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John Fahey October 31, 1979 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 03:20:00 +0000

John Fahey

October 31, 1979

Great American Music Hall

San Francisco, CA

Soundboard

Disc One:

01. (Banter/Tuning)

02. On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean/Spanish Two-Step

03. Lion…(Tuning Problems/Banter)….

04. Lion (continues)…(Banter/Tuning)

05. Steamboat Gwine Round Da Bend/How Green Was My Valley…(Fahey takes a break)

Disc Two:

01. (Banter/Tuning)

02. Steve Talbot On The Keddie Wye…(Banter/Tuning)

03. The Approaching Of The Disco Void…

04. (Tuning)…Guitar Lamento/Christmas Fantasy/Gaucho…(Banter)

05. Imitation Train Whistles (false start)…(Banter/Tuning)

06. Imitation Train Whistles/Po’ Boy/Steel Guitar Rag

07. (Banter)

08. Ocean Waves/Christ’s Saints of God Fantasy/Stomping Tonight On The Pennsylvania-Alabama Border/In Christ There Is No East or West…(fades out)

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Robbie Basho April 8, 1967 Reed College, Portland, Oregon

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 02:41:00 +0000

Robbie Basho

April 8, 1967

Reed College, Portland, Oregon

Lineage: SBD -> Master reel > cassette (1985, mono)

Transfer (2019 by grner1 & zuma11): Cassette > Nakamichi Dragon > Protools 12 (at 24bit/48kHz), tracking & trimming (no EQ or compression) > 16/44.1 > xACT 2.48 > flac

Length: 45:43

1. Medicine Raga

2. Lost Lagoon Suite

3. Song 3

4. Song 4 (cut)

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John Fahey April 8, 1967 Reed College, Portland, Oregon

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 02:32:00 +0000

John Fahey

April 8, 1967

Reed College, Portland, Oregon

1. St. Louis Blues

2. The Great San Bernadino Birthday Party Part 1

3. The Great San Bernadino Birthday Party Part 2

4. Requiem for Russell Blaine Cooper Part 1

5. Requiem for Russell Blaine Cooper Part 2

6. Red Pony (Wine & Roses)

7. On the Banks of the Owchita

8. When the Catfish is In Bloom

9. Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip Of Spain

10. In Christ There is No East Or West

Length: 42:33

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Gwenifer Raymond Janice Long Show BBC Radio Wales

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 02:16:00 +0000

Gwenifer Raymond

Janice Long Show

BBC Radio Wales

Cardiff

Wales

22nd December 2020

Adam Walton sitting in as presenter.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qk2r

BBC iPlayer archive stream > get_iplayer > .ts (aac, 320kbps/48k) > ffmpeg (trimming)

interview

Hell For Certain

interview

Eulogy For Dead French Composer

interview

Gwaed Am Gwaed

Running time [45:29]

Adam Walton has music from Gwenifer Raymond in session.

https://gweniferraymond.bandcamp.com/

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PETER LANG 1975-12-13 Cary, IL at Harry Hope’s (Fragment)

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 02:06:00 +0000

PETER LANG 1975-12-13

Cary, IL at Harry Hope’s (Fragment)

Opening for Oregon

Peter Lang: guitar

Tracklist:

01 [cuts in} song introduction (1:36)

02 Thoth Song (3:05)

03 Tuning and song intro (1:13)

04 Future Shot at the Rainbow (5:34)

Total time = 11:28

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Isasa "Isasa"

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 16:13:00 +0000

Isasa by Isasa

Isasa’s fourth LP is a guitar excursion from a skillful, humble guide. Minimal, contemplative songs, rich in atmosphere and warm in spirit.

Desert Rat Blues (Ragtime Ralph cover) by rhabarberkompott

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 03:18:00 +0000

What an amazing cover! And there's more, go to this youtube page now!

Just in case you don't know who Ragtime Ralph is, go HERE. There is a lot of Ralph's music available on this blog, all authorized by Ralph.

