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	John Fahey
		Fahey announced himself with a style based on an original folk blues theme, encompassing blues, jazz, country and gospel music, and at times incorporating classical pieces, although retaining an almost traditional edge to his arrangements.
		Fahey re-recorded the album in 1964 and 1967 (The Legend Of Blind Joe Death, released in 1996, is a mix of all three albums), and by the late 60s it had become a cult record, one with which to be seen, rather than actually play.
		Fahey affiliated himself with the alternative rock community in the 90s, concentrating on the electric guitar and musique concrete instead of the acoustic blues/folk of his earlier albums.
	hotguitarist.com /music_artists/john_fahey.htm (710 words)

	John Fahey - Biography - AOL Music
		Fahey was a colorful figure from the time he became an accomplished guitarist in his teens.
		Fahey sold Takoma to Chrysalis in the mid-'70s, but continued to record regularly, and also tour (though his live performances were erratic).
		The Fahey discography is dauntingly large and diverse; the neophyte is advised to start with the two-disc Return of the Repressed, but those who wish to dig deeper will be very pleased with Takoma's extensive reissues, which started to appear in the late nineties.
	music.aol.com /artist/john-fahey/37917/biography (654 words)

	What ever happened to John Fahey?
		When John Fahey's recordings of syncopated, finger-style guitar compositions, redolent of old blues, rags and hymns, began appearing in the early 1960's, he was taken to be an acoustic blues revivalist or a coffeehouse folkie.
		Fahey's moment as he rides back into view as an avant-garde father figure, whom the guitarist Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth has acknowledged as a "secret influence." John Fahey's music is conceptually slippery, belonging to no genre.
		Fahey found him, had lost interest in music but saw an opportunity to get off the Mississippi plantation where he was a tenant farmer.
	www.acousticfingerstyle.com /jfahey.htm (1422 words)

	John Fahey
		John and the organization he leads embody what so many nonprofits strive for -- innovative business models that advance the core mission while creating sustainability, inspirational and passionate leadership, and collaboration across geographic borders and lines of business.
		We are proud to highlight John's boundless energy, his ability to assemble and empower a passionate team, and his leadership in adapting to a changing marketplace and world.
		JOHN FAHEY: Yes, a lot of people don't know that we're a nonprofit, but we have been for more than 100 years.
	www.casefoundation.org /leaders/fahey (230 words)

	The History of Rock Music. John Fahey: biography, discography, reviews, links
		John Fahey is the man who introduced the stream of consciousness into folk music, and turned folk music into classical music, and then made it cross the boundaries of western and eastern music.
		Fahey aveva due modelli a cui ispirarsi, il Pete Seeger di Goofing Off Suite (1955) e il Sandy Bull di Fantasia For Guitar and Banjo (1963), ma il risultato fu una musica introspettiva e personale che aveva poco in comune con quei modelli (puramente tecnico il primo, e trascendentale il secondo).
		Quello di Fahey è un flusso di coscienza collettivo, è il flusso di coscienza di un'umanità intera che si riconosce nelle odissee di tutti i "viaggiatori lontano in avanti", tutti i grandi piccoli Ulisse che navigarono, cavalcarono o camminarono, verso l'ignoto.
	www.scaruffi.com /vol1/fahey.html (1952 words)

	village voice > music > John Fahey's + by Mitch Myers
		John Fahey's life on earth ended in 2001, but the iconic guitarist was always a man out of time.
		Fahey the musician was an obstinate blues scholar who advanced a decidedly non-folkie version of instrumental Americana and who formed his own record company at the age of 20.
		Fahey hated the decade in which he came to prominence and reserved a particular antipathy for the grandiose self-indulgence of hippies.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0310/myers.php (663 words)

	John Fahey Page in Fuller Up, The Dead Musician Directory
		John Fahey was born on February 28, 1939 in Takoma Park, MD. His father played popular songs on the piano and Irish harp, and his mother was also a pianist.
		Although Fahey preferred to be known as an American primitivist, he was widely acknowledged as the "godfather of the New Age guitar movement," and his recordings (over thirty albums for a wide variety of labels) showcased his ongoing musical explorations.
		John Fahey, a guitarist who carved out a private corner of Americana only to see it become a foundation of new age music, died on Thursday at Salem Hospital in Salem, Ore., after undergoing sextuple heart bypass surgery, said Mitch Greenhill, the president of Folklore Productions and Mr.
	elvispelvis.com /johnfahey.htm (1771 words)

	www.myspace.com/johnfahey
		John Fahey (1939 - 2001) was an American guitarist and composer, and one of the first guitarists to perform solo works for the steel-string acoustic guitar.
		In later years, Fahey was much admired and cited as an influence by a new generation of musicians, probably as much for the resoluteness with which he followed his individual path as for his interest in alternate tunings.
		Fahey was also noted for his writing skills, having written voluminous liner notes which (among other things) satirized the folk music scholarship of his day.
	myspace.com /johnfahey (866 words)

