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Published on 2026-07-08
GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend, producer, and Gov’t Mule frontman Warren Haynes has officially announced his long-awaited and breathtaking new album, Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey, will be released on Friday, September 18th via Evil Teen Records in the U.S. and via Provogue/Artone Label Group in Europe. Alongside the news, Haynes has released “Raven Black Night (Live)” as the latest single from the 16-track collection. With its full orchestration, the new live version of the Gov’t Mule track, off the band’s 1998 sophomore album Dose, is an opposite and beautiful representation of the original stripped-down recording. PRESS HERE to listen and PRESS HERE to watch the official live video.
“I had come up with this arrangement that went from ‘Raven Black Night’ into ‘Silent Scream Pt. 2’ and back into ‘Raven Black Night’,” shares Haynes. “The way those two things married together is really cool, and the way the orchestra accepted that challenge was really amazing. I think the way those two songs work together kind of lend themselves to orchestration, in some ways, more than anything else on this recording. They sound like the orchestration completes the thought, like the orchestration sounds like part of the composition, which is a tall order and very high praise indeed. I love the arrangement for the piece and really enjoyed singing ‘Raven Black Night’ in that light, because the original recording had no drums and was very stripped-down. It had a little percussion thing in the middle and no bass. Whereas this arrangement is just full-bodied, full orchestration – the opposite of the original – and it really takes it to a place that completes it and turns it into another thing.”
Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey, co-produced by Don Was and Warren Haynes, was recorded in 2019 at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Haynes’ hometown of Asheville, North Carolina when Haynes debuted his one-of-a-kind Dreams & Songs symphonic show alongside the 64-piece Asheville Symphony Orchestra and his lineup of seasoned rock ‘n’ roll improvisers including Oteil Burbridge on bass, John Medeski on organ and keys, Jeff Sipe on drums, and Greg Osby on saxophone as well as Edwin McCain and Jasmine Muhammad on background vocals. Dreams & Songs is now available to pre-save on DSPs – PRESS HERE. U.S. pre-order for vinyl and CD coming soon.
The expansive live album, mixed by the legendary Bob Clearmountain (David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones), explores all aspects of Warren’s incredible catalog and 30+ year career with music from Gov’t Mule, Allman Brothers Band, The Dead, his solo albums, and more, reimagined with bold new orchestral arrangements. To help create these unique takes on such beloved songs, Haynes recruited a team of orchestral arrangers for each individual song, including industry-renowned giants such as David Campbell (Adele, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce), Jim Gray (Barbra Streisand, Imagine Dragons), Tom Matta (Aretha Franklin, Art Garfunkel), Vince Mendoza (Sting, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell), Sean O’Loughlin (Josh Groban, Sarah McLachlan), and Chris Walden (Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder).
In addition to “Raven Black Night,” Haynes has been teasing the forthcoming album with the releases of his striking orchestral takes on the Grateful Dead classic “Shakedown Street” (PRESS HERE to watch the official live video) and the Mule fan-favorite “Banks of the Deep End” (PRESS HERE to watch the official live video). See below for full Dreams & Songs track listing.
Since its seminal debut in 2019 in Asheville, the Dreams & Songs Symphonic Experience has taken on its own life, now becoming a highlight of the musical calendar. Haynes’s acclaimed epic show has performed at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre as well as in New Orleans, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, among other cities. Next up for The Warren Haynes Dreams & Songs Symphonic Experience are two nights in Nashville next year, Thursday, March 11 and Friday, March 12, 2027, at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. PRESS HERE for tickets.
Until then, Warren Haynes will be busy on the road this summer and fall with his bandmates in Gov’t Mule. The revered GRAMMY-nominated quintet kicks off their headlining Kicking In Your Stall Tour on July 22nd. The 23-date outing travels all over the U.S. until August 23rd and includes nine c0-headlining shows with longtime friend and blues-rock titan Joe Bonamassa. Then, this fall, Gov’t Mule will embark on the Dreaming The Same Dream Tour with Ziggy Marley. The 16-date co-headlining outing, also featuring a guest DJ set from YOLA, launches September 23rd at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City and wraps October 17th in Dallas. Tickets are on sale now. Visit www.mule.net for all upcoming tour dates and to purchase tickets and VIP packages.
Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey Track Listing:
