I love all bluegrass. From 100 years ago til now. John perfected it but he also made it mainstream. When those 70s hippies discovered this music, there was no turning back. There's a reason most popular festivals have a lot of bluegrass bands... John.
Doug Dillard, if you remember the Andy Griffith Show, was from the Dillards who played the Darlings for a few years on the show (Denver Pyle was the patriarch of the family). Great memories!
Omg I got so confused! I thought you meant Gilligan (Bob Denver) who appeared in one episode. I thought he was one of the Darlings (The Dillards) but he was actually a suitor to the daughter. He played and sang with them as I remember. Just googled it. Very weird. Thanks for the memories!
Wow, I am just finding this now? Thats the best thing I've seen in ages. Was fortunate enough to see Mr. Hartford a few times, what a treasure. Great video!
Wow. Just wow. I’m honored to have heard (and met!) Bela, Sam and D Grier (but not when he had hair like that 😝 - he graciously shared some of his corn tornado and played even better- it wasn’t my heightened imagination either! Hartford’s presence and performance is stupefying! I had no idea- well, I’ve heard much praise and adoration but it doesn’t come close…. the dude’s a superhero!
By the way, John Hartford wrote "Gentle on My Mind' that Glen Campbell made a big hit with. If you remember watching the Glen Campbell Show in the late 60s or so John Hartford was the guy sitting in a chair behind Glen at the end of his show!
I had the pleasure of seeing John Hartford at Uncle Tom's Farm bluegrass festival in the mid to late 80s. I was able to talk to him. I was from the local newspaper. He didn't want to be interviewed but he did talk to me for a little while. The only picture I was allowed to publish was a few that I had taken when he was on stage. Nice guy, but shy! Always loved his music and still do!
Margaret Richer I’ve always loved John Hartford, had a crush on him when I was little watching him on the Glen Campbell Show. Extraordinary talent and very generous on stage. What a sweet soul.
There is a moment there afterward where everybody else hesitated. It's like nobody wanted to take the next solo because they knew it would pale in comparison.
Lotsa fun to play along. Bela knocked me out as he paid great tribute to John by hitting the exact same intro notes that John laid on the record. You can tell that Bela is just as influenced by Aereo • Plain as the rest of us. Aereo • Plain, the entire album was a watershed of songwriting and album making. As an album it is simply a masterpiece. And so much was happenstance. If David Bromberg had not the sense to allow the tape to keep rolling for long sessions and leave the musicians alone, perhaps, Aereo • Plain would not exist or be a lesser effort. -Whew, that's a scary thought. Aereo • Plain changed music forever. And, um, I am a JAZZ player! I grew up near the Harfords, but John was about 8 years older than I. John was more an idol for my friends and I, than someone we hung out with all that much. john was not really much of a talker, but he made up for it in his lyrics and playing. We all played guitar, and John was our Hero. A proper teenage ido, he was. In my 20s I opened for John a couple of times. Once, they tried to pay him in a cheque!! John had a clause in his contracts that stated he be paid BEFORE he started playing . The tradition is that you get paid IN CASH the second you exit the stage. John simply, calmly said that he would play when they had CASH; - no cheques! And that he would wit for an hour (that was actually very big of John, considering they signed the contract). John taught me a great lesson that night, which held me in good stead the rest of my show-biz career. Man, you never saw a concert committee move so fast! I didn't think the Lord made legs to run that fast! But, I was in pure HECK. I had to go out and play another hour for people who paid to see John, NOT ME!! Warm-up is one thing, -a TWO hour warm-up is a CONCERT! I thought they were going to take me out on a rail. But, I did my duty and did not get paid an extra cent. I know realise that I was being quite the Gentleman! -Really, I was just a dumb 22 year old beginner who didn't know that I could have them held them up for TWICE my fee; -and with a clear conscious. I 'spect my payment was considerably less than John's, hence the reason I got mine in cash without protest. Or, maybe John's attitude set them straight about me? I'll never know, but maybe I owe my payment for that night to Radio John. When I finally got off the damn stage, the concert committee was back with the cash and they paid me. Just think of how many ATMs they had to hit in only