TURF 2015: Day 1, Club Bonus Series and Preview Series Compendium - Concert Pictures

Day 1 of the 2015 of TURF, The Toronto Urban Roots Festival, was fantastic. The weather was great, the crowd, as always, was fantastic and, of course, the music was sublime.

Prior to the big festival at Fort York, the TURF team put on a Club Bonus Series the coincided with the main festival, as well as a Preview Series. I didn't make it out to all those extra shows, but for the ones that I did, my posts are linked below.

If you missed my individual posts, here's all of day one in one place, plus links to my Club Bonus Series and Preview Series posts.

Main Festival

Fishbone

Of Monsters and Men

The Sadies

The Avett Brothers

Murder by Death

Built to Spill

Desaparecidos

Restorations

Shakey Graves

Cold Specks

Catl

Club Bonus Series

Fishbone

Sate

Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire

Royal Canoe

Highs

Preview Series

Northcote

Click through for pics of each performance, my thoughts, and some music from each of these amazing artists.

Keep watching this space for individual posts on each act that I caught on Day 2 and Day 3 of TURF.

TURF 2015 Day 1: The Avett Brothers on the East Stage - Concert Pictures

The Avett Brothers are a folk band from Concord, North Carolina. They're centred around two brothers named Scott and Seth Avett, oddly enough. They're a well-loved band who were a big attraction at The Toronto Urban Roots Festival in September.​ They are a favourite of one of TURF's owners, Dave Hodge, and one that he's been pushing for since TURF began. He and the crowd were happy that they were finally there to energize and entertain with their unique tunes.

The stage was crowded with the superb musicians who make up the band. The band produces an accessible yet intricate mix of roots, folk, country and rock, featuring cello, violin, banjo, keyboards, bass, drums and soaring harmonies.

Enjoy some tunes from their setlist.

"Live and Die"

"Laundry Room"

"Another Is Waiting"

"Down with the Shine"

"Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise"

"Salina"

"Morning Song"

"Slight Figure of Speech"

"I and Love and You"