John Fahey - Boon's Treasury, Salem OR January 10th, 1982

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 05:18:00 +0000

Credit unknown. Thanks to Duane for finding this gem.

Tracklist:

A01 On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean
Spanish-Two-Step
Spanish Flang Dang
Spanish-Two-Step
A02 Lion
How Long
Lion
A03 Steamboat Gwine 'Round De Bend
A04 How Green Was My Valley
A05 Steve Talbot On The Keddie Wye
A06 The Approaching Of The Disco Void
A07 Cigarette Break
A08 Christmas Fantasy Part 1
The Lonely Goucho
Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel
Guitar Lamento>

B01 >Melody McBad
B02 The Grand Finale

Total time: 69:21"

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John Fahey - Boon's Treasury Tavern Salem OR November 11th, 1993

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 06:06:00 +0000

Tom Russell

Disc One (Soundcheck + Set One):

01 Soundcheck: Open D Themes
02 Fahey speaks
03 Marilyn (aborted)/Tuning
04 Marilyn
Mood Indigo
Diane Kelly Themes
O’Holy Night
My Prayer
05 Tuning
06 Steamboat Gwine ‘Round De Bend
07 Enigmas And Perplexities Of The Norfolk And Western
Come On In My Kitchen
08 Tuning/Banter
09 Red Rocking Chair

Disc Two (Set Two):
01 Tuning/Banter
02 View
Rain Forest
03 The Sea Of Love
Tuning/Banter
04 Blueberry Hill
05 The Great Pretender
In The Still Of The Night
06 Tuning
07 Afternoon Espee Through Salem
Po’ Boy
Steel Guitar Rag
08 Tuning/Banter
09 Tuff
Come And Go With Me
Come Softly To Me
Special Rider Blues
10 Maggie Campbell Blues
11 Tuning/Banter
12 Claire
13 Dorothy

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John Fahey Palace Theater, Silverton, OR. 1987-07-02

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 03:33:00 +0000

1987-07-02

Palace Theater, Silverton, OR.

01 - Sunny Side of the Ocean / Spanish Two Step / Spanish Fandango / Spanish Two Step (again) ( 11:12 )
02-Evening Mysteries of Ferry Street ( 02:57 )
03-Are You From Dixie? ( 02:37 )
04-Slide Medley ( 03:09 )
05-Deep River/Old Man River ( 05:16 )
06-You'll Find Her Name Written There ( 06:06 )
07-Nightmare/Summertime ( 04:47 )
08 - Poor Boy Long Ways From Home ( 05:10 )
09-Away in a Manger/Jesus Won't You Come by Here/Go Tell It on the Mountain ( 05:01 )
10 - Poor Boy (the OTHER Poor Boy!) / Steel Guitar Rag ( 06:32 )

total time approx 53 minutes.

MP3 only, flac file is mia

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John Fahey - The Matrix, San Francisco 1969

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 21:53:00 +0000

John Fahey

The Matrix
San Francisco, California
United States of America

11 February 1969

John Fahey - acoustic guitar

01. Bicycle Built For Two 1:06
02. Stomping Tonight on the Pennsylvania Alabama Border 5:34
03. Some Summer Day 5:39
04. The Yellow Princess 12:58

Total Time: 25:19

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Dan Bachman: The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose - American Primitive Guitar Festival 2018

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 22:01:00 +0000

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The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose

The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose - American Primitive Guitar Festival 2018

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Glenn Jones House Concert

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 03:34:00 +0000

The Glenn Jones House Concert was recorded September 2006 in or around Seattle.
I consider Glenn to be one of the torch bearers for the great guitar playing style of John Fahey. Despite what the AllMusic review of his first studio release, I believe he does break new ground. The tunings and capo use is inventive and results in sounds that while true to Fahey, are more modern sounding and mature. American Primitive all grown up? Perhaps.

