Award-winning mandolinist and music producer David Grisman announced today the release of Del and Dawg - Hardcore Bluegrass in the Dawg House. The album features 16 tracks from two recording sessions with celebrated bluegrass master Del McCoury and his band. Eleven of the sixteen tracks have never been released.This unique collection of bluegrass classics by these legendary musicians is available for download immediately at AcousticOasis.com, Grisman’s digital distribution arm of his Acoustic Disc label, which he founded in 1990.“The Del McCoury Band is arguably the best traditional bluegrass band in America, and I’m honored to have been able to share the stage with Del and the boys on various occasions over the last four decades,” says Grisman.Grisman and McCoury made the recordings in two jam sessions at Dawg studios in 1992 and 1999. McCoury’s soaring tenor voice and rock solid guitar combined with Grisman’s sterling mandolin picking are featured along with McCoury’s two sons, Ronnie (vocals and mandolin) and Rob (five-string banjo) as well as Jason Carter (fiddle) and Mike Bub (bass.)Grisman and McCoury began what would become a life-long friendship 50 years ago when they met at McCoury’s appearance with the legendary father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe. Del and Dawg played their first show together two years later in Troy, NY at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Del and Dawg - Hardcore Bluegrass in the Dawg House can be downloaded here.
Award-winning mandolinist and music producer David Grisman
This marks the first time these music tycoons have recorded together. Taylor, Vignola and the Dawg share equal billing in conveying the melodies of these American classics known for his solo techniques while bassist Samson Grisman tastefully provides firm and artful foundations. The playing is relaxed and natural, with all four of the musicians producing stellar sounds. The HD recording is a sonic delight for fans of jazzgrass and acoustic music.
This unique collection of tunes is available for download now at AcousticOasis.com, Grisman’s digital distribution arm of his Acoustic Disc label, which he founded in 1990.
“I’ve known both Martin and Frank for decades and have performed and recorded with them, but never together. Last December I received emails from both of them on the same day, almost simultaneously, saying that they both would be in my neck of the woods during the precisely the same time, and suggesting we get get together. So in this serendipitous fashion our First Time Together was born!” Grisman said.
First Time Together! can be downloaded in Hi Def, Flac or MP3 here
Award-winning mandolinist and music producer David Grisman announced today the HD release of Old & In The Way – The Complete Boarding House Tapes. The 4-set compilation comes exactly 40 years after the band played two shows at The Boarding House in San Francisco – the first on October 1, 1973 and second on October 8, 1973, from which the original LP was produced. This is the first release of complete shows by this stellar bluegrass ensemble and includes 55 tracks, 14 of which have never been issued in any format before today.Old & in the Way had a huge impact on bluegrass music through the recordings, which were made by Ousley Stanley III at The Boarding House. The group included two of Bill Monroe’s former Blue Grass Boys: guitarist Peter Rowan and fiddle virtuoso Vassar Clements, along with the late Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead picking banjo, his bass playing sidekick the late John Kahn, and of course, David “Dawg” Grisman on mandolin.Now forty years later, both shows are being released as High Definition (24 bit, 96 khz) downloads on Grisman’s AcousticOasis.com.“Although we didn’t realize what an impact this music would have at the time, we had a lot of fun playing the bluegrass music we loved and these tapes reveal that in a big way,” Grisman said.Grisman, mandolin revolutionary, composer, band leader (David Grisman Quintet & Sextet, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience and FolkJazz Trio) and progenitor of Dawg Music has been producing high-quality acoustic recordings for 50 years. His work has been released on Folkways, Rounder, Sugar Hill, Warner Brothers and his own Acoustic Disc label, founded in 1990.For the past three years AcousticOasis.com has been Grisman’s pet project with many “Deluxe” releases in High Definition. In addition to this newest release, acoustic fans will find many previously unreleased gems from his extensive archives.Old and In The Way - The Complete Boarding House Tapes are available for download here: http://acousticoasis.com/rooms/vault2live/boarding-house/boarding-house.htmlOld & In The Way at the Boarding House - 10/1/73Vassar Clements - fiddle & vocals; Jerry Garcia - banjo & vocals; David Grisman - mandolin & vocals; John Kahn -bass; Peter Rowan - guitar & vocals)Produced by David GrismanRecorded Live to 2-track analog by Owsley Stanley IIIHigh Definition Mastering in Dawg Studios by David GrismanSet 101 - On and On02 - I’m On My Way Back to the Old Home03 - Catfish John*04 - Lonesome Fiddle Blues05 - Land of the Navajo* 06 - Down Where the River Bends* 07 - I Ain’t Broke But I’m Badly Bent08 - Lost09 - Kissimee Kid10 - Lonesome L.A. Cowboy11 - Pig in a Pen12 - Wild Horses13 - Midnight Moonlight total time: 49:25Set 201 - Muleskinner Blues02 - Goin’ to the Races03 - Old and in the Way*04 - Old and in the Way Breakdown*05 - Panama Red06 - Hard Hearted07 - That High Lonesome Sound08 - The Hobo Song09 - Drifting Too Far From the Shore*10 - Angel Band11 - Wicked Path of Sin12 - Home Is Where the Heart Is*13 - Uncle Pen14 - Orange Blossom Special15 - Blue Mule* total time: 52:55 *previously unissued in any format
