The Dead South — Palp Festival, Switzerland, 2024

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Why this recording

Shot outdoors as part of the Palp Festival's Mountain Sessions, the video is presented by the band as its official performance and points to the album Chains & Stakes. It opens with “The Recap”, a segment of more than five minutes before the first song, “Blue Trash”, at 05:34. The chapters then lead to the Doors cover “People Are Strange” at 35:16, or “In Hell I'll Be in Good Company” at 57:26. The line-up is strictly acoustic: guitar, mandolin, banjo and cello.

— Simon Janvier, live-sound professional and editor of the catalogue

Recording technical sheet

Rights-holding channelThe Dead South
Source statusOfficial — artist’s channel
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ResolutionHD (720p+)

Metadata checked on YouTube on 29 September 2026.

Published on September 6, 2026 by

Live concert by The Dead South filmed in 2024 at the Palp Festival, as part of the high-altitude “Mountain Sessions” in the Swiss Alps. A Canadian quartet from Regina, Saskatchewan, The Dead South has become one of the flagship bands of the folk, bluegrass and americana revival, with its recognisable acoustic style (guitar, banjo, mandolin, cello) and its worldwide hit In Hell I’ll Be in Good Company. This full concert unfolds a generous setlist — Blue Trash, Boots, People Are Strange, Banjo Odyssey, In Hell I’ll Be in Good Company — blending energy, humour and instrumental virtuosity. The mountain setting and polished capture reinforce the intimate, organic atmosphere of this live session. It showcases the tight vocal harmonies and acoustic groove that define the band. A live concert perfect for fans of folk, bluegrass and americana, testifying to the vitality of a modern acoustic scene carried by an internationally successful group, captured in a spectacular natural setting in Switzerland in 2024. A memorable full concert.

Setlist

  1. Blue Trash
  2. Boots
  3. Dead Man's Isle
  4. One Armed Man
  5. Black Lung
  6. 20 Mile Jump
  7. Snake Man, Pt. 2
  8. People Are Strange
  9. A Little Devil
  10. Travellin' Man
  11. That Bastard Son
  12. The Dead South
  13. In Hell I'll Be in Good Company
  14. Honey You
  15. Broken Cowboy
  16. Banjo Odyssey
  17. Deep When the River's High

Personnel & credits

  • Nate Hilts — vocals, guitar
  • Scott Pringle — mandolin, guitar
  • Colton Crawford — banjo
  • Danny Kenyon — cello
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What to watch next

The Dead South appears 2 more times in the catalogue; Palp Festival, Bruson (Suisse) — Mountain Session, on the other hand, holds this one recording only.

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