Open Road is the name of two seperate bands. One is a a band from the early 1970s fronted by Donovan. The other is a hard-driving bluegrass band based in Lyons, Colorado. Called "The ultimate post-modernist bluegrass band" by Vintage Guitar magazine, they have two releases on Rounder Records, In the Life and Lucky Drive. The current lineup features Caleb Roberts (mandolin), Eric Thorin (bass), and Keith Reed (banjo). They have been joined by Americana singer-songwriter Jefferson Hamer, recently of the celtic band The Wayfarers.