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6/6/73 passaic: show opens with 1st circulating ROANOKE, bill monroe instrumental workout. “here’s a tune that was written in passaic, new jersey,” hometown dawg david grisman intros CEDAR HILL, written as a teenage mando-slinger. double-#fiddle action when tex logan joins at the end of the 1st set, all debuts, including monroe’s UNCLE PEN (entering rotation) & MONROE’S HORNPIPE (only time), plus traditional BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND (which will pop up again) & COTTON EYED JOE (which won’t). [2/3]

gospel segment of the show expands with 1st circulating versions of traditional WORKING ON A BUILDING (all rowan falsetto) & SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT, followed by the sinning portion of the evening featuring WILD HORSES & rowan’s coke-snortin’ dope-smokin’ LONESOME LA COWBOY (missing from tape). #garciafreaksunite #jg060673 [3/3]

@bourgwick I’m so used to thinking of David Grisman as a lovable old bear, it’s wild to see photos of him at a young age.

@grpm4 oops, good call.