an hour! I am still laughing. This was back in the 1970s and I 'spect John was due a solid 5K! And John made me appreciate my roots in the Mississippi River. I remember when I started to play in a band; -playing Laclede's Landing. One night, playing at Mississippi Nights, during a break, I walked down to the landing and admired the 1927 high water mark (in chalk, still there!). Although, much later, in 1992, that 1927 high-water mark was exceeded!!! I cannot imagine what the '92 flood was like. I was in London, I think. The Thames never floods. -Boring old filthy, mucked-up river! My teenage mates and I fixed up a cassette player in a 1965 Fury (8 cylinders, but only 6 or 7 fired). -With Aereo • Plain blasting, a case of 3.2 beer (with non-filter make-your-owns), that was a Missouri Friday night for us high schoolers! I went to U City, but John and a best friend of mine went to Burroughs. (families with more bread than mine). John's dad was a Doctor. Mr. Harford was real nice. John must have had a great childhood. follows The odour of the Ozarks, the stars, the critters and mosquitoes the size of my old '63 VW, -what with John's Aproviding I consider Aereo • Plain as one of the seminal albums of all time. It has LEGS. I.e., Aalbum,
My uncle Orville Burns always spoke well of Mr. Fleck as a fine musician. He also recorded 5 sets of Old Time Fiddle music with Mr. Hartford whom he also had a great deal of respect along with Mr.Fleck.
Camp Mather Strawberry! They evolved into the most egalitarian, fair, together music event ever. The crew became our heroes, protecting and caring for us at a very high level. All did their part to make it a safe, hassle free, secure, honest festival. We miss Camp Mather very much. It was the best.
OH MY GOOD GRACIOUS! What a line up. The Celestial SkyBand is Resplendent with LUMINARIES. A great Pantheon of 20th Century BluedGrassifiedSongBook For The Ages. Tune up Your INstruments: Prepare Repertoire: Ready Selves to Play ON into Kingdom Done! 2021-August-24
As usual, the sound men botched the beginning of the first song. They had all the mic levels pulled down. Back around this time they often used sound outfits that didn't do a strict diet of bluegrass. Some even did indoor studio recording with electrified instruments that were plugged in and they weren't really sure what to do with non-amplified instruments that were played acoustically through the entire performance. Problem was, they weren't used to how a bluegrass group will "work the mics" meaning they would control their own volume by stepping in and out of the microphone range. Inch in closer if you want to be more prominent, step back away to fade out a little. Normally, a bluegrass band would prefer if the sound would be setup with the mics hot and then the levels just be left alone. But often the sound guy at the mixer board was used to pulling down the mics of the voices or the instruments to achieve the mix they wanted. Problem was, that often they would leave a mic level all the way down and it wouldn't be discovered until it was too late, and entire first half of an instrumental solo break wouldn't be heard. Out of that fear, Jimmy Martin used to walk up onto the stage with his band and approach the mic and say, "ok, now you sound men just turn the treble up and go get yourself a cup of coffee. Come on back in about half an hour." LOL
As someone who has worked both sides of the mic, all I can say is Gottum!! Clueless knob twisters go home! 1 mic, nice and hot, and let the pickers do their thing! It’s not their first rodeo….🤨
Someone on stage here threw up afterwards...i cant remember who....wed been partying all day back stage and everyone got way too stoned... i thinknit was Bela...cant remember
Bela Fleck is an amazing technical player and Hartford is at his best doing story telling playing. I just don't think bluegrass really allows individual talent to shine. It's too fast, too canned, too muddy and very song sounds about the same. "Old time" style is so much better and you can actually make out a melody line. Abigail Washburn is a great example of the old time banjo style.
A monster mix of the best second generation Bluegrass stars. With Doug and John gone now, the likes of this will never be seen again!!!!
Billy Strings has entered the chat
Hartford! I sobbed when I heard you had passed and here you are making smile and laugh. And sob again. Such fine memories. Thanks again!
Wow, the best of the best all together.
I love all bluegrass. From 100 years ago til now. John perfected it but he also made it mainstream. When those 70s hippies discovered this music, there was no turning back. There's a reason most popular festivals have a lot of bluegrass bands...
