How have I never seen this!!! This is my Pep-Paw and the man who raised me and I have done my best to keep up with all of his work. I spent a lot of my childhood on a tour bus and saw pretty much all of his shows during that time. So for me to find something that I have never seen that is this AWESOME! It makes me smile because it shows me how much content he put out and that makes me happy to think about finding other treasures of my Grandfather’s that I have yet to find. I love you Pep-Paw I miss you everyday 💙
@jezebelle1374 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! I love this.
@MrSeansorensen3 жыл бұрын
Really mate?
@ronaldgould5153 жыл бұрын
Wish I could have met him best banjo 🪕 player ever my daddy just loved John
@nancyadams92282 жыл бұрын
He was and is precious to my family! Bless you and yours. My son moved to St. Louis recently and we smile and think of him on that big wide river.
Beautiful brilliant playing and singing. Excellent songwriter and musician If you don’t like this you have something wrong with you.
@gskessingerable8 жыл бұрын
I hope everyone watching appreciates how difficult this is to do, much less doing it and making it sound as sweet as this. When it came to talent there was John Hartford and then there was everybody else.
@robertmcnorth83175 жыл бұрын
Levon Helm of The Band was in Johns league for sure.
@jackpuskar64398 ай бұрын
“There was John Hartford and then there was everybody else.” True statement.
@catladytobe2 ай бұрын
Of course, Bill Monroe did it first.
@annblacker6401 Жыл бұрын
I saw John Hartford perform this song around this time, or a bit later, in a very small venue, with his son. Such a beautiful and haunting song. I have never gotten it out of my head in all these years. Thank you for sharing this.
@theowhiteman341419 күн бұрын
My dad shot this for echoes of America. Check the documentary! Happy to send copies this was in the 80s
@JJJZANESVILLE218 күн бұрын
I would gladly pay shipping and more for a copy, Theo. I need more information. 😊
@mhartain5848 Жыл бұрын
Run it up a flag pole and salute. Simply perfect.
@damamae950 Жыл бұрын
He was Magical
@lajosjuhasz4523 Жыл бұрын
oyur voice can not get bored of it
@mfreeman3132 жыл бұрын
There's a beauty and a yearning in this music that echoes down through the millennia and nobody understood that better than John Hartford, and from a technical standpoint nobody phrased better or played with a more genuine, affecting feel. Just a huge genius who gathered up so much history and emotion in himself and turned it into art. I heard you play live, sir, and it was a privilege. Much gratitude and love forever. A musician's musician and artist's artist.
@broandrew Жыл бұрын
John Hartford lives on and on. The Father has John playing this banjo piece at His Throne.
@KKIcons3 ай бұрын
I would like to request big rock candy mountain and home on the range duet with my Grandpa.
@MariaSmith-ns9lw4 ай бұрын
I have only just discovered this treasure of a man - how enormously sad to have never known this incredible talent - all of you who have seen him perform live count yourselves beyond lucky. This little snippet from many of his performances is my go to piece that helps me bring back calm.
@wshow11 Жыл бұрын
Dude was simply one of the best!
@joebush1663Ай бұрын
This reminds me a little of the Canadian folk song the Log Driver's Waltz by John Weldon. Both are great songs.
@yesyoumay6 жыл бұрын
Took him for granted back in the day (altho he always caught my interest). Now when I hear him I realize what a unique and singular talent he was!
@ardshielcomplex89174 ай бұрын
He had a voice that was soothing as a honey liqueur.
@ciaranmcguckinhasfun43342 ай бұрын
John Hartford is a legend more people should know ❤😊
@KimAbbott-d2z3 ай бұрын
A National Treasure.
@rshinds4 жыл бұрын
No one brings tears to my eyes quicker than John
@hankwhitley2225 жыл бұрын
When I lay down to die, this will be the song I hear as I drift off. John Hartford you are a beautiful man!
@budm.14507 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest of the greats. Thanks for being there John, we all miss you very much.
@josealeman4354Ай бұрын
Amazing guy
@norrisnonkin52833 жыл бұрын
Gone much too soon! Love John Hartford! Would never miss a show when he came here to NYC!
@kurtb84744 ай бұрын
That move at the end of the song with his hat I've seen Stringbean, another banjo legend, use many times. So cool!
@johnmurray2214 Жыл бұрын
This is a great rendition of the 170 yr old song. But you all should check Sierra Ferrells touch on this. Vocals will bring tears.
@jackpuskar64398 ай бұрын
Fantastic rendition
@JJJZANESVILLE218 күн бұрын
Just watched her version of it live at the Green River festival, Aug. 29, 2021. Enjoyed it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mprIp3uLbc6JZ5I
@funksway17 жыл бұрын
I've been trying for months to convince my fiancée this should be our first song. Just so simply beautiful.
@randym75116 жыл бұрын
Can't begin to express my appreciation for this most excellent performance.
@jimsatterfield87484 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful performance. So simple, so perfect.
@LynnayaLorie Жыл бұрын
He can pick 32nd notes and maybe even 64ths. I don’t keep time. My man always does it for me. He is the best banjo picker ever
@Thatsgay123 Жыл бұрын
Saw him in the cafe de wa in Madison Wisconsin in early 90s. I think he died shortly after. Real unique. Real Americana
@geoffoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
I keep watching :). Love John Hartford and this song and that banjo
@chetduke19006 жыл бұрын
Perfect in every way
@celicabojorge2965 Жыл бұрын
I like him music 🎶 🎵 and his dance 💃 to
@davidchristy75667 жыл бұрын
I love john hartford
@davebickle49139 жыл бұрын
love this john hartford great entertainer
@mumpygumboo85543 жыл бұрын
The song makes me happy and sad simultaneously... what a great work of art! It makes me so nostalgic for simpler times when folks interacted with nature, built things themselves and didn't have these nihilistic attitudes we see today, with overly urbanized living.
