9. John Hartford - Kentucky Tunes - Foggy Mountain Landscape

[dennisndodie]

Jimmie Hendricks of the banjo.

[zenmeister451]

Now, that's some sweet banjo pickin'! Awesome!!!

[VeterusTV]

Brilliant! Not seen this before - found it searching for John playing Gentle on my mind. @veterus

[theothernickc]

oh yeah. yeah. My favourite Hartford tune.

[dgz78]

Boy, I really miss him.

[theothernickc]

Thanks you so much for posting this Hartford magic.

[Vagisimo]

That is not a banjo mod that is a tuning mechanism, it's out there if you search for it.

[Smithy2099]

anybody know how he modded his banjo like that?

[musc124]

that is true America great stuff

[musc124]

great this man was blue grass

miss him

[samborez]

I met him in the pilothouse of the Julia Belle. Captn Dennis Trone's sternwheeler steamboat. John was quite fond of steamboatin' and got his pilot's license at the wheel of the JBS and took time to pilot when time allowed.

[rebaler2]

He was a treat to all!! Thank you John!!

[ckolacny]

John Hartford.......every time I'm feeling down I put his music on, and he lifts my spirits.

[sleaponit21]

same here ckolacny, he,s such performer

[ibeout]

my #1.john is the greatest . saw him live when i was a kid. changed my life. this was the concert i was at. ...... yeah.... ( thats how he ended every song).....yeah....

[johnny85er]

yeah....!

you were really at this concert? contact me, i'll send you a dvd

[tassiespirit]

Soooo sweat and easy. One of the best.

[johnny85er]

I'll agree it's sweet. And I guess it could be hot enough that day to make everyone sweat.

;)

[TheLegallarry]

johnny would you send me a dvd or cd when you played on country family reunion that violin song P L E A S E I LOVE YOUR MUSIC I PLAY IN BRASON MISSOURI

[GENTLEONMYMIND08]

AMAZING TO SAY THE LEAST TY

[Entropy37]

What are those tuners called at the base of the head of the banjo that he's using?

[mymomlovesthisvideo]

They are Cam-Tuners.  Occasionally called D-Tuners

[simonsayz42069]

or scruggs tuners :)

[nasty5oh]

Exactly

[jamoosman]

WOW

[guitaryoyo]

He is tuning the banjo why? He hasn't got an electronic tuner lol!*****

[phishdawg]

that is truly awesome, I wish there was some songs from aeroplane on u tube though

[SerapisMusic]

This is just wonderful, thanks for posting it.

Once, about 15 yrs ago John came to our Missouri River town to help open our new Riverfront Park.

When it started to rain, all but about 25 people left and John invited everyone to come under the pavilion with him while he played about 10 more songs.

It was a real treat - truly a memorable day. In the music world, people of his caliber are real gems.

[sugarinthegourd]

I love this piece, which can be found on Chris Sharp's excellent first album. Thanks for posting the video.

I saw John play a bunch of times in the late 90s/early 2000s, but never saw him play banjo.

[skye131924]

he does not look well here.. :(

[johnny85er]

This was getting up there in the later years, but compared to some of his last shows, he's still in well form here. Still Sad though :(

[grodhagen]

On the other, given that he was ill, I'm glad he had his music to sustain him and hide out in. We should all be so lucky.

[mguitar93]

@skye131924 sounds great though

[pawgriffin]

what are those things on the banjo head called? what exactly are they doing? and are they anything like what earl scruggs had for switching tunings quickly(i saw something about the latter in the back of an old book of his once)

[skye131924]

it looks to me that its adjusting the tension of the strings :)

And its just done masterfully!

[dpenz]

Scruggs or D tuners that adjust the strings and drop them half a tone or more depending on the setting.

[leeganstrad]

very cool =)

[johnny85er]

the rest of this concert is coming soon :)

[hartabe]

it was taped i beleive in bards town beards town kentucky as he corrects himself in this video mark schatz in the back on bass is great as well

he does some ham bone with john and mike compton {mando}has as john says "more than mere encyclopedic knowledge of the mandolin i think kentucky public broadcasting may have the copies

PAX ET AMORE

[stumptown123]

Fantastic.

[sleaponit21]

this is why john hartford had the greatest ear any banjo player could wish for

[sleaponit21]

maestro, pavarotti of the banjo, americas finest banjo player

[teenytootsies]

Was that taped at the Appalacian festival? We went there several years ago and watched John play live. Loved it! He seemed to favor the old folk tunes then. We miss him. A great and original musician.

[VictorianRose7]

Another beautiful Hartford song!

[carteru93]

Very unique indeed! Love the tuners!

[Dedhedted71]

Some of the finest artistry of our time.

[sleaponit21]

he was the finest banjo player, lorena

[Harf]

Check out those Tuner's

I heard John was selling Banjo tuner's

[johnny85er]

yessir diptanshu:

John Hartford - Fiddle, Banjo

Mark Schatz - Bass, Banjo

Mike Compton - Mandolin

Chris Sharp - Guitar

[hartabe]

my copy of this festival was given to another hartford fan and never seen again (I wheep at least weekly from the loss)

[johnny85er]

hartabe: send me a private message, you shall own it again :)

[diptanshu]

super... is that mike compton on mandolin? anyone....

[zeplinwolf]

Cool!