Phil Keaggy - Fare Thee Well

[@o7levi]

I don't want to discredit any other musicians, but Phil is a deeply spiritual guy in his personal life. I've always notice it's the most spiritual people that are able to tap into something much deeper than themselves. This shows through in this piece and a lot of Phil's solo work. I think music like this is the result of a strong God>man>guitar connection rather than just a man>guitar connection.

[@nickluna5995]

im a 15 year old guitarrist just discovering phil keaggy. every one of his videos i see is better than the last and i keep favoriting them all lol. he truly is porbbably the best guitarrist to ever live. and he didnt even have all his fingers.

[@shanepennington3257]

The chord progression in the chorus here is stunningly beautiful. Absolutely transcendent.

[@chileiceman]

There are musicians and there are ARTISTS. He paints pictures and tells stories without a paintbrush and without a word!

[@zendorphan]

My older brother had this video on VHS. This is the sound that made me want to learn to play guitar. As far as acoustic groove guitar goes, Phil's one of the pioneers. People send me links of Tommy Emmanuel, Andy McKee, Don Ross, Michael Hedges all doing the stuff that Phil Keaggy has been doing for so long, but with a decidedly more subtle and deft touch. His phrasing and attention to how he shapes the attack of each note are nothing short of sublime!

[@mindsaglowin]

My favorite Phil Keaggy piece is the one he's playing at the time.

[@db0956]

I have been listening to Phil since the early 70's, and he was so good even back then. This is one of my personal accoustic favorites-such beautiful chord structure and tone. There are lots of great accoustic guitarists, and lots of great electric guitarists, but how many guitarists are equally brilliant at accoustic AND electric? I can only think of the great Steve Howe.

[@tulsapro]

Just love this guy. He's given us so much wonderful music for so many years. Refreshing.

[@CheetahSnowLeopard]

Still amazing after all these years.

[@sparky72k]

i have not heard his music in 25 years and this brought me back to where i leeped off phil is a great artist hes got a great gift

[@jazzyeddy1]

Two of my favorite Keaggy albums are' The Wind and the Wheat' and 'Beyond Nature', both contain alot of these great video pieces, these are must have albums to me. Hope you can find them and enjoy them! Phil is just too good!

[@Dogslax3333]

I think this is my new favorite song... it calms me down so much and makes me think clearly...

[@James-c8s9z]

His music is anointed by God...

[@xXaltowolfXxmp3]

I'm actually bawling right now, what a beautiful song ❤

[@futsal1958]

[@JohnElliottUK]

This is one of my favourite acoustic pieces by Phil.. so many techniques used... but, more importantly, lyrical and delicate playing where the spaces between the notes are just as important as the notes themselves... great crescendo bit at 1:48...which repeats later on. .. turn the lights down .. sit back and indulge yourself in this piece... it's wonderful.

[@Beshimi]

he is actually right; this is from Keaggy's "acoustic guitar styles" DVD, and Keaggy credits Hedges to influencing him with the tapped style, and Keaggy has always listed Hedges as one of his favorite guitarists. this video was actually released in '92. Keaggy has been around a little longer than Hedges, yes, but that doesn't mean he didn't pick up influences on the way.

[@gabemiller4882]

Beautiful songs 🎵🎶🎵

[@AcousticBruce]

geez... even though i will be able to play this someday. I am still blown away by his composition. I sure hope to create music like this someday.

[@jubjub2112]

You got that backwards cat . . . Keaggy has been jammin' since the early 70s . . . One of my favorites!

[@Coby50]

They are all so lovely and played like it's so simple, so smouth, like Living Water.... Exellent!!

[@isn10se]

It was nice to run across this video again. Use to watch this artist perform 20 years ago. This song was my fave.

[@batzapper888]

sweet and soft drive he takes the back roads no doubt

[@wdgeo]

Actually, so the story goes, Glass Harp (Keaggy's band) was recording at Ladyland Studios (J.H's studio) in NYC when Guitar Player Magazine asked Hendrix: "What's it like to be the greatest guitarist in the world" to which Jimi supposedly replied, "I don't know, ask Phil Keaggy". No one seems able, however, to locate the GP Mag issue containing said statement. That doesn't mean he didn't say it perhaps "off the record" or in some other setting. Seems plausible to me. Plus Phil is a great guy!

[@losmazeman]

Yes, I think you are correct. There is just a hint of the style on Phil's 1978 release "Master and the Muscian". I had that on vinyl and casstte tape - lol. Michael Hedges really broke the style open in 1981 with "Breakfast in the Field". I saw Hedges perform twice in the late 80s, he blew me away. Keaggy's '87 release "Wind and the Wheat" had a great deal more tapping. I like your song, "Tribes". Nice phrasing, and your timing is dead on. Keep it coming.

