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Jeff Austin, co-founder of Yonder Mountain String Band died yesterday in Seattle at the age of 45.
I came late to the idea of progressive bluegrass, newgrass, etc., but found I really enjoyed it. I picked up 4 of Yonder Mountain's live albums (the "Mountain Tracks" releases), saw Love Canon a couple of years ago, the Infamous Stringdusters at The Ryman, and finally got to see Yonder Mountain earlier this month in Annapolis. Those live albums have some mind-boggling mandolin playing, courtesy of the late Jeff Austin. He left the band a couple of years ago to focus on solo projects and family.
I came late to the idea of progressive bluegrass, newgrass, etc., but found I really enjoyed it. I picked up 4 of Yonder Mountain's live albums (the "Mountain Tracks" releases), saw Love Canon a couple of years ago, the Infamous Stringdusters at The Ryman, and finally got to see Yonder Mountain earlier this month in Annapolis. Those live albums have some mind-boggling mandolin playing, courtesy of the late Jeff Austin. He left the band a couple of years ago to focus on solo projects and family.
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