Gum Tree Canoe

Gum Tree Canoe is an album by American musician John Hartford, released in 1984. It was reissued on CD in 2001 with two additional tracks. Writing for Allmusic, critic Brian Beatty wrote "Hartford's most even Flying Fish album, with equal measures of songwriting whimsy and expert musicianship, Gum Tree Canoe includes a number of tunes that would remain concert staples for the length of his career... there's not a clinker to be heard. Hartford's banjo playing is exceptional, as is the accompaniment provided by a host of fine country, bluegrass, and new grass pickers... Riverboat tales, an R&B staple, and the Rolling Stones couldn't sound more at home together than they do on this fine album from one of roots music's genuine originals."...