Gum Tree Canoe is an album by the American musician John Hartford, released in 1984. It was reissued on CD in 2001 with two additional tracks.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
In a review for AllMusic, critic Brian Beatty wrote:
Hartford's most even Flying Fish album, with equal measures of songwriting whimsy and expert musicianship, Gum Tree Canoe includes a number of tunes that would remain concert staples for the length of his career... there's not a clinker to be heard. Hartford's banjo playing is exceptional, as is the accompaniment provided by a host of fine country, bluegrass, and new grass pickers... Riverboat tales, an R&B staple, and the Rolling Stones couldn't sound more at home together than they do on this fine album from one of roots music's genuine originals.[1]
John Lupton of Country Standard Time wrote "this is Hartford at his entertaining best, a bittersweet reminder of how much was lost to us when he passed away".[2]
Track listing
- "I'm Still Here" (John Hartford) – 3:26
- "Way Down the River Road" (Hartford) – 2:18
- "Gum Tree Canoe" (S. S. Steele) – 4:07
- "Your Long Journey" (Doc Watson, Rosa Lee Watson) – 2:27
- "Jug Harris" (Hartford) – 2:25
- "Little Piece of My Heart" (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragavoy) – 3:12
- "Take Me Back to My Mississippi" (John Carso) – 3:53
- "Lorena" (Joseph Philbrick Webster, Henry DeLafayette Webster) – 4:45
- "Wrong Road Again" (Allen Reynolds) – 2:48
- "No Expectations" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 4:03
- 2001 reissue bonus tracks:
- "You Asked Me To" (Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver) – 3:48
- "I Wonder Where You Are Tonight" (Johnny Bond) – 4:13
Personnel
- John Hartford – banjo, guitar, fiddle, plywood, vocals
- Sam Bush – mandolin
- Roy Huskey – bass
- Jack Clement – dobro, guitar, ukulele
- Jerry Douglas – dobro
- Mark Howard – guitar
- Marty Stuart – mandolin
- Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle, guitar, mandolin
- Billy Lee Riley – French harp
- Richard Schulman – vocals
- Jeannie Seely – vocals
- Tommy Hannum – vocals
Production
- Produced by Jack Clement
- Richard Adler – remixing
- Bob Carlin – mixing
- Wes Lachot – mixing
- Niles Clement – assistant engineer
- Jim Rooney – assistant engineer
- Dr. Toby Mountain – mastering
References
- ^ a b Beatty, Brian. "Gum Tree Canoe > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ Lupton, John. "Gum Tree Canoe > Review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
