The pioneering jamgrass band is now almost halfway into its fourth decade, and releases 'Grass Roots' this Friday!
"I've known Billy for a while now, going back to when he was playing with [mandolin player] Don Julin," says Herman."It's a ton of fun to play with him, and I'm glad to call him a friend. His playing on the record is just immaculate. We've also got Darol Anger joining in; he's a pivotal player in the evolution of new acoustic music.
"We didn't know exactly what we were going to do with Oliver," he says."But we wound up with a great tune called 'Fire and Brimstone' that leans toward a New Orleans swampy-funky feel. It was originally a Link Wray song, but it's also been covered by other people, such as the Neville Brothers. It came out great, and it shines a light on some nice work by our drummer, Alwyn [Robinson].
As a onetime resident of Appalachia, Herman has a taste for old-timey fare, too, such as the album's lead track,"Country Blues," a prison-themed song that Boggs began playing in the late 1920s. Herman, who used to regularly busk around Boulder's Pearl Street Mall, continues to make new friends in Tennessee, where he absorbs plenty of new songs and plays with a wide array of musicians.
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