'' Muleskinner'' is the eponymous debut album by the

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group

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, recorded at the Record Plant, Hollywood,

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, 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.

reunited David Grisman and

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, who had played together in the band,

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. They along with bassist

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would go on to form

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after

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died, and the album was subsequently dedicated to him. The band released a live album in 1998 (recorded in 1973) and re-united for a couple of one-off performances.

Track listing

# " Muleskinner Blues" (Rodgers, Vaughn) – 3:16 # "Blue And Lonesome" (Jacobs) – 3:18 # "Footprints In The Snow" (Miller, Elliott) – 3:34 # "Dark Hollow" (Browning) – 2:48 # "Whitehouse Blues" (Traditional arr. Greene) – 2:18 # "Opus 57 in G Minor" (Grisman) – 2:26 # "Runways Of The Moon" (Roberts, Rowan) – 4:23 # "Roanoke" (Ahr) – 1:49 # "Rain and Snow" (trad., arr. Rowan) – 4:10 # "Soldier's Joy" (trad., arr. White) – 2:15 # "Blue Mule" (Rowan) – 4:28

Personnel

– vocals, guitar * Bill Keith – banjo, pedal steel *

– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals *

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– violin, vocals * David Grisman – mandolin, vocals *

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– drums *

– bass

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Potpourri Of Bluegrass Jam 1973 debut albums Peter Rowan albums David Grisman albums Warner Records albums