Chris Hillman- At Edwards Barn

At Edwards Barn

Chris and Herb present a wonderful cross section of Chris' vast catalog going back to The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Desert Rose Band and his solo career. If you removed the audience interaction it would be difficult to recognize this as a live concert. Herb and Chris are in total sync instrumentally and vocally. I've always been partial to Chris' music and have been following him since his Byrds days. There is such honesty and peace in his music. The whole album is terrific, but be sure to listen to "Have You Seen Her Face", one of Chris' early songwriting efforts with the Byrds, and Herb's "Wait a Minute" as well as their presentation of the Buck Owens classic "Together Again" if you need to be convinced. For those who may be new to this duo, they have done several albums together and a couple more with the Rice Brothers. It's all very good.

Herb Pederson

Herb Pederson

Herb Pedersen (born April 27, 1944 in Berkeley, California) is an American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter who has played a variety of musical styles over the past forty years including country, bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, folk, folk rock, country rock, and has worked with numerous musicians in many different bands.

Pedersen often performs with Chris Hillman, and both were once members of the Desert Rose Band. Pedersen also fronted his own band called the Laurel Canyon Ramblers. Besides this, Pedersen has also worked with the following musicians and groups: Pine Valley Boys,[1]Michael Martin Murphey, Earl Scruggs, The Dillards, Smokey Grass Boys, Old and in the Way, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Vassar Clements, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Tony Rice, Dan Fogelberg, Stephen Stills, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, Jackson Browne, John Denver, John Jorgenson, and Leland Sklar, among others.

 The child of a policeman, he was introduced to country music at numerous Bay Area folk festivals, finding kindred spirits in fellow aspiring musicians like Jerry Garcia (who went on to form the Grateful Dead) and David Nelson (later of the New Riders of the Purple Sage). In his mid-teens, Pedersen formed his first bluegrass band, the Pine Valley Boys.