[cdnfolk] Fw: John Hartford

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> Folks,
> This just came across from the Festivarian list from Mark O'Connor,
thought
> it may be worthwhile to pass on. Please say a prayer for John & his
family.
> Roman from Ohio
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark O'Connor [mailto:markinstudio@home.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 6:21 PM
> > To: markinstudio@home.com
> > Subject: John Hartford
> >
> > A note to ask my friends to send out a good thought and prayer for
> > one heck of a guy. John Hartford is about to pass on and is not able
> > to communicate now. I have found out that his family is not answering
> > any phone calls, but he is at home now from the hospital.
> >
> > John Hartford has been a friend of mine since he flew to Nashville
> > from L.A. to be on my 2nd recording back in 1975 when I was just
> > thirteen. He was a prince and has always been there for me as a
> > friend and a colleague. When I was trying to figure out how to play
> > unaccompanied performances twelve years ago, it was John who gave the
> > words of encouragement I needed to have, while many others simply
> > doubted the possibility of my doing it.
> >
> > John was also my mother's favorite person in the music business.
> > Thought he hung the moon. Just before losing my mother to cancer
> > almost 20 years ago, one of her last wishes was for my sister and I
> > to drive her across the country from Seattle to see John one last
> > time in Tennessee. It is also cancer that will take John Hartford
> > away from us very soon as well.
> >
> > A collective prayer from my mailing list towards John Hartford would
> > be something great. The wonderful modern day minstrel one man show,
> > the author of one of the greatest hit songs of all time, Gentle On My
> > Mind, and those early memories of him and Glen Campbell on "The Good
> > Time Hour" in the late 60's prime time television will last with me
> > for ever and I am sure will endure with many of you. He was a
> > champion for the fiddle and collected as many original fiddle tune
> > manuscripts and the various literature as anyone I know. He continued
> > to practice furiously on the fiddle even until recently, setting out
> > to get better and better. And he did! He would come to my fiddle
> > camps in Tennessee and just hang out on the porch of the mess hall
> > playing away until way past the sun going down. For all of that and
> > more, I will think of you and love you forever John Hartford.
> >
> > I also love your home there looking over that Cumberland River. The
> > thoughts of you dreaming about the old steamboats coming past you
> > from days gone by is a poignant one at this time.
> >
> > I was on the nomination committee of the Kennedy Center Honors last
> > year and did nominate John Hartford. I bet one day you will get that
> > one too John. May God be with you.
> >
> > Mark O'Connor
> >     <http://www.markoconnor.com>http://www.markoconnor.com
>

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