JF in 1990 called this masterpiece “a histrionic, disorganised outpouring of blather”. The final section begins with a tune he learned in Texas from Little Hat Jones called Bye Bye Blues (sic), recorded in San Antonio, Saturday, June 14, 1930. The last few pitches, played in open G minor tuning (as is the rest of the song, with the exception of the Jones tune) is augmented with the use of a butcher knife (instead of the customary bottleneck) which thus produces a Hawaiian effect. The last six notes express "futility, a hopelessness and general existential despair complicated by… read more
JF in 1990 called this masterpiece “a histrionic, disorganised outpouring of blather”. The final section begins with a tune he learned in Texas from … read more
JF in 1990 called this masterpiece “a histrionic, disorganised outpouring of blather”. The final section begins with a tune he learned in Texas from Little Hat Jones called Bye Bye Blues… read more
John Aloysius Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who played the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been greatly influential and has been described as the foundation of American Primitive Guitar, a term borrowed from painting and referring mainly to the self-taught nature of the music and its minimalist style. Fahey borrowed from the folk and blues traditions in American roots music, having compiled many forgotten early recordings in these genres. He would later incorporate classical, Portugue… read more
John Aloysius Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who played the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style ha… read more
John Aloysius Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who played the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been greatly influential and has been descri… read more