This video of the 40th Anniversary concert celebrating the founding of Rounder Records is a real treat, especially if you like the kinds of music that this excellent indie label has championed over the last four decades. Their eclectic tastes run from folk and blues to rock, bluegrass,and zydeco. They have not only jump-started careers of artists like George Thorogood and the Destroyers, but also revived careers of folks like New Orleans soul queen Irma Thomas. This concert is actually a pastiche of new performances cut in with a few recently-recorded ones, but it's no less enjoyable for that. The musicianship across the board is exemplary: from multi-Grammy winner banjo master Bela Fleck to bluegrass giants Alison Krauss and Union Station. (Ms. Krauss also performs a song with Robert Plant from their hugely successful collaboration "Raising Sand".) Dobro virtuoso Jerry Douglas is on hand too, as well as Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-chas; and actor-comedian Steve Martin, who, if you didn't already know, is a whiz on the banjo in his own right. Singer-songwriters are well-represented by recent Rounder label-mate Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Madeleine Peyroux. Irma Thomas is in fine form as well, and Minnie Driver does a swell job as MC as well as performer. Right up through the gospel-fueled group finale, this is an inspiring and enjoyable evening of rootsy American music, the kind that makes Rounder such a special label.

The program (as listed on the Rounder website):

1. Cold Dark River - Minnie Driver
2. Beloved - Minnie Driver
3. Outside People - Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
4. Think About the Good Times - Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
5. Rich Woman - Robert Plant | Alison Krauss
6. River Is Waiting - Irma Thomas
7. Don't Mess With My Man - Irma Thomas
8. Dance Me to the End of Love - Madeleine Peyroux
9. Don't Wait Too Long - Madeleine Peyroux
10. Restless - Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
11. Gravity - Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
12. Pitkin County Turnaround - Steve Martin
13. Daddy Played the Banjo - Steve Martin
14. Saga of the Old West - Steve Martin
15. Keys to the Kingdom - Bela Fleck with Abigail Washburn
16. Another Morning - Bela Fleck with Jerry Douglas
17. Why Shouldn't We - Mary Chapin Carpenter
18. Mrs. Hemingway - Mary Chapin Carpenter
19. He Thinks He'll Keep Her - Mary Chapin Carpenter
20. Medley: Angels Watching Over Me/I'll Fly Away/Down by the Riverside