JF : “Wine and Roses is mistitled, it is actually The Red Pony. Well, okay, but why was it mistitled on the album? And is The Red Pony named after the novel by John Steinbeck? Lee Gardner: According to Fahey, swinging soundtrack composer Henry Mancini deserves a nod for inspiration for the opening Wine and Roses, a moody minor-key testament to the powers of syncopation. After hearing Mancini’s Days of Wine and Roses on the radio, Fahey tried to play it from memory later and came-up with this tune, which he later retitled The Red Pony. (from the notes to the reissue of The Dance of Death)
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JF : “Wine and Roses is mistitled, it is actually The Red Pony. Well, okay, but why was it mistitled on the album? And is The Red Pony named after th… read more
JF : “Wine and Roses is mistitled, it is actually The Red Pony. Well, okay, but why was it mistitled on the album? And is The Red Pony named after the novel by John Steinbeck? Lee Gardne… 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