Elevation is the progressive bluegrass debut album of the Yonder Mountain String Band. It was released in 1999 by Frog Pad Records, an independent record label run by the band. The album features appearances by bluegrass musicians Mike Marshall and Darol Anger.
Contents
Track listing
"Half Moon Rising" – 4:31
"Mental Breakdown" – 2:57
"The Bolton Stretch" – 2:45
"Left Me in a Hole" – 5:25
"Darkness and Light" – 5:23
"On the Run" – 3:49
"Eight Cylinders" – 3:53
"40 Miles from Denver" – 3:46
"This Lonesome Heart" – 2:06
"At the End of the Day" – 3:38
"Mossy Cow" – 2:46
"High on a Hilltop" – 2:42
"To Say Goodbye, to Be Forgiven" – 3:41
"If There's Still Ramblin' in the Rambler (Let Him Go)" – 2:46
"Waijal Breakdown" – 6:22
Personnel
Yonder Mountain String Band
Dave Johnston – banjo, vocals
Jeff Austin – mandolin, vocals
Ben Kaufmann – bass, vocals
Adam Aijala – guitar, vocals, banjo on track 15
Other musicians
Darol Anger – fiddle on tracks 11 & 15
Celeste Krenz – additional vocals on track 7
Mike Marshall – mandolin on track 15
Sally Van Meter – electric lap slide on track 7, additional vocals on track 7, resophonic guitar on track 8
Technical
David Glasser – mastering
Dave Hardy – photography
James Tuttle – engineer, mixing