Unavailable on all formats since the early 2000s, Alison Brown's Grammy-nominated debut album Simple Pleasures was a leap forward for Scruggs-rooted banjo playing when it was first released in 1990. This led to her immediate recognition as a banjo pioneer and to her win in 1991 of the Banjo Player of the Year award from the International Bluegrass Music Association (the first female to win an Instrumentalist of the Year award). The album was produced in 1989 by acoustic music icon and frequent Jerry Garcia cohort David Grisman and recorded with a cast of all-star musicians at Dawg Studio in Marin, CA. Tracks include "Mambo Banjo," "Leaving Cottondale," and "Weetabix." For the 2024 reissue, the original multitrack tapes were remixed and mastered and features liner notes from Mike Marshall. It will be available on LP, CD, and digital platforms, including bonus tracks of unreleased demos.

• Label: COMPASS RECORDS
• Genre: Folk/Americana/Singer-Writer