[@FairyWebmother]

Simply, beautiful.

[@Quazi-Moto]

That's good to know/hear. At least there are still a few people that are in it for the right reasons.

[@drbcook]

MUSICAL GENIUS for JESUS !!!!

[@Jfab777]

He's the Best

[@mindsaglowin]

Sounds like 2 guitars being played - really well!

[@billbox1916]

Excellent! :) thank you

[@Susq15]

Love Phil Keaggy!

[@haydenlandry3837]

That tapping section right at 0:30 sounds so much like "Because it's There" by Michael Hedges!

[@lastdaysguitar]

That HAD to be a two way street as they are both brilliant!

[@robdavidson1876]

Keaggy and Bruce Cockburn master guitarists!

[@mark0muzziker0]

beautiful.. :)

[@katanamanatee]

Fair enough, but in general when people say that someone is innovating something it means they are creating something in a way that hasn't really been done before, effectively a facsimile of invention, otherwise anyone who ever created anything would be called an innovator but that isn't the case. This is simply a misunderstanding between ourselves due to the use of the word innovating, but I agree, it takes a lot of skill to create music of this calibre and style.

[@katanamanatee]

Yep, although if it wasn't for Michael Hedges I doubt Keaggy would be playing that tapping style. Keaggy is no innovator but he is a great composer of music in this kind of style and has carved a recognisable sound of his own in the style. The right hand bass string taps with left hand hammer on/pull motifs are classic Hedges.

[@katanamanatee]

I believe this vid is from 1987 or so. Hedges has had records out doing this kinda stuff back in 1981. If it is the case Keaggy was doing this stuff in the '70s fair enough, but I'd like to hear some of his material from back then, would be interesting to see if it was he who influenced Hedges and not the other way round! Any tunes I should hear from the 70's doing this kinda stuff?

[@audiogutenberg9282]

They withhold your thoughts from free contemplation and use the pressure (literal physical pressure) generated by this process to force you into thinking in certain domains that they believe they can control the expression of.

[@caryverhalen]

The one the only!

[@hhandofpwn]

This version is waaaay better than the album version with string a

[@jeffhough8804]

There’s no song Phil Keggi has played or will play that I don’t like hands down flawless

[@aiteoband]

Maybe none of the techniques on this song are completely innovative, but check out some of his newer stuff where he loops everything live. He did practically invent that

[@killionaire486]

actually phil lives life as a born again christian who sees beyond materalistic values. ie life isnt about money fame and women for him. he actually came to my church about 10 years ago, hes a real humble guy but i agree its too bad he doesnt have more recognition

[@sexybisquit]

The 2 people who didn't like this song was DEAD!

[@yinyuexuesheng]

Thanks for posting these videos. I've been a fan of Keaggy for a long time. I used to have the video (VHS), but sadly I no longer have it. Does anyone know if it is on DVD?

[@batzapper888]

all these techno listerner experts...proof in the pudding here

[@losmazeman]

Actually, Keaggy precedes Hedges in the tapping style, he was doing it in the 70s. This is old video.

[@MetalMonta]

And people are all amazed by "drifting" by Andy Mckee? This is like an improvement to that, only its older :P

[@losmazeman]

Actually, Keaggy precedes Hedges with this style - he was doing it in the 70s. You are seeing old video here. ;-[)

[@chuiiadam]

Wong, guys. The tuning is EG#DF#BE

[@sexybisquit]

@MetalMonta The "slap guitar" sound is similar to Andy McKee's "Drifting", but Phil is more of an Classical Guitar Artist whose style far extends beyond most guitarists. Don't get me wrong, McKee is damn good at what he does, but I don't think many people can play like Phil as he truly has a style of his own. I saw him in concert a couple of times and he really can play just about any style of guitar that suits him from minute to the next. I don't think many folks can do that.

[@wolf30349]

tyvm!

[@wdgeo]

@snowtraveler65 Thanks for clearing that up, Snow. :-)

[@losmazeman]

Thnx! 'los

[@cjk9013]

Yeah, like SRV listened to a lot of Hendrix; Van Halen to a lot of Allan Holdsworth, etc. etc.. Does that make any of them less great because they are always improving?

[@michaelstanley4698]

Fair thee well

[@911dispatcher]

For those that didn't catch the misspelled word, it's wikipedia.

