John Fahey

John Fahey (1939 - 2001) was a Guitariste and American type-setter (it recorded at the beginning of its career under the name of Blind Thomas ).

It was one of the first guitarists to be played of the solos for the acoustic metal cord guitar.

It is difficult to classify it, because it was influenced by the American folk, the Classical music, the Brazilian music and the Indian Musique. In some of its last works, it tried out the dissonances and the noise; these last works were compared with the Concrete music and the industrial Musique.

It created the recording company Takoma in the years 1960, which helped to make discover guitarists like Leo Kottke , Peter Lang and Robbie Basho . In 1996, Fahey created the house Revenants Records which produces artists of folk and of Blues.

Fahey is also known for its talents of writer. He is the author of bulky articles where (amongst other things) he makes fun of the current music folk.

He wrote two books: Charley Patton , a study on the celebrates bluesman, and How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life (How the Bluegrass destroyed my life), a book of tests and an autobiographical fiction.

Discography

  • 1958-1962
    • Session Fonotone (tracks recorded before in 78 turns)

  • 1959

    • Blind Joe Death
  • 1963
    • Death Songs, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes (1st edition)
  • 1964
    • The Dance off Death and Other Plantation Favorite (republished in 1999 with additional tracks)
    • Blind Joe Death (2nd edition: 3 re-recorded tracks)

  • 1965

    • The Transfiguration off Blind Joe Death

  • 1966

    • The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party and Other Excursions
    • has Raga Called Pat (in Finland only)
    • Old Time Texas and Oklahome Fiddlin'

  • 1967

    • Days Cuts Gone
    • Blind Joe Death (3rd edition: entirely re-recorded)
    • Death Songs, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes (2nd edition; entirely re-recorded except 2 pieces)

  • 1968

    • Requia
    • The Yellow Princess
    • The Voice off the Turtle

  • 1969

    • Guitar Guitar (video)
    • Memphis Swamp Jam (3 duets with Bill Barth)
    • The New Possibility

  • 1971

    • America (the full version will appear in 1998)

  • 1972

    • Off Rivers and Religion

  • 1973

    • After the Ball
    • Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier' S Choice)

  • 1974

    • Kottke Lang Fahey
    • Old Fashioned Coils

  • 1975

    • Christmas with John Fahey vol. 2

  • 1977

    • The Best off John Fahey 1958-1977

  • 1979

    • John Fahey Visits Washington D.C

  • 1980

    • Yes! Jesus Coil to Me
    • Live in Tasmania

  • 1981

    • Railroad

  • 1982

    • Christmas Guitar Volume I (a re-recording of The New Possibility)
    • The Guitar off John Fahey - 6 one-hour tutorial cassettes

  • 1983

    • Let Go
    • Popular Songs off Christmas and New Year' S

  • 1985

    • Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Topics

  • 1987

    • I Remember Blind Joe Death

  • 1989

    • God, Time and Causality

  • 1990

    • Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories

  • 1991

    • The John Fahey Christmas Album

  • 1994

    • The Return off the Repressed (all previously released)

  • 1996

    • John Fahey in Concert (video)
    • Double 78

  • 1997

    • The Mill Lays (Double EP)
  • City off Refuge
  • Womblife
  • The Epiphany off Glenn Jones

  • 1998

    • Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts and Other Contemporary Dance Favorite

  • 2000

    • Hitomi
    • The John Fahey Trio (1)
    • The John Fahey Trio (2)
    • How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life (delivers)

External bond

  • Official site
  • Returning records, founded Label stalemate John Fahey

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