Bob Weir's ONLY A RIVER Premieres on NPR Music, BLUE MOUNTAIN Out September 30

Bob Weir's "Only A River," taken from his forthcoming solo album Blue Mountain, premieres on NPR's All Songs Considered. Blue Mountain, out on September 30, marks Weir's debut project since signing with Sony Music Entertainment's Columbia/Legacy and ROAR. Of the track, NPR says, "[it] is an emotional reflection on life that references the 19th-century American folk song 'Shenandoah.'" View NPR piece HERE and share HERE. Pre-order the album on iTunes HERE and "Only A River" will begin downloading immediately. Weir embark on his "Campfire Tour" of select dates across the U.S. See full list of tour dates below.

Blue Mountain will be Weir's first solo record in ten years and his first album of entirely original material in thirty years. The release will be available on CD, 2LP vinyl, and digital. ProducerJosh Kaufman partnered with Weir on the album, which features songwriting collaboration with Josh Ritter and performances from guitarists Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner and bassist Scott Devendorf.

Drawing on his earlier experiences working on a ranch in Wyoming as a teenager, Weir joined with Ritter, the Dessners, Devendorf and Kaufman to celebrate those times with twelve new songs.

The album was recorded at a variety of locations on both coasts, including studios in Woodstock, NY and San Rafael, CA over the spring and fall of 2015. A host of fellow musicians appear alongside Weir on Blue Mountain including Ray Rizzo(drums, harmonium, harmonica, backup vocals),Joe Russo (drums), Jon Shaw (upright bass, piano), Rob Burger (keyboard, accordion, tuned percussion), Sam Cohen (electric guitar and pedal steel), Nate Martinez (guitars, harmonium, backup vocals), Jay Lane (drums, vocals), Robin Sylvester (upright bass, vocals, hammond organ) and Steve Kimock (Lapsteel). Providing backup vocals are The Bandana Splits, comprised ofAnnie Nero, Lauren Balthrop and Dawn Landes. Kaufman produced the record with engineering by Dan Goodwin.

Most recently, Weir has been performing with Dead & Company, which features Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann along with Grammy-winner John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti.

2014 saw the release of "The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir," created by Netflix, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Additionally, an Amazon film series based on Steve Parish's 2003 book, "Home Before Midnight: My Life on the Road with the Grateful Dead," is currently in development with Weir serving as an executive producer.