LEVON HELM's "Ramble at the Ryman" to Air on PBS

     MUSIC NEWS - Since January 2004, Levon Helm can be found on most Saturday nights at his home studio in Woodstock, NY hosting evenings of music at the "barn", his home studio.  These amazing nights are called The Midnight Ramble Sessions, and on September 17, 2008, Helm took the Midnight Ramble on the road to one of America's most treasured music venues, Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium, where -- accompanied by such music luminaries as Buddy Miller, John Hiatt, Sheryl Crow and Sam Bush -- the Levon Helm Band gave birth to a night of stage magic. Captured in high def, LEVON HELM - RAMBLE AT THE RYMAN is part of special programming airing on PBS TV in August 2009 (check local listings).

The performance is a tour through the American songbook, featuring music from Helm's time as part of  The Band, as well as songs from his 2008 Grammy winning Dirt Farmer and classics from artists such as Chuck Berry, the Carter Family and more.

The concert, LEVON HELM - RAMBLE AT THE RYMAN (song list below) came on the heels of Dirt Farmer's debut. After Helm overcame seemingly insurmountable odds, Helm released the album, his first solo recording in 25 years, and won the Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album.  And now, Levon Helm recently released his new album Electric Dirt (on Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard).  The new album has been widely hailed by critics and fans alike, order a copy thru MNN, below.

Check out a preview of RAMBLE AT THE RYMAN with John Hiatt joining in on The Weight-

LEVON HELM: RAMBLE AT THE RYMAN includes:
· "Ophelia"
· "Back to Memphis"
· "Fannie Mae"
· "Baby Scratch My Back"
· "Evangeline"
· "No Depression in Heaven"
· "Wide River to Cross"
· "Deep Elem Blues"
· "Rag Mama Rag"
· "Time Out for the Blues"
· "The Shape I'm In"
· "The Weight"