Just want to let folks know that Takoma Records co-founder with John Fahey, ED Denson, has passed away. He is being remembered by his countless friends.
@brucemerrifield10467 жыл бұрын
" It's like no one saw the moon until John thought to look up " - Leo Kottke
@walterneff6 жыл бұрын
I wanna hear the whole context but man that's beautiful
@philiprutter15 жыл бұрын
Wow. Now there is a stunning compliment. Beautiful is the word.
@g.bontempi6916 жыл бұрын
this is the best wiggly air that ever hit my eardrums
@Timo-892 жыл бұрын
Based
@karlkellar86146 жыл бұрын
He's the greatest. Maybe not technically -- though he's no slouch, it's very hard to play so clean and smoothly without sounding mechanical, but he does it -- but leaving that aside, a great great artist. His guitar is an extension of his soul. No one wrote such beautiful music in this idiom. I was lucky enough to see him live several times, it was unforgettable. I even got to go backstage between sets and change his strings for him once -- what an experience!
@futuropasado5 жыл бұрын
"though he's no slouch, it's very hard to play so clean and smoothly without sounding mechanical, but he does it" Reminds me of the great spanish master, Andres Segovia, just soul, purely musical.
@tylerbrandon4604 жыл бұрын
I've never heard anything that convey so many emotions in one song. He used alot of notes and chord voicings that are considered dissonant, alot of them he made up. It's like he didn't care or know what music was "supposed" to sound. He just said this is what music is supposed to sound like to me, like it or don't.
@zatoichimasseur67672 жыл бұрын
I agree he's the Goat.
@zatoichimasseur67672 жыл бұрын
@@tylerbrandon460 he was the first in his generation to sea the moon for what it really was.-
@robertloader9826 Жыл бұрын
@@zatoichimasseur6767 what really is the moon?
@povilasbarasa13534 жыл бұрын
for those interested, most of this song is incorporated into his piece "Mark 1:15" from the 1971 album "America". He stated he worked on that piece for years, so it is not surprising, in his deeply blues-rooted nature, that he tried out and improvised some of the sections beforehand, as paragraphs to some intricate folk tale in writing...
@josephtravers7774 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that tidbit! I'm sure a lot of this was improvised but the song form resembles a Classical piece of work, even if it is rooted in Roots music. I would love to transcribe this but I don't think I have the patience to do so. :)
@joeshea10105 жыл бұрын
john fahey was trying to get free, maybe like all artists, each in their own way. you see him walking down the sidewalk, counting the cracks, then looking up at the blossoms, the birds, the day coming to an end. thank you for posting
@martyschwartzhere92904 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest to ever do it.
@je76473 жыл бұрын
the greatest imo
@zatoichimasseur67672 жыл бұрын
The Goat
@joywilder90928 жыл бұрын
Today is kinda the beginning of springtime where I live. This was the perfect soundtrack for all my emotions as I explored the wild around me left by winter storms and all the damage of human purposes -- carried out when everyone was watching TV and staying warm in their temporary shelters. Next week will be a big one for prescription drug distributors.
@Ralphoifyful6 жыл бұрын
7:01 a song for the battlefields of your life
@stevegrooms11426 жыл бұрын
There is a superb biography of Fahey by Steve Lowenthal. The title is The Dance of Death: John Fahey. It just came out in paperback. The book is intelligent, knowledgeable and respectful. Poor John lived in a world of pain.
@Marsellus825 жыл бұрын
I have it, and it's a very interesting book. I wish I had more time to propose myself for a translation in my language
@djtrack165 жыл бұрын
lucky for us (and, most importantly, for himself), he was a great alchemist, able to transmute that pain into gold. i felt this way after watching nina simone's documentary too, she underwent great suffering.
@MichaelMonterey9 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of the truly original Guitar Gods of America, etc., eh? Wherever "he" is now, may the Buddha & all holy saints, angels, and peeps (of whatever species) Bless him and keep him playin' such amazingly beautiful, inspiringly pure music.
@roidrage118 жыл бұрын
+Michael Monterey fuck yeah
@mstras3 жыл бұрын
I went to see John Fahey at the now defunct Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pa back in "the day"' Short Version, some fella' using a hand truck wheels out a short half-refrigerator then he lays out an Arabian style rug' and then brings out a not before seen seen lamp. then a chair and a guitar stand. finally he brings out a guitar.. walks off-stage then quickly returns. Ladies and gentlemen, John Fahey
@unknownpmc55816 жыл бұрын
well fuck. Glad i know who John Fahey is now. Amazing guitar player, knows how to let his guitar breath, goes up, down move from side to side, twist and turn. The soundscapes are amazing.
@christiangasior42446 жыл бұрын
goes up, down, down move, up move, sideways move, parallel move, and even 90 degree move, twist and turn, twist and shout, a ting here, a tang there, walla walla big bang.
@elidearaujo95126 жыл бұрын
Big Bang scattering in spherical coordinates
@jonjennings135 жыл бұрын
This is it! The HOLY GRAIL Johns greatest this is the quintessential Fahey!
@je76473 жыл бұрын
check out the channel blind lewis, lots of great live recordings, even better ones of this song imo
@last.rights2 жыл бұрын
So painful
@WotanandFreyja10 жыл бұрын
this guitar makes me happy. Always.
@MrPundaddy11 жыл бұрын
dont ever recall getting teary over music this must be a first
@pereraddison9325 жыл бұрын
MrPundaddy ... John Fahey was an incredibly inavative guitarist who mentored Leo Kottke. Leos' 1st record, 6 & 12 string guitars, is nearly 50yrs, and still selling today. You will be doing yourself a very big favour if you have a lil listen. It's on Utube. Enjoy!...
