In about 1993 I was working at a music store in Minneapolis, MN. and Leo used to come in and borrow an electric guitar and small amp to mess around with or do a backing in a commercial. It was late December and Joe Hunt and I were the only guys upstairs that morning that Leo came to return the guitar. I had spoken to him many times before and he handed the guitar back to me and turned to leave after saying goodbye and thank you. I said hey Leo the guitar was not free you gotta play something for us ! I handed him a 12 string Leo Kottke signature guitar , a Taylor. He proceeded to tune for a second and then put his foot up on the little amp and closed his eyes and started to play. Snow was gently falling outside and Joe and I were just in awe. I will never forget that moment
I saw Leo and Hedges in Northampton, MA awhile back and the next day while trying to play a Martin in a local shop noticed someone was watching me. I turned to see who it was and there was Hedges standing there. I immediately choked, stopped playing and said "Here, you want to play?" He was very polite, said no, told me I was doing just fine and then walked away. He was a great player and entertainer (played a weird harp/guitar). Leo was GREAT as usual! Thanx.
I was lucky to see them together at SMU in Dallas. To this day I think it's the best performance I've ever witnessed. Michael, if we meet in the next life, I'm gonna bug the hell outta you to teach me aerial boundaries!
For anyone wondering, "Doodles" was a TV show that never aired. Leo talks about it in the "Home and Away" DVD (from which this footage was taken). Apparently he was hired to write and perform a theme song for the show, but the show only recorded a pilot (IIRC) and wasn't ever made.
I'd say more of a grin because he knows just how awesome the moment is, while it's happening. Existing completely in the moment and recognizing the great things that happen around us every day - now there's something to aspire to. Kottke and Hedges. I'm surprised the world didn't just end because of the sheer volume and density of awesome in the room.
Saw them both at SMU in Dallas in 88...they were having so much fun, it was unfair. Cracking each other up and playing the most incredible duets I've ever heard.
It is too easy for me to forget that in addition to his amazing tapping and tuning, Hedges could simply play some straight guitar. Kottke is one of the four living guitar gods for me. Hedges was the fifth in the pantheon. I still miss him. Thanks for posting this.
Saw these two together in Tulsa, of all places, in 92 or 93. Leo opened for Michael at that show. Michael still had his crazy long but straight hair at that time.
It's from the Leo Kottke DVD Home & Away Revisited. It's a 1988 performance at Torontos Bathurst Street Theater. Great great music. You all must buy it! B
that is the yin and yang of progressive acoustic guitar wizardry, right there! such polar opposites but totally complimentary in every way! freaking awesome!!!
Incredibly sad that Hedges passed away. I saw Hedges in a solo concert in Charlotte, NC. That guy is just unbelievably talented. He can play multiple instruments simultaneously all to perfection. He sounds like an entire band by himself.
Michael with his parlor guitar, a 1949 Martin 5-18, a terz model guitar designed to be tuned a minor third higher than a standard guitar; gifted to Will Ackerman in 1997.
Those people are so bloody lucky to have seen these 2 guys here like this, jamming, having fun. Damn, I can't even see Kottke unless I travel 3000 miles oversea (well I know Hedges is gone) because he never tours europe anymore.
I saw them in Nashville in 88, and it was a totally awesome evening. Best line of the night though came from Leo, who said, "I told Michael coming in on the plane today that tonight there would be thirteen hundred and fifty-FOUR guitar pickers in Nashville". The other 1352 of us laughed out loud. I miss Michael. Kirkola is right... they had SUCH fun together that night. They were both incredible, but rarely have I seen anyone enjoy making music as much as Michael did that night.
The 3/4 guitar is sometimes called a racinta. They are still popular in Mexico and South America. They were very popular in the USA in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The George Washburn Company made several models.
