Leftover Salmon Makes This Old Banjo Ring

by | Jan 24, 2010

“You had bluegrass and you had rock, and in that respect there wasn’t much happening. You had the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and others with drums and stuff, but they were more country. We took it to a different place. We played with a lot more abandon.” -Drew Emmitt

Leftover Salmon first played together in 1989. To celebrate their 20th anniversary last fall, LOS teamed up with Jambase to deliver a special four-part feature on the band’s history and a free two-CD album that includes rare live tracks from 1991 through 2009.

Selecting, mastering and organizing the material fell largely on the shoulders of Leftover Salmon manger John Joy, who along with band archivist Chad Staehly and Eric Abramson, who did the Leftover Salmon Years In Your Ears DVD, narrowed it down from hundreds – if not thousands – of songs to bring this live compilation to life.

Track Listing for the Double CD Length Download “Celebrating 20 Years”
1. Blister in the Sun – 05/04/1991 McCabe’s Boulder, CO
2. Just Before The Evening – 05/04/1991 McCabe’s Boulder, CO
3. Whiskey Before Breakfast/Over The Waterfall – 05/04/1991 McCabe’s – Boulder, CO
4. Who Stole My Monkey – 05/25/1991 Stage Stop – Rollinsville, CO
5. Mystery – 10/02/1993 – Fox Theater – Boulder, CO
6. Weights – 10/02/1993 – Fox Theater – Boulder, CO
7. Dance On Your Head – 10/19/1994 Music Farm – Charleston, SC
8. Head Bag – 10/19/1994 Music Farm – Charleston, SC
9. Hot Burrito Breakdown – 08/07/1995 The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
10. River’s Rising – 07/14/1996 Great American Music Festival – Winter Park, CO
11. Funky Mountain Fogdown (with Pete Sears) – 04/14/1997 The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
12. Up On The Hill Where We Do The Boogie – 02/16/1998 JR’s Dickson Street Ball Room – Fayetteville, AR
13. Little Maggie – 02/22/1998 Tipitina’s – New Orleans, LA
14. Mama Look a Boo Boo (with Karl Denson) – 04/22/1999 Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
15. Ooh Las Vegas (with Trey Anastasio) – 09/20/1999 Rialto Theater – Tucson, AZ
16. Nobody’s Fault But Mine (with John Bell, Jeff Austin, Pete Sears and John Cowan) – 09/09/2000 Planet Salmon – Lyons, CO
17. Austin Five (Mark Vann Original, Never Released) – 03/26/2001 The Canopy – Urbana, IL
18. Teen Angst (with David Lowery) – 09/24 & 09/25/2002 David Lowery’s Studio – Richmond, VA
19. Dark Hollow (with Del McCoury) – 11/09/2002 The NorVa – Norfolk, VA
20. Rocky Road Blues (with Mike Gordon) – 12/04/2002 Higher Ground – Winooski, VT
21. Ain’t No Use (with David Grisman) – 01/29/2003 McNear’s Mystic Theatre – Petaluma, CA
22. Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow (with Sam Bush and Ross Martin) – 02/20/2003 Fox Theater – Boulder, CO
23. Breakin Thru – 12/31/2004 Fox Theater – Boulder, CO
24. Catfish John (with Michael Wooten) – 12/31/2004 Fox Theater – Boulder, CO
25. Valley Of The Full Moon – 07/28/2007 Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
26. Ask The Fish – 07/28/2007 Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
27. Vampire Blues – 10/31/2008 Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
28. Rise Up, Wake and Bake – 07/03/2009 High Sierra Music Festival – Quincy, CA

This is a ruthless collection of live tunes from LOS. Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass brings joy to people’s lives. To experience this goodness, head over to Jambase and get your download on.