All in the Name of Love
A Tribute to John Hartford
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News
- My personal reflections on the one year anniversary of John's passing
- On January 22, Rounder Records will release Steam Powered Aereo-Takes featuring outtakes from the legendary Aereo-Plain sessions. Included are unused songs, alternate versions of Aereo-Plain favorites, early versions of songs that debuted on later albums, and revealing takes on some bluegrass chestnuts. All of it goes to prove how fertile and wide-ranging Hartford's vision and this band's abilities were.
- Blue Plate Music has released the Mountain Stage Tribute to John Hartford. The concert was an all-star tribute to John in Nashville last September. Check out BluePlateMusic.com to order.
- Rounder Records will re-release Gum Tree Canoe on CD on Tuesday, August 28.
- Rounder Records will release "Hamilton Ironworks" on Tuesday, September 11. A collection of old-time fiddle music that John grew up playing. Throughout the album, John gives commentary on the history of the tunes and the fiddler's who taught them to him.
- Buddha Records will release a CD of some of John's songs from his RCA years on October 9.
- Rounder will be putting out "Aereo-Plain II." It seemed during the sessions, John was adamant about keeping the recorders going. This collection will be tunes recorded during the sessions that did not make the first album.
- Compass Records is putting together an all-star tribute CD to John.
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
- Marie Hartford remembered as a good friend to songwriters - January 1, 2002 The Tennessean
- Music Row figure Marie Hartford dies - January 2, 2002 KnoxNews.com
- Fiddler Magazine's Fall Issue features John on the cover and has tributes to John from some of the most respected fiddlers around.
- Acoustic Guitar Magazine's October issue has a one page tribute to John
- Songwriter Hartford, 63, Dies - June 4, 2001 Associated Press
- Musician, songwriter Hartford
dies at 63 - June 5, 2001 The Tennessean
- John Hartford, composer and singer, dies at
63 - June 5, 2001 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- John Hartford Dies - June 5, 2001 Rolling Stone
- U.S. songwriter John Hartford dies - June 5, 2001 CNN.com/Reuters
- John Hartford, Composer of Country Hits, Dies at 63 - June 6, 2001 The New York Times
- Hartford recalled as versatile virtuoso - June 7, 2001 The Tennessean
- John Hartford's best friends mourn him with music - June 13, 2001 STLtoday.com
- Eclectic Telluride Bluegrass Fest Honors Hartford's Spirit - June 28, 2001 Country.com
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