''River of Time'' is a

Jorma Kaukonen Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (; ; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassist J ...

studio album released in 2009 and his 2nd on Red House Records. The album reached #21 on the

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"Top Heatseekers" chart, and has received generally favorable reviews. All new recordings make up the album with a combination of songs that had been previously recorded by

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, covers, and new compositions. The album was recorded at

Levon Helm Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) was an American musician who achieved fame as the drummer and one of the three lead vocalists for the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. H ...

's studio, and Helm plays drums on some of the tracks. The title song "River of Time" won the Folk Song of the Year Award.

Track listing

#"Been So Long" (

) – 3:58 #"There's a Bright Side Somewhere" (

Rev. Gary Davis Reverend Gary Davis, also Blind Gary Davis (born Gary D. Davis, April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972), was a blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica. Born in Laurens, South Carolina and blind since infancy, ...

) – 3:01 #"Cracks in the Finish" (Kaukonen) – 3:30 #"Another Man Done a Full Go Round" (

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) – 3:39 #"Trouble In Mind" (Traditional) – 3:25 #"Izze's Lullaby" (Kaukonen) – 3:32 #"More Than My Old Guitar" (

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled af ...

) – 3:45 #"Nashville Blues" (

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, Raybon Delmore) – 3:23 #"A Walk with Friends" (Kaukonen,

Barry Mitterhoff Barry Mitterhoff is a musician who plays mandolin. He is a former member of Skyline, Silk City, Bottle Hill, and Hot Tuna. Played with Peter Rowan, Tex Logan and Lamar Greer in The Green Grass Gringos. Mitterhoff is also known as a film score p ...

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) – 4:33 #"Operator" (

Ron McKernan Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe A ...

) – 3:48 #"Preachin on the Old Camp Ground" (

Mississippi John Hurt John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), better known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer and guitarist. Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. He wo ...

) – 3:48 #"River of Time" (Kaukonen) – 2:56 #"Simpler Than I Thought" (Kaukonen) – 6:10

Personnel

– guitars, vocals *

– guitar, baritone guitar, tenor guitar, resophonic guitar, fiddle, dobro, mandolin, cittern, percussion *

– banjo, mandolin, tenor guitar *Lincoln Schleifer – bass *

– drums on "Cracks in the Finish" and "Trouble in Mind" *Teresa Williams – vocals on "More Than My Old Guitar", "Nashville Blues" and "Preachin' on the Old Camp Ground" *Myron Hart – bass on "More Than My Old Guitar" and "Nashville Blues", vocals on "Preachin' on the Old Camp Ground" *Justin Guip – drums on "More Than My Old Guitar", "Nashville Blues", and "Operator"

Production

*Larry Campbell – producer *Justin Guip – engineer *David Glasser – mastering *Recorded and mixed at Levon Helm Studio, Woodstock, NY *Scott Hall – cover photography *James Russick Smith – studio photography *Kevin Morgan Studio – art, design

Notes

References

{{Authority control 2009 albums Albums produced by Larry Campbell (musician) Jorma Kaukonen albums Red House Records albums