Produced by David GrismanExecutive Producer - Craig Miller

New York Ramblers Session Produced by Peter K. Siegel“Mandolin King Rag” produced by Paul Rothchild | Re-design - Dave “FM” Moretti

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DELUXE EDITION

D A V I D G R I S M A N

DELUXE EDITION

1. Mandolin King Rag

2. Cedar Hill* 3. Bluegrass Breakdown*4. White House Blues*5. Auld Lang Syne*

6. Cedar Hill* 7. Fanny Hill*8. Follow the Leader*9. New York Ramble*

10. Opus 5711. Opus 38 12. Little Sadie13. Out of Joint*14. Sugar Hill Ramble

15. Caravan

16. Fanny Hill17. Little Maggie18. Bluegrass Twist19. Shenandoah Breakdown20. The Prisoner Song21. John Henry22. Raw Hide23. Dark Hollow24. Dear Old Dixie25. Hit Parade of Love*26. Hey Hey Bartender*27. Salty Dog Blues*28. Love Please Come Home*29. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight

30. Black Mountain Rag * previously unreleased

EVEN DOZEN JUG BAND, NYC - 1963

GREENWICH VILLAGE JAM, NYC - 1964

NEW YORK RAMBLERS SESSION, NYC - 1965

DAWG’S APARTMENT, NYC - 1966

RPI CONCERT, TROY, NY - 1966

BROOKLINE, MASS - 1973

David Grisman - mandolin (all tracks), vocals (tracks 25, 27-29)Winnie Winston - banjo (tracks 6-9,16-29)Del McCoury - guitar, vocals (tracks 16-29)

Jerry McCoury - bass (tracks 16-29), vocals (tracks 25, 27-29)Bill Keith - banjo (tracks 2-5, 10-15)

Fred Weisz - guitar (tracks 2-5), bass (tracks 6-9)Artie Rose - guitar (tracks 10-15)

Gene Lowinger - fiddle (tracks 6-9)James Field - guitar (tracks 6-9)

Frank Wakefield - mandolin (track 30)Stefan Grossman - guitar-banjo (track 1)

Steve Katz - washboard (track 1)Danny Laufer - jug (track 1)

ORIGINAL NOTES - 1980

was originally released on LP by Sugar Hill Records in 1980. This edition includes the original 16 tracks, combined with 13 previously unpublished tracks and my first recorded mandolin instrumental, “Mandolin King Rag” from the Even Dozen Jug Band LP, released on Elektra Records in 1964. Among these performances are the earliest recordings of my first original compositions, “Cedar Hill”, “Fanny Hill”, “Opus 57”, “Opus 38” and my first and only banjo tune — “New York Ramble”, played by Winnie Winston and later renamed “Dawggy Mt. Breakdown” which became the theme for “Car Talk” recorded with Earl Scruggs.

This music is presented chronologically, spanning the decade between 1963-1973. I was fortunate to play with so many fabulous musicians during that time, for which I’ll always be grateful. I hope you enjoy these musical memories as much as I had making them. — David “Dawg” Grisman, January 2022

This project is fondly dedicated to three dear friends, no longer with us, who inspired the early Dawg — Winnie Winston, Bill Keith and Fred Weisz.

Original LP jacket design by Suzanne Phister & Rebecca WilsonOriginal LP mastered by Greg Fulginiti and Bill Wolf at Artisan Sound, Los Angeles

“Mandolin King Rag” recorded at Mastertone Studios, NYCGreenwich Village Jam recorded by Richard Abrams

Dawg’s Apartment Session recorded by David Grisman, NYCNew York Ramblers Session recorded at Columbia University by Robert Gurland

RPI Concert recorded by Ted Marchbein and David Grisman, Troy, NY

EARLY DAWG