A few months back, Nashville’s iconic Ryman Auditorium hosted two star-studded tribute concerts to Bob Dylan to celebrate his 75th birthday. Kesha performing “I Shall Be Released” was the big news-maker as her first high-profile performance during her ongoing legal battle, but many other members of country and Americana royalty also took the stage for an amazing couple nights. The full thing was webcast, but it hasn’t been archived anywhere, so if you missed that you were stuck with grainy YouTube videos – until now. We’ve got every song to stream below (except Kesha, which wasn’t webcast, presumably for legal reasons). For the first time since that night, you can hear pristine recordings of Jason Isbell, Kacey Musgraves, Kurt Vile, Emmylou Harris, Butch Walker, Wynonna Judd, Boz Scaggs, Langhorne Slim, John Paul Williams of the Civil Wars, Ann Wilson of Heart, and more covering their favorite Dylan songs, many for the first time ever.

Highlights abound, starting with the killer Jason Isbell three-pack of “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” (solo), “Tweeter and the Monkey Man” (with band), and “Hurricane” (with wife Amanda Shires). Kacey Musgraves delivers a beautiful country “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright.” John Paul White, formerly half of The Civil Wars, starts “Just Like a Woman” as a delicate solo piece before the band swoops in. Moon Taxi earned a standing ovation with their “All Along the Watchtower,” a suite of solos, guitar and piano building to a massive climax.

Also impressive are the many musicians who picked less-often covered tracks. There are three songs from 1997’s Time Out of Mind, all knockouts: Wynonna Judd’s “Million Miles,” Karen Elson’s “Cold Irons Bound,” and Ruby Amanfu’s “Not Dark Yet.” And even the choices from so-called “classic Dylan” can be unusual: one of the two songs from the Times They Are a-Changin’ album is the relatively obscure “North Country Blues,” in a mesmerizing acoustic performance from Kurt Vile.

Hear every song below: the full first night’s show, plus the extra songs that were performed only on night two (which includes Isbell and Musgraves). And while you’re listening, you can read about why each musician picked the song they did at Billy Reid. Best quote is Butch Walker’s: “I needed a song that I could wank on a guitar like a 14 year-old and just scream because that’s all I know how to do.”

Night One Setlist:

Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – The Cabin Down Below Band

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat – Shelly Colvin

The Times They Are A-Changin’ – Holly Williams

Maggie’s Farm – Jonathan Tyler

Baby, Let Me Follow You Down – Dhani Harrison

Isis – Brendan Benson

Tangled Up In Blue – Bijou Phillips, Danny Masterson, Eric Pulido of Midlake

To Ramona – Rayland Baxter

I Threw It All Away – Nikki Lane

I Want You – The Whigs

Cold Irons Bound – Karen Elson

All Along The Watchtower – Moon Taxi

Oh, Sister – Cory Chisel & Adriel Denae

Not Dark Yet – Ruby Amanfu

The Man In Me – City & Colour

Wallflower – Langhorne Slim

Million Miles – Wynonna & The Big Noise

Nashville Skyline Rag – Tommy Emmanuel

I Shall Be Released – Kesha [not broadcast]

North Country Blues – Kurt Vile

Just Like A Woman – John Paul White

From A Buick 6 – Butch Walker

Visions Of Johanna – Boz Scaggs

Every Grain Of Sand – Emmylou Harris

Ring Them Bells – Emmylou Harris, Wynonna Judd, Ann Wilson

Like A Rolling Stone – Ann Wilson

You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Everyone

Night Two Setlist:

Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream – The Cabin Down Below Band

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat – Shelly Colvin

The Times They Are A-Changin’ – Holly Williams

Baby, Let Me Follow You Down – Dhani Harrison with Joe Brown

Isis – Brendan Benson

Tangled Up In Blue – Bijou Phillips, Danny Masterson, Eric Pulido of Midlake

I Want You – The Whigs

To Ramona – Rayland Baxter

Cold Irons Bound – Karen Elson

All Along The Watchtower – Moon Taxi

Oh, Sister – Cory Chisel & Adriel Denae

The Man In Me – City & Colour

Not Dark Yet – Ruby Amanfu

Wallflower – Langhorne Slim

North Country Blues – Kurt Vile

I Threw It All Away – Nikki Lane

Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Kacey Musgraves & Misa

Million Miles – Wynonna & The Big Noise

Lay Lady Lay – Brothers Osborne

Nashville Skyline Rag – Tommy Emmanuel

I Shall Be Released – Kesha [not broadcast]

From A Buick 6 – Butch Walker

Just Like A Woman – John Paul White

It’s All Over Now Baby Blue – Jason Isbell

Tweeter and the Monkey Man – Jason Isbell

Hurricane – Amanda Shires & Jason Isbell

Visions Of Johanna – Boz Scaggs

Every Grain Of Sand – Emmylou Harris

Ring Them Bells – Emmylou Harris, Wynonna Judd, Ann Wilson

Like A Rolling Stone – Ann Wilson

You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Everyone

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