Old and in the Way's 1975 album captures what was effectively a one-season supergroup performing live at the Boarding House in San Francisco in October 1973. The lineup — Jerry Garcia on banjo, David Grisman on mandolin, Peter Rowan on guitar and vocals, Vassar Clements on fiddle, and John Kahn on bass — brought Grateful Dead credibility to bluegrass repertoire and exposed the music to a rock audience that had little previous exposure. Rowan's singing on "Midnight Moonlight" became one of the era's most evocative bluegrass vocal performances. The album's commercial success in the mid-1970s counterculture market helped establish a lasting overlap between bluegrass and the rock listener's world.
Tracklist
- 1 On and On alt version 2:46
- 2 I'm On My Way Back to the Old Home 2:58
- 3 Catfish John alt version 4:05
- 4 Lonesome Fiddle Blues alt version 3:34
- 5 Land of the Navajo alt version 7:21
- 6 Down Where the River Bends alt version 3:03
- 7 I’m Not Broke But I’m Badly Bent alt version 2:17
- 8 Lost alt version 2:14
- 9 Kissimee Kid 3:13
- 10 Lonesome L.A. Cowboy alt version 4:21
- 11 Pig in a Pen alt version 2:56
- 12 Wild Horses 5:21
- 13 Midnight Moonlight Source Recording 7:40
- 14 Muleskinner Blues alt version 4:23
- 15 Goin’ to the Races alt version 2:20
- 16 Old and in the Way Source Recording 2:57
- 17 Old and in the Way Breakdown 3:22
- 18 Panama Red 3:09
- 19 Hard Hearted alt version 2:30
- 20 That High Lonesome Sound alt version 3:40
- 21 The Hobo Song alt version 4:57
- 22 Drifting Too Far From the Shore alt version 3:11
- 23 Angel Band alt version 2:15
- 24 Wicked Path of Sin alt version 2:38
- 25 Home Is Where the Heart Is 2:45
- 26 Uncle Pen alt version 2:43
- 27 Orange Blossom Special alt version 2:56
- 28 Blue Mule 4:47
- 29 Home Is Where the Heart Is 2:15
- 30 Love Please Come Home alt version 2:20
- 31 Down Where the River Bends 4:48
- 32 Kissimee Kid 3:29
- 33 Pig in a Pen alt version 2:50
- 34 Uncle Pen 2:22
- 35 Panama Red 2:53
- 36 Midnight Moonlight Source Recording 7:40
- 37 White Dove alt version 4:44
- 38 Wild Horses 4:29
- 39 Orange Blossom Special 3:36
- 40 Old and in the Way Source Recording 2:57
- 41 Lonesome Fiddle Blues 3:36
- 42 On and On 3:29
- 43 Land of the Navajo alt version 7:21
- 44 Catfish John 4:07
- 45 Til the End of the World Rolls u2018Round 2:15
- 46 Drifting Too Far From the Shore 4:51
- 47 I'm Knocking On Your Door 3:35
- 48 Old & In the Way Breakdown 4:43
- 49 You’ll Find Her Name Written There alt version 3:42
- 50 Jerry's Breakdown 4:36