Imaginational Anthem- Imaginational Anthem, Vol. 6: Origins Of American Primitive Guitar
If American Primitive Guitar begins with John Fahey and the Takoma School, then the actual origins of this sound is found within this collection of fourteen classic solo guitar performances. Recorded between 1923 to 1930, this set is the "Rosetta Stone" of style and repertoire tapped into deeply by Fahey, Basho & Rose, among many others. Sam McGee, Riley Puckett, Bayless Rose, Sylvester Weaver, Lemuel Turner, Frank Hutchison and Davey Miller are the rural artists included in this anthology. Each one of these showcases a particular technique and sensitivity sourced from the earlier 19th century parlor guitar tradition. Several of these sides are reissued for their first time including Sylvester Weaver's "Guitar Blues" which is the first solo finger picked guitar solo ever recorded. Stunningly remastered and annotated by Christopher King
Tracklist:
- Guitar Rag
- Buck Dancer's Choice
- Darkey's Wail
- Cannon Ball Rag
- Way Down Yonder Blues
- Hutchison's Rag
- Frisco Blues
- Fuzzy Rag
- Knoxville Blues
- Guitar Blues
- Jailhouse Rag
- Tramp Waltz
- Franklin Blues
- Jamestown Exhibition
UPC > 894807002851
Format > New CD
Label > Tompkins Square
Shop online at Darkside Records.
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If American Primitive Guitar begins with John Fahey and the Takoma School, then the actual origins of this sound is found within this collection of fourteen classic solo guitar performances. Recorded between 1923 to 1930, this set is the "Rosetta Stone" of style and repertoire tapped into deeply by Fahey, Basho & Rose, among many others. Sam McGee, Riley Puckett, Bayless Rose, Sylvester Weaver, Lemuel Turner, Frank Hutchison and Davey Miller are the rural artists included in this anthology. Each one of these showcases a particular technique and sensitivity sourced from the earlier 19th century parlor guitar tradition. Several of these sides are reissued for their first time including Sylvester Weaver's "Guitar Blues" which is the first solo finger picked guitar solo ever recorded. Stunningly remastered and annotated by Christopher King
Tracklist:
- Guitar Rag
- Buck Dancer's Choice
- Darkey's Wail
- Cannon Ball Rag
- Way Down Yonder Blues
- Hutchison's Rag
- Frisco Blues
- Fuzzy Rag
- Knoxville Blues
- Guitar Blues
- Jailhouse Rag
- Tramp Waltz
- Franklin Blues
- Jamestown Exhibition
UPC > 894807002851
Format > New CD
Label > Tompkins Square
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.