On the third single from their upcoming record GRASS ROOTS, Leftover Salmon collaborated with Oliver Wood (The Wood Brothers) to deliver a high octane version of the Link Wray classic "Fire and Brimstone". The band originally learned the song from The Neville Brothers' but, when they were in the studio recording the album, Salmon's bassist and the album's producer Greg Garrison had the idea to lean the track more in the style of the mid-twentieth-century rock guitarist Wray. Recruiting Oliver Wood for the track came very naturally. Salmon's mandolinist Drew Emmett met The Wood Brothers years ago at the 10,000 Lakes Festival years ago and immediately shared a musical kinship. Although the track is the only non-bluegrass song on the album, it shines an important light on Leftover Salmon's musical foundaton and ties to their self-decribed 'poly-ethnic-Cajun-slamgrass' musical hybrid.
Few bands have had as enduring a legacy in the acoustic, newgrass, jamband scene as Colorado-based Leftover Salmon. On their upcoming album GRASS ROOTS (May 19 via Compass Records), Leftover Salmon reflects on their bluegrass and festival roots with a set of songs that were among their earliest inspirations. Band co-founder and lead singer Vince Herman comments: "We cover the music that inspired us to be on this Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass highway all these years." On the new album, the band digs into songs from the catalogs of Bob Dylan, The Seldom Scene, Doc Watson, David Bromberg, Dock Boggs and more. Special guests include Billy Strings, Darol Anger and Oliver Wood. The album’s 10 tracks capture the energy and fun of the band, which is central to every Leftover Salmon show. But even more importantly, GRASS ROOTS shines a light on the bluegrass heart which beats strongly at the core of Leftover Salmon’s music. And it’s an ear-opening pleasure.
GRASS ROOTS will be released on Compass Records May 19th.
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Leftover Salmon On Tour
Fri, 26 May - Surf Hotel - Buena Vista, CO - Tickets
Sat, 27 May - Surf Hotel - Buena Vista, CO - Tickets
Sun, 28 May - Surf Hotel - Buena Vista, CO - Tickets
Sun, 4 Jun - Back Country Festival 2023 - Gardnerville, NV - Tickets
Fri, 9 Jun - Hog Farm Hideaway 2023 - Laytonville, CA - Tickets
Thu, 15 Jun - Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2023 - Telluride, CO
Thu, 22 Jun - McMenamins Grand Lodge - Forest Grove, OR - Tickets
Fri, 23 Jun - The Cuthbert Amphitheater - Eugene, OR - Tickets
Sat, 24 Jun - Hayden Homes Amphitheater - Bend, OR - Tickets
Sun, 25 Jun - Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery - Woodinville, WA - Tickets
Thu, 6 Jul - Blue Ocean Music Hall - Salisbury, MA - Tickets
Fri, 7 Jul - Jeezum Crow Music Festival 2023 - Jay, VT - Tickets
Sat, 8 Jul - Narrow Gauge Cinemas - Farmington, ME - Tickets
Thu, 13 Jul - Iroquois Amphitheater - Louisville, KY - Tickets
Fri, 14 Jul - The Grove - Glasgow, KY - Tickets
Sat, 15 Jul - Chesterfield Amphitheater - Chesterfield, MO - Tickets
Sun, 16 Jul - Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater - Decatur, IL - Tickets
Tue, 18 Jul - McGrath Amphitheatre - Cedar Rapids, IA - Tickets
Wed, 19 Jul - Orpheum Theater - Omaha, NE - Tickets
Fri, 21 Jul - Fiddlers Green Amphitheater - Greenwood Village, CO - Tickets
Sat, 22 Jul - Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park - Grand Junction, CO - Tickets
Sun, 23 Jul - Red Butte Garden - Salt Lake City, UT - Tickets
Fri, 4 Aug - Salmonfest Alaska 2023 - Ninilchik, AK - Tickets
Wed, 9 Aug - Bell's Brewery - Kalamazoo, MI - Tickets
Thu, 10 Aug - Taft Theatre - Cincinnati, OH - Tickets
Fri, 11 Aug - Rose Music Center at The Heights - Huber Heights, OH - Tickets
Sat, 12 Aug - Driftless Music Gardens - Hillsboro, WI - Tickets
Sun, 13 Aug - THE FORGE LEMONT - Lemont, IL - Tickets
Thu, 24 Aug - Tønder Festival 2023 - Tønder, Denmark - Tickets
Tue, 29 Aug - Scala - London, United Kingdom - Tickets
Sat, 7 Oct - The Caverns - Pelham, TN - Tickets
Wed, 6 Dec - Strings & Sol 2023 - Puerto Morelos, Mexico - Tickets
