John Hartford's Aereoplane Band jam session 1971

Recording of a rehearsal session of John Hartford's original Aereoplane Band 1971. John Hartford, Vassar Clements, Norman Blake, and Tut Taylor, Randy Scruggs joins in on bass about half way. This recording is from Tut Taylor's personal recording collection and was recorded on a portable cassette recorder by Tut and was digitally transferred by the Steam Powered Preservation Society.

[@elizabethpurnell1782]

Fantastic

[@joejackson6281]

Thanks, and a nod of the hat to the Steam Powered Preservation Society (and the Goodle Days listserv)!

[@leeblake3989]

I was there for this. I was the "step and fetch" for the crew.

[@chuckbrewer4502]

Are you related to Norman?

[@leeblake3989]

I am Norman's oldest son.@@chuckbrewer4502

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[@leeblake3989]

@@chuckbrewer4502 I am Norman's oldest son.

[@dawgj99]

My Oh My

[@oliverellsworth1373]

God bless you, what a gem

[@toberevans19]

Great stuff! Thanks so much for posting.

[@davemoy330]

What a crew

[@janetnewsom5460]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@leonlobos9718]

Thanks for posting - great recording!! Questions on instruments. I heard a guitar and mandolin on Roanoke. Norman probably was playing one or the other. So, who played the instrument that Norman did not play?

[@CoreyLeeMcQuade]

Tut played mandolin

[@leonlobos9718]

@@CoreyLeeMcQuade duh! Yes of course. Thanks.

[@ranaldthurgood4875]

@@leonlobos9718 John also played mandolin on the "Aereo-plain" album, so Norman, Tut, or John could be playing. Furthermore, many fiddlers take up mandolin as a second instrument because they share the same tuning, so -- who knows? -- perhaps Vasser played mandolin too. Oh, his bio on Wikipedia states that he did indeed play mandolin. All four were mandolin players then.