This was mostly a transcription of a piece for koto by Kimio Eto that I played when I intro'ed for Robbie Basho at a concert circa 1972 in Berkeley. Eto had composed the piece when very young as a tribute to his teacher. And so, in the context, it was also meant as a tribute by me to Robbie for his mentorship.
The tape recording itself was unearthed by Kyle Fosbugh, part of a body of old concert tapes of Robbie Basho that he had acquired from Glenn Jones.
Chuck is originally from North Carolina, and grew up musically on Elizabeth Cotton's playing. It is easy to feel these roots, and more, as there are echoes back into Scotland and England Richard Osborn
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