Across the Blue Mountains

Originally released by Folk-Legacy Records in in 1976, Harry Tuft’s Across the Blue Mountains is a collection of traditional and new folk songs in the spirit of the folk revival. First an important figure in the Philadelphia folk scene of the late 1950s, in the 1960s in Colorado Tuft went on to establish the Denver Folklore Center, one of the city’s most significant venues for folk music, welcoming the likes of Doc Watson and Leo Kottke. On Across the Blue Mountains, Tuft plays arrangements that sound both traditional and contemporary, inspired by trends in fingerstyle guitar playing from the 1970s. Highlights include a gorgeous 12-string rendition of The Mermaid (Child 289) featuring Ed Trickett, and a version of Lord Gregory (Child 76) taught to Tuft by the great Karen Dalton.

Track Listing

101	In 1845	Harry Tuft	02:59
102	You Gonna Quit Me, Baby	Harry Tuft	02:55
103	Harvest Song	Harry Tuft	03:05
104	Lord Gregory	Harry Tuft	03:16
105	The Mermaid	Harry Tuft	04:08
106	I Saw Her as She Came and Went	Harry Tuft	02:27
107	Lucy Ann Rag	Harry Tuft	02:42
108	Old Dolores	Harry Tuft	03:09
109	Sweet Substitute	Harry Tuft	02:47
110	Snowbird	Harry Tuft	03:51
111	California Boy	Harry Tuft	03:31
112	Across the Blue Mountains	Harry Tuft	03:09
113	Griesely Bride	Harry Tuft	03:08
114	Mrs. Ravoon	Harry Tuft	03:26