John Fahey Live Germany 1978 Hamburg Part 4

Revolt of the Dyke Brigade / Funeral Song for Mississippi John Hurt 0:00
The Grand Finale / Camptown Races / Old Southern Medley / The Discovery of the Sylvia Scott 6:08
Encore Slide Medley / Poor Boy / Steel Guitar Rag 11:42
The official tracklist is wrong :)

[@themememachine3945]

When Fahey plays the world moves at the pace of his thumb.

[@PericolososporeJerzy]

One of the greatest tv archives ever...

[@magicdave93]

John’s music should be on the NHS in the uk because it’s so mesmerising, his technique is amazing, not meany guitarists can tune their guitars while playing. God bless you John Fahey!

[@XxDirtyXxXSanchezxX]

Someday I'm gonna be as good as him...never give up dreaming ;)

[@johngallup5991]

Beautiful music. Flawless playing. Fahey at his best.

[@nashwilliams5852]

“YeAaAaaH”

[@j0lleytunes]

Saw him many times in the 70's and 80's. An entire room tranced, every time, very clearly in the hands and mind of genius This set of videos captures the All of It. Thank you!

[@LegitFUry]

A legend to folk musicians, a myth to guitarists, but only a man among men.

[@nospillblood]

Captain Stingray You are beyond lame

[@LegitFUry]

JimmyJamesonMcNulty Not going to deny the above statement.

[@weewee2169]

i identify with both of the above opposing sentiments

[@jimhoerr]

There are two distinct kinds of people: those who are John Fahey fans and those who are not.

[@adolin1338]

crank your volume as loud as it goes and listen really close at 14:52 for someone having an eargasm

[@danielschaeffer1294]

Love the opening tune -- "Revolt of the Dyke Brigade." What a title. On the Takoma "Dragon Sampler" the version he did got the most RAW sound ever recorded. Grandiose, nasty, explosive fun.

[@MrBoredom33]

Deep cut! Know where I could listen to this?

[@andrewmartin6445]

Always loved Fahey's playing.

[@hendrix178]

Brilliant can,t get enough off this guys music

[@t1r3deye5]

thanks for uploading these! i have a number of his early vinyl albums - bought in the 60s - and a ton of CDs/reprints but i've not seen an extended live performance... this reminded me why he touches and tugs on my heart so much... what a sad exquisite soul

[@ivomdcoliveira]

even the guitar tuning part is genius damn

[@ChuckDeFuque]

I got to see him at JB Scott's in Albany, NY Nov. 30 1979

[@jamesderoc6717]

mad genius at work

[@drapeblind]

spot on

[@jaredbarlow2612]

This is awesome

[@realgrug]

i wonder what else those hands can do😍

[@johnmcfadden1416]

Just as you think a door closes it becomes open.

[@MrLeaff]

quite a guitarist

[@SecretLoreOfTheOcean]

holy cow

[@j_priimo]

WOW

[@cheyennewyoming5566]

I noticed that around 7:35 in the video Fahey changes the tuning from Open C into another. Does anyone happen to know what this tuning is? Thanks in advance!

[@thFaust]

I think he just tunes down the high E note to a C. (CGCGCE to CGCGCC) So it becomes a kind of C5 tuning with the highest two strings being in unison..

[@cheyennewyoming5566]

+thFaust Thank you for reply! I have discovered that the CGCGCC section is from 'Dalhart Texas, 1967' on the America album. I learned 'When The Catfish Is In Bloom' (another great song), which is in the same tuning, so I have decided to revisit this and give it another shot! I believe parts of 'Fare Forward Voyagers' are in C5 tuning, as well. It's great when regular open C gets a little stale. If you have any other knowledge on this topic, I'd love to hear from you.

[@finite_apathy]

How does he play the melody with the two high C's though? I can't seem to find the right sounds from reasonable positions with this tuning. Its definetly correct but I just struggle with that part.

[@ivanbanovic8977]

@@finite_apathy He uses either the second and third string for melody, or both the first and second AND third, if that makes sense.

[@ivanbanovic8977]

@@cheyennewyoming5566 The entirety of Fare Forward Voyagers is in the C unison tuning, but you could also play it in DADGAD tuning, albeit with more difficulty. For more tomfoolery around Open C, you might want to listen to Discovery of the Sylvia Scott, which is the culmination of his earlier Old Southern Medley perferomances.

[@melindalemmon2149]

Was this guy an addict of some kind?

[@adolin1338]

He had quite a severe drinking problem which led to other health issues and definitely contributed to his early death, sad really. What a gifted musician

[@evansgate]

alcohol