Now available as a download or on CD:
The American Beauty Project – Ollabelle and Friends
11/16/07 UMass Fine Arts Center, Amherst, MA
From the Festivalink web site:
FestivaLink.net presents The American Beauty Project
On Friday November 16th, 2007, a celebration of music from The Grateful Dead, The American Beauty Project was performed in its entirety at the Fine Arts Center on the campus of UMass, Amherst. In 1970, the Grateful Dead entered the studio to record two landmark albums, Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty. These albums have become legendary in the annals of music history and mark a departure from the band’s “original” jam sound toward an exploration of folk and bluegrass traditions.Paying homage, a roster of acclaimed artists including Ollabelle, Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams, Jim Lauderdale, and Catherine Russell recreate and perform songs from both these works.
I was fortunate to be a guest artist on this show, which was very well-received by the live audience and great fun to be part of! Listen to samples and/or order online here.
Disc 1
Friend of the Devil
Sugar Magnolia
Brokedown Palace
New Speedway Boogie
Till The Morning Comes
Candyman
Box Of Rain
Casey Jones
Disc 2
Dire Wolf
Black Peter
Ripple
Operator
Easy Wind
High Time
Cumberland Blues
Attics Of My Life
Truckin’
Uncle John’s Band
Goin’ Down The Road Feelin’ Bad
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