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Jamgrass
The recent explosion of interest in bluegrass and American roots music has led to record numbers of fans attending the many bluegrass festivals (both old and new) across the country. This summer, the concept is turned on its head with the nationwide JamGrass tour, a traveling all-day festival that will bring this joyous music directly to the fans.
The JamGrass tour, which runs from July 18-September 22 (2002), will (did) feature a varying lineup of many popular staples of the bluegrass festival circuit such as David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Tony Rice, Sam Bush and John Cowan. Up-and-comers Yonder Mountain String Band join the tour for most dates, except for a few shows where Hot Tuna’s Jorma Kaukonen and Leo Kottke will perform. The Dark Star Orchestra will put the Jam in JamGrass by headlining a portion of the tour with both an acoustic and their traditional electric sets. Check local listings or see the list below for the exact JamGrass lineup in your area. read more.
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The website link is for Phish not Jamgrass. The album is available for sale [1] so not sure if it is considered obscure. Kelli (talk) 13:41, April 9, 2008 (AKDT)
IMO.. this is a GREAT tribute album. I heard it here. I went was able to find the CD on the web and I was able to find out who the musicians were.. a couple who play with Ricky Skaggs band. This is, to me, NOT obscure, it is one of those rare lucky finds. Please don' boot it out.. Phish may not be around anymore.. but these musicians are all still very much around and this is probably one of those on the side projects that they REALLY like... take the Obscure tag of.. keep the music! LuAnna (talk) 17:23, April 9, 2008 (AKDT)
Here is what I have found so far on Jamgrass. Not sure what to do with it, so I am gonna park it here. Hope that is ok. hideous harpy {talk}
Jamgrass http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/46474/jamgrass.html
A Phish Tribute
By Eric Ward
April 12, 2004
In the same vein as the Pickin’ On and Gone Phishin bluegrass tributes, the new JamGrass Sessions are the brainchild of producer/engineer Bil VornDick - and the first release of his anticipated series is yet another nod to the current leaders of jam, Phish.
Looking for much more than standard covers, VornDick assembled a pickin’ powerhouse roster that features two of Ricky Skaggs’ boys, Andy Leftwich and Mark Fain, and a strong assortment of talented accompaniment rounding out the band. Together they paint a banjo laden, harmony rich spin on both classics and late 90s material, but prove some songs are just too phishy for fiddles.
The rhythmic sing-a-long, “Bouncing Around The Room” is as happy as ever, and surprisingly, “Sample In A Jar” easily becomes a smoky mountain favorite. Most Phish ballads would seem to lend themselves to bluegrass interpretation, but somehow “Farmhouse” misses the mark, falling victim to unnecessary acceleration and hokey vocals. But the brief err is quickly forgotten, as “Fast Enough For You” sounds as comfortable here as on Rift. Equally as open to bluegrass instrumentation and those infamous rail riding lyrics, newcomers “46 Days” and “Get Back On The Train” feel right at home.
If anything is a borderline stretch done successfully, Phish epics, “Free” and "Down With Disease,” receive solid renditions, but perhaps would be more fitting as unexpected bustouts at the bar over actual album cuts. Though both selections still tower over the rock anthem “Chalkdust Torture,” and the Anastasio-techno phase product, “Gotta Jibbo.” With the extensive Phish catalogue to choose from, there had to be dozens of songs VornDick could have gone to before hitting those particular tracks with a banjo. Hopefully we’ll see some of them on the next installment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JamGrass
JamGrass: Progressive Bluegrass Jams on a Band Called Phish is a country & bluegrass tribute album to the rock band Phish performed by a number of veteran Nashville session musicians. The album's lead vocalist is Travis Stinson, who has performed on a number of occasions with the String Cheese Incident. The album mainly features material from the latter part of Phish's career.
Band Members
Scott Simontacchi: vocals, mandolin
Travis Stinson: vocals
Johnny Hiland: guitar
Mark Fain: bass
Bryan Landers: banjo
Andy Leftwich: fiddle
Bob Mater: drums
Wright Pinson: percussion
Discogrophy
Artist : Various Artists
Album: Jamgrass: Phish
Label: Compendia
Release: March 23, 2004
Album Tracks
- 1 Birds Of A Feather
- 2 Bouncing Around The Room
- 3 Sample In A Jar
- 4 Chalk Dust Torture
- 5 Farmhouse
- 6 Fast Enough For You
- 7 Down With Disease
- 8 Heavy Things
- 9 46 Days
- 10 Free
- 11 Gotta Jibboo
812 Back On The Train
Artist : Various Artists
Album: Gone Phishin: A Bluegrass Tribute
Label: Cmh Records
Release: August 22, 2000
Album Tracks
- 1 Silent In The Morning
- 2 Glide
- 3 Rift
- 4 Cavern
- 5 Wading In The Velvet Sea
- 6 Tweezer - Earl Palmer/Brent Truitt/Rob Ickes/Richard Bailey/Tim Crouch/Byron House
- 7 Birds Of A Feather - Earl Palmer/Brent Truitt/Richard Bailey/Byron House
- 8 Chalkdust Torture - Earl Palmer/Brent Truitt/Richard Bailey/Byron House
- 9 Sparkle
- 10 Brian And Robert - Earl Palmer/Brent Truitt/Byron House
- 11 Water In The Sky - Earl Palmer/Brent Truitt/Rob Ickes/Richard Bailey/Byron House
- 12 Fast Enough For You - Earl Palmer/Brent Truitt/Rob Ickes/Byron House
Artist : Various Artists
Album: Still Phishin: Bluegrass Tribute to Phish 2
Label: Cmh Records
Release: April 9, 2002
Album Tracks
- 1 Mike's Song
- 2 First Tube
- 3 You Enjoy Myself
- 4 Julius
- 5 Maze
- 6 Farmhouse
- 7 Weekapaug Groove
- 8 All Things Reconsidered
- 9 Down The Disease
- 10 Waste
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