These are two small towns directly east of Berkeley, California. Fahey spotted the names conjoined on a freeway sign. GW: This song is in open D major tuning (D-A-D-F#-A-D). John often uses a technique that he invented - a rapid roll where the thumb plays the sixth string, the index finger plays the third string, the middle finger plays the second string, and the thumb plays the fourth string. Orinda-Moraga is bluesy, dissonant, slightly ragaesque, and at times starkly impressionistic. The only time Orinda has hit the headlines was some time in the 1990s : “The shooting was the seco… read more
These are two small towns directly east of Berkeley, California. Fahey spotted the names conjoined on a freeway sign. GW: This song is in open D majo… read more
These are two small towns directly east of Berkeley, California. Fahey spotted the names conjoined on a freeway sign. GW: This song is in open D major tuning (D-A-D-F#-A-D). John often u… 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