Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends - Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years(2016)

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

Filmed and Recorded Live at Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, on September 14, 2015, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends - Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years captures a group of longtime road warriors who've yet to lose their grit, 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 Famer (and early Dirt Band member) Jackson Browne joined in, along with longtime member Jimmy Ibbotson, while a sold-out crowd sings along in the background. From country classics to deep cuts, the tracklist finds bandmates 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 shining new light on a catalog of vital, vibrant music.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends - Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years (2016) is a music and documentary film directed by James Burton Yockey, released on September 20, 2016 with a runtime of 57m. It stars Jimmie Fadden, Jeff Hanna, Bob Carpenter and John McEuen.