No this is not a recipe for making hot tuna, whatever that is. Hot Tuna is a blues-folk spinoff of Jefferson Airplane that was formed in 1969 and still continues to play unto this day. These guys, with their american roots/blues sound kinda remind me of something between Taj Mahal and very early Grateful Dead. The first song "I Know You Rider" is a traditional, and has been played many times over by famous bands such as the Grateful Dead and the Band as well as in the living rooms of many a folk enthusiast. The second song is a really great instrumental song in an "American Primative" vein - the sound associated with such artists as Leo Kottke and John Fahey, as well as being a style of music I am quite partial to.
This reminds me--have you ever heard Pentangle?
ReplyDeleteWord I am aware of pentangle, can't say I remember what they sound like. My dad likes them, or at least has their album, I'll check them out.
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