Left My Girl Behind

This is a traditional tune that we learned from Levon Helm - one of our favorite artists of all time. It’s also called “The Girl I Left Behind”. We recorded this live at "The Bunker" in Lockhart, TX with Bruce Robison and his team at "The Next Waltz". There are no computers at The Bunker and it's all done live to tape with old equipment. It's part of a record they put together with various artists called "The Next Waltz, Vol. 2". Other artists on the record include: Evan Felker, Shakey Graves, Flatland Cavalry, Carrie Rodriguez, William Clark Green, Carson McHone, James Steinle, John Baumann, Bruce Robison, & Kelly Willis.

About the recording from the band:
Outside of bluegrass, we all have different (maybe even more prominent) musical influences. It’s those collective outside influences that really drive our sound. The result is us writing and playing tunes with grooves and feels that people wouldn’t expect from an ensemble like ours. The way Levon did this tune, with a funky backbeat groove, really speaks to us and it’s just a blast to play.

It’s always our preference to record as organically as possible, working on vibes and performance. We don’t use a click track and we like to move with each other musically. Out at the bunker with Bruce, the team, and no computers, that’s the only way it goes down. We’ve been performing this one for a while so it was pretty simple - get in there and play the song like we’ve always played it.