Old & In the Way (1973)

Recorded live at the Boarding House in San Francisco, this album captures one of the most charismatic supergroups in acoustic history. Jerry Garcia on banjo, David Grisman on mandolin, Vassar Clements on fiddle, Peter Rowan on rhythm guitar and John Kahn on bass combine bluegrass drive with loose, joyful energy. Clements's blues-drenched fiddle lines glide across Grisman's crisp rhythmic chop, while Rowan's soaring mountain tenor anchors the vocal harmonies. It introduced a rock generation to bluegrass without diluting its fierce acoustic speed.