John.
I could go on for days but you are correct, sir.
John is and was the best
Excellent. Strawberry was so powerful in the days of Camp Mather. RIP brother John.
Doug Dillard, if you remember the Andy Griffith Show, was from the Dillards who played the Darlings for a few years on the show (Denver Pyle was the patriarch of the family). Great memories!
Doug's always been my favorite and was a good friend too
Omg I got so confused! I thought you meant Gilligan (Bob Denver) who appeared in one episode. I thought he was one of the Darlings (The Dillards) but he was actually a suitor to the daughter. He played and sang with them as I remember. Just googled it. Very weird. Thanks for the memories!
Wow, I am just finding this now? Thats the best thing I've seen in ages. Was fortunate enough to see Mr. Hartford a few times, what a treasure. Great video!
You said it right SISTER. 🎸🎶😊😊❤🎻🎻🎻❤😊😊😊😊Sharon Smith
What a real joy it would be to play music with John Hartford on stage .
Wow. Just wow. I’m honored to have heard (and met!) Bela, Sam and D Grier (but not when he had hair like that 😝 - he graciously shared some of his corn tornado and played even better- it wasn’t my heightened imagination either! Hartford’s presence and performance is stupefying! I had no idea- well, I’ve heard much praise and adoration but it doesn’t come close…. the dude’s a superhero!
This is TH-cam’s Christmas present to me this year.
Doug Dillard was a beast
We were there!
This clip makes one smile and grin.
Great mix of musicians, older and younger, all playing together and having fun. Doug had all the more reason to grin!
I saw Doug’s banjo in a music store in Harrison, Arkansas a few years ago. Somebody near Branson, Mo. owned it. They appreciated it for what it was.
What banjo is it? I’ve always LOVED the sound of Doug’s banjo, but I’ve never really heard another Gibson like it
By the way, John Hartford wrote "Gentle on My Mind' that Glen Campbell made a big hit with. If you remember watching the Glen Campbell Show in the late 60s or so John Hartford was the guy sitting in a chair behind Glen at the end of his show!
So glad we have a place to share snd hear this great stuff.
Thanks for sharing. It's Pat Flynn from New Grass Revival on the 2nd guitar.
So incredible
I had the pleasure of seeing John Hartford at Uncle Tom's Farm bluegrass festival in the mid to late 80s. I was able to talk to him. I was from the local newspaper. He didn't want to be interviewed but he did talk to me for a little while. The only picture I was allowed to publish was a few that I had taken when he was on stage. Nice guy, but shy! Always loved his music and still do!
Margaret Richer I’ve always loved John Hartford, had a crush on him when I was little watching him on the Glen Campbell Show. Extraordinary talent and very generous on stage. What a sweet soul.
Again, what an honor to be on camera.
He had the best audience participation savvy I have ever seen, so warm and funny
I was there back stage! One of the best backstage experiences I ever had... all the best were there!
When they sing Foggy Mountain Breakdown at 7:49 I almost lost it! So much fun!
Sitting on a deck chair high over Kansas City 🎵🎶🎵
David Grier 🥰
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Too bad I found Hartford so late in my life. Would have loved a live John show
I saw him live. Incredible talent
This must have been one hell of a concert! The music sure makes up for the video quality - but it's great to see JH having fun!
Starwberry was my first Bluegrass Festival and I was there twice a year for so many years. Loved it! Thanks for this memory!
Saw Bela Fleck and the Flecktones in Atlanta at a free jazz festival some time in the late 80s! All I can say is WOW!
What a gem!
This is a priceless treasure!! Thanks for the post!!!!!
Hartford's solo before and after the 10 minute mark is super duper
There is a moment there afterward where everybody else hesitated. It's like nobody wanted to take the next solo because they knew it would pale in comparison.
Lotsa fun to play along. Bela knocked me out as he paid great tribute to John by hitting the exact same intro notes that John laid on the record. You can tell that Bela is just as influenced by Aereo • Plain as the rest of us. Aereo • Plain, the entire album was a watershed of songwriting and album making.
