i am 69 years old living in east texas...i stumbled/fluttered through santa cruz, cali from 1973 to 1976....i think (must) have experienced some of this energy....left cali in 76 and bumped around america like in a pinball machine until i settled in the lone star state....i am so old i remember life before youtube....this medium is so awesome....the music, the memories, the accessibility to it....i love this country

John Cipollina and Nicky Hopkins two of the finest souls of rock. Thank you.

nicky hopkins so underrated , belongs in rock and roll hall of fame

People should value this music like a precious gift. It is a treasure for mankind.

This is a treasure..... fantastic music.... How lucky for those of us who grew up in the Bay Area.... We had no idea we were making a mark in the history of music.... From Marin to Santa Cruz.... from the mountains to the sea... Sausalito , SF, Woodside, OMG - Apple Jacks and Boots and Saddle , the old Catalyst... It was surely a time in space we were blessed to experience... and for some... to survive.... John Cipollina and David Frieberg and Jerry , Neil ... you could see them every week at any given club or barn party..... ALOHA ALL MY BROTHERS and SISTERS....

If I had any eye teeth I'd gladly give them up to go back and visit the 1965-1970 SF music scene. Garcia, Kaukonen, Bloomfield, Cippolina, Miller, Gurley-you need two hands to count all of the EXTRAORDINARY guitarists flying around then.

Man, I lived in Hong Kong in the 60s & 70s and between 68-72, a young kid, and I attended the US International School there, and the older kids, 16/17/18, playing this kind of music and jamming like this, and it was hypnotic. It has stayed with me ever since, to my ripe old age of 63. It is just so pure.

These are some guys that truly loved music and playing. And it shows.

This is fantastic! Acid rock at its best!

I got play at these jams, they went late and were only interrupted when someone would come in and shout "there's a pheasant out near the gate"...everyone ran for the guns and massive gunfire erupted, 45s, 45-70s ...a few minutes later they would come back looking dejected, I'm like what happened? ...we missed. The jam would continue. A few would stay overnight and have breakfast joints at the picnic table. Spencer Dryden jammed frequently at these jams. Crosby would bring $100 of ammo and everything had holes out in the forest. New riders would jam with Garcia on pedal steel.

When I was in bands this is what I wanted to do is have jams and seee what comes out of it. No one else did.

This is pure treasure and want to thank you for sharing; enabling this nugget of musical gold available to anyone who arrives to enjoy.

a rare treat , great jam band , flowing like a river

I started reading the title and each name got me exponentially more hyped lol

Jamming. A lost art form to many. Thanks for posting!

Just saw Jefferson Starship last month. David Frieberg threw his guitar pick out and I caught it! Best concert so far Ive been to in my life.

COOLER than the other side of the Pillow!

how did i not know about this til now

Just discovered this absolute gem.... how I would like to have been a fly on the wall there! So much talent in that barn producing wonderful music

Bookmarked - this will make my sunday morning! - THX!!

I don't spend much time on the internet. Sure wish these were on CD or vinyl. Love this!

love these jams, thank you

I'm in tears.

Can't get any better than this real music it is.

wow so glad this came my way. some of the best

graet John Cipollina coming out at 44'

what a lineup of allstars

Sweet upload 🤙🏼⚡️☮️

holy crap... thanks to S Sags for uploading this and to youtube for putting it in the playlist.

cant beleive what a great jam this is/was mind blown

heady times!!!

0:00 jam #1 12:25 wall song jam #1 27:20 jam #2 39:25 wall song jam #2 41:45 jam #3 59:45 bass jam & chatter 1:00:55 jam #4 1:14:00 jam #5 (crowd favorite) 1:25:48 jam #6 1:28:28 jam #7 1:29:13 ghost riders in the sky 1:32:36 whinin’ boy blues 1:36:17 blues jam #1 1:37:15 tore down blues

Mercy.

I thought I heard some Wooden Ships getting ready to sail

Sin comentarios, muy bueno Cipollina, ,,,

Yea , jamming big league musicians. I can dig it .

This first one by all just rights should be titled "First performance of Fire on the Mountain jam." And PERRO yet. Whooda thunkit?

Thank you for upload!!!

It's so cool to hear Nicki Hopkins summon the tribe around the fire with a swelling oefan, while Hart pounds the upbeat striving for hippie dream in Cippolina's Messenger-like hands. And the, at 5:20 Jerry arrives with the band at "Long Distance Rider", or where those riders rode and still ride here to the grateful ears that so wistfully wish to experience that time once again. 10:40 shows that almost drone-like driving thing that modulates down to the bottom end with Lesh. 14:20 reminds me of the basic riff that leads everyone toward a common center. 17:30 makes me think of Terrapin Station, which i think stood at the side track down the line, just in case there was need to dwell for awhile. 28:00 is an interim that resolves with the band crossing a field in late june. 31:00 reminded of the interplay between the individual and group voice, the synthesis is the result. The photo of Nicki Hopkins and Phil Lesh is great. I like the blank visual, but intense attention to that page that is better both heard and seen. Or to be both heard as seen, and seen as heard, as if they are the same Unity. 41:58. The messenger both departs & Returns. Thank you all, my friends.

Oh man...this stuff is incredible....the jam starting at one fourteen tho....

Its good to see J R R Martin out and about in his youth.

Whoa...

Nicky Hopkins slides in a piano at 9:19...

Love the Ghost Riders jam.

can hear the genisus of scarlet in first jam; a couple quoted licks for sure. wowie zowie, this is like vitamins for the soul. Vibe so relaxed.....players just jamming just cuz it's fun ! Besides, what else are you gonna do for 12 hours after ingesting several hundred micrograms of enlightenment?

such a fine gem

Lovin' that Roll the Barrel tunin' makes an appearance ~88:00

OMFG this is amazing!!

GENIALESSSSSSS ....

Mickey Hart layin' down some groovin' taps on them pagan skins.

Philing it!

Some great acid rock shit here😊

Almost like being there........

Where did you get this? I believe that I played at that event during the day with my band "One." We were on an outside stage along with Shanti, and this jam happened later on in the barn after the daytime festivities.

Ahhhh, incense, blacklights, patchouli, good music and a nice hash pipe ✌🖖🤪😴✌

I would love to see more pictures of Mickeys barn and how it was set up for recording. Ive heard so many good stories coming from the old Novato days. Does anyone know the type of mixing board he had etc? I heard it was a Bob Matthews PA but not sure. As with most things they get lost in the fog of time.

oooh… organic…. merl saunders

Any history notes on this ?

I've noticed (through the years with tape-trading) and on KZfaq posts that Paul Kantner is (all too often) absent in these jam sessions. The one link to PERRO...

Whaaaaaat? Dude.

my memory is failing me, what song is that around 17:21? thanks!

Where's barnjam part one?

How do i obtain a copy ?

Quasi tutta la famiglia, ma dov'è Kaukonen, il finlandese? / Almost the whole family, but where is Kaukonen, the Finn?

Ok

I wish Jerry would've pursued this vibe instead of Gayful Dead