Photo by Dean Budnick

The Gathering of the Vibes charged into its first full day on Friday. Sunny skies and comfortable temperatures made for a pleasing start. One early guest appearance of many likely to follow took place on the main stage during Jackie Greene’s set. Greene who was performing with his quartet (and moved from acoustic guitar to electric guitar to keys during his set), brought out drummer John Molo at the close of his set for a version of “Scarlet Begonias.” Following this performance Wavy Gravy introduced the next act, Steve Kimock Crazy Engine and remained on stage during the a portion of the group’s performance drinking it all in.