Al Stewart - Clifton in the Rain / A Small Fruit Song

Al Stewart performing in the studio with Dave Nachmanoff after talking about
American fingerpicking and Bert Jansch.

[@mickwoolley8267]

That was sheer delight, had me smiling all the way through.

[@bjornar9026]

One of the best artists of all time.

[@spotty67]

I love this. House of clocks is a good one to.

[@davidsmith6355]

we all should listen to Al 🙂

[@lordmike6999]

A masterpiece from the great Al

[@TheSilentdarkmuse]

listening to the remastered version on headphones is inexplicable experience of Heaven. Much Love & Respect.

[@georgeisaac9european387]

It’s absolute bliss.

[@georgeisaac9european387]

Out of this world!

[@edjusav]

He's just awesome....

[@petersaunders349]

Always loved this song.

[@TopJimmyWinn]

Sweet

[@atesus]

How cool is this!

[@TheAlStewartArchives]

Great clip!

[@josezurita9470]

Great and thanks a lot for sharing

[@michelavazzana]

Great and thanks for sharing! (Y)

[@jeffjsmith]

Great to see and hear this. Thanks! I wonder when it was recorded?

[@mariansommerthal]

I don't really know...found it on my hard drive recently...I think around 2000-2005.

[@RandomPeon4ever]

;)

[@LFWarsen]

This sounds like he's using alternative tuning. He has a capo on the 2nd fret, but it sounds much more similar to when I play on 1st fret with standard tuning.

[@KeithChesterton]

He is playing with standard intervals and normal chord shapes but the whole guitar is tuned a semitone low - hence the pitch is the same as when you use your capo a fret lower than Al is doing.

[@richardkenworthy5604]

Was Dave playing an extract from Freight Train ? It certainly sounds like it !

[@mariansommerthal]

Yes, I think you´re right! It also reminds me of the song by Elizabeth Cotten especially in the Joan Baez version.

[@richardkenworthy5604]

@@mariansommerthal yes that's the song I meant

[@sourisvoleur4854]

Dave had an on-stage encounter with "Libby" Cotten (as he calls her) when he was a little kid.