I was surfing the archive ocean the other day and came across this show. Jerry Garcia and David Grisman met in 1964 and played together in a number of different musical arrangements. They didn’t start performing and recording together as Garcia & Grisman until 1990, usually supported in concert by Jim Kerwin on bass and Joe Craven on violin and percussion. Although they sometimes performed live, they recorded at least forty sessions together. Many of these sessions took place at Dawg Studios, which belonged to Grisman; most of their releases come from those studio sessions.
Jim and Joe were joined by Stu and Andrew for this show at the Sweetwater Music Hall a few months ago. They had some fun playing some dawg tunes. There are a few hours of music, so we’re going to dribble it out a half hour at a time over the next few weeks for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
Live at The Sweetwater Music Hall on 2026-01-02
Stu Allen - guitar, vocals
Andrew Collins - mandolin
Jim Kerwin - upright bass
Joe Craven - percussion, Fiddle, mayhem, etc
Set List
- The Thrill Is Gone
- When First Unto This Country
- Grateful Dawg
- I Ain’t Never
- Off To Sea Once More
- So What