Making music during the pandemic
By Dean Wright - Special to OVP
John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen perform on the stage at Fur Peace Ranch.
Vanessa Kaukonen | Courtesy photo
Scotty Hall | Courtesy photo
Scotty Hall | Courtesy photo
Scotty Hall | Courtesy photo
POMEROY — Longtime friends and fellow musicians at the Fur Peace Ranch in Meigs County, John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen recently released their first album together as a salute to their enduring friendship and a living example of what it means to appreciate good company in challenging times.
“The project really came about as a surprise to me,” said Hurlbut. “Jorma and I have been playing together for a long time, especially in the last few years… When he called me on a day I was off and wanted to talk to me about something, he said he wanted to do this record. It was a wonderful thing that happened during some kind of gloomy times.”