Yonder Mountain String Band

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A Colorado home-grown favorite, Yonder Mountain String Band has come a long way since they fist formed the band in Nederland. In December 1998, they formed the Yonder Mountain String Band to open a show at the Fox Theatre. Now they regularly draw huge delighted crowds to the Fillmore Auditorium and Red Rocks.

Yonder Mountain String Band is a progressive string band stuck between a ‘rock’ and a bluegrass place. Despite the difficulty in easily summing up their sound, the band is now one of Colorado’s top concert draws. In the fall of 1999, with the line-up of Jeff Austin on mandolin, Dave Johnston on banjo, Ben Kauffman on bass and Adam Aijala on guitar they released their debut album, Elevation, on their own Frog Pad Records label. Their fourth and latest studio release, a self-titled album out on Vanguard records, showcases the band’s tremendous growth as players and songwriters.