John Denver playing mandolin

[RustyMadd]

Hey guy and gals,

I stumbled across this video this week and thought I would share. I hope you enjoy.

...trouble embedding again...sorry
https://youtu.be/rCVpI4eXfcY

[mandolin tony]

wow that was great, wish I was there.

[yankees1]

You see there ! Here is real proof that there is mandolin playing in Heaven !!

[V70416]

What a great song writer,entertainer/musician! He seemed to always have fun and allow others to have fun too
when he did that thing he did.

Looked like he was playing an old,double-flowerpot F4 with an updated fingerboard. (I think Levon would approve.)

[Roger Adams]

John Denver was not only a great musician and songwriter; he was an exceptional man. A couple I knew long ago, had a daughter who was terminally ill. The little girl loved John Denvers music and her "big wish" was to met him. That was arranged, and John spent an entire day, hanging out, singing and playing music for that child.

[Mark Gunter]

Check out this thread for pages of discussion on this, might find something of interest: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/t...ying-Bluegrass

[Zach Wilson]

It was John Denvers music who introduced me to acoustic/folk music. Thanks for sharing the video!

[Ranald]

Thanks. I've known this song for thirty years. Since I have it on an old cassette recorded by Jar O' Comfort, a Prince Edward Island band, and it's about Prince Edward Island, I assumed it was made there. (Denver doesn't mention Prince Edward Island in this shortened version of the song, but does on his longer recording.) However, it was written by David Mallett, a singer-songwriter from Maine, who also wrote "The Garden Song" (and names PEI in the original version). "Saint Ann's Reel" or "Reel de Ste-Anne," which repeats in the song, is a French-Canadian fiddle tune, one of the most popular fiddle tunes in Canada. It's sort of an unofficial anthem in Prince Edward Island. Living in Maine, Mallett undoubtedly has visited the Island and knows the importance of the tune there.

[Timbofood]

You see there ! Here is real proof that there is mandolin playing in Heaven !!

Of course there is Mandolin playing in Heaven the real thing is, will I play better if I get there?

[Roger Moss]

John definitely had some chops. I still remember getting Poems, Prayers, and Promises when it was released. To this day, I can't listen to Rocky Mountain High without a lump in my throat.

[Al Trujillo]

I sure miss that guy.