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These deep, resonant, acoustic guitar ramblings reach back to the heart of the dustbowl, the rich rolling hills, and the clear, fresh water of a land still untainted by technology, pollution or decay. His style has been greatly influential and has been described as the foundation of american primitive guitar, a term borrowed from painting and referring. This cd finally allows faheys full vision to be heard an. As music downloads are dispatched immediately after purchase, there is no. John aloysius fahey february 28, 1939 february 22, 2001 was an american fingerstyle guitarist and composer who played the steelstring acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. Whites diner, where he used to hang out is still there, and looks like it hasnt changed since fahey s time. And yet, for nearly 30 years it was not heard in its entirety, as what was originally intended as a double album was pared down to a single lp. One of acoustic musics true innovators and eccentrics, john fahey was a crucial figure in expanding the boundaries of the acoustic guitar over the last few decades. John fahey rewrites the sound of america here in a wonderful set that stands as one of the real highlights from his takoma records years.
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