On Saturday, February 7, David Grisman and John Sebastian will be playing Meymandi Hall as part of the PineCone traditional music series. From the press release:

This performance is part of a limited tour around their latest live-in-the-studio album, Satisfied (Acoustic Disc, 2007), a stunning collection of acoustic duets featuring traditional folk tunes, blues, classy instrumentals and originals by these two legendary masters.

These musicians first met in 1963 as 18-year-old freshmen at New York University when the Greenwich Village folk revival was in its heyday. They made their first recording together as members of the Even Dozen Jug Band with future luminaries Maria Muldaur, Stefan Grossman and others. The rest, of course, is musical history. Sebastian became lead singer and songwriter of The Lovin’ Spoonful, which played a major role in the rock revolution of the mid-1960s; last year he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. A virtuoso mandolinist, Grisman spearheaded an acoustic music revolution with his genre-defying "Dawg" music, which blends swing, bluegrass, Latin and other influences.

More than 40 years later, Sebastian and Grisman crossed paths again at a benefit concert in Mill Valley, California. After this mutually enjoyable evening of spontaneous music, they continued to collaborate, producing Satisfied.

PineCone presents this show as part of its Down Home Series at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. The show starts at 8 p.m. Call PineCone’s box office at 919-664-8302 for tickets, or visit www.ticketmaster.com.