PERRO - The Mountain Song (1971)

Jerry Garcia - vocals, guitar
Phil Lesh - bass
Grace Slick - vocals, piano
Paul Kantner - banjo
David Freiberg - vocals, 12 string guitar
David Crosby - vocals, guitar

version 2, as listed on the Crosby boot "Everybody Here Can Be in the Band", part of the 1970 recording sessions at Wally Heider studios

One of the original recordings of this song. Paul Kanter released a version on his Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra lp with additional lyrics, and Furthur has recently (Sept 2010) begun performing another version.

There are other, better videos of this on youtube, but here is the whole enchilada audio of this particular jam.

"Campfire to campfire or porch to porch, many folk songs have been passed down orally from older generations to younger ones. As they get passed down, the songs change with each new performer, and ownership of that song dissolves from a singular into a collective.
'The Mountain Song', as played by Furthur, is a great example of this tradition... my mom, Jill, did some research and found lyrics written by Robert Hunter that were meant to be added to David's original composition. Seeing the potential, she brought them to my dad, Phil, and me, and together we came up with a third incarnation of the song. Using David's chorus, my arrangement and music for the verses and Hunter's lyrics, we built a new song that pays homage to and builds upon my song, which in turn was built upon the original... Music isn't meant to be inert, it is meant to grow and change. That is why 'The Mountain Song' is so special, because it is the product of at least seven different musicians that has developed for over 40 odd years...
-Brian Lesh"

In 1971 the members of PERRO included, but was not limited to:
David Crosby
Jerry Garcia
Neil Young
Phil Lesh
Paul Kantner
Jorma Kaukonen
Gregg Rolie
Jack Casady
Mike Shrieve
Mickey Hart
David Frieberg
Grace Slick
Joni Mitchell
Graham Nash
Laura Allen
Bill Krueztman
Steve Stills

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[trs1207]

Thank you for posting. One of those songs that will echo in my head for the rest of my life.

[pelon104m]

Thanks for posting this..Important history.

[sfdog1369]

Nice Aurora Thx Nice To See Your Still Around