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Yonder Mountain String Band performs live in studio

by Steve Seel and Yonder Mountain String Band

September 29, 2006

Yonder Mountain String Quartet
Yonder Mountain String Band
MPR Photo/Lindsay Kimball

The Yonder Mountain String Band are a jam band, but one without the typical electric instruments. Yonder Mountain "noodles" with acoustic instruments, such as guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, and bass.

While they've made their reputation on the jam-band circuit, their newest album includes collaborations with Tom Rothrock, James Blunt, Beck, and many other luminaries outside of the bluegrass world.

The stopped by the studio to talk with Steve Seel.

Songs performed: "Classic Situation," "Night Out," and "How 'Bout You?"