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Published on 2026-09-18
Warren Haynes and the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, 2019 Photo credit: David Simchock
Today, GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend, producer, and Gov’t Mule frontman Warren Haynes has released his breathtaking new live album, Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey, via Evil Teen Records in the U.S. and Provogue/Artone Label Group in Europe. PRESS HERE to listen. Co-produced by Don Was (The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt) and Haynes, the long-awaited 16-track collection – recorded over two nights in 2019 alongside the Asheville Symphony Orchestra – 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. Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey includes the previously released singles “Shakedown Street,” “Banks of the Deep End,” “Raven Black Night” and “Thorazine Shuffle” as well as new focus track “Dreams.” PRESS HERE to watch the new official live video for “Dreams,” Haynes and company’s bold symphonic take on the ABB classic. PRESS HERE to order Dreams & Songs on CD and vinyl in the U.S.
Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey includes the previously released singles “Shakedown Street,” “Banks of the Deep End,” “Raven Black Night” and “Thorazine Shuffle,” as well as new focus track “Dreams,” Haynes and company’s bold symphonic take on the Allman Brothers Band classic. The album is available to order on CD and vinyl through the Warren Haynes official store.
“I’m not a fan of just marrying a symphony with rock music for the sake of doing it,” Haynes shares. “I wanted this record to reflect what I've been up to these last 30-odd years but in a way that's completely unique. I had a lot of material to choose from, but, in my opinion, most of the songs wouldn't make sense with a symphony. So, we tried to choose the right songs then the right arranger for each one. Part of the beauty of this project is experiencing these songs in a completely different way. This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience and I’m so happy with it. Not only is it a great snapshot of those two shows in Asheville, I think, in some ways, Bob Clearmountain's mix takes it beyond that.”
Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey, mixed by the legendary Bob Clearmountain, reimagines Haynes’s acclaimed songbook and storied musical journey with bold new orchestral arrangements. To help create these unique takes, Warren threw down the gauntlet to a team of orchestral arrangers—including industry-renowned giants such as David Campbell, Jim Gray, Tom Matta, Vince Mendoza, Sean O’Loughlin and Chris Walden—and dared them to transform some of his best-loved songs from across his gamut of projects.
Appropriately opening and closing with Gov’t Mule’s “Dreams & Songs,” Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey includes the Mule favorites “Banks of the Deep End,” “Raven Black Night” and “Thorazine Shuffle,” along with “Broken Promised Land” and “Spots of Time” to highlight Haynes’s solo work.
There are also nods to Warren’s 25-year career with the Allman Brothers Band, with new versions of “Whipping Post,” “Instrumental Illness” and “Dreams,” as well as his co-write with Gregg Allman, “Just Another Rider.” Haynes chose “Shakedown Street,” “Terrapin Station” and “Black Peter” to showcase his long association with the Grateful Dead, along with special covers of U2’s “One” and The Band’s “It Makes No Difference.”
Serving as both a homecoming and a step into the unknown, the new live album spotlights the debut of Haynes’s one-of-a-kind Dreams & Songs symphonic show, recorded at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. It captures the thrilling collision between his lineup of seasoned rock ’n’ roll improvisers—Oteil Burbridge on bass, John Medeski on organ and keys, Jeff Sipe on drums, Greg Osby on saxophone, and Edwin McCain and Jasmine Muhammad on background vocals—and the 64-piece orchestra, all led by conductor Rich Daniels from the Chicago City Lights Orchestra.
Since its debut seven years ago in Asheville, the Dreams & Songs Symphonic Experience has taken on a life of its own. Haynes’s acclaimed show has been performed at 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. Tickets and information are available through the Nashville Symphony.
Until then, Haynes remains busy on the road with his bandmates in Gov’t Mule. On Wednesday, September 23, the revered GRAMMY-nominated quartet will kick off the Dreaming The Same Dream Tour with reggae icon Ziggy Marley in New York City at The Rooftop at Pier 17. The 16-date co-headlining outing, also featuring a guest DJ set from YOLA, will travel along the eastern seaboard—including a stop in Asheville on September 25—and throughout Florida and Texas until October 17.
New for this year, Gov’t Mule is moving its annual New Year’s Eve show to Boston for the first time for a special “Gov’t Mule & Friends” performance featuring Jaimoe, Marc Quiñones, Chuck Leavell, Steve Gorman, Audley Freed, Reese Wynans and Kevn Kinney. The concert marks the band’s first New Year’s Eve celebration outside New York City in more than 20 years. Visit mule.net for upcoming tour dates, tickets and VIP packages.
1. Dreams & Songs (Part 1)
2. Dreams
3. Banks Of The Deep End
4. Spots of Time
5. Broken Promised Land
6. Thorazine Shuffle
7. It Makes No Difference
8. Terrapin Station > Slipknot! > Terrapin Station
9. Raven Black Night > Silent Scream > Raven Black Night
10. Just Another Rider
11. Black Peter
12. Instrumental Illness
13. One
14. Shakedown Street
15. Whipping Post
16. Dreams & Songs (Reprise)
