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Friday, April 28, 2023

JOHN FAHEY :: SHANLEY HALL NW UNIVERSITY Evanston, IL 1974 | Reed College, Portland, Oregon; April 8, 1967 | BIG O

 One of the most extraordinary things about Big O (despite the tirades of filth from largely US trolls with their racist sexist school boy filth) is the amazing eclectic range of postings and recently there is no exception with this item here. A favourite and fascinating guitar savant ( I would maintain) in John Fahey the extraordinarily gifted and unique self taught player and composer of guitar pieces without equal


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Disc 1
Amazingrace Coffeehouse, Shanley Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; August 24, 1974

Thanks to OldNeumanntapr and frenfri for sharing the show at Dime.

Track 01. Thus Krishna On The Battlefield 10:10
Track 02. Fare Forward Voyagers 24:08
Track 03. Owchita/Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip XIV Of Spain 19:00
Track 04. On The Sunny Side of The Ocean (false start) 0:19
Track 05. On The Sunny Side of The Ocean/Spanish Two-Step 9:45
64 mins

Bonus:
Track 06. The Revolt Of The Dyke Brigade/Requiem For Mississippi John Hurt 7:05
Live at the Great American Music Hall; San Francisco, CA; October 10, 1974 (soundboard)

Disc 2
Reed College, Portland, Oregon; April 8, 1967


Track 01. St Louis Blues 2:50
Track 02. The Great San Bernadino Birthday Party Part 1 2:22
Track 03. The Great San Bernadino Birthday Party Part 2 5:00
Track 04. Requiem for Russell Blaine Cooper Part 1 2:20
Track 05. Requiem for Russell Blaine Cooper Part 2 5:02
Track 06. Red Pony (Wine & Roses) 4:48
Track 07. On the Banks of the Owchita 5:06
Track 08. When the Catfish is In Bloom 6:45
Track 09. Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip Of Spain 5:10
Track 10. In Christ There is No East Or West 3:10




 

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