@sroart that sounds correct. A second trip to Nashville was made to meet Eddie Reeves, co-writer of "Ring" AND the photo shoot with Chet Atkins and Doc Watson where they play together. Both on the DVD Home & Away! Hidden in the menus of that DVD is footage of Leo getting ready for an appearence on "Nashville Now" which he taped that same day. The footage of Leo talking in the car was driving to that photo shoot. the DVD has MUCH more then these badly transferred clips
I bought the DVD after seeing this clip. I LOVE Kottke's music. Thanks for posting ! ! Michael Hedges playing is PRETTY DAMMED IMPRESSIVE. His death is a terrible loss.
@musicalcoffeedreams It is up to us, the lucky ones who know of Hedges and Kottke, to pass it on. I'm introducing as many of my sons' 19 and 16 year old friends as I can to these extraordinary musicians. I'm thrilled to have tickets to see Leo when he comes to Annapolis in October 2011! How fortunate we are that this moment was captured on video and that UA-cam exists.
@TICETOCAR "Doodles" is a Leo Kottke original that he wrote for a pilot TV show. The show didn't end up being made, but the song is available on Leo's 1988 album "Regards from Chuck Pink." (This video is from the "Home and Away: Revisited" DVD that you can order off Amazon, too. It's one of the extras that was added in the DVD release.)
@themachinist1000 "Doodles" was the title of a TV show pilot. Leo was asked to write the theme for the show. (Technically the song is "Theme from Doodles.") The show itself never ended up being made, but this tune is recorded on Leo's "Regads from Chuck Pink" album.
This is from the commercially made video era Leo Kottke - Home and Away but this piece is not featured on the video. It must be a rare out-take. Tbhe video is none the less excellent. I've ownede it for years and influenced others to attain it. I have seen Leo play live in Portland many times. The videos here are nice but there is nothing like seeing him up close and live. A living genius of the guitar and a brilliant performer on the live stage. I recommend that you never miss him when live.
This is from the DVD "Leo Kottke Home & Away" Revisited" (Available now!) This was NOT part of the orig. broadcast - Although the DVD is from a show in Toronto- this clip is backstage in Nashville after a show when Leo and MH toured together. The DVD is full of extras like this and extended performances
I like both. Michael headges because he's very creative and leo kottke because he's just a great guitar player. Leo is amazing beacuse he's partially deaf.
And me, too. 8 Miles High never EVER sounded so good. Plus, do recall Michael's busted D string - had it changed in like under 6 seconds. So glad I went that night.
Its called Nashville tuning. All the wound strings are the same tuning but an octave or so higher and use unwound strings like the first and second normal strings.
The greats are never forgotten. Less talked about yes. but never forgotten. And for a lot of players people like Andy Mckee and Antoine Dufour are what bridge that gap. I am sure tons of new fingerstyle players have or will soon stumble upon the genius that players like Kottke, Hedges, Atkins,and Watson gave us. It's impossible for them not to. But we are now a select breed of music lovers and you have to remember that.As long as music is the way it is stuff like this lives in the shadows =(
@smaaatkid No big deal. Mistakes are easy enough to make when reading black and white. If you like acoustic guitar the way I do, give Adrian Legg a try if you haven't already. He's got quite a few things on UA-cam...some are average, some are mind-blowing
This is from the DVD "Leo Kottke, Home & Away Revisited" you can get it from almost any music/DVD store online- Amazon for sure. If you take a clip from a show- please respect the source and give a credit!
It just occurred to me - why didn't Leo and Mike Gordon include this on one of their collorations?? I would LOVE to hear Mike's bass playing counterpoint to Leo's melody on this tune. C'mon guys, next album? :)
I understand it's from some dvd now... but what is doodles? is it a tv serie? a game? where can I hear the original theme? Does a studio recording exist of either MH or LK playing this? Difficult questions probably.. but hey, orville 9999999 would be nice if you could bring me/everybody up to speed on it :-) anyway, great upload.. great playing.. cheers!
anyone know what kind of guitar that is? im guessing its a size 5, but i know that hedges died before the martin size 5's came out in 99? anyone know if thats a vintage martin, or what it is in any case?
