Seven Walkers Playing Magfest, Releasing New Album

A lot of folks are psyched that Seven Walkers, the new collaboration from Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzman (that's him with the backwards baseball cap and black T-shirt,) will be playing at 10 pm on the ampitheatre stage at Magnolia Fest this weekend at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Fl.

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Our friends at Jambase posted that video, and here's what they have to say about the new project:

"Famed drummer and Grateful Dead co-founder Bill Kreutzmann and voodoo guitar master Papa Mali come together as 7 Walkers for their self-titled debut release, due out November 2, 2010 on Response Records. With nearly all of its songs co-penned by Papa Mali and longtime Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, 7 Walkers is a hybrid of classic Bay Area rock and New Orleans funk.

Together with legendary New Orleans bass man George Porter Jr. (The Meters, Funky Meters) and multi- instrumentalist Matt Hubbard (Willie Nelson, Fastball), the highly anticipated release features a batch of brand-new originals, a guest performance by Willie Nelson on “King Cotton Blues,” and a few smokin’ instrumentals.

In this sneak peek video, Kreutzmann and the rest of 7 Walkers talk to Billboard about making the album and offer a preview of "King Cotton Blues" featuring Willie Nelson off the new album.'

I'm going to predict that Donna The Buffalo's Tara Nevins sits in. She popped up at Wanee Festival a few years ago with Kreutzman's BK3.

See you Saturday night, People!