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Apr 25th, 2008 at 3:13 pm by Susie

John Fahey:

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on 25 Apr 2008 at 5:04 pm1G L Penrose

Thank you.
on 25 Apr 2008 at 7:42 pm2Macjazz

I learned to play guitar off John Fahey records - specifically “The Yellow Princess”, which is still my favorite album of his. Learned the title tune and one other whose name I can’t recall at the moment, also “Sligo River Blues” and “The Lonesome Death of Clayton Peacock”. And then a couple of Kottke tunes. Slow the records down to half speed, work out the notes and the fingering … very laborious.

I realized after a while that a drawback with this style is that you can’t really play with other people, they’re kind of set pieces. So I took me some lessons and learned to play me some blues and jazz (and on to rock ‘n’ roll), and been goin’ on that road ever since.

I’ve lost some of my fingerpicking skills over the years (use it or lose it!), but I still have a very warm place in my heart for John Fahey. God love him! Thanks for this one Susie!!
on 25 Apr 2008 at 9:36 pm3k

We’ve got Stop Making Sense on at the moment, so I can’t listen, but you know I’ll be back.
(Just to brag a little) I saw Kottke back in his old “Scholar Coffee Shop” days, and I have his first album. And then I saw him up at Big Tent Chatauqua a few years back. Still laid back.
And to unbrag, my semi-ex boyfriend just discovered Fahey a few months ago. I think I have to screen better.
I can do Koerner, Glover and Ray bragging too. Born in the right place at the right time, is all.
on 26 Apr 2008 at 4:26 am4Macjazz

Well, the song’s about sex, but is it really sexist?

… say, wasn’t this Bill Clinton’s theme song in the Oval Office? (Kidding … kidding!! I truly don’t care about that part of Bill’s tenure at all, not even a little bit. That stuff’s between him and Hill, and it’s all good as far as they’re concerned. End of story ^_^.)

Anyway, Fahey does a real nice version, and it’s a real good tune.
on 26 Apr 2008 at 4:49 am5Macjazz

BTW, check out “Lion”, from that same Fahey concert:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAdmDyUAESs

One of my very favorite Fahey tunes, written after his cat passed away … and it SOUNDS like a cat - playful, quick, dashing here and there … I can almost see the ball of string and smell the catnip. Brilliant! Thanks Susie, once again, for turning us on to this wonderful Fahey concert!!!!!

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