Tony Trischka performs Of A Winter's Night Live at Levon Helm's Barn (stream)

Banjo legend Tony Trischka has recorded a live album in Levon Helm's legendary Barn over the holiday season.  Playing a combination of songs from his own catalog, like Of A Winter's Night and Christmas Night, along with a variety of traditional seasonal ballads.  The music ranges from Appallachian and Ozark Shape Note Singing to Sacred Harp music to a splendid version of Tim Eriksen's Remember The Poor.

Trischka was joined by an ensemble that included his son Sean playing drums on Levon's old kit, the fiddles of Zoe Darrow and John Mailander, Tim Eriksen and Molly tuttle (guitars) and Jared Engel (bass).  Trischka told The Bluegrass Situation:

"'Breaking up Christmas' was a blast because all of us are playing at the same time and it had that Zen old-time feel to it, where you'd like to play it for two hours without stopping. It felt like the stars aligned that night and it was just a very special evening for all of us in the band."