Mountain Tracks: Volume 3

Mountain Tracks: Volume 3
Live album by the Yonder Mountain String Band
Released	September 14, 2004
Recorded	In Lyons, Colorado, on September 12–13 2003
Genre	Progressive bluegrass Jam band
Length	121:12
Label	SCI Fidelity Frog Pad Records
Yonder Mountain String Band chronology
Old Hands (2003) Mountain Tracks: Volume 3 (2004) Mountain Tracks: Volume 4 (2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Mountain Tracks: Volume 3 is a progressive bluegrass live album by the Yonder Mountain String Band; it is part of the live series Mountain Tracks. It was released on September 14, 2004 by SCI Fidelity.

The album occupies two discs. The first disc carries the band's performance on September 12; the second carries the concert performed on September 13. The concert features a guest appearance by fiddler Darol Anger.^[2] The song "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash is a hidden song at the end of the first disc ^[2] and was performed when news was received of the deaths of Johnny Cash and actor John Ritter earlier in the day.

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Bloody Mary Morning" (Willie Nelson) – 3:14
2. "Coo Coo's Nest" (w/ Jeff Austin & Adam Aijala) (John Hartford) – 3:23
3. "Town" (Ben Kaufmann) – 2:27
4. "If There's Still Ramblin' in the Rambler (Let Him Go)" (Jeff Austin) – 3:42
5. "Steep Grade, Sharp Curves / Ramblin' Reprise" (Austin) – 7:05
6. "Traffic Jam" (Kaufmann) – 10:28
7. "Years With Rose" (Benny Galloway) – 7:16
8. "Winds O' Wyoming" (Galloway) – 4:17
9. "Traffic Jam" (Kaufmann) – 4:36
10. "Holding" (Hartford) – 8:57

Disc two

1. "Queen of the Earth" (Traditional) – 3:21
2. "Train Bound for Glory Land" (Galloway) – 3:55
3. "Little Rabbit" (Traditional) – 7:46
4. "Left Me in a Hole" (Adam Aijala) – 5:40
5. "Old Plank Road" (w/ Sally Truitt) (Traditional) – 3:01
6. "Deep Pockets" (Galloway, Dave Johnston) – 3:54
7. "Maid of the Canyon" (Johnston) – 3:59
8. "Too Late Now" (Austin) – 6:19
9. "Yee Haw Factor" (w/Pastor Tim) (Yonder Mountain String Band) – 0:45
10. "Kentucky Mandolin" (Bill Monroe) – 8:53
11. "Peace of Mind" (Austin) – 5:30
12. "Snow on the Pines" (Austin) – 8:37
13. "Peace of Mind" (w/ Rashad Eggleston & Brittany Haas) (Austin) – 4:07

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums[3]	2
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[3]	67

Personnel

Yonder Mountain String Band

• Dave Johnston – banjo, vocals
• Jeff Austin – mandolin, vocals
• Ben Kaufmann – bass, vocals
• Adam Aijala – guitar, vocals

Other musicians

• Darol Anger – fiddle

Technical

• Brad Burleson – engineer
• Brian Langeliers – layout design
• Whitney Maxwell – photography
• Paul Rennix – photography
• Gordon Wilson – photography
• Robert "Dandy" Thompson – cover photograph
• Sandy Walczak – cover photograph
• James Tuttle – mixing
• Bryce Wisdom – artwork

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ ^{a b} Steve Legget (2004). "Mountain Tracks: Volume 3 Overview". Allmusic. All Media Guide, LLC. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r708753. Retrieved 2006-12-03. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Yonder Mountain String Band Artist Chart History at Billboard

External links

• Yonder Mountain String Band Official Homepage
• Frog Pad Records Homepage