Common Chord

Tracks:

1. Ashokan Farewell (5:18)
2. Blackberry Turnpike (5:01)
3. Barbara Allen (3:43)
4. Dark is a Dungeon (5:50)
5. Eighth of January (2:56)
6. Midnight on the Water (4:17)
7. Wayfaring Stranger (5:35)
8. Maiden's Prayer (3:43)
9. The House Carpenter (3:53)
10. Boston Boy (2:39)
11. Down in the Willow Garden (4:09)
12. Ommie Wise (4:31)
13. Ashokan Farewell Reprise (2:20)

Here is an ensemble of the finest classical, bluegrass, rock and jazz players that could possibly be assembled at one time, all paying homage to the traditional music of America.

Common Chord covers a lot of ground, with musical textures and melodies for every mood, embracing everything from the plaintive Ashokan Farewell, the edgy Blackberry Turnpike, the bluesy Wayfaring Stranger, the toe-tapping Eighth of January and Boston Boy, and the pensive Dark as a Dungeon, to the homespun, innocent, slightly funky Maiden's Prayer.

Produced by Daniel Kobialka, David Grisman, Andrew Kuhlberg, and Chris Michie; includes masterful contributions from guest artists:

Norton Buffalo, harmonica (tracks 4,5,7,12)
Enrique Coria, guitar (track 4)
Jerry Garcia, guitar (track 1)
Monroe Grisman, guitar (track 9)
Rob Ickes, dobro (tracks 3,6,8)
Jim Kerwin, string bass (tracks 3,4,7,8,9,10,12)
Edgar Meyer, string bass (tracks 1,2,5,6,11)
Scott Nygaard, guitar (tracks 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)
Tony Trischka, banjo (tracks 2,5,10,12)

String Quartet: (tracks 1,7,13)
Heather Garcia Katz & Daniel Kobialka, violins
Lisa Kobialka: viola
Semyon Kobialka: cello