VALE John Hartford. A better old-time style musician - who did so very much in keeping the old traditions alive so well & for so long, will not be found for a long time to come. JH was also an engrossing story-teller ..his tale told here is a perfect demo of these rare traits. And Texas Shorty is a fine companion for JH here as well. All serious JH fans should already have his very last album "Hamilton Ironworks" in their music collections. Gene Goforth's Rounder CD is also a must-get !!
Simply awesome. John turned me on to Shorty right after they did a CD together. I'd never heard such fiddling! I kept the CD in my car for about 5 years. John got really sick that summer and looked even worse than he does here. That fall he came to stay with us and looked great! The next few months were a rapid decline. I still miss him every single day.
The new breed, and they're great, but they don't know anything about rhythm and timing. This is an education on how a breakdown should be played. Smooth.
and the very talented Bob Carlin on banjo.
fishheadsaid 8 months ago
VALE John Hartford. A better old-time style musician - who did so very much in keeping the old traditions alive so well & for so long, will not be found for a long time to come. JH was also an engrossing story-teller ..his tale told here is a perfect demo of these rare traits. And Texas Shorty is a fine companion for JH here as well. All serious JH fans should already have his very last album "Hamilton Ironworks" in their music collections. Gene Goforth's Rounder CD is also a must-get !!
colindominy 1 year ago
Simply awesome. John turned me on to Shorty right after they did a CD together. I'd never heard such fiddling! I kept the CD in my car for about 5 years. John got really sick that summer and looked even worse than he does here. That fall he came to stay with us and looked great! The next few months were a rapid decline. I still miss him every single day.
kenhill295 1 year ago
@kenhill295 Funny. Shorty turned me onto John.
capitalismforme 1 year ago
This man is a GOD.
chrsitiethebarber 1 year ago
@chrsitiethebarber There's only one God child.
capitalismforme 1 year ago
If you have any more of this performance please post it, it's wonderful. Thanks for sharing it.
themagicwookster 1 year ago
The new breed, and they're great, but they don't know anything about rhythm and timing. This is an education on how a breakdown should be played. Smooth.
capitalismforever 1 year ago
Great video!!! Thanks for the post.
capitalismforever 1 year ago
holy shit! i've never seen this, amazing stuff :)
Thanks for sharing this!
If you ever want to trade Hartford dvd's.. let me know!
johnny85er 2 years ago
Thanks so much for sharing this, can't get enough of Hartford! (So sad to see him like this though.)
VictorianRose7 2 years ago