"We picked up right where we left off."
8:39 pm, Jul. 11, 2021
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Lindsay Ell performs at Mayo Park for Rochester Civic Music's first Down by the Riverside concert since 2019 on Sunday, July 11, 2021. (John Molseed / jmolseed@postbulletin.com)
With a wail of the opening line to his song “South Dakota,” Luke Hendrickson ushered the return of live music to Mayo Park on Sunday night.
Luke Hendrickson performs at Mayo Park for Rochester Civic Music's first Down by the Riverside concert since 2019 July 11, 2021. (John Molseed / jmolseed@postbulletin.com)
That the Down by the Riverside concert series would return this year was a certainty. Whether the crowds would follow was unknown until Sunday evening.