	John Fahey (musician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who pioneered the steel-string guitar as a solo instrument.
		John Aloysius Fahey was born in Takoma Park, MD into a musical household--both his parents played the piano.
		Fahey and ED Denson, a Washington, DC area friend who had also moved west, decided to track down Blues legend Bukka White by sending a telegram to Aberdeen, MS (White had sung that Aberdeen was his hometown, and Mississippi John Hurt had been rediscovered using a similar method).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Fahey_(musician) (1711 words)

	Byron Coley on John Fahey
		John Fahey is one of the premier guitarists/composers of our era.
		Fahey released one album in the '50's, ten in the '60's, eight in the '70's, nine in the '80's, and nine-or-so in the '90's.
		These pairings, while obvious to Fahey (who has always considered his music as a part of the avant garde), upset some of his old fans, but that was an inevitable byproduct of his re-emergence.
	www.furious.com /perfect/fahey/fahey-byron.html (1859 words)

	John Fahey
		Fahey, who had been in ill health for several years, underwent two open-heart surgeries in the past week, and was placed on kidney dialysis late Wednesday night, according to hospital reports.
		Born in Takoma Park, Maryland in 1939, Fahey was a musical prodigy, mastering piano and Irish harp at an early age.
		Fahey, who earned an M.A. in folklore and mythology from American University, was always as interested in the genesis -- both spiritual and literal -- of the music that fascinated him as he was in its form.
	www.steamboats.com /hobbies/faheyobit.html (566 words)

	John Fahey - The Yellow Princess (Album Review)
		Fahey is undoubtedly one of the lesser-known fathers of modern progressive music, be it progressive folk, rock, or jazz.
		All of these influences meld together to make Fahey one of the few, truly unique forces in American music history, and all of them are apparent on his classic from 1968: The Yellow Princess.
		The Yellow Princess was a significant record for Fahey in that it marked a shift from the delta blues of his Blind Joe Death records to the realm of music inspired not just by America’s South but also by the world at large.
	www.musicbox-online.com /reviews-2006/fahey-yellowprincess.html (608 words)

	Amazon.ca: After the Ball: Music: John Fahey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		I became interested in John Fahey while in college through the credit Leo Kottke gave to Fahey in liner notes and in covering several Fahey tunes.
		Among Fahey fans, this disc is not particularly popular because as with 'Rivers and Religion' (my Fahey favorite) he uses a Dixieland/ragtime orchestra on several cuts.
		Fahey was always trying to do something interesting with his music.
	www.amazon.ca /After-Ball-John-Fahey/dp/B00005MHV6 (689 words)

	Washington City Paper: John Fahey, 1939—2001
		Fahey effectively established his legacy on his own terms, not only as a performer but as a writer and a record-label owner; in whatever guise, he remained a staunch champion of the music that had changed his life back in the '50s.
		What you also hear is Fahey's attraction to the mystery and drama of the blues, and his attempt to illuminate—or at least to confront—the suffering and sense of dread he heard on those Blind Willie Johnson and Patton 78s.
		Fahey was creating new material right up until the end and had recently recorded four CDs' worth of demos, including originals and songs by George Gershwin and Irving Berlin.
	www.washingtoncitypaper.com /special/fahey030901.html (2284 words)

	John Fahey - RIP - A Eulogy
		John Fahey embraced all, for as all great men, he was on a search for the truth or maybe a search for what it's really all about.
		I first heard John Fahey's music 33 years ago; it changed my life; when I first saw him perform, it changed my life; when we became friends, it changed my life.
		John didn't like adulation, he simply wanted love and care in its purist form for what he himself was; just like all honest people.
	www.cascadeblues.org /History/JohnFahey.htm (859 words)

	John Fahey : Red Cross - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		In a manner perhaps typical of Fahey, this collection of self-produced pieces ends his career on a note both simple and probing.
		For the first time in years, we hear Fahey, if not without, then at least de-emphasizing the experimental, and at times downright menacing leanings, displayed on recordings such as Womblife and City of Refuge; favoring, instead, a more personal and reflective approach.
		On this piece we hear a refreshed and revitalized Fahey and little in the way of the clumsiness of which he has been accused in recent years.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,1787500,00.html (467 words)

	John Fahey In Concert & Interviews: Vestapol Video 13065dvd
		John talks about his sources of inspiration, guitar styles and techniques and general thoughts on playing.
		John performs his "hits" but he is not afraid to explore and extend these compositions to new areas and boundaries.
		John presents City Of Refuge, Mexico, Discarded, Guitar Rag, Who Will Rock The Cradle, 1950's Medley: Blueberry Hill/ Sea Of Love, Special Rider, On The Sunnyside Of The Ocean, St. Vitus Dance, Dorothy and Evening Not Night.
	guitarvideos.com /dvd/13065dvd.htm (339 words)

	John Fahey MP3 Downloads - John Fahey Music Downloads - John Fahey Music Videos
		Like Sandy Bull and John Fahey -- two folk-based guitarists with a similar taste for genre-bending experimentation -- Graham could not be said to be a rock musician....
		Guitarist John Renbourn is one of the fathers of contemporary British folk music and is one of the finest fingerstyle players in the world.
		Like Fahey and Kottke, he was determined to expand the horizons of the acoustic...
	www.mp3.com /john-fahey/artists/29667/similar.html (447 words)

