The Ash Grove club was founded in 1958 with a few assumptions: That music communicates across cultural barriers, that the vast majority of people throughout history have shared their lives, histories and hopes through music, and that people will be the better for the sharing and realization of commonality.
Ash Grove founder Ed Pearl sought to find the greatest expositors of traditional American culture and present them in a respectful atmosphere, and to show as full a picture as possible of that culture. During its 16-year run the Ash Grove presented a Who's Who of seminal blues, folk, country and bluegrass musicians, becoming one of the most important music venues of the 1960's. The club's incredibly diverse audiences crossed all cultural borders; groups that rarely came together in those turbulent times did so every night at the Ash Grove.
Wolfgang's Vault is pleased to present the definitive catalog of the club's recordings; it is our hope to carry the rich tradition of the Ash Grove club forward and as we continue archiving we will regularly present more concerts for your listening pleasure.
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