Grass Roots, by Leftover Salmon

Grass Roots

by Leftover Salmon

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Xendrikz because it's damn good music with billy strings to boot on a cpl tracks Favorite track: The New Lee Highway Blues.

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1.	Country Blues 03:53	info	buy track
2.	Blue Railroad Train 03:08	info	buy track
3.	Riding On The L&N 02:21	info	buy track
4.	Simple Twist Of Fate 04:58	info	buy track
5.	California Cottonfields 03:07	info	buy track
6.	Fire And Brimstone 04:29	info	buy track
7.	Black Peter 05:30	info	buy track
8.	The New Lee Highway Blues 03:47	info	buy track
9.	Nashville Skyline Rag 02:57	info	buy track
10.	Fireline 02:46	info	buy track

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Known for their exhilarating live shows and musicianship as well as their eclectic musical tastes, Leftover Salmon has been one of Colorado’s most beloved musical exports, picking up where bands like Little Feat, the Band and The Grateful Dead left off and distilling it into their own potent brew of bluegrass, rock ‘n’ roll, folk, Cajun, soul, zydeco and jazz and blues. As Tim Newby, author of Leftover Salmon: Thirty Years of Festival!, wrote “When listening to Leftover Salmon it is easy to draw a line that runs straight from Bill Monroe to John Hartford to the Grateful Dead to Hot Rize to Little Feat to New Grass Revival to Col. Bruce Hampton and end with Leftover Salmon.”

GRASS ROOTS showcases a different side of Leftover Salmon. Presenting a series of covers from some of music’s most influential voices including the likes of Bob Dylan, Link Wray, David Bromberg, and more. Featuring guest appearances from Billy Strings, Oliver Wood, and Darol Anger, this is a record that highlights the collaborative spirit Leftover Salmon has cultivated over their live performances for decades. Members of Leftover Salmon currently include Vince Herman (vocals, guitar, washboard), Drew Emmitt (vocals, mandolin, fiddle, electric guitar), Greg Garrison (bass, vocals), who also produced the new album, Andy Thorn (banjo electric banjo, vocals), Jay Starling (dobro, lap steel, vocals) and Alwyn Robinson (drums, vocals).

Leftover Salmon have been considered the architect of what has become known as “jamgrass,” a band that has endured through musical fads and labels to maintain a vibrant, relevant and influential voice in the music world. Over that time, their sound has grown and evolved while staying true to the roots and guiding spirit of the band’s founding members—Drew Emmitt and Vince Herman. Having collaborated with everyone from the cream of American roots artists (1999’s groundbreaking NASHVILLE SESSIONS) and indie oddballs Cracker, to more recent albums produced by Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin, the group has endured the death of a founding member and line-up changes yet managed to stay true to their fans and their sound.

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released May 19, 2023

Leftover Salmon is:
Drew Emmitt – mandolin, vocals
Vince Herman – acoustic guitar, vocals
Greg Garrison – bass, vocals
Andy Thorn – banjo, vocals
Alwyn Robinson – drums, bird mug
Jay Starling – dobro, lap steel, piano, Wurlitzer, vocals

Guest musicians:
Billy Strings – guitar and vocals on “Blue Railroad Train”, guitar on “Nashville Skyline Rag”
Oliver Wood – guitar and vocals on “Fire and Brimstone”
Darol Anger – fiddle on “Country Blues” and “The New Lee Highway Blues”

Billy Strings appears courtesy of Rounder Records

Produced by Greg Garrison

Engineered and mixed by Matt Coles
Mastered by Randy LeRoy at Tonal Park, Tacoma, MD
Recorded at at Compass Sound Studio, Nashville, TN, May 2022
Cover art by Caleb Mulholland
Photography by Tobin Voggesser
Package layout and design by Robert Hakalski | vmdigital.com
Creative Services: Whitney Beard

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Leftover Salmon have been considered the architects of what has become known as “jamgrass,” and are a band that has continued through various musical fads to maintain a vibrant, relevant and influential voice in the music world. Over that time, their sound has grown and evolved while staying true to the roots and guiding spirit of the band’s founding members — Drew Emmitt and Vince Herman. ... more

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