As an album it is simply a masterpiece. And so much was happenstance. If David Bromberg had not the sense to allow the tape to keep rolling for long sessions and leave the musicians alone, perhaps, Aereo • Plain would not exist or be a lesser effort. -Whew, that's a scary thought. Aereo • Plain changed music forever.
And, um, I am a JAZZ player! I grew up near the Harfords, but John was about 8 years older than I. John was more an idol for my friends and I, than someone we hung out with all that much. john was not really much of a talker, but he made up for it in his lyrics and playing. We all played guitar, and John was our Hero. A proper teenage ido, he was. In my 20s I opened for John a couple of times. Once, they tried to pay him in a cheque!! John had a clause in his contracts that stated he be paid BEFORE he started playing . The tradition is that you get paid IN CASH the second you exit the stage. John simply, calmly said that he would play when they had CASH; - no cheques! And that he would wit for an hour (that was actually very big of John, considering they signed the contract).
John taught me a great lesson that night, which held me in good stead the rest of my show-biz career. Man, you never saw a concert committee move so fast! I didn't think the Lord made legs to run that fast!
But, I was in pure HECK. I had to go out and play another hour for people who paid to see John, NOT ME!! Warm-up is one thing, -a TWO hour warm-up is a CONCERT! I thought they were going to take me out on a rail. But, I did my duty and did not get paid an extra cent. I know realise that I was being quite the Gentleman! -Really, I was just a dumb 22 year old beginner who didn't know that I could have them held them up for TWICE my fee; -and with a clear conscious. I 'spect my payment was considerably less than John's, hence the reason I got mine in cash without protest. Or, maybe John's attitude set them straight about me? I'll never know, but maybe I owe my payment for that night to Radio John. When I finally got off the damn stage, the concert committee was back with the cash and they paid me. Just think of how many ATMs they had to hit in only an hour! I am still laughing. This was back in the 1970s and I 'spect John was due a solid 5K!
And John made me appreciate my roots in the Mississippi River. I remember when I started to play in a band; -playing Laclede's Landing. One night, playing at Mississippi Nights, during a break, I walked down to the landing and admired the 1927 high water mark (in chalk, still there!). Although, much later, in 1992, that 1927 high-water mark was exceeded!!! I cannot imagine what the '92 flood was like. I was in London, I think. The Thames never floods. -Boring old filthy, mucked-up river!
My teenage mates and I fixed up a cassette player in a 1965 Fury (8 cylinders, but only 6 or 7 fired). -With Aereo • Plain blasting, a case of 3.2 beer (with non-filter make-your-owns), that was a Missouri Friday night for us high schoolers! I went to U City, but John and a best friend of mine went to Burroughs. (families with more bread than mine). John's dad was a Doctor. Mr. Harford was real nice. John must have had a great childhood.
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The odour of the Ozarks, the stars, the critters and mosquitoes the size of my old '63 VW, -what with John's Aproviding
I consider Aereo • Plain as one of the seminal albums of all time. It has LEGS. I.e., Aalbum,
I cut my teeth on John Hartford many years ago
My uncle Orville Burns always spoke well of Mr. Fleck as a fine musician. He also recorded 5 sets of Old Time Fiddle music with Mr. Hartford whom he also had a great deal of respect along with Mr.Fleck.
This is a historical treasure to say the least. Thanks for great video.😊🎻🎶🎸🎼
That's correct.
That was my first year at Strawberry. I had no idea who any of those people were but I learned and love them still
Thanks again Dale, great tunes, wonderful memories of stellar times for sure~!
And good times thanks to you George
This is some very great 🎶 hear. I could listen to them alday. I would have love to got to go and watch John Hartford play and these guy s to.
... great job! Thank you so much for posting! :-)
bravo!
Thanks for sharing this with us.
I found this by looking up the old time fiddler, Clayton McMichen.
Wow - really sorry I missed this one. Thanks for sharing.
This is what I used to love about folk festivals, the traffic jam at the microphone at the end of the evening.
Went to see Bela and his wife Abigail just last night here in Sydney
beyond awesome!!
Thank you for sharing this! :D
Great talents, having great fun together. What a gem of a video !
