Posted by mrNatchl, written by John Hartford
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Size: 4,352kb, uploaded 11/11/2010 1:42:44 AM
Genre: Folk / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen
One of my favorite Hartford songs. I've played it on banjo for a long time, but while recording it to post on BHO, I ended up adding a flat-picked guitar track, so I'm posting it here for the edification of you flatpickin' folks. The guitar is partial-capoed using a banjo capo across 1-2, leaving 6 open, then basically played in D, which sounds like E - one of my favorite tricks. Try it sometime! The banjo is tuned down to E, where this particular instrument sounds best. This recording has had some GarageBand mastering tricks applied to it which cleaned it up, so it sounds imo better than the one I posted to BHO a while back. Hope y'al enjoy it.
2 comments on “Old Time River Man”
Tom Smith Says:
Thursday, November 11, 2010 @6:40:14 AM
Very nice. Thanks for posting.
SLKmartin Says:
Thursday, November 11, 2010 @4:46:34 PM
Really like the posts on the site lately very nice. this song is wonderful
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