Leftover Salmon in Boulder

Leftover Salmon is an American band formed in Boulder, Colorado, in 1989. The group plays improvisational bluegrass shaped by rock, country and Cajun music, a style it has called “polyethnic Cajun slamgrass.” Its best-known records include Euphoria, The Nashville Sessions and Bridges to Bert, while “River’s Rising” has remained a central song in its repertoire. In 2007, Leftover Salmon reunited at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival after a hiatus. The band then resumed sustained touring, including hometown concerts at the Fox Theatre and performances at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Its concerts feature a full band built around Vince Herman’s guitar and Drew Emmitt’s mandolin, supported by banjo, bass and drums. Songs are frequently extended through group improvisation, linking bluegrass picking to the open-ended structure of a jam-band set. Festival appearances have also included repeated performances at High Sierra Music Festival and Northwest String Summit.

Sam Bush is an American mandolinist, fiddler and singer, born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1952. He is known for co-founding New Grass Revival and for progressive bluegrass songs such as “Same Ol’ River” and “Howlin’ at the Moon,” as well as solo albums including Glamour & Grits and Laps in Seven. New Grass Revival toured through the 1970s and 1980s, including a period opening for and backing Leon Russell. After the group disbanded, Sam Bush joined Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers, appearing on the live album At the Ryman, recorded during an engagement in Nashville. His own band later made repeated appearances at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.