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The Best of Old-Time Country Music

John Hartford (#603)

Three-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter, fiddler, banjoist and part-time riverboat pilot, John Hartford is featured. Songs include traditional country and original songs like 'The Gum Tree Canoe', 'Orange Blossom Special' and 'Where Does an Old Time River Pilot Go?' Length: 27:50 Rights: copyright 1994 unrestricted broadcast rights non-commercial

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    Traditional cowboy and western singer Don Edwards has been described as the modern voice of the old West .

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    5-member band from Southern Ohio playing bluegrass and old-time country music.

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  • Norman and Nancy Blake (#702)

    Husband and wife duo Norman and Nancy Blake play several instruments including fiddle, cello, mandolin, guitar and more.

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Past Episodes

These episodes of The Best of Old-Time Country Music aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.

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