Probably the other factor is that Jones plays music that is very moody, not like that bad girlfriend you once had, but music that creates an aura. The guitar in Jones' hands is a storyteller. Too many instrumental guitarists fail to move me, not because they lack technique, but because they rely on it. Glenn has both technique and a story telling ability. Fahey was, at times, short on technique, but it didn't matter, he got the message across. Glenn likes to use dissonance to create the story he is telling and I think he has really taken it to another level. Fahey's Dance of Death was amazing, but I don't think he ever topped it or matched it and it was rather early in his long career. Jones is also fond of playing the 12 string. Gotta love the 12 string.
Give it a listen and please drop a comment.

Track listing
1. Intro (Greetings)
2. Freedom Raga
3. Intro (Talking)
4. The Teething Necklace
5. Intro (Talking)
6. Against My Ruin
7. Intro (Talking)
8. The Doll Hospital
9. Intro (Talking)
10.David And The Phoenix
11.Intro (Talking)
12.Sphinx Unto Curious Men
13.Outro

Artist website

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John Fahey live at Passim's in Cambridge, MA on April 16th, 1986

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:22:00 +0000

John Fahey live at Passim's in Cambridge, MA on April 16th, 1986
Cassette received in trade long ago, unknown gen.
There are cuts in the recording
Maxell UDS-II 90 cassette > Tascam 302 > Audiograbber > Audacity > CD Wave Editor > TLH FLAC 6 aligned on sector boundaries using fix

Rank Stranger
March 2020

Tracklist

A01 On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
Spanish Two-Step
Spanish Fandango
Spanish Two-Step
A02 Banter
A03 Steamboat Gwine 'Round de Bend
A04 How Green Was My Valley
A05 Banter
A06 Silent Night
A07 Banter
A08 Sunset on Prince George's County
The World is Waiting for the Sunrise
A09 Banter
A10 Deep River
Ol' Man River
A11 Banter
A12 Rain Forest

B01 Steve Talbot on the Keddie Wye
B02 Banter
B03 Ocean Waves
B04 Black Mommy
B05 Melody McOcean
B06 Banter
B07 Beverley
B08 The Revolt of the Dyke Brigade
Requiem for John Hurt
B09 Sunflower River Blues

Total time: 91:03"

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Ten Years Gone : A Tribute to Jack Rose

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 20:11:00 +0000

Ten Years Gone : A Tribute to Jack Rose by Various Artists

John Fahey live at the Grand Theater in Salem Oregon on December 12th 1991.

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 21:47:00 +0000

John Fahey live at the Grand Theater in Salem Oregon on December 12th 1991.

Italy 1982 by Roberto Menabo (?)

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Tracklist:

A01 Intro
A02 Son House
Mood Indigo
O' Holy Night
A03 O' Little Town Of Bethlehem
Interlude
Rain Forest
A04 Jingle Bells
Son House (fragment)
Marilyn
My Prayer
A05 Talking And Tuning
A06 Steamboat Gwine 'Round de Bend
A07 Talking
A08 Snowflakes
A09 Silent Night
Snowflakes
A10 Worried Blues
Come On In My Kitchen

End of first set

B01 Tuning
B02 Red Rocking Chair
with fragments from: Russel Blaine Cooper
Willie Moore
The Voice Of The Turtle
Pretty Polly
Russell Blaine Cooper
B03 Talking And Tuning
B04 The Sea Of Love
Blueberry Hill
The Great Pretender
In The Still Of The Night
The Thing At The End of New Hampshire Avenue
Come Softly and Go With Me
B05 The First Noel
B06 Talking And Tuning
B07 We Three Kings Of Orient Are
What Child is This (fragment)
Tuning
B08 What Child is This
Hark! The Herald Angel Sing
O Come All Ye Faithful
B09 Irish Medley

