Morning Bugle

by John Hartford

Morning Bugle cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:40
  • Community rating: 3.56/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing his revolutionary approach to traditional acoustic music, 'Morning Bugle' finds the artist working in a stripped-down, highly virtuosic trio setting. The performances are incredibly intricate, blending complex progressive bluegrass structures with deeply introspective, melancholic lyricism. It is a masterclass in organic, acoustic interplay that profoundly expanded the stylistic boundaries of American roots music.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, complex

Tracklist

  1. Streetcar (3:56)
  2. Nobody Eats at Linebaugh's Anymore (4:52)
  3. Howard Hughes' Blues (2:51)
  4. All Fall Down (3:15)
  5. On the Road (3:47)
  6. Morning Bugle (2:24)
  7. Old Joe Clark (5:53)
  8. My Rag (3:41)
  9. Late Last Night My Willie Came Home (3:17)
  10. Got No Place to Go (4:20)
  11. Bye Bye (3:20)

Credits

  • John Hartford - primary artist, banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle [overdubbed], vocals [uncredited], written-by, arranged by
  • Dave Holland - bass
  • Norman Blake - guitar, mandolin, dobro, banjo [overdubbed], backing vocals [uncredited]
  • Don Ivan Punchatz - illustration [cover]
  • Traditional - written-by

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