With New Year’s Eve upon us, let me recommend my very favorite version of the perennial December 31st classic, Auld Lang Syne. It comes from David Grisman’s terrific 1983 release, David Grisman’s Acoustic Christmas, and features a much younger and not-so-famous Bela Fleck on banjo.

If you are a Rhapsody subscriber, you can find it here. If you aren’t a subscriber, you can still download the Rhapsody software for free, and listen to up to 20 songs each month at no charge.

It’s a great way to ring in the New Year in a rip-roaring bluegrass style.

On behalf of both Brance and myself, The Bluegrass Blog wishes our readers all over the world a happy, healthy and prosperous new year! We hope that 2007 is kind to you all, and that one year hence, you will find yourself well and in good spirits.