Leo Kottke’s Ojo

[birkenweg42]

A Virtuoso Is His Own Reward, Crow River Waltz, Sailor’s Grave On The Prairie, Watermelon, and A Trout Towards Noon are all in my repertoire and relatively easy to play compared to some of Leo’s pieces. I have to admit that I don’t play them exactly like him and usually adjust to my own style.

[GBS]

My current repertoire that pretty much fits into that category, none of which am I near full Leo level, but I can make it all the way through more or less:

Red and White
Anyway
In Christ There is No East or West
Sail Away Ladies
LSET
Ojo
Crow River Waltz
The Sailor's Grave on the Prairie
VMG
Jack Fig
Watermelon
Jesu
Busted Bicycle
The Brain of Purple Mountain
Little Martha (more the Dwayne version with parts of Leo's)

Currently in process, but still a long ways off:
Owls
San Antonio Rose, etc. Medley
Stealing
Snorkle

And a bunch of similar by Peter Lang

[1after909]

the Ice Miner..

[frankmcr]

Originally Posted by Jimi2

Working on this song currently and it’s surprisingly complex - Ive always liked Kottke but never fully appreciated his skill before now- the right hand stuff, particularly the thumb use, is pretty out there compared to the more steady Travis picking I’m used to. Anyway, I have the recording from Six and Twelve String Guitar, as well as the tab/transcription from his Eight Songs book. Unfortunately, the two don’t match up all the time. I’m assuming he changed aspects through the years? Anyone know of sources for the tab from the record, or of a recording that matches my tab? Looks like my book was published in ‘86.

Why not learn it the way it is in the book and when you have it under your belt that way change it around as much as you like?

[Suilven]

The Ice Miner is another good suggestion - I actually have it in a book, Pioneers of American Folk Guitar. I'm a week or so into my tussle with Ojo and I have the fingerings and mechanics of the main theme/A part pretty much down - now it's just the simple matter of fitting them together, making them flow and then getting the whole thing up to speed...

I may be some time yet

Angus

[b1j]

When I was in high school, I went to a party at my college brother’s off-campus house. (It was the first time I heard Blue, as I recall.) Eventually, someone put on a Leo Kottke solo album. I dropped everything and listened intently to every note. I remember asking, who are those guys?