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- Date Released: January 1, 1989
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: ROUNDER RECORDS / IODA
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They Say...
John Hartford's Down on the River is an old-timey tribute to the Mississippi River and its steamboats, casinos and saloons, filled with campy salutes to a forgotten lifestyles, as well as surprisingly affectionate paens to a lost era. Hartford's approach may be too kitschy for some -- after all, there are several songs driven by calliope -- yet its a thoroughly entertaining album for listeners that share his obsessions, or at least his fondness for fine, old-timey banjo.
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Credits
- John Hartford - Banjo // John Hartford - Fiddle // John Hartford - Arranger // John Hartford - Vocals // John Hartford - Producer // John Hartford - Main Performer // John Hartford - Performer // John Hartford - Art Direction // John Hartford - Lettering // Benny Martin - Vocals // Mark Howard - Guitar // Mark Howard - Arranger // Mark Howard - Vocals // Mark Howard - Producer // Mark Howard - Engineer // Mark Howard - Mixing // Margaret Archer - Vocals // Jack Clement - Producer // Jack Clement - Executive Producer // Roy M. "Junior" Husky - Bass // Kenny Malone - Percussion // Curly Seckler - Vocals // Jonathan Yudkin - Fiddle // Jonathan Yudkin - Vocals // Roger Jackson - Engineer // Dale Ballinger - Vocals // Jim McGuire - Photography // Jim McGuire - Cover Photo // Chris Ballinger - Vocals // Holly O'Dell - Fiddle // Holly O'Dell - Vocals
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