The Studios of KDHX 88.1 FM, St. Louis, MO

Set 1
Disk1:
1 - Chat
2 - Hamilton Ironworks --All
3 - Chat
4 - Knockin' at your Door ~ Billy in the Lowground --All
5 - Chat
6 - Jenny on the Railroad --All
7 - Chat
8 - Goin' Across the Sea -- Ill-Mo Boys
9 - Chat
10 - Tie Hacker #1 -- Ill-Mo Boys
11 - Chat
12 - Jawbone --All
13 - Chat
14 - The Reel of Icy Dune --Hartford String Band
15 - Chat
16 - Benny Martin Special #2 -- Hartford String Band
17 - Chat
18 - Leather Britches (French-Canadian) --Hartford String Band
19 - Chat
20 - I got the Hungries for your Love -- Chris Sharp
21 - Chat
22 - Pretty Red Lips -- Mike Compton
23 - Chat
24 - Rain -- Bob Carlin


Disk 2:
1 - Chat
2 - Sally Goodwin --Larry Perkins
3 - Chat
4 - The Squirrel Hunters -- All
5 - Chat
6 - I'm Rollin' On -- Ill-Mo Boys
7 - Chat
8 - Marmaduke's Hornpipe -- All
-- The Duck Room 2/26/2000. St Louis, MO --
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Disk3:
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Set 2


Set 3


Comment
John Hartford Stringband and The Ill-Mo Boys
Feb. 26, 2000
The Studios of KDHX 88.1 FM
3504 Magnolia Avenue, St. Louis, MO

John Hartford and the Ill-Mo Boys
Down Yonder Fiddle Jam & The Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill - St. Louis MO

this is 3 cds total

John Hartford and The Hartford Stringband
- John Hartford: fiddle, vocals, and general silliness
- Mike Compton: mandolin
- Bob Carlin: clawhammer banjo
- Chris Sharp: guitar, vocal on "I've Got the Hungries..."
- Larry Perkins: bass, banjo on "Sally Goodwin"

The Ill-Mo Boys
- Geoff Seitz: fiddle
- Jim Nelson, guitar, vocal on "I'm Rollin' On"
- Curtis Buckhannon: mandolin
Special Guests: The Lodge Brothers
- Wayne Schell: fiddle, bass on "Sally Goodwin"
- Keith Dudding: mandolin, host of "Down Yonder"
- Rob Stinehart: engineer

Special guest: Gene Roberts, host of "Country Function and Bluegrass Junction,"
a friend of John's for a long time, and a legend in St. Louis country and
bluegrass radio circles.

"Knockin' at Your Door" (not "Texas Gals") comes from the fiddling of Walter
Alexander of Leasburg MO. "Tie Hacker No. 1" (earlier called "Tiehacker
Breakdown") comes from the playing of Nile Wilson. "The Reel of Icy Doon" is
the closest I can come to spelling the title of the French-Canadian tune
John and his band play at the end of the first hour, a tune they also refer
to as "The Reel of Iceberg Lettuce."

On most of the ensemble tunes, Wayne Schell was playing fiddle in the
background along with Paddy Keller. The only ones where Wayne stepped up to
the mike to play triple fiddles with John and Geoff were "Jawbone" and "The
Squirrel Hunters," both of which he learned from listening to John's
recordings. For the record, I pretty much stuck to chopping rhythmn in the
background (wisely, I think). I first met John Hartford on Saturday, February
26, 1994, when he appeared solo on my show. Here, six years later -- to the
day -- it was my honor and a true pleasure to have him back in the studio with
his band and the best damn stringband in St. Louis, the Ill-Mo Boys. That my
little trio, the Lodge Brothers, could be involved made the occasion even more
special.

Keith Dudding ~ KeithDudding@Yahoo.com

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