GET TO KNOW YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND.
Yonder Mountain String Band formed in Nederland, Colorado in 1998, bringing together musicians whose early local performances grew into a substantial touring audience. The band’s catalogue connects a bluegrass instrumental framework with the openness of the jam-band circuit. Studio releases such as Elevation, Town by Town, and Old Hands sit alongside the Mountain Tracks concert series, making live recordings a particularly useful part of an introduction to the group.
Acoustic instruments supply both the rhythmic drive and the lead voices. The attraction is often the way a song can stretch and change shape without losing its melodic outline, bringing the listening habits of bluegrass and improvisational rock audiences into the same space.
ALBUMS & RELEASES.
Elevation
The independent debut on Frog Pad Records.
Town by Town
An early studio follow-up.
Old Hands
Another important early catalogue entry.
PAST TOURS & LIVE ROOTS.
The founding group came together to open a show at Boulder’s Fox Theatre in December 1998. By 2000 they were reaching larger rooms including San Francisco’s Fillmore, and the Mountain Tracks releases began documenting the evolving concert repertoire from 2001 onward.
COLLABORATIONS & CONNECTIONS.
The early ensemble paired Dave Johnston, Jeff Austin, Ben Kaufmann, and Adam Aijala, bringing banjo, mandolin, bass, and guitar into a flexible acoustic format. These founding-player relationships explain the early recordings and should not be read as a statement about every later touring line-up.
YOUR LISTENING ROUTE.
Start with these recordings to explore Yonder Mountain String Band’s catalogue. This listening selection is separate from a concert setlist.
FOLLOW & LISTEN.
A FEW THINGS TO KNOW.
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