Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends - Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years

Filmed and recorded live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 14, 2015, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends - Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years captures a seasoned collective of road-weary musicians who still embody grit, as they are joined onstage by John Prine, Sam Bush, Vince Gill, Jerry Jeff Walker, Alison Krauss, Rodney Crowell, Byron House, and Jerry Douglas. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (and early Dirt Band member) Jackson Browne appears, alongside longtime member Jimmy Ibbotson, while a sold-out crowd provides a vocal backdrop. Spanning country classics to deep cuts, the set features Jeff Hanna (guitars/vocals), Jimmie Fadden (drums/harmonica/vocals), Bob Carpenter (keyboards/accordion/vocals), and John McEuen (banjo/fiddle/guitar/mandolin) swapping harmonies, trading solos, and shedding new light on a catalog that remains vital and vibrant.