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    The Dead Covers Project

    What a wonderful month it's been, sharing our love of the Grateful Dead through song and video! We applaud all the hard work and effort that you, the fans, put into the DEAD COVERS PROJECT, and we hope you'll continue to watch and support all the amazing participant videos on YouTube until we fire up the DEAD COVERS PROJECT again next February.

    Throughout the month of April, we'll be shining our lovelight on a handful of artists that really made the grade. You'll get to know each of these five artists and find out just what made them connect with the Dead in our exclusive DEAD COVERS PROJECT profiles, but for now we'd simply like to congratulate the following participants (in no particular order)...

    Now Playing In The Band...

    The project may be over for 2012, but you can continue to check out some of the "Top Rated" videos that were submitted and "Like" them here.

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  • chuckpuckett
    12 years 10 months ago
    Just add the tag?
    Instructions say to just add the tag DeadCoversProject to the video. And then it magically shows up in the Dead Covers Project? But where?
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    earlbny
    12 years 10 months ago
    Yarn
    Great thread and lots of great videos. I wish I was as talanted. One of my favorite bands other then the Dead is the Brooklyn band Yarn. Here is there contribution to the Dead covers project. This video has a nice Electric Mandolin solo. Yarn plays Dead - Sugaree - Floydfest X - DeadCoversProject http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcma6bnTTYI
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    GarciaAndDoyle
    12 years 10 months ago
    Here's some submissions!
    Jack-A-Roe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXRKwD9fdpU It Must Have Been The Roses http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBpM-Q1NsZ8
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What a wonderful month it's been, sharing our love of the Grateful Dead through song and video! We applaud all the hard work and effort that you, the fans, put into the DEAD COVERS PROJECT, and we hope you'll continue to watch and support all the amazing participant videos on YouTube until we fire up the DEAD COVERS PROJECT again next February.

Throughout the month of April, we'll be shining our lovelight on a handful of artists that really made the grade. You'll get to know each of these five artists and find out just what made them connect with the Dead in our exclusive DEAD COVERS PROJECT profiles, but for now we'd simply like to congratulate the following participants (in no particular order)...

Now Playing In The Band...

The project may be over for 2012, but you can continue to check out some of the "Top Rated" videos that were submitted and "Like" them here.

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What a wonderful month it's been, sharing our love of the Grateful Dead through song and video! We applaud all the hard work and effort that you, the fans, put into the DEAD COVERS PROJECT, and we hope you'll continue to watch and support all the amazing participant videos on YouTube until we fire up the DEAD COVERS PROJECT again next February.

