''Shady Grove'' is an acoustic album by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. It was released on the

Acoustic Disc David Grisman (born March 23, 1945) 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 mu ...

record label in 1996. The album was produced by Garcia and Grisman for Dawg Productions. Also appearing on the album:

Joe Craven Joe Craven is an American freestyle folk, world and roots music multi-instrumentalist, singer and educator. He is the Director of RiverTunes Music Camp and a Co-Director of the Wintergrass Youth Academy. He plays a wide variety of string instr ...

, Jim Kerwin, Matt Eakle,

Bryan Bowers Bryan Bowers (born August 18, 1940 in Yorktown, Virginia) is an American autoharp player who is frequently credited with introducing the instrument to new generations of musicians. Career Bowers became very popular with the audience of the comed ...

, and Will Scarlett. "Hesitation Blues" is an uncredited track appearing at the end of the album.

Track listing

#" Shady Grove" – 4:19 #" Stealin'" – 3:31 #" Off to Sea Once More" – 5:48 #"The Sweet Sunny South" – 3:25 #"Louis Collins" (

Mississippi John Hurt John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), better known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer and guitarist. Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. He w ...

)– 5:57 #" Fair Ellender" – 6:05 #" Jackaroo"– 4:02 #"

The Ballad of Casey Jones "The Ballad of Casey Jones", also known as "Casey Jones, the Brave Engineer" or simply "Casey Jones", is a traditional American folk song about railroad engineer Casey Jones and his death at the controls of the train he was driving. It tells o ...

" – 4:07 #" Dreadful Wind and Rain" – 4:46 #"I Truly Understand" – 3:40 #"The Handsome Cabin Boy" – 6:13 #"

Whiskey in the Jar "Whiskey in the Jar" ( Roud 533) is an Irish traditional song set in the southern mountains of Ireland, often with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry. The song, about a rapparee ( highwayman) who is betrayed by his wife or lover, i ...

" – 4:14 #" Down in the Valley" – 4:59 #"

Hesitation Blues "Hesitation Blues" is a popular song adapted from a traditional tune. One version was published by Billy Smythe, Scott Middleton, and Art Gillham. Another was published by W.C. Handy as "Hesitating Blues". Because the tune is traditional, man ...

" – 3:32

Chart positions

Musicians

* Jerry Garcia – acoustic guitar, five string banjo, vocals * David Grisman – mandolin, five string banjo *

– drums * Jim Kerwin – bass *

– autoharp * Will Scarlett – mouth harp * Matt Eakle – flute

References

{{Authority control Jerry Garcia albums 1996 albums David Grisman albums Acoustic Disc albums Collaborative albums