Now, THIS is a duo that I’d like to see more from.
Putting a twang on the Adele hit “Someone Like You” was something I never knew I needed. This past weekend at DelFest in Cumberland, Maryland, Lukas Nelson and Sierra Ferrell teamed up for an incredible cover of the 2011 pop song.
The two joined The Travelin’ McCourys for the cover, shouting out Adele before they took the stage to inform her they were planning on debuting a country version of the song.
“Adele, this is Lukas Nelon and The Travelin’ McCourys, and you’re going country whether you like it or not. Let’s hit it.”
Lukas told the camera during a tour bus jam session before they graced the stage.
The video of Nelson and the bluegrass band is stellar alone as Nelson delivers the heartbreak ballad with a smooth twang. Nelson teased that he and The Travelin’ McCourys have been to turn DelFest into (A)Del(e)Fest, teasing a demo of the track (which I hope lands on streaming platforms in the near future).
While some might have picked up on this being in the works, the addition of Sierra Ferrell on stage was a surprise and a dang good one at that. The addition of her airy vocals for the harmonies perfectly rounds out the bluegrass-inspired take of the ballad.
And if you paid attention to festival duets last year, you know that this is not Ferrell and Nelson’s first time on stage together and that they sound stellar as a duet.
Bluegrass Adele sounds shockingly good, and I think I need more of it ASAP…or a studio cut of this cover. It’s beautiful.
Check it out.