@johnny85er4 жыл бұрын
I wish there were more footage from this session :P
@vladimirjezovic56555 жыл бұрын
GUM-TREE CANOE Words by S. S. Steele; Music by A. F. Winnemore 1847 Banjo Tuned E, Key D Capo 1 ¾ Time Gum Tree Canoe D G D Chorus: x 2 Singing row away, row, o'er the waters so blue, A D Like a feather we sail in our gum-tree canoe. D G D On Tombigbee River so bright I was born, G In a hut made of husks of the tall yellow D corn G D And there I first met with my Julia so true A D And I rowed her about in our gum-tree canoe. All the day in the field the soft cotton I hoe, I think of my Julia and sing as I go, Oh, I catch her a bird with a wing of true blue, And at night sail her round in our gum-tree canoe. With my hands on the banjo and toe on the oar, I sing to the sound of the river's soft roar, While the stars they look down at my Julia so true And dance in her eye in our gum-tree canoe. One night the stream bore us so far away That we couldn't come back so we thought we'd just stay, Oh, we spied a tall ship with a flag of true blue, And it took us in tow with our gum-tree canoe. www.cowboylyrics.com/tabs/john-hartford/gum-tree-canoe-23784.html
@georgedunkelberg50048 ай бұрын
@vladimirjezovic5655 THANKYOU FOR THIS!
@rorylobban47898 ай бұрын
I remember this bit from a documentary called "story of the banjo" it was epic.
@michaelhermiston10 жыл бұрын
a precious glimpse, thanks
@lydiabanjo Жыл бұрын
love it
@Northyorkspaul2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@manscherhilberry10466 жыл бұрын
John Hartford Memorial Festival 2018!!
@neonlittledog9 жыл бұрын
Very, nice like the ending.
@brendenshannon3805 жыл бұрын
Great.
@curtisshaw61606 жыл бұрын
He plays 3-finger style, yet it still sounds more old-time, not bluegrassy. He's good!
@phononut3 жыл бұрын
This is the Charlie Poole style.
@patriciajrs462 жыл бұрын
Nicely done.
@kurtb84747 жыл бұрын
How incredibly haunting.
@kurtb84746 жыл бұрын
What do you mean rude?
@johnmcclintock80046 жыл бұрын
@@kurtb8474 pay no mind to that carlin c. comment.. it is just an idiot kid & btw, you are correct.. it is indeed haunting ..
@sfwaddell5 жыл бұрын
So good!
@glennjustice27603 жыл бұрын
The greatest minstrel who ever lived.
@WilsonHarwood7 жыл бұрын
Love this video! Always inspiring.
@ronaldgould5154 жыл бұрын
Guess the Lord loves banjo's too rip john
@spacemissing5 жыл бұрын
Most "bluegrass" music makes me feel tense. John Hartford music makes me feel relaxed.
@StringbeanFPV6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this upload
@vangarry4 жыл бұрын
banjo playing just doesn't get any better than that!
@royswansborough56372 жыл бұрын
A bluegrass legend.
@alancayn43906 жыл бұрын
big sigh.......................
@cliffsandifer38772 жыл бұрын
Dancing while playing is even harder to do when you were raised presbyterian....like I was
@cavecookie12 жыл бұрын
He's not dancing...that's the rhythm section! LOL! John was such a rare and unique talent, his gentle sense of humor and casual warmth is rarely seen in these times.
@brendameineke21615 жыл бұрын
John hartford love your music thank you but when I tried to play Indian war whoop. Sung by gillian welch and music played by you it was all about $ sorry bout her luck Id rather listen to you Happy happy happy
@mitchmatthews6713 Жыл бұрын
Are there any questions?
@ronaldgould5154 жыл бұрын
Could he ever play
@tomokra7 жыл бұрын
the last verse is missing though, which ties the whole thing up ....?
@lajosjuhasz452310 ай бұрын
Asi Sera/Rick Garcia and Rene Reyes /The Green Car Motel/ like melodys oyu have voice to this
@germcgra67659 жыл бұрын
Wasn't this clip taken from a banjo documentary?
@johnny85er7 жыл бұрын
I would like to know the origins as well
@normw70607 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was from a UK documentary called ''Echoes Of America" on Channel Four. I also saw it advertised for sale in an early 2000s edition of Banjo Newsletter from the british filmmaker (name I can't remember, unfortunately) Hartford played this song also on a VHS tape ''Learning To Smile..." which I think you can find on this site too. It seems to be filmed on the same location as this, but not the same session (or same year ?)
@perfectsleeper7 жыл бұрын
Yes...., it's from "Echoes Of America"! I got it on DVD. Send me a message if you're interested to get a copy!
@srnunan47832 жыл бұрын
Who was Julia?
@kevinarchbold37042 жыл бұрын
does it matter
@johnsingleton14727 жыл бұрын
no sound
@perfectsleeper7 жыл бұрын
You've got a problem with your soundcard - works pretty fine WITH sound!
@OLPandW9 жыл бұрын
shia lebouf!
@davidnavarro62782 жыл бұрын
Sierra Ferrell
@bmarclett4 жыл бұрын
minstrel song. its objectively purdy, but bigtime mixed feelings about its continued performance.
@spinblackcircles3 жыл бұрын
This was almost 40 years ago
@jimsatterfield87484 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful performance. So simple, so perfect.