For any of you who were not at MerleFest this year or didn't get a chance to pick up a copy of Back In The U.S.A., The Waybacks' resonant take on Bruce Springsteen's landmark album, we have breaking news.

Featuring our pals Joan Osborne, Sam Bush, Jason Crosby, Jens Kruger, Jim Lauderdale, and Tony Williamson, this stellar performance is now available for sale over at Waybacks Mercantile. A memorable afternoon worth repeating or hearing for the first time. Head on over and pick one up!

Back In The U.S.A.

Hey Waybacks Fans & Friends

Check out No Depression's review of last week's Hillside Album Hour performance of Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA, featuring our pals Joan Osborne, Jim Lauderdale, Sam Bush, Jens Kruger, and Tony Williamson.

Born In The USA: The Waybacks' Hillside Album Hour, MerleFest, April 25, 2015

The Waybacks, along with special guests the T Sisters, Jim Lauderdale, Celia Woodsmith, Jens Kruger, Christian Sedelmyer, and Ben Morrison, time travel to 1970 for an inspired Hillside Album afternoon interpretation of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's classic, Deja Vu. Playing off the literal definition of "something already seen," the band weaves passages from all previous six Album Hours throughout this resonant performance. Deja View's cover reflects something else already seen, reflected though the lens of a performer's sunglasses – a hillside filled with enthusiastic fans that continues to make the experience a joyful and meaningful adventure for all. Grab a copy and experience your own deja vu!

Click below to head on over to The Waybacks' Mercantile & Boutique to procure a copy and experience your own deja vu or two!

Deja View

Check out No Depression's interview with James Nash and teaser for this year's Hillside Album Hour at Merlefest

No Depression

Yes, it's that time of year again. We're pleased to announce we'll be back at MerleFest for yet another Album Hour and particularly excited to have our old pal, Joan Osborne, joining us to spin another classic disc from the Hillside Stage. Head on over to our Facebook Guess-A-Thon page for our usual cryptic and mysterious clues to the secret album. The winner will win riches beyond thought . . . or something. We'll figure that out later. In the meantime, guess early and often.

Here are the first two clues:

CLUE #1: We promise to treat you right.

CLUE #2: Myrtle Grant, his ex, wanted nightly bar romance.

Click here and get your best guesses on record: 2015 Hillside Album Hour Guess-A-Thon!

Our 2013 Hillside Album Hour covering Bob Dylan and The Band's iconic live album, Before The Flood, is not to be missed. Captured live at MerleFest and presented as a 2-CD set of 21 tunes, After The Flood features The Waybacks and the astounding Nashville soul singer, Mike Farris, along with pals Della Mae, Jim Lauderdale, Eilen Jewell, John Cowan, Jens Kruger, and Kym Warner. An ambitious afternoon of music well worth hearing again or for the first time!

Just click on the link below to head on over to our Mercantile and Boutique.

After The Flood

CLUE #4: A catcher in the wry managed to famously wax nostalgic.

Make your guesses at our Facebook event page. Here's the link:

2014 Hillside Album Hour Guess-A-Thon!

CLUE #3: No rain, no choice, no substitute.

Make your guesses at our Facebook event page. Here's the link:

2014 Hillside Album Hour Guess-A-Thon!

CLUE #2: The brothers walked a moonlight mile like a rolling stone on fire; so heavy a road should never be.

Make your guesses at our Facebook event page. Here's the link:

2014 Hillside Album Hour Guess-A-Thon!

Yes, it's true. The Waybacks are returning to MerleFest for our 7th consecutive Hillside Album Hour! Either we must be doing something right or someone's not paying attention.

If you've been around for all of these, or heard it through the grapevine, we began with Led Zeppelin II and rocked on with Sticky Fingers, Abbey Road, Eat A Peach, Are You Experienced, and Before The Flood. Along the way, we've been aided by a dazzling array of talented partners-in-crime, including Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, John Cowan, Joan Osborne, Susan Tedeschi, Sarah Dugas, Mike Farris, Della Mae, The Wailin' Jennys, Jim Lauderdale, Sam Bush, Jens Kruger, Jerry Douglas, John R. Burr, Kym Warner, Rob Ickes, and the list goes on.

In keeping with tradition, we'll be posting a series of oblique, obscure, and otherwise impossible-to-solve clues for you all to attempt to decipher. So unless you're incredibly gifted at breaking cryptic codes, you might just have to wait for the downbeat at the Hillside Stage to find out what we have in store.

But that shouldn't stop you from trying. Fabulous prizes beyond thought await the winner. Or something. Make your guesses in the spaces below. Guess early and often. But don't offer the same guess more than once. There are no bonus points for that.

Make your guesses at our Facebook event page. Here's the link:

2014 Hillside Album Hour Guess-A-Thon!

And now, for your guessing pleasure, is our first clue for 2014. Good luck and let the guessing begin!

CLUE #1

Imagine a murder of crows, a number of them too high to fly, unable to fit into the overhead compartment, yet not high enough to appease the demands of the Yellow Bird, nay the Blackbird.