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    The Dead Covers Project 2016

    This year's submissions period has ended. Check out all the great performance with the Official 2016 DEAD COVERS PROJECT playlist.

    Whether you play just like Jerry or like to give the Grateful Dead's beloved classics a unique spin, the 2016 Dead Covers Project wants you! We're calling all musicians - near and far - to share your love for the music and magic of the Dead through video. Show off your musical chops and you just might find yourself front and center on Dead.net during the month of February! The rules are simple - all video submissions must contain a song either written by or recorded by the Dead. How that song is interpreted, however, is entirely up to you.

    Upload your video to YouTube, tag it "DeadCoversProject," and we'll make it available to view on the band's official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/gratefuldead. Can't carry a tune? Join the fun by "liking" your favorites on YouTube.

    Good luck!

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    Ziph, Great picks. I've been watching some of their other vids. These guys are really really good. Travis is awesome, Annie too, they freakin' nailed that High Time.
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    Wow, here it is again, already. The 2nd iteration of the DeadCoversProject. Welcome and hello. I'm ziphler, a completely delusional, thus official, DCP editorialist, music critic, journalist, and otherwise complete nuisance. And this is the first edition of this year's ziph's picks, probably the bane of DCP's existence. It looks so far as if there's been about 130 entries in the project since sometime in December. Of course, who knows what the ground rules are this year? Are we looking at all entries since time began or is it just entries since the event officially closed March 1, 2012, OR is it since DCP announced this year's event? Is it based on when a video is tagged "DeadCoversProject" or when it was uploaded? Beats me and I'm happy with the obscurity for now since rules can all be circumvented. Anyhoo, I couldn't help but to notice a major contender right off the bat. They, it, them, him is called the volunteer string band and have jumped in with a plethora of entries. What sets VSB apart from some of the other early and aggressive "more entries is better" players is some serious musical talent. VSB seems to have a completely fluid membership and, in the case of lovelight, actually has no string players at all, instead sporting a brass band. So, sparing you anymore blather, here are the first two ziph's picks: The Volunteer String Band sings "HIGH TIME" and "LOVELIGHT" freakin well done! ziphler Oh and PS: like she says, you don't enter the project by posting videos in this forum. Every video in ziph's picks has already been officially attached to the project by TAGGING the video in YouTube with this exact one word: DeadCoversProject - (I know it looks like three words but its not). TAG IT: DeadCoversProject
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This year's submissions period has ended. Check out all the great performance with the Official 2016 DEAD COVERS PROJECT playlist.

Whether you play just like Jerry or like to give the Grateful Dead's beloved classics a unique spin, the 2016 Dead Covers Project wants you! We're calling all musicians - near and far - to share your love for the music and magic of the Dead through video. Show off your musical chops and you just might find yourself front and center on Dead.net during the month of February! The rules are simple - all video submissions must contain a song either written by or recorded by the Dead. How that song is interpreted, however, is entirely up to you.

Upload your video to YouTube, tag it "DeadCoversProject," and we'll make it available to view on the band's official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/gratefuldead. Can't carry a tune? Join the fun by "liking" your favorites on YouTube.

Good luck!

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Whether you play just like Jerry or like to give the Grateful Dead's beloved classics a unique spin, the 2016 Dead Covers Project wants you! We're calling all musicians - near and far - to share your love for the music and magic of the Dead through video. Show off your musical chops and you just might find yourself front and center on Dead.net during the month of February! The rules are simple - all video submissions must contain a song either written by or recorded by the Dead. How that song is interpreted, however, is entirely up to you.
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Whether you play just like Jerry or like to give the Grateful Dead's beloved classics a unique spin, the 2016 Dead Covers Project wants you! We're calling all musicians - near and far - to share your love for the music and magic of the Dead through video. Show off your musical chops and you just might find yourself front and center on Dead.net during the month of February! The rules are simple - all video submissions must contain a song either written by or recorded by the Dead. How that song is interpreted, however, is entirely up to you.
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Submitted by The ScarletBegonia on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 17:43

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Still thinking about that amazing video from yesterday. Phenomenal voice on that guy. Love the theology angle. Def something you don't see every day!!
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Submitted by AliceDi on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 12:04

