December 16, 2021

John Hartford: Mark Twang

Flying Fish – FF 020
Flying Fish – FF 020

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1976
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Skippin In The Mississippi Dew (3:00)
A2 Long Hot Summer Days (3:38)
A3 Let Him Go On Mama (3:50)
A4 Don't Leave Your Records In The Sun (2:25)
A5 Tater Tate And Allen Mundy (3:40)
B1 The Julia Belle Swain (3:45)
B2 Little Cabin Home On The Hill Waugh Waugh (1:12)
B3 Austin Minor Sympathy (6:45)
B4 The Lowest Pair (1:05)
B5 Tryin' To Do Something To Get Your Attention (5:30)
[Credits]
John Hartford (banjo/guitar/fiddle/plywood/vocals)
Producer: Mike Melford, Liner Notes: John Hartford, Cover Art: W.C. Matthews, Illustratior: Willy Matthe, Photographers: Marty Gurnik, Michelle Kingsley & Fred Way Jr., Engineer: Claude Hill
[Notes]
Mark Twang is a 1976 album by American bluegrass singer-songwriter and instrumentalist John Hartford. Much of his songs for the album were inspired by Hartford's experiences working on a riverboat. The album was recorded all acoustic in the studio with Hartford by himself on all instruments and vocals. At the Grammy Awards of 1977, Mark Twang won the Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording.

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