Dylanfest 31 — Torrance Cultural Center, Sept. 25, 2021

Hard Rain bandmember Andy Hill sings "Wagon Wheel" alongside retired Long Beach judge Rick Lyman on banjo.

Hard Rain bandmember Andy Hill sings “Wagon Wheel” alongside retired Long Beach judge Rick Lyman on banjo.

Husband and wife Charlie Lowe and Heidi Ward dance to “Sweet Amarillo.”

Spectators sway as Renee Safier sings “With God on Our Side.”

Andy Hill and bandmembers get pelted with foam stones on “Rainy Day Women.”

Russell Wiener, left, and Dave Tokaji, of Dry September, work it out as evening falls.

The crowd at front reacts during the eight-hour festival. All 62 songs performed were written or co-written by Bob Dylan.

Steve Craig, after arrival from Hawaii, sings “Silvio,” accompanied by, from left to right, Andy Hill, Dave Tokaji, Russell Wiener, Russell’s wife Mika on cello and Marty Rifkin on pedal steel guitar.

Nate Lapointe, right, and Andy Hill conspire during “High Water.”

Renee Safier sings. She and Andy Hill staged the first Dylanfest at Hermosa Saloon in 1991.

A crowd at the front watches Luis Oliart burn down “All Along the Watchtower.” Photos by Garth Meyer

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