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.
credits
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
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
love these new tracks! have definitely pre-ordered and eagerly anticipating tomorrows release!
will be my first time seeing you live in Lyons next weekend!
I'm on cloud 9! aikowolf
1st time i heard DeathWish, i turned it off.
felt rushed, not the Isbell i've come to admire. really grab'd me when i took time to listen on the 2nd try. the writing on these songs stopped me in my tracks more than once. raw talent with just enough polish in the delivery.
thankyou Jason + 400 for another keeper swirlingmadness
I don't listen to much country music, so I don't really know where this one lands, but I find it has some pretty good tunes and definitively good musicianship. Some of the songs mights soound a bit cheesy, but I enjoy this album overall nonetheless. The tunes which are more sounding like ballads get my preference, such as Northern Babe, and North Country Blues. Thibaut Devigne