Life of Sorrow: Deluxe Edition

David Grisman

Acoustic Disc

An expanded, high-definition, download-only, edition of the album that was originally released in 2003. The album is a collection of bluegrass tracks recorded over the last 30 years featuring a wide range of Grisman's collaborators and colleagues.

Tracks / collaborators

• A Life Of Sorrow - The Nashville Bluegrass Band
• Doin' My Time - John Hartford
• We Can't Be Darlings Anymore - The Del McCoury Band
• When You And I Were Young Maggie - Mac Wiseman
• All The Good Times Are Past And Gone - Ralph Stanley
• Tragic Romance - Alan O'Bryant
• Seven Year Blues - Herb Pedersen
• You're The Girl Of My Dreams - Mac Wiseman
• Unwanted Love - The Del McCoury Band
• Man Of Constant Sorrow - Ralph Stanley
• Tennessee Waltz - Del McCoury
• Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow - Ralph Rinzler
• Pretty Saro - John Nagy
• Cabin Of Love - The Del McCoury Band
• Farther Along - Bryan Bowers
• Sunny Side Of Life - Mac Wiseman

• Little Darling Pal of Mine - Ralph Stanley
• Cabin Of Love (alternate take) - The Del McCoury Band
• Sunny Side of Life (alternate take) - Mac Wiseman

The original album provided musicians information for the first 15 songs.

A Life Of Sorrow;

• The Nashville Bluegrass Band
  Pat Enright - guitar, lead vocals
  Alan O'Bryant - banjo, tenor vocals
  Stuart Duncan - fiddles, baritone vocals
  Mark Hembree - bass
• David Grisman - mandolin

• John Hartford - banjo, vocals
• David Grisman - mandolin

• The Del McCoury Band
  Del McCoury - guitar, tenor vocals
  Ronnie McCoury - mandolin
  Rob McCoury - banjo
  Jason Carter - fiddle
• David Grisman - mandolin, lead vocals

• Mac Wiseman - guitar, vocals
• David Grisman - mandolin

• Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mt. Boys
  Ralph Stanley - banjo, lead vocals
  Ralph Stanley II - guitar
  Jack Cook - bass, tenor vocals
  James Price - fiddle
• David Grisman - mandolin, baritone vocals

• Alan O'Bryant - banjo, tenor vocals
• David Grisman - mandolin, lead vocals

• Herb Pedersen - banjo, tenor vocals
• David Grisman - mandolin, lead vocals
• Del McCoury - guitar
• Jim Kerwin - bass

• Mac Wiseman - guitar, vocals
• David Grisman - mandolin

• The Del McCoury Band
  Del McCoury - guitar, tenor vocals
  Ronnie McCoury - baritone vocals
  Rob McCoury - banjo
  Jason Carter - fiddle
  Mike Bub - bass
• David Grisman - mandolin, lead vocals

• Ralph Stanley - tenor vocals
• David Grisman - mandolin, lead vocals
• Herb Pedersen - rhythm guitar
• Laurie Lewis - fiddle
• Jim Kerwin - bass

• Del McCoury - guitar, lead vocals
• David Grisman - mandolin

• Ralph Rinzler - mandolin, lead vocals
• David Grisman - mandolin, tenor vocals
• Artie Rose - guitar
• Harriet Rose - bass

• John Nagy - guitar, orchestration, vocals
• David Grisman - mandolin

• The Del McCoury Band
  Del McCoury - guitar, tenor vocals
  Ronnie McCoury - mandolin
  Rob McCoury - banjo
  Jason Carter - fiddle
  Mike Bub - bass
• David Grisman - mandolin, lead vocals

• Bryan Bowers - autoharp, vocals
• David Grisman - mandolin

• Producer - David Grisman
• Executive producer - Craig Miller
• Recording - Lary Cummings and Dave Dennison at Dawg Studios; David Ferguson at Cowboy Arms Recording Spa; Tom Anderson at Bayview Studios; Bob Petrucci at Petrucci & Arwell Studios
• Mixing - Larry Cummings and Dawg at Dawg Studios
• Mastering - Paul Stubblebine at Stubblebine Mastering
• Cover photograph - Richard Olsenius (courtesy National Geographic)
• Art direction - Brenna Ramirez
• Liner notes - David Grisman
• Special thanks to - Banana, Rob Bleetstein, Jack Crymes, Jerry Garcia, Pam & Sam Grisman, D Brent Hauseman, John Kokoska, Nobuharu Komoriya, Isabel Miller, John Orleman, Bruce Polansky, Artie & Harriet Rose, Leslie Rowan, Jon Sievert, Tracy, Bob Zachary, Audix Microphones, Birkenstock, D'Addario strings, D'Andrea picks, Hallie's Diner and Waverly Tuners

The earliest track on this release was recorded in 1969. The majority though were recorded in the 1990s. The CD booklet accompanying the original album provides recording dates;

• A Life Of Sorrow - Sept 3, 1987
• Doin' My Time - May 11, 1994
• We Can't Be Darlings Anymore - January 15, 1997
• When You And I Were Young Maggie - Sept 16, 1998
• All The Good Times Are Past And Gone - August 9, 1996
• Tragic Romance - February 7, 1994
• Seven Year Blues - July 15, 1987
• You're The Girl Of My Dreams - Sept 16, 1998
• Unwanted Love - January 15, 1997
• Man Of Constant Sorrow - August 10, 1996
• Tennessee Waltz - Sept 16, 1998
• Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow - Sept 3, 1990
• Pretty Saro - August 7, 1969
• Cabin Of Love - January 15, 1997
• Farther Along - December 19, 1991

The original Life Of Sorrow album was released in 2003:

• Life Of Sorrow, David Grisman, 2003