Morning Bugle is an album by John Hartford

John Hartford

John Cowan Hartford was an American folk, country and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore...

, released in 1972. It is Hartford's second and final album for Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

. The music was all written by Hartford, except for two traditional tunes and it was recorded at Bearsville Studios

Bearsville Studios

Bearsville Studios was a recording studio at Bearsville, New York just west of Woodstock, New York.The studio was opened in 1969 by Albert Grossman, manager of Bob Dylan, The Band, Janis Joplin and Todd Rundgren....

 in Bearsville, New York. The album features jazz double bassist Dave Holland

Dave Holland

Dave Holland is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for 40 years....

, who performs with both Hartford and Norman Blake

Norman Blake

Norman Blake may refer to:*Norman Blake , American folk & bluegrass instrumentalist and vocalist*Norman Blake , Scottish rock musician who is a member of Teenage Fanclub...

 for the very first time.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic Jim Worbois wrote "One of Hartford's finest records. Done mostly live in the studio with virtually no over-dubs, this is a fine collection of song covering a variety of subjects."

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Hartford; except where indicated

1. "Streetcar" – 3:54
2. "Nobody Eats at Linebaugh's Anymore" – 4:52
3. "Howard Hughes' Blues" – 2:52
4. "All Fall Down" – 3:11
5. "On the Road" – 3:44
6. "Morning Bugle" – 2:22
7. "Old Joe Clark
   Old Joe Clark
   Old Joe Clark is a folk song, a mountain ballad that was "sung during World War I and later by soldiers from eastern Kentucky." An early version was printed in 1918, as sung in Virginia at that time. Joe Clark was born in 1839, a mountaineer who was murdered in 1885. There are about 90 stanzas in...
   
   " (Traditional) – 5:48
8. "My Rag" – 3:40
9. "Late Last Night When My Willie Came Home" (Traditional) – 3:19
10. "Got No Place to Go" – 4:18
11. "Bye-Bye" – 3:20

Personnel

• John Hartford
  John Hartford
  John Cowan Hartford was an American folk, country and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore...
  
   - banjo, guitar, violin, vocals
• Norman Blake
  Norman Blake (American musician)
  Norman Blake is an instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 50 years Blake has played in a number of folk and Country groups...
  
   - guitar, mandolin
• Dave Holland
  Dave Holland
  Dave Holland is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for 40 years....
  
  - bass

Production

• Producer, Liner Notes: John Simon
• Recording Engineer: Mark Harman
• Mixing (CD Edition): Toby Mountain
• Cover Illustration: Don Punchatz
• Photography, Art Direction: Ed Thrasher