Roots and bluegrass double-bill thrills music fans at Beak & Skiff

As a nearly weeklong heat wave started to subside in upstate New York, fans of Shakey Graves and Trampled By Turtles found themselves still working up a sweat Friday night at Beak & Skiff.

The co-headlining tour by Texas roots rocker Graves and the Minnesota bluegrass outfit provided a high-energy evening for more than 3,000 local fans.

Straw hats and Western boots were readily present among the enthusiastic crowd as Trampled by Turtles took the stage as opening half of the concert.

The six-member band jumped right in with “Life is Good on the Open Road,” a seemingly fitting song for the countryside setting adjacent to a blooming apple orchard. The long hair of mandolin player Erik Berry and fiddler Ryan Young danced in the light summer breeze along with the harmonic strings of cellist Eamonn McLain.

Turtles frontman Dave Simonett energized the crowd even more by throwing out his own excitement for the other half of the evening’s bill: “I can’t believe we get to see Shakey Graves tonight!”

As the sun began to settle behind the orchard trees, the red jumpsuit-adorned Shakey Graves stepped onto the stage with only a guitar for his opening number, “Late July.”

The Austin-born singer formally known as Alejandro Rose-Garcia shared the news of his recent newborn child — whom his fans have wittily dubbed “Baby Graves” — along with a toast and gratitude for his wife supporting their growing family as he tours with his five bandmates.

Along with his humorous takes on his career and life, Shakey kept the crowd rocking and rolling with his genre blending take on Texas swing and guitar-picking that culminated with fan favorite “Roll The Bones” and “Dearly Departed.”