Product Description

John Hartford: Pilot of a Steam Powered Aereo-Plain is the first ever book written about the bluegrass musician. This 112-page book includes more than 100 never before seen color and black & white photos from the John Hartford archives and includes interviews with Norman Blake, David Bromberg, Tut Taylor, Mason Williams, George Gruhn and Jamie Hartford. It also features anecdotes and background from John Hartford, Sam Bush, Peter Rowan, Chet Atkins and Vassar Clements. First edition copies come with a never-before-released 14-track live John Hartford recording at Nashville-¦s famed Ryman Auditorium from 1994 that saw a reunion of John Hartford, Vassar Clements and Tut Taylor with legendary bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice.

About the Author

Andrew Vaughan is respected Nashville-based writer and an authority on country music. As a music critic, his work has appeared in Billboard, Music Week, Mojo, Q, the London Times, the Guardian, Folk Roots and many other magazines and a regular guest on BBC Radio, BBC TV and VH1.