In about 1993 I was working at a music store in Minneapolis, MN. and Leo used to come in and borrow an electric guitar and small amp to mess around with or do a backing in a commercial. It was late December and Joe Hunt and I were the only guys upstairs that morning that Leo came to return the guitar. I had spoken to him many times before and he handed the guitar back to me and turned to leave after saying goodbye and thank you. I said hey Leo the guitar was not free you gotta play something for us ! I handed him a 12 string Leo Kottke signature guitar , a Taylor. He proceeded to tune for a second and then put his foot up on the little amp and closed his eyes and started to play. Snow was gently falling outside and Joe and I were just in awe. I will never forget that moment
Two of the greatest guitarists ever. So great!!!
This is quite possibly the most important youtube clip ever. Two amazing musicians goofing off backstage. Awesome.
Two artists talented beyond most
I saw Leo and Hedges in Northampton, MA awhile back and the next day while trying to play a Martin in a local shop noticed someone was watching me. I turned to see who it was and there was Hedges standing there. I immediately choked, stopped playing and said "Here, you want to play?" He was very polite, said no, told me I was doing just fine and then walked away.
He was a great player and entertainer (played a weird harp/guitar). Leo was GREAT as usual! Thanx.
Playing aside, Leo Kottke has the most affable stage personality of any entertainer I've seen. Modest, witty and an ever-present smile !
I was lucky to see them together at SMU in Dallas. To this day I think it's the best performance I've ever witnessed. Michael, if we meet in the next life, I'm gonna bug the hell outta you to teach me aerial boundaries!
Teacher and pupil together.....wonderful
For anyone wondering, "Doodles" was a TV show that never aired. Leo talks about it in the "Home and Away" DVD (from which this footage was taken). Apparently he was hired to write and perform a theme song for the show, but the show only recorded a pilot (IIRC) and wasn't ever made.
I'd say more of a grin because he knows just how awesome the moment is, while it's happening. Existing completely in the moment and recognizing the great things that happen around us every day - now there's something to aspire to. Kottke and Hedges. I'm surprised the world didn't just end because of the sheer volume and density of awesome in the room.
Kottke is still amazing after all these years. I saw him a couple of years ago from row 7, and I will never forget it as long as I live.
I saw Michael Hedges and Leo Kottke perform together in 1988. It was amazing.
Saw them both at SMU in Dallas in 88...they were having so much fun, it was unfair. Cracking each other up and playing the most incredible duets I've ever heard.
It is too easy for me to forget that in addition to his amazing tapping and tuning, Hedges could simply play some straight guitar. Kottke is one of the four living guitar gods for me. Hedges was the fifth in the pantheon. I still miss him. Thanks for posting this.
those people in the background are some of the luckiest people alive. Right up there with people who got to see Chet and Lenny play together
Saw these two together in Tulsa, of all places, in 92 or 93. Leo opened for Michael at that show. Michael still had his crazy long but straight hair at that time.
0:46 is just pure joy on Micheal's face. like you see on cartoons :)
I'm floored. Hedges and Leo in the same room? Wow wow wow
It's from the Leo Kottke DVD Home & Away Revisited.
It's a 1988 performance at Torontos Bathurst Street Theater.
Great great music.
You all must buy it!
B
I never get tired of this all to short clip. I've seen Leo numerous times, but only got to see Michael once, sadly.
my two favorite guitarists right there!
The two Supreme Masters together... unique moments of a marvelous time
Leo's looks really buzzing to be playing with him lol. Love it
that is the yin and yang of progressive acoustic guitar wizardry, right there!
such polar opposites but totally complimentary in every way!
freaking awesome!!!
Incredibly sad that Hedges passed away. I saw Hedges in a solo concert in Charlotte, NC. That guy is just unbelievably talented. He can play multiple instruments simultaneously all to perfection. He sounds like an entire band by himself.
Michael with his parlor guitar, a 1949 Martin 5-18, a terz model guitar designed to be tuned a minor third higher than a standard guitar; gifted to Will Ackerman in 1997.
One of my all time favorites.
bow to the powa
this is guitar music at it's finest.
look at leo's face.
nobody goes toe to toe with him at a moment's notice...