	Amazon.com: Essential John Fahey: Music: John Fahey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		By 1967 Fahey was at the height of his compositional and playing power, and pieces like "The Yellow Princess" and "When the Catfish is in Bloom" are truly stunning.
		Occationally interesting Fahey "symphonies" for solo guitar, but not as clever or thought provoking as his Takoma recordings, half of which remain unreleased on CD as of today.
		John Fahey appeared and began to compose and perform elaborate, eclectic instrumentals on the guitar, pioneering a style that merged styles as disparate as Bartok, Indian raga, John Cage, and the delta blues of Skip James and Bukka White.
	www.amazon.com /Essential-John-Fahey/dp/B000000EC0 (894 words)

	John Fahey review
		Obviously City Of Refuge is a kind of catharsis for Fahey, a purge, a loud and defiant NO to all who/that would pigeonhole and otherwise constrain his creativity.
		Which is not to say that "Let Go" bypasses Fahey's darker side entirely-- he hasn't made an album yet, secular or otherwise, that does-- but the darkness here is more passive than aggressive, taking the form of melancholy or mild dread rather than rage.
		This is by far Fahey's prettiest album, but its prettiness is not in any way false or shallow; it's just, well, gorgeous, and genuinely moving, haunting, like a fond memory from the ever-more-distant past.
	www.virginiamusicflash.com /john.htm (1257 words)

	Amazon.ca: Great San Bernardino Birthday: Music: John Fahey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		This was looked into, and much to my surprise, John Fahey was located in Los Angeles and happily agreed to come up to Santa Barbara and play for an evening.
		Of all Fahey's extended compositions this is perhaps the most complete, the most satisfying and perfectly structured.
		It is as much an exporation of sound as it is an emotional tour de force as Fahey zigs, zags, and pirouettes from the still center into hypersonic overdrive across a moody and melodic soundscape.
	www.amazon.ca /Great-Bernardino-Birthday-John-Fahey/dp/B00004Z3ZR (1021 words)

	Music For Your Eyes: John Fahey
		Despite this, his virtuosistic style was so unique that lead him to bring traditional instrumental music into new territories of unknown and touching beauty, where he often came close to different styles, like indian raga.
		These clips have been ripped from this DVD, they are part of a TV appareance from 1969, a very inspired year in John's long career, and they give a very good example of his peculiar and amazing way to treat the six strings instrument.
		John Fahey died in February 2001, a few days before his 62nd birthday.
	musicforyoureyes.blogspot.com /2006/05/john-fahey.html (202 words)

	John Fahey: Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts ---Ink Blot Magazine
		Fahey's gone his own way ever since; his work has been celebrated by hippies, folkies, new-agers, and most recently alt-rock types, but he's not a man who will join any club that would have him.
		Fahey's been playing this stuff for so long that his explorations turn into abstractions; he'll stretch and twist a tune to it's breaking point just to see what will happen when it snaps.
		Fahey also plays lap steel on "Song For Sara," melting the song's woozy neo-Hawaiian melody in a bath of spacy reverb.
	www.inkblotmagazine.com /rev-archive/John_Fahey_Georgia.htm (286 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: America: Music: John Fahey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Though America was released in 1971 as a single LP, finger-style guitarist John Fahey conceived it as a double album.
		Fahey also performs a methodical rendition of "Amazing Grace" as well as covers of Sam McGee and Skip James tunes.
		Fahey's halting articulation at the outset of the tune eventually gives way to an up-tempo gust of glad resolve.
	www.amazon.co.uk /America-John-Fahey/dp/B00002591O (753 words)

	John Fahey News
		John Fahey is a legend, Leo Kottke even achieved commercial success, but Basho remains largely unknown, as spectral as his music.
		In the mid-'60s, the phrase "Berkeley guitar" was essentially synonymous with the late John Fahey - the iconic Takoma Records founder who devised the mystical "American Primitive" style - and such...
		Fahey, said Slim, was a master of fingerstyle acoustic guitar playing and a favorite influence of his.
	www.topix.net /who/john-fahey (693 words)

	Homages : John Fahey
		The news got to me a couple of days ago: John Fahey had been taken off of life support and was expected to die.
		John was in the dressing room munching tortilla chips and salsa and reclining on the couch with his massive belly jutting upwards, and displayed discernable pleasure at my performance despite the omnipresent shades.
		On a fishing trip in 1952 John met a fl singer and guitarist named Frank Hovington, whose fingerpicking style so intrigued John that he bought his first guitar soon thereafter, a Sears Roebuck model that cost him $17.00, and startedteaching himself to play.
	www.nelscline.com /fahey.html (1566 words)

	John Fahey : Old Fashioned Love - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		If anyone doubts the degree to which John Fahey was stereotyped as a folk guitarist, the reception of this album should be instructive.
		Indeed, on the first half of the CD we hear not just John Fahey the guitarist, but also John Fahey the arranger and orchestra leader.
		This was Fahey's second album with this band, and the chemistry is obvious -- he later remarked that this was the most sympathetic and understanding group of musicians he had ever worked with.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,83790,00.html (358 words)

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