Isasa - US East Coast Tour

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 21:33:00 +0000

US East Coast Tour Artwork: @abelcuevas

8/16 Boston, MA @ House Show
8/17 Turner Falls, MA @ Peskeomskut Park
8/18 New Haven, CT @ Never Ending Books
8/19 Brooklyn, NY @ Synesthesia
8/20 Philadelphia, PA @ The Random Tea Room 8/21 Washington, DC @ Rhizome
8/22 Baltimore, MD @ Club 603
8/23 Staunton, VA @ Black Swan Books & Music 8/24 Blackburg, VA @ Oddfellow’s Lodge
8/25 Columbus, OH @ Bourbon Street
8/26 Lousville, KY @ Chapel of St. Phillip Neri
8/27 Nashville, TN @ Proper Saké Co.
8/28 Birmingham, AL @ House Show
8/29 Athens GA @ Flicker Theatre
8/30 Asheville, NC @ Static-Age Records
8/31 Durham, NC @ House Show

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John Fahey - UNISSUED STUDIO SESSIONS 1977

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 03:16:00 +0000

Heinrich Kley

From the fine person who sent me these tapes:

The origins of the “77 session” tapes are shrouded in mystery. That they were professionally recorded studio tapes is no longer in doubt – as was born out when Shanachie Records issued “God, Time & Causality” in the 1990s. Aural comparison of certain tracks from the ’77 sessions confirms that they derive from the same masters. They can’t have originated with Shanachie, which did not exist as a record company in 1977. We speculate that the tapes were actually made in the Yazoo studio in New York by the late Nick Perls. Perls, owner of Yazoo, was known to have recorded (in 1972) Fahey and also possessed unissued tapes of other artists such as Woody Mann and Ari Eisinger. Shanachie took over the Yazoo catalogue in 1989 – so it’s entirely possible they may have received unissued master tapes. An alternative theory is that they were demo tapes for the Takoma “Visits Washington D.C.” album which came out in 1979. Some of the themes (notably “Melody Brennan”) were reprised on that album.

This dub of the tapes came to me via one Jürgen Kleine, a Fahey fan and early collector in Germany. I began corresponding with Jürgen sometime in the early 1970s after answering a small ad he placed in “Guitar” magazine seeking contact with other Fahey fans. Jürgen’s importance to what Fahey described as his “spy network” can’t be under-estimated. He became the fount, the conduit through which tablature, bootleg cassette tapes, photocopies of magazine articles – anything Fahey-related – was disseminated to the (at that time) smallish circle of Fahey fans. The network included Glenn Jones, Ragtime Ralph and maybe a dozen or so others. Jürgen’s 1984 letter enclosing the cassettes states that he had full permission from Fahey to copy for distribution. But he does not say where he got the tapes from. He may have gotten from Fahey himself, as with some of the material he sent me. Perhaps Glenn Jones? Who knows?

Anyway, it’s my opinion for what it’s worth that the tapes represent Fahey at the top of his game and are some of the most interesting of the unreleased bootlegs.

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Below is the post from johnfahey.com for these unreleased tapes. The pieces that match the God Time & Causality have been omitted.

Sandy on Earth
Originally titled "The Nut House". Rerecorded (or not) for "God Time & Causality" 12 years later. By which I mean that on the unreleased version we have these little occasional electronic effects, reverb and echo and such, which really add a tinge of excitement. Not that the unvarnished "Let It Be" version isn't a major classic.

Bossa Nova Song 1 & 2
Elder-Z-Travels
Parts of this recycled into "Melody McBad"
Melody Brennan
Hare Krishna Song 1 & 2
The main theme of this drop-dead brilliant 18 minute piece was used in "Charlie Becker's Meditation" on "Railroad". We tried at various times to get Fahey to a) remember this piece, and b) having remembered it, get it released. As you will realise, to no avail.

Melody McBad/Portland Cement Factory/Funeral Song for John Hurt
Rerecorded (or not) for "God Time & Causality" 12 years later.

