Yonder Mountain String Band - Elevation (1999 US)

Primer trabajo de este cuarteto de Colorado, que pese a su juventud, tienen ya nueve discos publicados y muchos kilometros de carretera recorridos.

Banda formada en 1998 que dio el salto un año mas tarde grabando este disco para el sello independiente Frog Pad Records, siendo la atraccion principal en el NedFest, un festival de música celebrado en la ciudad natal de la banda.

En el 2000, el grupo estaba tocando ya en lugares más grandes y conocidos, como el Fillmore en San Francisco, California. Posteriormente grabaron varios albumes con material de actuaciones en vivo.

En el presente año recorreran la geografia estadounidense asi como algunas ciudades europeas de Holanda, Grecia e Inglaterra.

Quince temas magnificamente interpretados que no dejaran indiferente a los amantes del genero.

From Wikipedia.

The Yonder Mountain String Band (abbreviated YMSB) is an American progressive bluegrass group from Nederland, Colorado. The band's history stretches back to when banjoist Dave Johnston and mandolinist Jeff Austin were still in college. Having met in Urbana, Illinois, Johnston requested Austin to join and sing in his band The Bluegrassholes. Austin, who played no instrument, revealed to Johnston that he owned a mandolin, who then told him to come to the performance and "play anything, just play fast and loud." After the collapse of The Bluegrassholes, Johnston moved to Boulder, Colorado, in order to further his bluegrass musical skills. Similarly, Austin moved to Colorado, but instead took up residence in Nederland. Johnston soon joined him there. It was during this time in Nederland that Johnston and Austin met bassist Ben Kaufmann and guitarist Adam Aijala at a local club named the Verve. In December of 1998, the four musicians formed Yonder Mountain String Band which was to open for a band at the Fox Theatre in Boulder. They have since developed both a bluegrass and jam band fanbase, and can often be found on tour. Their debut album Elevation was released on Frog Pad Records, an independent record label run by the band, in fall 1999. In 1999, they performed as one of the many main attractions at NedFest, a music festival held in the band's hometown. By 2000, the group was playing larger venues, such as The Fillmore in San Francisco, California. The band has released several live albums with material from live performances, but fans are welcome to record the concert they attend for themselves, as the band is taper-friendly.

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