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Thanks so much spacebrotherbry!glad you enjoyed it! Here's an original:
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Submitted by Hoopsie on Sat, 02/07/2015 - 17:50

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....thank you so much for featuring Play Dead today! What a song to tackle, Black-Throated Wind, thank you Bob Weir and John Barlow! We'll be playing at Wakarusa Festival this June in Arkansas...hope to see you all there. Peace, Bradford weplaythedead.com
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Submitted by stevecanny123 on Mon, 02/09/2015 - 16:14

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Hi all - Below is the Canny Brothers Band's submission for the 2015 Dead Covers Project. It is our jigged up version of a Robert Hunter favorite "Boys in the Barroom." Hope you enjoy!!
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Submitted by Indalo Wind on Tue, 02/10/2015 - 17:09

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Thank you for featuring Indalo Wind. We are honored to be included with all the great musicians who have contributed to this very cool project. Peace through music.
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Submitted by AliceDi on Wed, 02/11/2015 - 11:24

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Imagine my happy suprise to sign in and see that my video is featured today... BUT it's not loading onto the page and if you click on youtube it doesn't take you to the video. Not sure who to ask for help....but in case you want to see it.. here is the link: http://youtu.be/pz9HD57NQYgand here it is embedded here: Big love to all!
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Submitted by AliceDi on Wed, 02/11/2015 - 11:50

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Thanks to whoever fixed this! :)I am so stoked and honored. I may be a 49 year old woman, but when it comes to Dead stuff I still feel like the 17 year old who left home to go on tour. big love to all! alice d.
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Submitted by David Bryan an… on Wed, 02/11/2015 - 13:36

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Thanks to all for the kind words, both here and on our youtube page. For those who missed it, here is the Brokedown Palace by David Bryan and Friends featured last Tuesday. Be sure to watch all the way through! :-)
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Submitted by broken_angel on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 19:40

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I'm a bit confused about the Covers Project. I uploaded and tagged some songs and they appear on a general search of Youtube under the DeadCoversProject2105 (along with about 45,000 other songs). But I noticed that the Grateful Dead YouTube channel only includes about 53 songs. Just curious if there are more selections to be made or if there is a deadline. Thanks for hosting the Covers Project! Very, very cool. All good things, Mark Harrison
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Submitted by marye on Fri, 02/13/2015 - 10:49

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Please send me a PM with the link to one of the clips you're seeing this issue with. Thanks much!
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Submitted by mtbrehm on Fri, 02/13/2015 - 11:04

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Really nice version of this tune - nice job, folks!
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Submitted by marye on Sun, 02/15/2015 - 12:02

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folks, feel free to add whatever variants you like, but be sure you're tagging your clips "DeadCoversProject" (without the quotes) to ensure that our various filters see them. Thanks!
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Submitted by chuckpuckett on Mon, 02/16/2015 - 15:56

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One more new cover for the 2015 Dead Covers Project.Scarlet Begonias into psycho-jive music, then to a brief tune we invented on the spot ("Dream"), then segue into I Know You Rider. Scarlet -> IKYR is our preferred way to get to Rider, usually with some interesting detour(s). And to make it authentic, Scarlet even has a vocal flub! Enjoy.
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Submitted by akpfeiff on Tue, 02/17/2015 - 08:27

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Oops!!
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Submitted by chuckpuckett on Wed, 02/18/2015 - 17:39

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Last submission for 2015. Gig closer for a show in January. We often close with Franklin-> etc -> WBYGN. But this night, we started with the Dave Mason classic, Feelin' Alright. The chord structure made it seem like a natural segue candidate. But as you'll hear, that funky rhythm was almost impossible to leave behind. Finally just succumbed to and let it redefine Franklin :). Enjoy! The Dead Cover Project is an awesome experiment!
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Submitted by Hoopsie on Thu, 02/19/2015 - 13:56

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Here's a solo piano version of "High Time" on a cold day in Lawrence, Kansas. Enjoy!
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Submitted by GratefulZed on Sun, 02/22/2015 - 13:36

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Sweet playing, dude!
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Submitted by BillsMusic on Mon, 02/23/2015 - 05:55

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Here's a rendition of "Deal" from this past weekend at Carley's Piano Bar in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, hope you enjoy!