From American and Spanish Fandango by R B Smith and S J Allgood. (Composer credit: Fahey/Smith) GW: A beautiful melodic waltz, in standard tuning, key of C, co-composed with L. Mayne Smith who plays rhythm banjo on the piece. This is interesting because John rarely played with anyone on his early recordings. Note the nice C suspended fourth chord and distinctive picking pattern by John.
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From American and Spanish Fandango by R B Smith and S J Allgood. (Composer credit: Fahey/Smith) GW: A beautiful melodic waltz, in standard tuning, ke… read more
From American and Spanish Fandango by R B Smith and S J Allgood. (Composer credit: Fahey/Smith) GW: A beautiful melodic waltz, in standard tuning, key of C, co-composed with L. Mayne Smi… 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