[@drummingdude0]

I would LOVE to have the chords he plays from 1:42 - 2:10 if anybody knows them by chance

[@HubbleGuitar]

magniphique

[@nikaredas]

Gah, i want to learn how to play this!!!!!!!!!

[@marleysheredder]

@nickluna5995 Glad you're 15 and you have great taste of music =)

[@nikaredas]

@vivian2gin Amen.

[@Tralman1965]

He lost part of his finger as a child from a pump on the farm he grew up on.

[@aiteoband]

yes. I don't remember why, but google does

[@Johnthegr82202]

Is he missing part of his finger?

[@Milnersdeucecoupe]

@insanitysreason oops. I could've sworn that you wrote "here's 2 musicians in it 4 the money" Dang. I guess i need to go get a new eyeglass prescription. wow. I really apologise.

[@SIZZLEBIZZLE1982]

He's missing the same finger Jerry was, strange...

[@Ezechiel91]

He actually does make 1 mistake, but considering the amount of things done completely correct, I say it's fair.

[@Mainstreamband1]

at 0:29 - it really reminds me something of michael hedges

[@wondubread]

You can't judge Andy McKee till you've seen all his songs... and its not his fault everyone thinks hes so great. This guy is great, but you cant really compare guitarists and say one is better than the other... its music, its ALL opinion. But anyway, if you like this guy, you might wanna check out this guy called Antoine Dufour. He's my favorite guitarist and hes AMAZING in my opinion.

[@OdaKa]

Ugh... I'm going to have to stop scrolling down through the comments on these Phil Keaggy videos. It's like getting rained on during a parade...

[@wileypayote]

yeah, but I think phil's music comes from a much sweeter place, a much more melodic and inspiring tone. his music is more lyrical than hedges.

[@MarkBreton]

If you would be flexible enough to do so, I would like to have this discussion through youtube messaging. I didn't hesitate, your question is so loaded that it requres a lengthy response; this forum is inadequate to that task. If, as I stipulated before, you want to have an intelligent conversation free of prejudice but depending on intellectual honesty I am all for it. I am not going to dance to your tune, however. The question is not clever and the trap has not been set.

[@kalavic]

@echoes185 Pretty serious oppression. Interesting who "they" was or what "best guitarist title" you're talking. But with talent like Phil's, why should we have to rely on all of these ambiguous claims of recognition from Hendrix, mainstream awards, etc? His music says it all.

[@mindsaglowin]

Wow, that capo is set really high up!

[@Quazi-Moto]

If he's not making tons of cash with an ability like that, well then stop the world... I want off.

[@nickluna5995]

@marleysheredder haha yeahhhh im probably one of the only guys youll meet my age thats not brainwashed by mainstream music xD

[@MarkBreton]

@ZOMBIELANDakaUSA The first question is this: do you really want answers? Are you truly intellectually curious about the concept of "God" or are you angry at people who claim to speak for him and simply want to prove religious people wrong? If you want to have a legitimate dialog I will answer any question you have. You are going to have to put your prejudice aside and allow your intelligence, which you obviously have, to take over, however, or we cannot discuss it.

[@stuksy4321]

@jcalcasola : )

[@iiirdeyeheretik]

You're all silly. They're contemporaries. Saying one influenced the other is stupid. It's like saying "ZOMG HANDEL INFLUENCED BACH!" =( THey're contemporaries, they influence eachother.. Who starts what first doesn't matter.

[@mindsaglowin]

Why does he look so much like Art Garfunkel here?

[@dentalnovember]

It’s a shame the producers of Doc Mcstuffins ripped off Phil on this one.

[@echoes185]

yeah phil was apparently supposed going to be the greatest guitarist, but they wouldnt give him the title cuz he was a christian its just completely stupid

[@TimBedley]

2 deaf people watched this video.

[@Milnersdeucecoupe]

@insanitysreason You hypocrite. you're saying that in comparing artists, and finding that one is superior to the other is an insult to both artists? But in your prior comment below, you just dealt Phil Keaggy a baldfaced insult. It would appear that you are the biased one here.

[@MOJODEVA]

virtuoso's rarely make a ton of money....in order to make a ton of money you would have to appeal to mindless reprobates whose minds are ruined and unable to appreciate real musical talent, creativity, and artistry. They prefer debauchery, heavy makeup, nudity, and various types of perversion and sexual content over real music....

[@Beshimi]

no, Jimi did not say that. it is a ridiculous rumor and i'm sorry to say you're gullible for believing it. Phil himself will attest to its falsehood. please stop spreading it around.