Various Artists - Highway Butterfly: The Songs Of Neal Casal

5LP box set celebrating the work of Neal Casal!

Neal's songs reimagined by legends of rock and roots music!

Featuring Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Jonathan Wilson, Phil Lesh, Steve Earle and more!

"Highway Butterfly is remarkable because there isn't a weak song or performance included. Hopefully, its release will spur serious interest in reissuing Casal's catalog." — 4.5/5 stars. Thom Jurek, AllMusic

"It's been overwhelming to record these talented artists as they put their own spin on Neal's songs. It speaks volumes to the high quality of his songwriting and to the depth of love and appreciation that his peers had for him." — Dave Schools

If ever there was a musician who readily gave so much of himself in the spirit of creating and in turn is due a celebratory tribute to the music he gave to the world, it's Neal Casal.

Highway Butterfly: The Songs Of Neal Casal is a 5LP vinyl box set celebrating the prolific body of work Casal left behind over the course of 14 studio albums. Recording sessions for the project began in February 2020 led by co-producers Dave Schools of Widespread Panic and seven time Grammy-Award winning recording engineer/producer Jim Scott at PLYRZ Studios in Valencia, CA.

More than 40 artists appear on the tribute to the life and music of the gifted singer, songwriter, musician and friend to many, including Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Jonathan Wilson, Phil Lesh and The Terrapin Family Band, Steve Earle, Warren Haynes, Jaime Wyatt, and Shooter Jennings among numerous others. The first single and video from the recording was captured during the initial sessions in February 2020. It features Billy Strings with Circles Around The Sun performing "All The Luck In The World."

 

Side A

1. Traveling After Dark - Aaron Lee Tasjan

2. Need Shelter - Jaime Wyatt

3. You Don't See Me Crying - Beachwood Sparks & GospelbeacH

4. No One Above You - Marcus King with Eric Krasno

5. Feathers For Bakersfield - Fruit Bats

Side B

1. All The Luck In The World - Billy Strings with Circles Around The Sun

2. Sweeten The Distance - Dori Freeman with Teddy Thompson

3. Time Down The Wind - Hiss Golden Messenger

4. Me & Queen Sylvia - Johnathan Rice

5. Wisest Of The Wise - Mapache

Side C

1. Freeway To The Canyon - Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band

2. Feel No Pain - Leslie Mendelson

3. Detroit Or Buffalo - Jonathan Wilson with Hannah Cohen

4. Day In The Sun - Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks

Side D

1. Bird With No Name - Jimmy Herring with Circles Around The Sun

2. Maybe California - Shooter Jennings

3. White Fence Round House - Vetiver

4. December - Todd Sheaffer

Side E

1. Grand Island - Courtney Jaye

2. Superhighway - Oteil Burbridge, Nick Johnson, Steve Kimock, John Morgan Kimock & Duane Trucks

3. Willow Jane - Britton Buchanan

4. Too Much To Ask - Kenny Roby with Amy Helm

Side F

1. Time And Trouble - Bob Weir, Jay Lane & Dave Schools

2. Death Of A Dream - J Mascis

3. The Cold and The Darkness - Tim Heidecker

4. Free To Go - Warren Haynes

Side G

1. So Far Astray - Rachel Dean

2. Highway Butterfly - Steve Earle & The Dukes

3. Angel And You're Mine - Victoria Reed

4. Pray Me Home - Jason Crosby

Side H

1. Lost Satellite - Lauren Barth

2. The Losing End Again - Jesse Aycock

3. These Days With You - Puss N Boots

4. Cold Waves - Tim Bluhm with Kyle Field

Side I

1. Best To Bonnie - Zephaniah Ohora with Hazeldine

2. Let It All Begin - The Mattson 2

3. You'll Miss It When It's Gone - Cass McCombs, Ross James, Joe Russo, Farmer Dave Scher & Dave Schools

4. Fell On Hard Times - Angie McKenna

Side J

1. Raining Straight Down - The Allman Betts Band

2. Soul Gets Lost - Hazy Malaze with Jena Kraus

3. I Will Weep No More - Robbi Robb

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