Warren Haynes plays the 2014 Christmas Jam in Asheville, NC
Guitarist Warren Haynes has announced the release of The Benefit Concert Volume 16, which will be available Dec. 13 via Evil Teen Records and takes from the Gov't Mule frontman's 2014 26th annual Christmas Jam all-star benefit show in Asheville, NC.
The release will be available as both a CD and live DVD, along with digitally and on Blu-Ray, and will feature performances from Christmas Jam participants like Haynes, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann’s Billy & The Kids (who just teased a reunion), Gov't Mule featuring Jackie Greene, Hard Working Americans and Marshall Tucker Band co-founder Paul Riddle, plus special guests like Jack Pearson, Oteil Burbridge, Col. Bruce Hampton, members of The Revivalists and more.
"I'm very proud that Christmas Jam has become a place where musicians feel comfortable taking risks on stage," Haynes says in a press announcement. "It's not often that a band has the opportunity to play their debut show in a sold-out arena in front of a fully engaged crowd, but Billy Kreutzmann has actually done it twice at Christmas Jam. First in 2005 with Serial Pod, his revered super-trio with Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon of Phish; then again, here, with the debut of Billy & The Kids. I remember how excited Billy, Tom, Aron, and Reed were to hit the stage and finally share this project with the world. That energy is fully present in 'Shakedown Street,' the opening song of their set. It was a very special moment."
"That Christmas Jam was special for me, not only because it was our first show, but also because it was one of the last times I got to play music with my dear friend Col. Bruce Hampton, darn it," Kreutzmann adds. "We took the music to improvisational places we never could've rehearsed, and that immediate willingness to go far-out like that was just us responding to the fantastic energy of a sold-out arena, full of music fans who didn't know what to expect from this band but who were just as excited as us to find out. There's always been a certain magic surrounding Billy & the Kids shows, but this was, as they say, where it all began."
Details for the 2019 Christmas Jam will be announced next week.
Below, check out the trailer for the collection, plus video of Billy & The Kids' "Shakedown Street" and the tracklist for both the CD and DVD formats of The Benefit Concert Volume 16, which can be pre-ordered here. Proceeds from the album will benefit Habitat for Humanity via Haynes' W&S Charitable Foundation.
The Benefit Concert Volume 16 Tracklist:
CD:
Hard Working Americans:
1. Is This Thing Working
2. Stomp And Holler
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit:
3. Stockholm
4. Danko/Manuel
Paul Riddle & Friends (Warren Haynes, Jack Pearson, Oteil Burbridge & Danny Louis):
5. Southern Woman featuring Craig Sorrells & Mike Barnes
6. Can't You See
Gov't Mule featuring Jackie Greene:
7. Cinnamon Girl
8. Tonight's The Night
Billy & The Kids:
9. Shakedown Street
10. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down featuring Warren Haynes, Mike Barnes, Rob Ingraham, Michael Girardot & Craig Sorrells
DVD:
Hard Working Americans:
1. Is This Thing Working
2. Guaranteed
3. Stomp And Holler
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit:
4. Stockholm
5. Danko/Manuel
6. Cover Me Up
7. Super 8
Paul Riddle & Friends (Warren Haynes, Jack Pearson, Oteil Burbridge & Danny Louis):
8. Southern Woman featuring Craig Sorrells & Mike Barnes
9. Can't You See
Gov't Mule:
10. Cinnamon Girl featuring Jackie Greene
11. Tonight's The Night featuring Jackie Greene
12. Stay With Me featuring Caleb Johnson & Audley Freed
Billy & The Kids:
13. Shakedown Street
14. Chalk Dust Torture
15. Turn On Your Lovelight featuring Col. Bruce Hampton
16. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down featuring Warren Haynes, Mike Barnes, Rob Ingraham, Michael Girardot & Craig Sorrells