Unknown Song Takes 1 & 2
Unknown Bossa Nova
Unknown Song/Nut House
Lover Come Back to Me
Lover Come Back to Me/I'll See You in my Dreams
Unknown Song
Rubber Dolly
The Nut House (part)

Adobe Books Sunday Night Series featuring Angel Archer, Alexander & Jakob Battick

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:00:00 +0000

Adobe Books Sunday Night Series featuring Angel Archer, Alexander & Jakob Battick March 31, 2019 Adobe Books, San Francisco, CA

Jakob Battick
Alexander
Angel Archer

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James Blackshaw 2010-12-07 Arena, Wien, Austria

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Sun, 02 Jun 2019 19:23:00 +0000

34 minutes!
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John Fahey Guinness Fleadh Festival Randall's Island, New York on June 13th, 1998

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:30:00 +0000

John Fahey Guinness Fleadh Festival Randall's Island, New York on June 13th, 1998.

From a cassette received in trade, unknown generation.

Lineage: Tascam 302 > McIntosh C40 Preamp > TEAC CD-RW 890 MK2 > CDRW ripped with EAC (secure mode), cut and indexed with CD Wave Editor >
Audacity > TLH Flac level 6, aligned on sector boundaries using fix.

Total time: 36:29"

No tracklist, any info welcome!

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Blind Brand X and Dixie X Live at Groundswell Cafe

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 03:48:00 +0000

Ralph Johnston aka Blind Brand X

Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 13th, 2016

Peter Gunn variations

A little humor my dear Zilkov, always with a little humor / The internationally renowned Takoma Park, Maryland academy of Taoist tap dancing rag

Delta slider blues

Ghost train to Valhalla

The January 2015 american primitive guitar tour of Spokane, Portland and Seattle rag

The Fonotone waltz

Peavine blues

Has anybody seen my ghoul?

A tearful Stephen King carries the body of the recently deceased clayton peacock to a pet semetary just down the road

Rags don’t rattle rag

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Hi all, here's a great set by Ralph Johnston from way back in 2016. Huge thanks to Alex for recording this show. I had the pleasure of meeting Alex and Ralph at the 1000 Incarnations of the Rose fest last year and I'm so glad. Great guys!!

john fahey 4 june 1999 taku taku, kyoto

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:30:00 +0000

http://portlandmuseumofmodernart.com/John-Fahey-past

john fahey

4 june 1999
taku taku, kyoto

john fahey (guitar)

1. 8:53
2. 20:27
3. 19:45
4. 9:31
5. 14:34
6. 1:09

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John Fahey live at the Hunter College Assembly Hall New York on May 31st, 1975

delta_slider@yahoo.com (J Scott Moore) — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:27:00 +0000

From a Memorex MRX3 Oxide cassette received in trade years ago, unknown generation.
There are cuts between the songs, second side of the cassette is blank.
So unfortunately, this is far from complete, but all I have from this show.

Quote from a review by Paul Nelson in "The Village Voice":

"Without a word, he picked up his guitar and played the first song.
It lasted 45 minutes and was quite remarkable, as was the rest of his three-hour concert"
Taken from:
Claudio Guerrieri "The John Fahey Handbook" Vol. 2 ISBN 978-0-9853028-1-8

01 Section From Christ's Saints Of God Fantasy
Stomping Tonight On The Pennsylvania-Alabama Border
Section From Christ's Saints Of God Fantasy
02 In Christ There Is No East Or West
03 Beverly
04 On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean
05 Spanish Two-Step
06 Lion
How Long
Lion
07 The Revolt Of The Dyke Brigade
08 Funeral Song For Mississippi John Hurt
08 Wine And Roses

Total time: 44:03"
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In his book, Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey, American Guitarist, author Steve Lowenthal cites a review of John Fahey’s performance at Hunter College in New York by the Village Voice’s Paul Nelson in 1975:

“His guitar-playing is a deliberate mixture of psychology, order, mythology, poetry, and genre–all very exact, with the meaning entirely between the lines. Part of our fine national school of minimal acting, glints of feeling shining through the stoic, awesome professionalism that is characteristic of the American hero, John Fahey seems to me to be the Clint Eastwood/Steve McQueen of the guitar. I’d hate to meet him in a dark alley. He didn’t even say goodbye.”