@omnirath2 жыл бұрын
@@pereraddison932 meh huge fan of Fahey not so much of Kottke, too technical didn’t cry
@dougstrobel15574 жыл бұрын
I heard an apochraphal story that Fahey saw a poster for Douglas Fairbanks Thief of Bagdad and was compelled to play music....but chose the guitar as the most immediate entree to composing...I had that poster on my wall...pre 1976
@CalamityHillMusic4 жыл бұрын
I had a dream once withdrawing from drugs. I'd explain it to you but but this song does a far better jobs.
@MEKON176 жыл бұрын
Feels like I live lifetime listening to this song
@Marco_Venieri5 жыл бұрын
grandioso, non ho mai ascoltato chitarristi come lui, forse solo robbie basho può avvicinarsi
@Katmat876 жыл бұрын
Amazing recording, sounds like he's in my room.
@guitarsfromhell7713 жыл бұрын
this is such an incredible piece of music.
@reverseretreatrecall4 жыл бұрын
all the memories that were washed away.
@lucaterzi25656 жыл бұрын
maestro!
@Marco_Venieri5 жыл бұрын
Luca Terzi veramente
@claesmaxime29387 жыл бұрын
I am feeling so much the Vynil version when I listen to this, this is the kind of stuff i can listen to again and again...
@jeffwilliams1966 жыл бұрын
Unavailable on Vinyl.
@AubreyGrahamMaster10 жыл бұрын
Really interesting version of this song. Definitely takes you on a journey through emotions.
@AllinFC7 жыл бұрын
It's an original piece alright, but the version he recorded on vinyl was a bit different. This is apparently an earlier take on it.
@WilliamBrownGuitar7 жыл бұрын
This arrangement is called "Mark 1:15" on his "America" album, but I don't think Fahey every play it the same twice. "When the Springtime Comes Again" is incorporated into this longer tune. He's the greatest guitarist of all time IMO; as far as I am concerned more heart and soul even than Kottke.
@omnirath2 жыл бұрын
@@WilliamBrownGuitar amen
@bandicoot54128 жыл бұрын
Thanks John! In the clouds, takes creative genius to get so much variety of tones and riffs and all those sounds! Ya know?
@kanacubana8274 жыл бұрын
This makes me weep of joy
@patrickdaley67866 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting Nick. This is a lovely version. I am more familiar with his shorter version, but I really like this. To give credit where credit is due, however, the original authorship is credited to "John Fahey and Pat Sullivan". Her name seems to be left off subsequent versions.
@zatoichimasseur67679 ай бұрын
At 5:44 b begins the most hauntingly beautiful chords ever strummed.
@TheFunkyKingston6 жыл бұрын
Astral expression...! This is great!
@erikbender111 жыл бұрын
great artist
@victorpearson14185 жыл бұрын
Master of the discord revelation .
@PaoloGrego-qx3oo18 күн бұрын
❤Guitar Fairy tale
@ELVIS422111 жыл бұрын
SUN, MOON AND STARS SHINE FOR OUR FALLEN MAESTRO, MASTER AND CHAMPION COMPOSER. NICK, YOUR POSTING OF THIS JEWEL MEANS A LOT TO ME. ITS BEEN A DOZEN YEARS SINCE HE'S LEFT US. THE GOOD NEWS IS, EVIDENTLY, THERE WILL BE A MOVIE, COMING OUT IN THE WINTER OF 2013, CALLED, SOMETHING LIKE, "IN SEARCH OF BLIND JOE DEATH".
@annettemarshall48956 жыл бұрын
What happened to that?
@exoticarsusa6 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX_SiayYbqadgNk
@aumoccbei319711 жыл бұрын
if the part beginning at 7:02 doesn't send chills down your spine then i really don't know you should get yourself checked
@juanreiki12 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites. Always.
@tanqueyretorno7 жыл бұрын
Que genio :)
@rob_pj7 жыл бұрын
unreal
@jafuso6112 жыл бұрын
beautiful ~ thank you
@TheBrainBlob8 жыл бұрын
what a beautiful creationist
@jeffwilliams1966 жыл бұрын
John believed in natural selection.
@Kirilliusmacev6 ай бұрын
@@jeffwilliams196 Proofs?
@axesofoz7178 жыл бұрын
great art
@SuperBurninguitar8 жыл бұрын
bliss and heaven
@Raymantico7 жыл бұрын
love this in May 2017
@nloisoccer13 жыл бұрын
heavenly
@je76473 жыл бұрын
while he's not technically the fastest or whatever, theres something about the way he could hold the rhythm that is superhuman.
@joycecosta32365 жыл бұрын
Brian Jones must have heard that ... if you understand me ... The song is from 1963.
@jackorion7157 Жыл бұрын
6:54
@cheefinthakeef13 жыл бұрын
@guitarsfromhell77 Indeed it is.
@lampkicker6 жыл бұрын
By the way (by by the the way way) this is one human bean with one guitar with six strings playing to the gods that be.
@christiangasior42446 жыл бұрын
Or just playing for himself and others, since there are most likely no gods that be.
@booskismith94655 жыл бұрын
@@christiangasior4244 John himself believed in a God. A Great Koonaklaster.
@mr.esfusioncollect84947 жыл бұрын
Is that played with a slide?
@johnrourke43637 жыл бұрын
No.
@patrickdaley67866 жыл бұрын
Dropped D tuning - no slide
@milkvolume17114 жыл бұрын
please tell me what chord he uses to play this. thanks in advance
@evansgate4 жыл бұрын
all of them
@jimsteele20724 жыл бұрын
Unorthodox
@frankrogers98445 жыл бұрын
Is he playing at a klan meeting? ( cross and flags )
@daydreamcon63434 жыл бұрын
No
@weewee21692 жыл бұрын
john fahey was a devout christian and i think the cross is poignant