Tony Furtado will open for Yonder Mountain String Band at the Fillmore in San Francisco on April 26 and 27. The talented banjo and slide guitar player has sat in with the band before, including at last year’s Northwest String Summit at Hornings Hideout in Oregon. Tickets to The Fillmore shows are currently on sale for $35 after fees.

In related news. Greg Liszt, Sam Grisman, Dominick Leslie and Mike Barnett of the Deadly Gentlemen joined Yonder on stage during their two-night run at the Wilma Theater in Missoula, MT this past weekend. Lisxt, Grisman and Leslie sat in on Friday night, while Barnett joined the band on Saturday night. Yonder also appeared at the McDowell Mountain Music Festival this past Sunday.

Friday, March 22, Wilma Theater, Missoula, MT

Set 1:
Dear Prudence> Boatman, Things You’re Selling, Maid Of The Canyon, A Father’s Arms, Fingerprint, Crying Holy, Straight Line, Spanish Harlem Incident, Dawn’s Early Light(1)> Raleigh & Spencer(1)

Set 2:
On The Run> Hi Cross Junction> On The Run, Pockets, I’ll Never Love Anybody But You, Crow Black Chicken(2), Boots, Hey Bulldog, This Lonesome Heart, Good Hearted Woman, Rag Doll(3)> If You’re Ever In Oklahoma(3)> Elzic’s Farewell(3)> If You’re Ever In Oklahoma(3) E: Sharecropper’s Son, Katie Daily, East Nashville Easter

(1) Greg Liszt on banjo
(2) Sam Grisman on bass
(3) Dominick Leslie on mandolin

Saturday, March 23, Wilma Theater, Missoula, MT

Set I: Ramblin In The Rambler> Kentucky Mandolin> Ramblin Reprise, Deep Pockets, Rain Still Falls, Down The River Road, Only A Northern Song, Rag Mama, Left Me In A Hole, Little Maggie(1)> Mother’s Only Son(1)> Little Maggie(1)

Set II: Train Bound For Gloryland> After Midnight> June Apple, Pass This Way, Sidewalk Stars, Lonesome Letter, Harder They Come, Complicated, Easy As Pie, Jack A Roe, Keep On Going> New Horizons> Angel> New Horizons> Keep On Going E: You’re No Good, Part 1> Southern Flavor

(1) Mike Barnett on fiddle

Sunday, March 24, McDowell Mountain Music Festival, Phoenix, AZ

Out Of The Blue, Pockets, Little Lover, New Deal Train, One More, Casualty> Rag Doll, All The Time, Don’t Worry Happy Birthday, Another Day, Fingerprint, Troubled Mind, Peace Of Mind