A few years ago, I was fortunate to meet Bob Carlin at Midwest Banjo Camp, a yearly gathering of old time music freaks like me, then located near Lansing Michigan. By then, a copy of Carlin’s CD, Banging and Sawing, had a semi-permanent place in… Read More
Every now and then I need a dose of John Hartford. Here’s Gum Tree Canoe. I think this one is also known as Tombigbee Waltz, or at least there is a Tombigbee Waltz which is pretty similar.
I was surfing around the YouTube machine, listening to fiddle tunes, when I stumbled into this gem. It’s perfect, isn’t it?
This performance slays me every time. Turn it up, it’s John Hartford.
Max Gomez performing Tall Buildings by John Hartford
Molly Tuttle performing John Hartford’s beautiful hobo ballad…
Some John Hartford…
I love this video featuring John Hartford performing his own Gentle on my Mind… https://youtu.be/_pdzFaGg-4M Old Sledge performing Danville Girl… I’ve posted this one before – Baby Gramps doing Big Rock Candy Mountain – but it’s so much fun it deserves another go… And finally,… Read More
I love this old John Hartford song. It’s been recorded something like 300 times. Some of those versions are very good. Unfortunately, quite a few performers really did a butcher job on it My favourite? Here’s Johnny Cash doing a very melencholy version with Glen… Read More
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