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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 BrianSances on Mon, 02/15/2016 - 06:07

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Brian Sances Band performs “Loose Lucy” (Garcia/Hunter) during their set at New World Tavern - Plymouth, MA. Brian Sances- guitar/vocals Terrence Kelleher- drums Dylan Vaughn - bass Cory Schechtman- keyboards briansances.com https://youtu.be/4Wt4ZypYcdg
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Submitted by Beboylan on Tue, 02/16/2016 - 18:57

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Greetings, Thank you for posting my video today, "New Minglewood Blues". Greatly appreciate this honor. However, Noah Lewis is the original composer of the song. Just a heads up. Thanks again!
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Submitted by OM1 on Mon, 02/15/2016 - 23:17

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Eyes of the World (Garcia/Hunter) Ukelele-style... Give it a try if you got the mind.
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Submitted by songstofill on Wed, 02/17/2016 - 08:53

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I know this has been brought up before. But, it's hard to understand how a popularity contest based on likes has anything to do with the integrity of the music. We could ask all our Facebook friends to like a video whether they actually listen to it or not. Grandma, neighbors, coworkers, etc, we are stepping outside of an audience that knows anything about the dead. Sorry, just an old deadhead's grumblings—breathe. Miss you Jerry!
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Submitted by Dead Pondo on Wed, 02/17/2016 - 09:46

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Folks - I don't see anywhere on the Dead Covers Project page that this is a contest. If it is a contest, please let me know...cuz if it is, I'm not sure I even want to enter. From what I can tell, this is a project for fans of the dead to share some music, art, and love. Why does everything have to be so competitive these days? Just enjoy the music and be happy you're alive to experience it! (Or not, sorry I don't mean to tell y'all what to do.) Let there be songs to fill the air! JP
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Submitted by songstofill on Wed, 02/17/2016 - 19:13

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You're right man. My bad. It's a project and it's a great project. Perhaps the term "leader board" is throwing some of us off. And it does feel like there is a reward or "prize" a.k.a. getting posted on the home page. I will take your advice and just enjoy. Thanks for giving me another perspective. Jim
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Submitted by broken_angel on Wed, 02/17/2016 - 16:10

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Or in the ear, as the case may be. Kind of bummed to see there is a 'Leader Board' this year.
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Submitted by OM1 on Thu, 02/18/2016 - 16:07

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Great stuff my friend!
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Submitted by HippieGIrlAnna on Sun, 02/21/2016 - 12:16

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I just wanted to thank-you for featuring 'Let It Grow' Xtra Ticket with Alan Gilman from my Youtube Channel. You definitely made my weekend!
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Submitted by colodeadhead on Wed, 02/24/2016 - 22:21

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Here's another one for submission. Brent doesn't seem to get enough love in my opinion but he was amazing! We Can Run by Jim Cleverly

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Submitted by leslieber on Fri, 02/26/2016 - 13:38

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hi laurie, what a wonderful suprise...you did ripple proud...i loved both your singing voice and [what was that instrument?]-playing...great job & i can't wait to hear from you again with another dead-tune...peas & out, uncle les
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Submitted by Paul Dirks on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 12:33

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And through it all, my entry from last year seemed to attract more attention than any current ones....
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Submitted by chr1skol1 on Thu, 06/09/2016 - 12:06

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Very cool performance MattMan! Thanks for publishing! It's also one of my favorite songs from the dead.
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Submitted by Someone-uninte… on Sun, 01/01/2017 - 02:28

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But it's 2017... And here is my first Entry for the Dead Covers Project 2017....
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Submitted by BEAR 14 on Tue, 01/10/2017 - 11:06

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Any Dates for 2017 Dead Covers submissions?Have a couple of groups of pals from Oregon ready and revved up. Just like a Willys in four wheel drive