Well that caused a great big smile on my face❤️
This video has been in my favorites list for ten years or more. I revisit and share once or twice a year. Much love❤
nice...I saw hedges and kottke play together back in 1994 at the small theatre in Mesa, Arizona...awesome show...brings back memories
Rare moment... beautiful !
pure joy
What a duet!
A cool Leo and a "hot" Mike.
2 minutes and a half of glorious acustic fun...
Just wonderful & enlightening!
Those people are so bloody lucky to have seen these 2 guys here like this, jamming, having fun. Damn, I can't even see Kottke unless I travel 3000 miles oversea (well I know Hedges is gone) because he never tours europe anymore.
I saw them in Nashville in 88, and it was a totally awesome evening. Best line of the night though came from Leo, who said, "I told Michael coming in on the plane today that tonight there would be thirteen hundred and fifty-FOUR guitar pickers in Nashville". The other 1352 of us laughed out loud. I miss Michael. Kirkola is right... they had SUCH fun together that night. They were both incredible, but rarely have I seen anyone enjoy making music as much as Michael did that night.
These two. Awe man, these two messing around playing together. No way. Thanks YT!
and kottke always has that crazy grin. like he's just done something naughty.
Man, look how young they both are. Time gets us all...
Its in a soup like this that life was born.
Lovely...the way they are taking such obvious pleasure in each other's playing!
The 3/4 guitar is sometimes called a racinta. They are still popular in Mexico and South America. They were very popular in the USA in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The George Washburn Company made several models.
@sroart that sounds correct. A second trip to Nashville was made to meet Eddie Reeves, co-writer of "Ring" AND the photo shoot with Chet Atkins and Doc Watson where they play together. Both on the DVD Home & Away! Hidden in the menus of that DVD is footage of Leo getting ready for an appearence on "Nashville Now" which he taped that same day. The footage of Leo talking in the car was driving to that photo shoot. the DVD has MUCH more then these badly transferred clips
This video simply rules!
2 legends playing together , amazing !
Wow! I've heard Michael called "the guitarist from another planet". Last night I saw Leo live and he definitely is one too.
Two of my old favorites together...having fun
Thanks for posting
This would have been a very special event to attend. Could you imagine being lucky enough to be one of the people standing around.
I bought the DVD after seeing this clip. I LOVE Kottke's music. Thanks for posting ! !
Michael Hedges playing is PRETTY DAMMED IMPRESSIVE. His death is a terrible loss.
@musicalcoffeedreams
It is up to us, the lucky ones who know of Hedges and Kottke, to pass it on. I'm introducing as many of my sons' 19 and 16 year old friends as I can to these extraordinary musicians. I'm thrilled to have tickets to see Leo when he comes to Annapolis in October 2011! How fortunate we are that this moment was captured on video and that UA-cam exists.
...! like they have been playing together for years!so cool.
What JOY
Michael Hedges - Leo Kottke /Double Bill /1988 Tour
@TICETOCAR "Doodles" is a Leo Kottke original that he wrote for a pilot TV show. The show didn't end up being made, but the song is available on Leo's 1988 album "Regards from Chuck Pink." (This video is from the "Home and Away: Revisited" DVD that you can order off Amazon, too. It's one of the extras that was added in the DVD release.)
look how young they both are. Time gets us all
That makes two of us. All I know is that it was in the television show Doodles.
Two amazing guitarists.
at 50 seconds that lead melody is one of my favorites
@themachinist1000 "Doodles" was the title of a TV show pilot. Leo was asked to write the theme for the show. (Technically the song is "Theme from Doodles.") The show itself never ended up being made, but this tune is recorded on Leo's "Regads from Chuck Pink" album.
Simply uplifting! Listening to Leo and Michael brightens my days!
such timing and talent.
