Hayes Carll and Robert Ellis perform on Cayamo 2018
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One of the most fascinating performers on Cayamo this year, Robert Ellis and his band brought what might be called “Avant Garde Americana” or “Thrash-Nash” or “Nashville Fusion”. Whatever you want to call it, it was just plain good.
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