Ramble at the Ryman may not be the same as hearing Levon Helm play for a few dozen guests at in Woodstock, but now he’s gone you’re not going to get that opportunity anyway. One of the greats, recorded in what’s arguably the right setting.
Some links and reviews:
Reviewed in Paste:
at Jambands:
http://www.jambands.com/reviews/cds/2011/05/24/levon-helm-ramble-at-the-ryman
and No Depression:
http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/levon-helm-ramble-at-the
On YouTube, Ophelia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcgxuGiI7wU
Anna Lee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJMMUZOq3OU
and The Weight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BAp5BxpIR8
The Ramble revisits the Ryman: