Sligo River Blues

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Sligo River Blues was recorded in a church in Maryland by a 20-year-old Fahey, who named the three-minute acoustic piece after Sligo Creek, a small river near where he grew up in Takoma Park, Maryland. Written for solo guitar the piece is a repeating cycle based on first, fourth, and fifth notes. Broken down it appears simple, if not repetitious. But it can assume a dynamic of its own when played, shifting from a series of notes to a melody to a mantra. View wiki
Sligo River Blues was recorded in a church in Maryland by a 20-year-old Fahey, who named the three-minute acoustic piece after Sligo Creek, a small r… read more
Sligo River Blues was recorded in a church in Maryland by a 20-year-old Fahey, who named the three-minute acoustic piece after Sligo Creek, a small river near where he grew up in Takoma … read more

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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

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