[Cover photo credit to Tobin Voggesser]
Let’s Party About It is Leftover Salmon’s new album, out now via Compass Records, and for the first time ever, the band wrote the album together in a single session as a group.
Longtime friend of the band and songwriter Aaron Raitiere (Lady Gaga, Lukas Nelson, Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson, and more) also joined the band for the writing session. The resulting album captures their energy and camaraderie after a three-and-a-half-decade-long career so far.
The album was recorded at Compass Sound Studio (formerly Glaser Sound Studio, aka “Hillbilly Central”), with the band joined by special guests such as Del McCoury (vocals), Sam Bush (fiddle, mandolin), Jason Carter (fiddle), Jeff Coffin (saxophone), and more.
Ahead of the release, Leftover Salmon has shared the single “Big Wheel.” It’s a song that Vince Herman (guitar, vocals) says has a very simple message:
The world keeps turning. Find a spot to watch it fly by and ride the wheel.
The band also shared a new bluegrass song, “Twisted Pine” featuring Del McCoury.
Drew Emmitt (mandoline/vocals) says about the song:
‘Twisted Pine’ is my way of writing a Bluegrass song that sounds like an old traditional one. To me, it’s a metaphor for the changing seasons and life in general.
To help commemorate their 35th anniversary, Leftover Salmon will take their celebration to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on May 26, 2025. This concert will also Bluegrass band Kitchen Dwellers as a co-headliner, plus Clay Street Unit, along with special guests Bill Payne (Little Feat), Laurie Lewis, Jason Carter, AJ Lee and many more guest appearances before they embark on their Summer Tour with The Infamous Stringdusters and Kitchen Dwellers.
Leftover Salmon on Tour:
5/16 – Tico Time Bluegrass Festival | Aztec, NM
5/18 – Golden Road Gathering | Placerville, CA
5/23 – DelFest | Cumberland, MD
5/24 – Dark Star Jubilee | Thornville, OH
5/26 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, CO#
6/19 – Utah Arts Festival | Salt Lake City, UT
6/20 – Sawtooth Valley Gathering | Stanley, ID
6/22 – 4 Peaks Presents Live at the Tower Theatre | Bend, OR
7/9 – Concerts Under the Stars | King of Prussia, PA*
7/10 – Wolf Trap – Filene Center | Vienna, VA*
7/11 – Koka Booth Amphitheatre | Cary, NC*
7/12 – Portsmouth Pavilion | Portsmouth, VA*
7/13 – The Amp Ballantyne | Charlotte, NC*
7/15 – Interlochen Center for the Arts – Kresge Auditorium | Interlochen, MI*
7/16 – Rose Music Center at The Heights | Huber Heights, OH*
7/17 – Peoria Riverfront | Peoria, IL*
7/18 – Meijer Gardens | Grand Rapids, MI*
7/19 – Driftless Music Gardens | Yuba, WI*
7/31 – Lebanon Opera House | Lebanon, NH
8/1 – Wonderland Forest | LaFayette, NY+
8/2 – The Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, NY+
8/7 – Amphitheater at Las Colonias | Grand Junction, CO*
8/8 – Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival | Alta, WY*
8/9 – KettleHouse Amphitheater | Bonner-West Riverside, MT*
8/10 – Marymoor Live | Redmond, WA*
8/12 – McDonald Theatre | Eugene, OR*
8/13 – Britt Music & Arts Festival – Britt Pavilion | Jacksonville, OR*
8/14 – McMenamins Grand Lodge | Forest Grove, OR*
8/15 – The Glow Plaza Festival Grounds | Reno, NV*
8/16 – The Warfield | San Francisco, CA*
9/12 – Bender Jamboree | Las Vegas, NV
9/14 – Bourbon & Beyond | Louisville, KY
10/3 – Mempho Music Festival | Memphis, TN
10/4 – Southern Strings | Aiken, SC
10/10 – The Outpost at New River Gorge | Fayetteville, WV
1012 – Cavefest | Pelham, TN
12/11 – 14 – Strings & Sol | Puerto Morelos, QR
#w/Kitchen Dwellers & more, 35th anniversary & album celebration
*w/ Infamous Stringdusters and Kitchen Dwellers
+w/Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass
