David Jay Grisman is an American mandolinist. His music combines bluegrass,folk,and jazz in a genre he calls "Dawg music". He founded the record label Acoustic Disc,which issues his recordings and those of other acoustic musicians. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2023.
Muleskinner was an American bluegrass supergroup,active during the early 1970s.
Peter Hamilton Rowan is an American bluegrass musician and composer. He plays guitar and mandolin,yodels and sings. He is a seven-time Grammy Award nominee.
Earth Opera was an American psychedelic rock group,active between 1967 and 1969 and featuring Peter Rowan and David Grisman.
Breakdown is the third live release of bluegrass music by Old &In the Way.
Grateful Dawg is the soundtrack to the 2000 film of the same name. It is a collaboration between Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. It was released on the Acoustic Disc record label.
Medicine Trail is a solo album by country rock and bluegrass musician Peter Rowan. The guest musicians include Jerry Douglas,Ricky Skaggs,David Grisman,Mike Auldridge,Flaco Jimenez,and Peter's brother Lorin Rowan. Many songs are about the oppression of American Indians. Greg Irons provided some of the artwork.
Acousticity is an album by American musician David Grisman,released in 1984.
Svingin' with Svend is an album by American musician David Grisman and Danish musician Svend Asmussen,released in 1987. It is attributed to the David Grisman Quintet featuring Svend Asmussen.
David Grisman has issued albums with his groups the David Grisman Quintet and Old &In the Way,performed in duos with Jerry Garcia,Andy Statman,Martin Taylor,Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard,John Sebastian,Tony Rice,and played in the psychedelic band Earth Opera with Peter Rowan. He has produced solo albums and collaborated with musicians in many genres.
Dawg '90 is an all-instrumental album by American musician David Grisman,recorded with his group David Grisman Quintet in 1990. It is the first album released by Grisman's own label,Acoustic Disc.
Dawgwood is a 1993 all-instrumental album by American musician David Grisman,recorded with his group David Grisman Quintet. It is the second album recorded under Grisman's own label,Acoustic Disc. Grisman's self-named "Dawg" music was well established when this album was recorded —it is influenced by traditional bluegrass,jazz,gypsy music,Latin and more. Most of the songs are composed by Grisman,the two covers being Django Reinhardt's "Bolero de Django" —a gypsy song which Matt Eakle's flute gives a more modern flavour and "Asanhado" by Jacob do Bandolim. The last piece on the album,"New Dawg´s Rag" is a song previously released on album The David Grisman Quintet,but with "updated" arrangement.
Dawganova is a 1995 all-instrumental album by American musician David Grisman,recorded with his group The David Grisman Quintet. It's a unique collection of Latin rhythms and melodies inspired by the group's newest member,Argentine guitar virtuoso,Enrique Coria. Five Grisman originals are accompanied by classical Latin standards:"El Cumbanchero","Tico Tico","Manha de Carnaval" and the Nat "King" Cole classic "Nature Boy".
Dawg's Groove is a 2006 album by American musician David Grisman,recorded with his group David Grisman Quintet and so far their latest effort. This release is the first one recorded without violin,as Joe Craven left to pursue his own music. His percussion tasks were taken over by George Marsh. Also,this album would be the last one for Enrique Coria,long-time guitarist for David Grisman Quintet.
Simple Pleasures is an album by American banjoist Alison Brown,released in 1990. Produced by David Grisman and recorded with his David Grisman Quintet plus such stars as Mike Marshall,Alison Krauss and Turtle Island String Quartet violoncellist Mark Summer,this jazzy album delivers a hybrid-string sound with all tracks exclusively written by Alison Brown.
Dawg Duos is a collaborative bluegrass album by David Grisman and 12 different artists,released in 1999. Each of them performs a duo with Grisman on mandolin or mandola. The instruments are as diverse as drums,accordion,autoharp,besides banjo,guitar,string bass,and violin. . This album can be compared with similar effort by Béla Fleck,Double Time,where Grisman performs duo with Fleck on one of the tracks.
The Great American Eagle Tragedy is the second and last album by the psychedelic band Earth Opera,recorded in 1969. It is marked by departure of Bill Stevenson and his harpsichord sound,using more guest musicians than on the debut album and use of pedal steel by Bill Keith. The album also had better success on charts then the previous one,but soon after,the group disbanded,paving the way for solo careers mainly for Pete Rowan and David Grisman.
Now and Then is an album recorded by The Rowan Brothers:Chris &Lorin in 2004. It's partly compilation of archive tracks from 1970's,partly newly recorded material.
Muleskinner is the eponymous debut album by the progressive bluegrass group Muleskinner,recorded at the Record Plant,Hollywood,California,March 27 through April 14,1973,and released later that year. It is their only studio album. The album was re-released by Ridge Runner in 1978 and re-issued on a compact disc in 1994 under the title A Potpourri of Bluegrass Jam,which was a banner on the front cover of the original album release.
Muleskinner Live:Original Television Soundtrack is a live album by the progressive bluegrass supergroup Muleskinner. It was recorded in 1973 and originally broadcast in the late 1970s,but the album was not released until 1998. Maria Muldaur provides harmony vocals on "Sitting Alone In The Moonlight".
