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Their individual careers took Garcia and Grisman down separate paths, but years later, they bumped into each other at a party in 1990 that rekindled their friendship with some casual get-togethers to play a variety of American roots music that they both loved. Grisman was launching his new record label Acoustic Disc, and Garcia suggested they record an album together to celebrate the new label and enjoy making all-acoustic music again. They decided to add a rhythm section of David Grisman Quintet members; percussionist / fiddler / rhythm mandolinist Joe Craven, and upright bassist Jim Kerwin. In August of 1991, Grisman released what was to be the first of a series of Acoustic Disc recordings under the name “Garcia Grisman.” That first release was nominated for a Grammy in Best Contemporary Folk Album of that year.
Garcia passed away in 1995, and Grisman rarely tours these days; but the music lives on with the original rhythm section of Joe Craven and Jim Kerwin, and Stu Allen on acoustic guitar and vocals, and either Ronnie McCoury or Andrew Collins on mandolin. Jerry & Dawg Revisited is reintroducing that original sound and songs to new and old generations alike, with guest artists who bring the passion and virtuosity of Jerry and Dawg to the live stage!
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“I've Emceed at various music festivals for almost 30 years now, including co-emcee-ing with Saint Misbehavin himself, Wavy Gravy. I've also had the gift of recording and performing with Jerry, working my percussion table just behind him, watching people watching and listening to him and David Grisman. Quite a unique vantage point to see people utterly and endlessly entranced in the intimacy of the Warfield Theater in San Francisco with the sounds of Garcia Grisman. I'll never forget those faces expressing what they were feeling.” Joe Craven |