Leo Kottke - 1977 Buffalo Folk Festival

[@cjm3122]

Whenever I see him playing on vids I'm always looking for the other guys that are playing along....AND THERE ISN'T ANYONE ELSE PLAYING.

[@deebrookner9779]

Amazing, what memories he causes to float back to the surface. Thank you Leo for all the beautiful music. Brings tears to my eyes...of joy.

[@Donatelloj40]

Just saw Leo perform at the Old Town School of Music Theater in Chicago, Sept.30, 2022. Still plays as only Leo can.

[@Enochthehammer]

Saw him for the first time that year. Great memories.

[@listenatjoes]

oh my god how fast he plays Vaseline Machine Gun and June Bug here...

[@Glider324]

HIs playing was astonishing and revolutionary - a really big sound. So much energy, originality, emotion and physicality to his playing back then. Of course it comes at a cost, only young hands can play like that.

[@hansrutzigen754]

If I remember correctly, his right hand gave out on him back in the 80's forcing him to change his hand position.

[@georgesmith4639]

@@hansrutzigen754 The primary change was that he gave up the finger picks. After that he could play without the carpal-tunnel like symptoms

[@lindakrajewski3838]

@@hansrutzigen754 Yep, he played himself right into severe chronic tendonitis. Losing the fingerpicks and changing his hand position helped.

[@andrew_owens7680]

I saw him when he was pushing 70 and he was still pretty spry.

[@triplejudy]

This was Leo at his best.

[@arctichare8185]

I think he's still very good.

[@seppescrayen2438]

1. Vaseline machine gun 0:58 2. June Bug 3:24 3. Pamela Brown 5:29 4. Last Steam Engine Train/ Stealin' 9:03 5. Morning Is The Long Way Home 13:40 6. Wheels 17:54 7. Mona Ray (Melodic intro) 21:29 8. Taking A Sandwich To A Feast 25:50 9. The Tennessee Toad 28:05 10. Hear The Wind Howl/Busted Bycicle 30:59 11. Crow River Waltz/Waltz_Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring /Jack Fig 36:25

[@andrewjurman3256]

Thank you for this info!

[@seppescrayen2438]

​@@andrewjurman3256 no problem! It's always a pleasure listening to Leo. and Thank you for the upload!

[@sheldonhergt]

@@seppescrayen2438 19:10 - The Spanish Entomologist

[@stephennunn6045]

Think about this...Leo doing a version of "I'm So Glad". The Cream song. On 12-string slide. It could work.

[@henryboyle4295]

Saw him as often as I could back in the day.....He's always played Royce Hall at UCLA and I heard him at Bridges Aud in Claremont once...I always thought he is what if a banjo-player could be if he could only find a 12 string guitar...Also he should be doing voiceovers with that Baritone!

[@lindakrajewski3838]

He has done one voiceover that I know of, a TV commercial for tourism in his home state of Minnesota back in the 1990s.

[@lindakrajewski3838]

I was wrong -- it was in 1987 and 1988. Here's the 1988 one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnLdpXimaq5oeaM

[@lindakrajewski3838]

And here's the 1987 one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2Gknmemjbt4j6c

[@hertzair1186]

@@lindakrajewski3838 his home state is Oklahoma, he moved to Minnesota

[@charlespeterson3798]

in spite of the obvious occasional sound issues(!), this is an astonishing recording, He was never stronger as far as I know on record, though My Feet are Smiling is still one the great live records I have ever heard. This a gem. Thanks.

[@seandesmond4276]

Still follow him after all these years.

[@eths1966]

Thank you, Andrew, for all of the wonderful Leo Kottke music. Your postings bring back great memories of seeing him in the early 1970’s with my wife at the two Amazing Grace locations and Kahn Auditorium, all in Evanston, IL. And, I believe, at Tulagi’s, in Boulder, CO.

[@andrewjurman3256]

You are very welcome. I'll also add more shows when I can.

[@FryingBurritoBro]

Love this concert!!!

[@odor9]

Great recording! Thanks for posting. Reminds me of my first time seeing Leo around the same time in Davis, CA.

[@cottonclarksa]

I saw him Leo in Ft Worth Tx in the spring of 1977, so I'm right there with you. I recall closing my eyes, and I swear I was hearing at least three guitars at the same time. I then opened them, and sure 'nuff: only Leo was on stage! Him, his guitar, a stool, and a guitar stand with a 2nd guitar. Amazing, just an otherworldly talent. Still is. The only thing different now is a lifetime of stories that he likes to share, mostly self-deprecating humor. :)

[@LeonardDieckmann]

Happy to get anything from the earlier days, thanks for posting

[@uncasist]

14:20, "Could I geta little more bottom please?" The soundperson sweeps through the whole range, takes the bottom out , accentuates the mids, then the highs and finally @ 15:10 ends up with exact same sound he had before...(!)

[@mikefranklin3528]

Ok, which of Leo’s machine like hands is more amazing? Discuss.

[@jamesmarshall9598]

Thanks so much,what a joy!! God Bless for sharing!

[@south644]

Luvit

[@jamesmarshall9598]

Goes w/o saying this became part of the live album! c.1978

[@uncasist]

Obviously , Leo is still around and I do believe, still playing. Nevertheless, during this period he could work/abuse the tendons in his hands at a much higher level. This level of playing and intensity probably will never be matched /attained again. The nexus of singular focus, selfless practice and disregard for 'how long ' one could keep it up led to a handful of musically amazing humans durign this period in history. Leo was among them. The fact that you have to risk everything for decades to gain this sort of zenith tends to make it out of reach for many of the younger folk since 2000 since or so.

[@JohnDoe-gk7ok]

Was this when he used steel fingerpicks? Explains why he could go so much faster.

[@MaLa-bj9pl]

I think you are right with 75,something from Chewing Pine,but nothing from his first Chrysalis album from 76.

[@FrankieJCaruso]

Top !

[@JohnDoe-gk7ok]

Omg, his poor right hand! He is just fingerpicking the hell out of that 12-string.