YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND RELEASES PROFOUNDLY DIFFERENT NEW ALBUM

Yonder Moutain String Band is set to release their first album in three years. The self titled release is profoundly different from anything the band has don…

For this album YMSB joined forces with stellar rock producer, Tom Rothrock (Beck, James Blunt, Elliott Smith) and took their blend of banjo/bass/mandolin/guitar and, for the first time, added some drums to the mix. The combination has created a modern folk style with a foundation in bluegrass. This new recording features twelve tracks that highlight the band’s transition into more folk/rock territories and exploring different sounds and ways of songwriting.

For the recording of ‘Yonder Mountain String Band’ the band took their blend of infectious music and for the first time, added some drums to the mix. The combination has created a modern folk style with a foundation in bluegrass. This new recording features twelve tracks that highlight the band’s transition into more rock territories and explores different sounds and ways of songwriting. Look for the band at Wakarusa, Beale Street, New Orleans Jazzfest and Telluride Bluegrass festival among a busy summer of touring which includes dates with Dave Matthews, Allman Brothers, Bela Fleck, Gov’t Mule and Blues Traveler.

“Profoundly different record and experience for us. This was the first time we worked a with a rock producer, let alone someone as brilliant as Tom Rothrock and secondly and maybe even more importantly we were working together writing the music in the moment all together. Ususally we’d come in with songs already written and then there’s stuff we’ve worked up live and have been playing live for a year before we recorded it on a record. For this we sat down all together, set a tempo, picked a key and kind of said ‘Alright, let’s go for it.'”