Incredible
Wait. I thought Sam Bush was a Cardinals fan. That sure looks like a Braves jacket. :)
Very nice group of famous bluegrass people there! Sadly Doug’s mic was turned down for like half of the video!
Camp Mather Strawberry! They evolved into the most egalitarian, fair, together music event ever. The crew became our heroes, protecting and caring for us at a very high level. All did their part to make it a safe, hassle free, secure, honest festival. We miss Camp Mather very much. It was the best.
GREATEST
Lit it up. Man ii love JH
John Hartford was a regular on the CBS program, "The Smothers Brothers." Ca. 1968-69
John’s kinda’ got a “ Clockwork Orange” vibe goin’ on. Love it
Clockwork Orange "vibe"? Because of the hat??
Joy joy joy!! *********
Correct name is David Grier.
OH MY GOOD GRACIOUS! What a line up. The Celestial SkyBand is Resplendent with LUMINARIES. A great Pantheon of 20th Century BluedGrassifiedSongBook For The Ages.
Tune up Your INstruments: Prepare Repertoire: Ready Selves to Play ON into Kingdom Done! 2021-August-24
11:37 steam powered aereo-plain
Aren't they having a great time!
This is kind of a dream level blunt rotation. Just sayin.
❤
A Classic idk who u are
No bass player? Epic
That's the real shit right there.
blind cousin from Chicago first heard it played
Good intertainmen.
As usual, the sound men botched the beginning of the first song. They had all the mic levels pulled down. Back around this time they often used sound outfits that didn't do a strict diet of bluegrass. Some even did indoor studio recording with electrified instruments that were plugged in and they weren't really sure what to do with non-amplified instruments that were played acoustically through the entire performance. Problem was, they weren't used to how a bluegrass group will "work the mics" meaning they would control their own volume by stepping in and out of the microphone range. Inch in closer if you want to be more prominent, step back away to fade out a little. Normally, a bluegrass band would prefer if the sound would be setup with the mics hot and then the levels just be left alone. But often the sound guy at the mixer board was used to pulling down the mics of the voices or the instruments to achieve the mix they wanted. Problem was, that often they would leave a mic level all the way down and it wouldn't be discovered until it was too late, and entire first half of an instrumental solo break wouldn't be heard. Out of that fear, Jimmy Martin used to walk up onto the stage with his band and approach the mic and say, "ok, now you sound men just turn the treble up and go get yourself a cup of coffee. Come on back in about half an hour." LOL
As someone who has worked both sides of the mic, all I can say is Gottum!! Clueless knob twisters go home! 1 mic, nice and hot, and let the pickers do their thing! It’s not their first rodeo….🤨
My uncle Orville Burns recorded 5 sets of music with
Stream Powered Aereoplane!
11:40 to 18:20
Nailed it
Several noted pickers ! ~
I got to see The Dillard's Homecoming and Reunion in Salem, Mo. Hartford was there Pickin' and Dancin' ~
Set List: Salty Dog, Foggy Mtn Breakdown, Steam powered Areoplane, Road look Rough and Rocky, Sally Goodin.
not sally goodin
No, not Sally Goodin. Katy Hill.
👍 × 1000
The guy on the soundboard console at least for the first song was a disaster. ;-)
hello Eddie family song
common ya'll
is the last tune Sally Goodin?
YES!
I actually think it’s Katy Hill but these fiddle tunes are all so similar
Definitely Katy Hill
Someone on stage here threw up afterwards...i cant remember who....wed been partying all day back stage and everyone got way too stoned... i thinknit was Bela...cant remember
Great music, would have been even better if the cameraman filmed the solos correctly too.
Bella gettin fucking snubbed on the second one
They probably got $100 each max
very nice
but why is all,
movie material having john hartford in it so terribly bad?
they had good cameras then 😢
hello humpty empty
could we be too salty dogs.......?
Highland Fling feces?
no need for a woman like me?.......?
Bela Fleck is an amazing technical player and Hartford is at his best doing story telling playing. I just don't think bluegrass really allows individual talent to shine. It's too fast, too canned, too muddy and very song sounds about the same. "Old time" style is so much better and you can actually make out a melody line. Abigail Washburn is a great example of the old time banjo style.
What an incredible collection of musicians!