobros, the Andy Statman Trio is onstage at Rockygrass playing jazzy, klezmer-inflected string band music as the sun pokes through. This is my kind of bluegrass festival. The final day of the festival commenced with a truly rare set by the two top dobroists on the planet: Jerry Douglas and Rob Ickes. The set was in part a tribute to the late, great Mike Auldridge who had inspired both. Twangy it was; corny it wasn’t.
Colorado progressive string band Head For The Hills performed “Lay Down Sally” in memory of songwriter J.J. Cale who passed away this weekend.
Next up at Rockygrass: Andy Statman with Tim O’Brien and Michael Cleveland; Peter Rowan; Keller Williams with The Travelling McCourys; and Sam Bush
* Tickets to Rockygrass are sold out. Information: bluegrass.com. Highlights from the 2012 and 2013 Rockygrass Festivals can be streamed at KGNU.org/rockygrass.