Kaukonen, Jorma & John Hurlbut / River Flows, The
Album: River Flows, The   Collection:A-File
Artist:Kaukonen, Jorma & John Hurlbut   Added:Sep 2024
Label:Fur Peace Ranch  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2024-09-30 Pull Date: 2024-12-02
Week Ending: Nov 3 Oct 27 Oct 20 Oct 13 Oct 6
Airplays: 1 2 1 1 3

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 12, 2024: Hanging in the Boneyard
Choices
4. Oct 22, 2024: Traditions
The Old Homestead
2. Oct 29, 2024: Show 2
Ballad of Easy Rider
5. Oct 15, 2024: Traditions
Across the Borderline
3. Oct 24, 2024: Oh Messy Life
Across the Borderline
6. Oct 08, 2024: Traditions
People Get Ready

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2024-09-02
ACOUSTIC TRADITIONAL FOLK

Early in Covid time, Jorma Kaukonen (of Jefferson Airplane; Hot Tuna) streamed weekly concerts from his Ohio retreat, guitar-instruction camp, and performance center, Fur Peace Ranch. This is the first of several records by Kaukonen & his friend John Hurlbut that came out of that process. Kaukonen plays lead guitar; Hurlbut plays rhythm & sings with a rough but pleasing voice. RIYL: folk singer/guitarists like James Taylor, Jackson Browne (Released in 2020)

FCC clean

1 slow. This Roger McGuinn song appeared on the Easy Rider movie soundtrack & on a Byrds album, both in 1969; 4-1/2 min guitar-jam intro, then gentle folk singing (10:22)
2 ** slow. a beautiful reinterpretation of The Impressions oft-covered hit (3:02)
3 ** slow. reflections of a life lived on the rough side, with no regrets, nicely sung (4:02)
4 slow. longing to get outta town. written by ex-Byrd Gene Clark, best known perhaps by Pure Prairie League (5:40)
5 ** slow. a beautiful song by Ry Cooder, Jim Dickinson & John Hiatt; it could be about wishing for a better life, or disappointment, or immigrants (4:09)
6 * slow. lonesome, old-timey road tune, like Jimmie Rodgers might have done (3:35)
7 * slow. memories of the old home after everyone has moved away or passed away (6:15)
8 slow. Hurlbut’s original composition about reconnecting lost relationships; meh (6:47)

Track Listing
1. Ballad of Easy Rider   5. Across the Borderline
2. People Get Ready   6. Travelin'
3. Choices   7. The Old Homestead
4. Kansas City Southern   8. Someone's Calling