acoustic music from the heartland

Glenn Thomas Butterhorn is an acoustic musician/songwriter based in Missouri.  Performs original and old timey music.  Guitarist,  mandolinist and old time fiddler.   Glenn specializes in writing roots,  and country oriented music. Mentor on fiddle was Vesta Johnson a well known Kirkwood, Missouri old time fiddler.

Please Youtube Vesta for excerps of her

playing and interviews.

Glenn  also played fender telecaster guitar in several

country and country rock groups during his career.

Active in jamming acoustic, BG, and old

timey fiddle tunes in St. Charles County,  Mo.

A big thank you goes out to the following folks,  Billy Engel,

Jim Steitz,  Carl Seaver,  and Wally Roberson who helped on the instrumentation and recording process.

Billy Engel mastering some of selections and pedal steel.

Jim Steitz on fraling banjo & guitar.  Carl Seavers on acoustic guitar, hammered dulcimer and mandolin on selected tracks.

Wally Roberson on bass guitar on selected tracks.

Glenn Thomas Butterhorn on acoustic guitar,  lead guitar, mandolin, keyboards on selected tracks  and featuring 

playing old time fiddle on many of the recordings.

Lead vocals on all originals and other tracks.

Recording & some mastering by Glenn.

hillside musician productions

Dedicated to:  my family and friends.

Special Thanks to:

Scott Ruzas,  Doug Foehner, Michael Eisenbeis,

Tedd Kerr and Andrew Beeny

for your friendship,  and much appreciated

support in my endeavors.

All positive comments are welcomed.

The first seven songs are originals.

1949 Gibson L48

My spring/summer garden

The greatest gift of nature

Vesta Johnson Old time Missouri Fiddler

Vesta you are playing squares and waltzes

in heaven.

Estey Baby Grand Piano  

100+ years of age