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The Dead really were the first americana act. They fused so many styles!
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We cut this Tennessee Jed a few days ago live in my TN apartment Americana-esque. If you dig it, please like it on youtube. Thanks for giving it a listen!
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What a blast! How great it is to see all the amazing talent, passion and creativity inspired by the greatest band on earth. Here's another fun one...Please give it some love (likes!) and help it climb the charts :-) Lost Sailors performing "Eyes of the World" More Lost Sailors Videos here
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Great version! These guys are fabulous musicians!
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Thank you guys SO MUCH for the feature! What an incredible honor, this whole project has been so much fun, and it's hooked so many musician 'heads up with each other in a beautiful way. Being featured is beyond awesome...And a huge thank you to everyone who watched/Liked so far. Woo hoo, my weekend's off to a kickass start! :)
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Nice listening to the creative & unique version. Really says a lot for their musical integrity and talent. A bright light in the world of upcoming JamBands with a respect for the Grateness of the Dead. Looks like they have a chance of making it to the top five if they get more votes! Hopefully they will be On the Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion!!!
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Thanks Dead.net for bringing all this great music together.Hope you all enjoy this.
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I believe I have just uploaded my first youtube video ever. I was going for an entertaining visual effect of my piano with the front removed. Hope you guys like it, God Bless the Grateful Dead, fans, and org. sdk Piano hammers_Loser http://youtu.be/Aj280WlAAlA
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We cut this Tennessee Jed a few days ago live in my TN apartment folky. If you dig it, please like it on youtube. Thanks for giving it a listen!
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When I first heard about this project I thought to myself, "why the hell would I want to hear some Tom, Dick or Harry's version of playing Dead covers. Man, I was sooo wrong! This project has brought to the surface so many talented heads and makes me proud to be part of such a beautifully talented community. Some of these folks have literally brought me to tears with their interpretations of some of my most favorite tunes, and you can feel the passion and connection folks have to this music when you see them playing it themselves. I particularly enjoy the folks who shot their videos in their homes, their parents houses, their bedrooms, etc. It's a really intimate sharing of music we all connect to and some of these folks are just blowing me away with their vids! Thanks to whomever thought this project up. It's most excellent! peace ~
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the multiple post vacuum comes through periodically...
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Dead Sessions 2011-01-21 Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, S. Burlington, VT Dead Sessions: Seth Yacovone-Guitar & Vocals Toby Kniffin-Guitar & Vocals Adam King-Keyboards & Vocals Pat May-Bass & Vocals Trevor Ainsworth-Drums Kevin Shapiro-Drums Christina Dufree-Vocals turkeymafia.com Audio Source: Soundcraft GD4/Nak CM300CP4-Mackie 1202vlz-Pro-Archos AV420-wav Video Source: Sony CCD-FX730V-Archos 604WiFi-mp4 Audio Lineage: Archos AV420-USB-Goldwave5.13-Flac1.2.1b Video Lineage: Archos 604WiFi-USB-Nero Vision-DVD Notes: Naks Shotguns left corner of SB 15' up 30' Back, Awgie Mix Recorded, Edited & Mastered by: Shiva Ho - www.myspace.com/shivaho
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That Dead.net can sift through all the videos and pick the best. The "like" system on youtube is easily manipulated by multiple people making multiple Youtube accounts and "liking" a video. This is pretty evident with the current #1 video.
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amen, i love this. It just feels so good to play because it's just so amazing to begin with.
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Love the unique style. They have the same feeling of improvisation like the Dead themselves. The way they take a song and recreate it, shows the talent of this up and coming jam band from the Haight. There are a few days left for them to stay in the top 5. Please listen, share with your friends and like! They truly deserve it. Been struggling for a long time.
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Please check out our version of Tennessee Jed recorded live in Nashville. If you dig it, please like us on the youtubes! Happy Deadin'!
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ok, this is weird. I am trying to post my video and others pop up! so random! Anyhoo, here is the link...maybe you can watch and like it by cutting and pasting? :) thanks for watching!!!! http://youtu.be/bGUR_rDL9bs
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Ok, here's our version of 'Playing In The Band'. It's sort of meditation music in that you don't have any idea where this piece of music is going to go. I know you can say that about the Grateful Dead version but this is different. So give a listen and enjoy the ride! - Theo Cas (thelonious castaneda) http://youtu.be/j-hlnSIZLMI
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I don't care how many likes I get. I just hope folks get turned on by my video.I especially hope the band members and the folks who support the band from the past, present and future, are encouraged, and realize how much it all means to us. Semper Fire I wont embed here again, but go check out my video: Piano Hammers_loser
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Congratulations and Well Done!! to everyone who has submitted or will submit a video. It is incredible to see the amount of effort, and the emotions that all of the artists have put into their music, their recordings and their videos. So many great songs to choose from; all have been interpreted differently by the various artists. Great job!!Are any of these groups/individuals based in, or do any play regularly at any venues in the Las Vegas area? I have a friend (not a member of this forum) who has recently relocated there, and they are having a hard time finding music away from the casinos, House of Blues, Hard Rock, etc. When I spoke to them, they said they don't miss our Seattle rain, but they sure miss our music scene. Can anyone pass on any information to me that I can give them? Any thing would be helpful; clubs, other venues, band names, show information, etc. Thanks a lot.