Hired Hands: A Tribute To Bruce Langhorne / Var Hired Hands: A Tribute To Bruce Langhorne / Var CD

2017 collection. Compiled by Dylan Golden Aycock, Loren Connors, and Suzanne Langille, The Hired Hands is an homage to one of the greatest and most infamous guitarists alive, Bruce Langhorne. His music has influenced and touched a lot of lives over the years, either through his soundtrack work with Peter Fonda or his studio work in the 1960s as the go-to hired hand for Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Odetta, and many others. Browsing his wikipedia page, one is informed of the volume of work he accomplished throughout the '50s, '60s and '70s. Scissor Tail Editions was lucky enough to release Langhorne's score to Peter Fonda's 1971 anti-western The Hired Hand on vinyl in 2012. Artists were asked to cover or reinterpret a song of their choice from the soundtrack. No rules were made on whether the music should be derivative of a certain song - if the soundtrack inspired a mood, then the artist could use their intuition. Langhorne has come on hard times in recent years, having suffered a stroke that prevents him from playing the guitar. A large percentage of the profits for this tribute go to Langhorne and his family.

1. Opening - Paul Metzger 2. Harry and Hannah - Lee Ranaldo 3. Hello Goodbye Hello - Susan Alcorn 4. For Bruce - Steve Gunn 5. No Further - C. Joynes 6. Response to Windmill - Loren Mazzacane Connors 7. Spring - Laura Ortman 8. Riding Thru the Rain - Talk West 9. Left Me for Harry - Padang Food Tigers 10. In the Clearing When the Deer Comes and the Kid Tries to Keep As Still As Possible - Tim Rutili 11. Windmill - Nathan Bowles 12. Song in B - Scott Tuma 13. Stumpranchers - James Toth 14. Three Balls Blues - Greg Anton 15. Spring - Tom Carter 16. Ending - Alan Licht ; Steve Shelley 17. House and Land - Ocarine 18. Horsedreamer - Wes Tirey 19. For Bruce Langhorne - Chris Corsano 20. Red Cross, Disciple of Christ Today - John Fahey 21. Graveyard (Response to Dead Girl) - Eugene Chadbourne 22. Another Windmill - White Out 23. The Sound of the Sun - Daniel Bachman 24. Dust Clouds for Bruce - Nathan McLaughlin 25. The Payador's Dream - Matthew de Gennaro 26. Riding Thru the Rain (Response) - Marc Edwards 27. Eon Blur Changer - Elliott Sharp 28. Three Teeth - Dylan Aycock 29. Arch Leaves - Andrew Burnes 30. The Eleventh Hour - Boxhead Ensemble 31. In the Garden (No Further Need) - Lake Mary 32. Mastic - Chuck Johnson