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Bluegrass music is currently experiencing widespread popularity among mainstreamaudiences but transforming the vintage sound into music that could gain popular appealdidnt happen overnight. At 25 years old, Yonder Mountain String Band continues toexist at the forefront of the progressive bluegrass scene as undeniable innovators andpioneers of the modern jamgrass movement. Blending bluegrass with elements of rock,alternative, psychedelic and improvisational music, Yonder Mountain String Bandbrought their high-energy acoustic sound and light show into rock n roll settings withtremendous success, proving it was possible for a bluegrass band to not only exist butexcel in a rock world, without drums. The inroads they made created opportunities forlike-minded acoustic bands to perform at festivals, rock clubs, theaters and stadiumspreviously considered off-limits for string bands. Yonder Mountains high-energy sound,compelling original music and anything goes attitude cultivated a spirit of collaborativeimprovisation that continues to fuel todays progressive bluegrass and jamgrass scenes.It is a testament to the legacy of Yonder Mountain String Band that their originalsongs and unique interpretations of covers are regularly performed by next generationbands in the scene.Yonder Mountain String Band celebrates their quarter century mark with a GrammyNomination for their 2022 release Get Yourself Outside. Band members Adam Aijala(guitar, vocals), Ben Kaufmann (bass, vocals), Dave Johnston (banjo, vocals) and NickPiccininni (mandolin, banjo, fiddle, vocals) co-wrote all tracks on the album over zoomsessions when Covid shut down the music touring industry. Yonder Mountain wasrecently honored with an induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame alongsidefriends and legends Leftover Salmon, Hot Rize, The String Cheese Incident and TheFox Theater (where they played their very first show as a band in1998). YonderMountain was officially inducted during a long-awaited, but meaningful ceremony thattook place on stage after their set at the Telluride Bluegrass Festivals 50th anniversarythis past June.
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