A Potpourri of Bluegrass Jam is the only studio album by the progressive bluegrass supergroup Muleskinner, recorded at Record Plant, Hollywood, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, March 27 through April 14, 1973, released 1973 and re-issued on a compact disc in 1994.
Muleskinner reunites David Grisman

David Grisman

David Grisman is an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. In the early 1990s, he started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music.-Biography:Grisman grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey...

 and Peter Rowan, who played together in band Earth Opera

Earth Opera

Earth Opera was an American psychedelic rock group, active during 1967-1969 and featuring Peter Rowan and David Grisman.-History:Both Rowan and Grisman were virtuoso folk and bluegrass performers in Boston clubs, who became caught up in the changes in the music scene in the mid 1960s...

. These two plus bassist John Kahn

John Kahn

John Kahn was an American rock bass player. For a period of about twenty five years Kahn was Jerry Garcia's principal collaborator outside of the Grateful Dead.-Biography:...

 would form Old and in the Way

Old and in the Way

Old & in the Way was a bluegrass supergroup in the 1970s. The group performed traditional tunes such as "Pig in a Pen" as well as bluegrass-flavoured versions of The Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses" and Peter Rowan's "Panama Red"....

 as a next band after Muleskinner disbanded.
Shortly after the release of the album guitarist Clarence White died, and the album was subsequently dedicated to him.
The band released a live album in 1998 (recorded in 1973) and re-united for a couple of one-off performances.

Track listing

1. "Muleskinner Blues" (Rodgers, Vaughn) – 3:16
2. "Blue And Lonesome" (Jacobs) – 3:18
3. "Footprints In The Snow" (Miller, Elliott) – 3:34
4. "Dark Hollow" (Browning) – 2:48
5. "Whitehouse Blues" (Traditional arr. Greene) – 2:18
6. "Opus 57 in G Minor" (Grisman) – 2:26
7. "Runways Of The Moon" (Roberts, Rowan) – 4:23
8. "Roanoke" (Ahr) – 1:49
9. "Rain and Snow" (trad., arr. Rowan) – 4:10
10. "Soldier's Joy" (trad., arr. White) – 2:15
11. "Blue Mule" (Rowan) – 4:28

Personnel

• Peter Rowan – vocals, guitar
• Bill Keith
  Bill Keith (musician)
  Bill Keith is a five-string banjoist who made a significant contribution to the stylistic development of the instrument. In the 1960s he introduced a variation on the popular "Scruggs style" of banjo playing which would soon become known as melodic style, or "Keith style." -Professional...
  
   – banjo, pedal steel
• Clarence White
  Clarence White
  Clarence White was a guitar player for Nashville West, The Byrds, Muleskinner, and the Kentucky Colonels. His parents were Acadians from New Brunswick, Canada...
  
   – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
• Richard Greene – violin, vocals
• David Grisman
  David Grisman
  David Grisman is an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. In the early 1990s, he started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music.-Biography:Grisman grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey...
  
   – mandolin
  Mandolin
  A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
  
  , vocals
• John Guerin
  John Guerin
  John Payne Guerin worked as a drummer, percussionist, and recording artist worldwide.Guerin was born in Hawaii and raised in San Diego. As a young drummer he began performing with Buddy DeFranco in 1960...
  
   – drums
• John Kahn
  John Kahn
  John Kahn was an American rock bass player. For a period of about twenty five years Kahn was Jerry Garcia's principal collaborator outside of the Grateful Dead.-Biography:...
  
   – bass