| | |  | FOLK MUSIC | Home » » John Fahey - In Concert | | | | | | | Description: | | John Fahey (a.k.a. Blind Joe Death) has been called the father of American Primitive Guitar. He brought a force and inventiveness to his compositions and playing that is firmly rooted in country blues and folk traditions. We open this DVD with a 1969 appearance on Laura Weber's Guitar, Guitar TV show. John talks about his sources of inspiration, guitar styles and techniques and general thoughts on playing. He performs In Christ There Is No East Or West, The Death Of The Clayton Peacock, Red Pony, Farther Along and other solos. We then jump thirty years to a concert John gave at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, California. His physical appearance has changed but his approach and guitar style are still the same. John performs his "hits" but he is not afraid to explore and extend these compositions to new areas and boundaries. Together with his audience he travels the musical highways that have influenced his playing and composing. This is the magic of John Fahey. "I try to keep changing my pieces each performance. If I get to having fun changing it, especially the syncopation and dynamics, then the audience really gets off on it, and it sounds like an orchestra." John presents City Of Refuge, Mexico, Discarded, Guitar Rag, Who Will Rock The Cradle, 1950's Medley: Blueberry Hill/ Sea Of Love, Special Rider, On The Sunnyside Of The Ocean, St. Vitus Dance, Dorothy and Evening Not Night. We have also included a 1996 interview with John. He talks about his life and times, composing and guitars. All in all this DVD presents thirty years of music from one of the most important guitarists of the 20th century. Running time: 118mins. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| John Fahey | | Director:
| John Fahey | | Format:
| Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Vestapol | | Run Time:
| 118 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| January 27, 2004 | | Average Customer Rating:
| based on 3 reviews |
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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
a glimpse of a true masterDec 27, 2001
By T. Bekken This little-known video of the great guitarist John Fahey is nothing less than a revelation. Fahey, looking somewhat weird in dark glasses and santa-type beard, works his way through blues, rags, country tunes, pop songs and free improvisational pieces, and he manages to tie it all together due to unfaltering integrity and unexpected stage presence. Throughout the video, there are also snippets of an interview, in which Fahey discusses his early influences and certain stylistic matters concerning his music. To guitarists, this video is a trasure; to the rest of us, it's a rare glimpse into the musical world of a true American original,who hopefully will continue to influence future musicians in spite of his untimely death earlier this year. Six strings never sounded this good. At least, not very often.
John Fahey - In ConcertDec 09, 2011
By Richard D. Brown
"Kookuck"
A must for Fahey fans. I enjoyed this. I have been a fan since the late sixties and it is a real pleasure to see him at my leasure.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Self-taught genius.Mar 18, 2009
By James P. Stamand
"blues spelunker"
What a treat to see John Fahey performing songs live on my 50" Samsung Plasma Screen TV, songs that I've heard hundreds of times since purchasing the LP's some 40 years ago. The closeups of his fingering are a real highlight. I've only seen the beginning interview and his playing on acoustic and Hawaiian guitar and I anticipate many more wonderful moments while watching the entire DVD.
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