Like a cadre of musical brothers finally coalescing after years on the road apart, Yim Yames has joined forces with Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Gob Iron, Uncle Tupelo), Will Johnson (Centro-matic, South San Gabriel), and Anders Parker (Varnaline, Gob Iron) to gratefully deliver New Multitudes, an intimate interpretation of American icon and musical legend Woody Guthrie’s previously unrecorded lyrics.

Set to coincide with the centennial celebration of Woody Guthrie’s birth year, New Multitudes will be released on February 28, 2012 by Rounder Records as a 12 track release and a 24 track limited edition. The limited edition features original Guthrie lyric sheets, the 12 track release, and 12 additional compositions recorded by Farrar and Parker. The album will also be available on vinyl.

Please visit the New Multitudes Facebook page: facebook.com/newmultitudes to hear “Old L.A.” from the album, featuring Anders Parker on lead vocal. “Like” the page to receive updates including interview footage, live performance video, etc.

The band will hit the road for a select run of dates in March.

March 6 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
March 7 – Music Box – Los Angeles, CA
March 9 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
March 10 – Showbox – Seattle, WA
March 12 – The Birchmere – Alexandria, VA
March 13 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
March 14 – Webster Hall – New York, NY
March 16 – Paradise – Boston, MA

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Yim Yames, Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore will continue their recent partnership at a Dec. 29 concert to benefit Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, a non-partisan social justice group that is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The special performance will take place Thursday, December 29, 2011 at The Brown Theatre in Louisville. Doors will open at 6 p.m.; the concert will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for $35 at The Kentucky Center or online at www.kentuckycenter.org. The concert, which will also feature authors Silas House and Jason Howard, will be at the Brown Theatre and will focus on the ramifications of mountaintop removal coal mining.

Yim Yames will be playing an official Austin City Limits Aftershow along with Iron & Wine, on Sunday, September 18. The show will take place at Stubb’s at 7pm. Presale begins Wednesday 7/27 at 10am CDT via C3Concerts.com. Public Onsale is Thursday, 7/28 at 10am CDT. Visit HERE for more details.

On Thursday, December 9, 2010, at 5:00 pm ET Yim Yames will perform at this year’s 2010 National Christmas Tree Lighting on the Ellipse at President’s Park in Washington, D.C.. The ceremony will usher in the holiday season and can be viewed live online at www.thenationaltree.org and on public television throughout the month of December. For more information go to the National Park Foundation’s Facebook page here. Follow My Morning Jacket on Twitter @mymorningjacket for live updates.

Yim Yames, singer-songwriter Daniel Martin Moore and cellist/vocalist Ben Sollee brought their Appalachian Voices show to NPR’s Mountain Stage in july which will be broadcast on september 24. Air-times vary by station, a complete list of stations and air-times can be found here.
The following week their set will be posted and archived at NPR.org/mountainstage and Mountainstage.org.

“Tribute To” is now available for download and purchase at yimyames.com and in stores. You can now purchase and receive the digital download, and purchase the CD and limited edition vinyl. Your purchase of The limited edition vinyl includes the CD and a t-shirt from the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. A portion of the proceeds from your purchase will go towards the sanctuary.

click here for more album details.

yim is a proud partner in the monsters of folk project.
more info at www.monstersoffolk.com

yim is producing an album by ben sollee and daniel martin moore to benefit appalachian voices and help stop the disastrous effect of mountaintop removal. more details.

yim yames recently had the honor of traveling to new orleans to record live with the legendary preservation hall jazz band in grand old school new orleans fashion. the recordings will be part of a benefit album to raise money for the hall (www.preservationhall.com) which hopefully will be released in the fall. more info.