John Hartford - Old Time River Man

Fabulous version of a great song.
Don't know the time or place. Possibly at his home on the Cumberland river Nashville, since it appears to have been filmed without an audience present.
John was a multiple Grammy winner, played banjo, fiddle & guitar, and was a prolific songwriter and a registered steam powered riverboat pilot.

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• bluegrass
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• riverboat

[laChabela42]

I saw John Hartford in concert at the Paul Green Theatre in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in the 1990's and he played banjo, fiddle, guitar and ALSO THE WASHBOARD he played with his FEET while playing the other instruments. He was amazing. I always treasure having seeing him in concert. I also went to see Doc Watson months later in the same theatre.

[STP19]

Thank you for putting this up. Lets hope it never disappears again from YouTube. STP

[eddbiker]

Fantastic - what happened to the film clip on youtube, of him playing this with his band

[reywilliamr]

for my old friend capt fred way and capt charles ritts-may the river always flow in your soul-never tie her up-wm reynolds chief eng.

[turningpointtunes]

also on "Down on the River" "I Wish We Had Our Time Again", Johnnie

[bennyblanko3]

I've been looking for this for a long time ... Thanks!!!

[abbnerd]

I believe this clip came from the local tennesse pbs crew as the did a piece on the cumberland river -- very grateful for this to have been recorded -- John is a true legend of music and american culture -- time took him to soon but I guess that big river in the sky needed another pilot

[ezirnheld]

Jamie Hartford does a fabulous version of this song on his album "Part of Your History." Check it out; your soul will thank you.

[pingletoe]

fabulous. Post-1992 is my guess, given the 'achy-breaky heart' reference at the end.

[sleaponit21]

thank you dickted, yes I had this bout 3yrs ago, but lost it somehow an not found it till now, and yes again, it was recorded at his home I do remember that, by a guy working for a university or national geographic, something like that, thank you again graham