💗💗 love love 🌠🌠 superstars 🙏🙏
This is from the commercially made video era Leo Kottke - Home and Away but this piece is not featured on the video. It must be a rare out-take. Tbhe video is none the less excellent. I've ownede it for years and influenced others to attain it. I have seen Leo play live in Portland many times. The videos here are nice but there is nothing like seeing him up close and live. A living genius of the guitar and a brilliant performer on the live stage. I recommend that you never miss him when live.
I wish I were there....
I LOOOVE MICHAEL HEDGES. Just watch him jigging about to the music, lol
amazing, those earth signs know how to chill
Can someone tab this in guitar pro or something?
I'd give my right arm to be able to play as well as Michael Hedges!
Excellent!
The two best things to ever come out of Oklahoma...
I love the cabaret atmosphere... :)
wow wish i was there
This is from the DVD "Leo Kottke Home & Away" Revisited" (Available now!) This was NOT part of the orig. broadcast - Although the DVD is from a show in Toronto- this clip is backstage in Nashville after a show when Leo and MH toured together. The DVD is full of extras like this and extended performances
I like both. Michael headges because he's very creative and leo kottke because he's just a great guitar player. Leo is amazing beacuse he's partially deaf.
leo a virgo and michael a capricorn
theyre more 'down to earth'
love it
Still sweet. Thanks to Mike. Thanks to Leo. Thats all.
And me, too. 8 Miles High never EVER sounded so good. Plus, do recall Michael's busted D string - had it changed in like under 6 seconds. So glad I went that night.
Its called Nashville tuning. All the wound strings are the same tuning but an octave or so higher and use unwound strings like the first and second normal strings.
The greats are never forgotten. Less talked about yes. but never forgotten. And for a lot of players people like Andy Mckee and Antoine Dufour are what bridge that gap. I am sure tons of new fingerstyle players have or will soon stumble upon the genius that players like Kottke, Hedges, Atkins,and Watson gave us. It's impossible for them not to. But we are now a select breed of music lovers and you have to remember that.As long as music is the way it is stuff like this lives in the shadows =(
@smaaatkid No big deal. Mistakes are easy enough to make when reading black and white. If you like acoustic guitar the way I do, give Adrian Legg a try if you haven't already. He's got quite a few things on UA-cam...some are average, some are mind-blowing
I've seen all three guitarists and have 2 autographed
pretty cool. the way they're standing they kind of form a yin and yang....
amazing !
This is from the DVD "Leo Kottke, Home & Away Revisited" you can get it from almost any music/DVD store online- Amazon for sure. If you take a clip from a show- please respect the source and give a credit!
This is from the DVD 'Home & Away Revisited'
go buy it!
OMG
you are so alive, michael...
Here we go in 2020)
It just occurred to me - why didn't Leo and Mike Gordon include this on one of their collorations?? I would LOVE to hear Mike's bass playing counterpoint to Leo's melody on this tune. C'mon guys, next album? :)
Heges always said he is a folk player!!...those two go hand in hand!!...where the heck can we get that recording!!...
It's from a Kottke DVD called "Home and Away Revisited".
must have been in the second half of the 70ies, as I see Kottke
I can tell this was filmed around or at the time of "Home and Away" why did it not make the film ?
What is Doodles? I plead ignorance if it was a show theme from the US.
He was definitely older than that, I'm not sure the year though. Probably late 80s.
I understand it's from some dvd now... but what is doodles? is it a tv serie? a game? where can I hear the original theme? Does a studio recording exist of either MH or LK playing this? Difficult questions probably.. but hey, orville 9999999 would be nice if you could bring me/everybody up to speed on it :-) anyway, great upload.. great playing.. cheers!
Good spot. I think, though, he might be in Nashville tuning? What do you reckon?
Lindo !!!!
What year was this shot? They are both so young in it!
Why can't I get any volume. I have everything turned up to max and I can barely hear it. Anybody else have this problem?
hedges has his strings on the wrong way round!
Possibly a Martin size 5 Terz guitar
anyone know what kind of guitar that is? im guessing its a size 5, but i know that hedges died before the martin size 5's came out in 99? anyone know if thats a vintage martin, or what it is in any case?