Ramble At The Ryman (2011)

"Levon Helm's Ramble shows feature Helm and his band playing with a handful of friends and guest artists each week, and the intimate gigs have been popular enough that Helm has been playing occasional Ramble-style concerts in larger venues. Like this one, at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium (the former home of The Grand Ol' Opry) in the fall of 2008, where his band (led by multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell and vocalist and mandolinist Amy Helm) plays a handful of classic tunes from Helm's years with the Band and a couple numbers from his more recent solo efforts, while several guests join the band, including Sheryl Crow, Buddy Miller, Sam Bush, John Hiatt, and Little Sammy Davis. Levon sings well on several numbers and is still one of the most soulful drummers alive. His ensemble, capable of playing spare to rollicking New Orleans-style R&B, is superb, and does right by the half-dozen Band classicst without slavishly copying original. The guests all bring their A-game." (Alex Henderson, Allmusic)