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Watch: Mike & Tessa Gordon, Eric Krasno, and The Terrapin Family Band Cover Grateful Dead Tunes on Terrapin TV

2:36 PM EDT on May 11, 2020


For the second edition of Terrapin TV, Mike Gordon and his daughter Tessa, Eric Krasno, and The Terrapin Family band performed covers of Grateful Dead songs. Terrapin TV are virtual concerts are hosted by Phil Lesh in support of the Terrapin Crossroads staff.

Gordon and his daughter performed a rendition of the Lesh-penned "Pride Of Cucamonga," a rarely-played song in the Dead catalog. The performance saw Gordon on acoustic guitar. Next, Eric Krasno delivered a solo performance of "Ramble On Rose."

Next, Terrapin TV aired a remotely recorded version of "Scarlet Begonias," with members of The Terrapin Family Band taping their parts separately. Grahame Lesh played both acoustic guitar and bass, Alex Koford and Elliott Peck provided the vocals, Ross James played the electric guitar, Jason Crosby added keyboards and Nathan Graham supplied the percussion.

Watch the episode of Terrapin TV below!