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Lead too short|date=September 2009Infobox musical artist| name = Yonder Mountain String Band| image = Ymsb.jpg| caption = The band performing on April 21, 2007 at the Fillmore in San Francisco.| image_size =| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Nederland, Colorado|Nederland , Colorado , United States | genre = Progressive bluegrass , Country music|country , jam band | years_active = 1998 in music|1998 & ndash; present| label = Frog Pad Records|Frog Pad SCI Fidelity Vanguard Records|Vanguard | associated_acts =| website = http://www.yondermountain.com www.yondermountain.com | current_members = Dave Johnston Jeff Austin Ben Kaufmann Adam AijalaThe Yonder Mountain String Band (abbreviated YMSB ) is an United States|American progressive bluegrass group from Nederland, Colorado|Nederland , Colorado . Composed of Dave Johnston, Jeff Austin , Ben Kaufmann, and Adam Aijala, the band has released five studio albums and several live recordings to date.
History
The band's history stretches back to when banjo ist Dave Johnston and mandolin ist Jeff Austin were still in college . Having met in Urbana, Illinois|Urbana , Illinois , Johnston requested Austin to join and sing in his band The Bluegrassholes. Austin, who played no Musical instrument|instrument , revealed to Johnston that he owned a mandolin , who then told him to come to the performance and "play anything, just play fast and loud."Cite web|url= http://yondermountain.com/yonder/jeffbio.htm|title=Yonder Mountain String Band; Biography of Jeff Austin|accessdate=2006-11-28|publisher=Yonder Mountain Enterprises|year=2001|author=Yonder Mountain Enterprises |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061111153830/ http://www.yondermountain.com/yonder/jeffbio.htm |archivedate = 2006-11-11
After the collapse of The Bluegrassholes, Johnston moved to Boulder, Colorado|Boulder , Colorado, in order to further his bluegrass musical skills. Similarly, Austin moved to Colorado, but instead took up residence in Nederland. Johnston soon joined him there.Cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll? p=amg& sql=1:YONDERMOUNTAINSTRINGBAND|title=Yonder Mountain String Band Biography|accessdate=2006-11-28|publisher=All Media Guide, LLC|year=2006|author=Ruhlmann, WilliamDead link|date=January 2011|bot=CactusBot It was during this time in Nederland, Colorado|Nederland that Johnston and Austin met Bass guitar|bassist Ben Kaufmann and guitar ist Adam Aijala at a local club named the Verve. In December 1998, the four musicians formed Yonder Mountain String Band which was to open for a band at the Fox Theatre (Boulder)|Fox Theatre in Boulder. They have since developed both a bluegrass and jam band fanbase, and can often be found on Concert|tour . Their debut album Elevation (Yonder Mountain String Band album)|Elevation was released on Frog Pad Records , an independent record label run by the band, in fall 1999.
From 1999 to 2001 they performed as one of the many attractions at NedFest ,Cite web|url= http://www.nedfest.com/|title=NedFest; Nederland Music and Arts Festival|accessdate=2006-11-28|publisher=NedFest|year=2006|author=NedFest a music festival held in the band's hometown. By 2000, the group was also playing larger venues, such as The Fillmore in San Francisco, California|San Francisco , California . The band has released several live album s with material from live performances, but fans are welcome to record the concert they attend for themselves, as the band is taper-friendly.
In 2005, their recording of " Think for Yourself " was included on the album '' This Bird Has Flown – A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul .
In 2008, the band performed at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver .
In 2010, it was revealed that Yonder Mountain would host its very own music festival at Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas called Yonder Mountain's Harvest Festival. The same site that the larger Wakarusa is also held and the previous Mulberry MountainHarvest Fest was held. The festival is back again in 2011 during October 13 through the 16th. As well as Yonder Mountain on the top bill for three nights, the headliners includes Bela Fleck and the Flecktones , the Simcha Aknin Band, Railroad Earth and the Emmitt-Nershi Band .Cite web|url= http://headstash.com/news-nugs/festivals/950-harvest-fest-2011-ymsb-bela-fleck-rre-emmitt-nershi/|title=Harvest Fest 2011|accessdate=2011-06-12|publisher=HeadStash|year=2011|author=HeadStash
Members
image:Ben Kaufmann Delfest2010.jpg|thumb|Ben Kaufmann at Del McCoury|DelFest , 2010 image:Adam Aijala Delfest2010.jpg|thumb|Adam Aijala at Del McCoury|DelFest , 2010 Jeff Austin - mandolin, vocals
Jeff Austin picked up the mandolin only a few years before forming YMSB. He will often break into a freeform scat singing|scat during a song.
Ben Kaufmann - bass, vocals
Ben Kaufmann's ability to write songs has formed a solid foundation on which the band's repertoire has grown steadily since 1998. Among his earlier compositions are, "The Bolton Stretch" (Elevation), "On the Run" (Elevation), and the epic live song "Traffic Jam" (Mountain Tracks, Vol. 3).
Dave Johnston - banjo, vocals
Dave Johnston forms a great deal of the band's overall sound with his banjo. He sings in a low tone. Of all the members, Dave has contributed the most instrumentals, with Adam second. Jeff and Ben have put words to all of their songs.
Adam Aijala - guitar, vocals
Adam Aijala's guitar playing forms a framework for many of YMSB's songs. One of Adam's most well-known songs, written back in the days of Elevation, is "Left Me in a Hole."
Frog Pad Records is an independent record label run by the Yonder Mountain String Band.Cite web|url= http://frogpadrecords.com/|title=Frog Pad Records|accessdate=2006-12-07|publisher=Frog Pad Records|year=2003|format=shtml Used as a platform to launch their Compact disc|CD s, the label has since released numerous albums, as well as an anthology and some duet work by Jeff Austin and Chris Castino.Cite web|url= http://frogpadrecords.com/catalog.shtml|title=Frog Pad Records Catalog|accessdate=2006-12-07|publisher=Frog Pad Records|year=2003|format=shtml
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External links
http://www.yondermountain.com Official site
Internet Archive music|id= YonderMountainStringBand
Category:American bluegrass music groups Category:Jam bands Category:Live Music Archive artists Category:Jammy Award winners Category:Musical groups from Colorado Category:American country music groups
