Bob Weir and Bruce Hornsby sat in with Levon Helm at his Woodstock, NY-area barn Friday night. Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers were a last minute addition to the special Friday night Midnight Ramble. The group opened the show with a short set, and invited Levon Helm Band’s Larry Campbell out for “Valley Road,” “Questions and Answers” and “Rainbow’s Cadillac.” Weir also took the stage at the end of Hornsby’s segment for “Jack Straw,” one of the many Dead classics he covers. After the Noisemakers left the stage, Weir treated the intimate crowd to a solo acoustic selection of material from his own repertoire. Hornsby then returned to join Weir for a gorgeous version of “Dark Star” that they performed as a duet.

Most of the evening’s cast returned at various points during Helm’s set. Early on the show, Weir, Hornsby and members of the Noisemakers sat in on a cover of “Deep Elem Blues.” Weir then led members of Helm’s band and the Noisemakers through “Attics of My Life,” and later returned with Hornsby for “Tennessee Jed.” Hornsby also added piano to “All on a Mardi Gras Day” before Weir returned for “Ripple.” The evening’s entire cast then returned to the stage for “Not Fade Away” and “The Weight.”

Here’s a look at Friday’s setlist via Ratdog.org

Midnight Ramble
*September 2, 201*1
Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, NY

Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers

Funhouse, Valley Road (*), Questions and Answers (*), Rainbow’s Cadillac (*), Jack Straw (+)

(*)-w/ Larry Campbell, (+) -w/ Bob Weir

Bob Solo Acoustic

Stranger, Maggie’s, Blackbird, Loose Lucy, Sailor/Saint, Me and My Uncle

Bob & Bruce:
Dark Star

Levon Helm Band:

This Wheel’s on Fire, Long Black Veil, Bourgeois, Ophelia, Cypress, Rainin’ in My Heart, Sweat of My Brow w/Sonny, Deep Elem w/Bob/Bruce/Bobby Reid/Sonny, Attics w/ just Bob/Larry Campbell/Teresa Williams/Fiona McBain, Mardi Gras w/Bruce/JT/Bobby Reid, Deep Feeling, Acapulco, Volver, T Jed w/Bob and Bruce, Ripple w/Bob, Saved w/JT and Bobby Reid, Lamps, When I Go Away, NFA w/everyone, The Weight w/everyone