The Fur Peace Ranch is a music instruction camp and performance space founded by legendary blues guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and his wife Vanessa in the hills of rural SE Ohio.
Fur Peace Ranch is one of the premier instruction centers in the country for blues-based music. Aspiring musicians fly in from all over the world for the unique opportunity to learn from Jorma and the many top touring players who come to Ohio ready to impart the secrets of their instrument in a laid-back, nurturing atmosphere.
Fur Peace Ranch also hosts performances by the top names in blues, country and jazz in an intimate and informal setting. Recent performances have been featured on the syndicated Public Radio program, Live from the Fur Peace Ranch.
I found this song browsing through a music app for a playlist I called “Americana”. It more than fit what I thought should be on there. I still get chills listening to it. Now I know the back story. There are a few more Guy Clark tunes on there. P.S. I saw Hot Tuna playing live while going through Army basic training at Ft. Ord CA. I was drafted (#61) Nam was towards the end. The army was trying to get more enlisted men and were trying to make training easier to stomach. So they marched us to a small football field with bleachers. We had on our green fatigues and plastic helmet liners and marched us single file into the bleachers. Hot Tuna was setting up at the end of the field and started playing. I was long hair hippie before getting in so I was enjoying one of the best bands back then. It was amazing someone decided to bring them to play. It was weird being in uniform all guys. Some officer made a career ending mistake by passing out beer to us. Hot Tuna was blowing us away and reminding us what freedom used to be. We were given strict orders not to leave our seats but how could you sit there with good rock n roll. We went on the field where we could enjoy the “concert”. Great band great tunes. They ordered us drunks back into formation and they ignored. Then MP’s in jeeps carrying shotguns roared up and threatened us. They got us up in some semblance of marching formations and marched us back to our barracks. We were happy with our buzz from the music and the beer. The yelling from the drill Sargents and the armed MP’s was a bit of a buzzkill though. I don’t think they had anymore concerts. But thank you Jorma and the rest of your band for making it a memorable day. I never went to Nam though.
Hi Verlon, I'm seventy five years old. I've been playing my dad's old 1947 Gibson for over sixty years. I'd love to play this song for my kids, before the Lord calls me home. Would you please teach me to play your lead parts? I would be very grateful. Thanks and God bless! gw
I just listened to Gene Clark sing (and play, beautifully) his song the way he says he intended it to sound, the way he intended it to come out. It was deep, ethereal, moody, troubling, and absolutely exquisite.
His amazing mastery of being able to choose instruments from other cultures, and then makes them sing in whatever genre he chooses simply blows me away..........................
I saw Peter Rowan and his brother back in the mid 1970s in Roslyn NY at a Long Island club called My Father's Place. They were great. Wow. That was a while ago! Thank you FPR for making this performance available ♥️
These shows from Fur Peace Ranch during the COVID-19 pandemic were really wonderful and a blessing for everyone. Thank you to all at FPR. Thank you to Jorma, Vanessa. Myron, John, Izzy, Jack and Chester and anyone I might have forgotten. What an adventure during a most difficult time. My love to you all.❤️ I sure miss you all.
I'm going to be the party pooper here, but that was horribly boring. And I am a Richie Furay fan. His voice is going. His band is uninspired and not particularly talented. It sounds like a hootenany night with musicians who have never played together.
Saw Hot Tuna I believe 71 Winterland benefit for Oscelete Greatfull Dead New Ryders of the Purple sage Jerry Garcia played petal steel Hot Tuna with Papa john Critch my friend and I were the only ones sitting in the upper balcony There was a table with two barrels plain or electric
Beautiful! It calmed me enough to get ready to see my son for the first time in 4 years. I am disabled and it takes a while to get ready for anything. Bless my friend for sending it to me.
