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i wonder how many Fahey fans are about these days? to me he was a genius-one of kind-got to see him a couple times-he was drinkin' 6 pack diet coke on stage both times- never bought his records-fan of the 'live' that i am- but he just seemed to mezmorize the crowd w/ his folk drone twang-pick/grin type thangg. i dont think music gets any darker or deeper than his... i'll never ferget those shows. my two cents s -----Original Message----- >From: Marc Marshall <agentlesoul2004@yahoo.com> >Sent: Dec 25, 2008 8:38 PM >To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >Subject: Re: guitar drone music > > > > I grew up in the time and area of John Fahey (greater Washington DC >area circa 1960's and 70's) for what it is worth, I never saw him >berate the audience though being a notorious drunk that is very >possible; unlike many functioning alcoholics it didn't seem to effect >his playing all that much, at least the many times I saw him. He was >brilliant the times I saw him in spite of being drunk. It DID effect >his ability to tune and re tune his guitar to the different tunings. >He once asked if anyone in the audience could tune his guitar, and >admitted being too drunk to; I spoke up and tuned it and he then >proceeded to play, laugh, and tell me I was no better than him at >tuning. I guess you had to be there!! LOL > >p.s. from the same time, area, and even record label (Fahey's own Takoma) >is the very excellent Leo Kottke, though you only really need maybe his >first four or five albums or for less purist type's I suppose you could >settle for a best of. > >p.s.s. to continue with my Dalek thread I am posting a link of >them live, showcasing their more musique concrete side. (just in case any >of you all think they are just another studio sampler cheez whiz >"band") LMAO > >thanks for the excellent range and exchange of enlightend opinions in >this looping group!! > >Marc > >--- On Thu, 12/25/08, RICHARD SALES <richard@glasswing.com> wrote: > >From: RICHARD SALES <richard@glasswing.com> >Subject: Re: guitar drone music >To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >Date: Thursday, December 25, 2008, 7:55 PM > > >for me it's always better to listen to the folks artists (like Junghans >and Blackshaw etc) are deriving their sound from. So I would check out >John Fahey - the originator of this style..... or Sandy Bull if you can >find his records anywhere.... or maybe Robbie Basho although he didn't >seem to have the grace of playing that John did. > > >Fahey has some great records from his early years like Dance of Death, >Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes. It's simple, clean, well >played. And, for what I can find, John was the FIRST modern (starting >in 58) acoustic guitarist to use a Weissenborn... and alternate tunings. > Unforntuately John was haunted by various demons and had a reputation >for berating his audience and intentionally getting so drunk onstage that >his music was... well... really bad. But early in his career he was a >real pioneer / original thinker. > > >You could always set up a drone with a looper - like a tambura (tanpura) >figure and play over it as in the music of India. Put lots of echo on >it and... voila! Or find a real tambura and tabla player and go to >town. > > >And hey! You're from Turkey! Good grief. There must be boatloads of >great oud players there who can help. And frame drum etc. > > > >RICHARD SALES >www.glasswing.com >www.richardsales.com >www.hayleysales.com > > > > > >On Dec 25, 2008, at 12:14 PM, Emile Tobenfeld (a.k.a Dr. T) wrote: > > >I don't know how drone--relevant either of them are, but Steffen Basho >Junghans and James Blackshaw are worth a listen on the acoustic side. > >For edgier stuff, (but not solo) you could check out Nels Cline. > >For Jazzy Americana with noise and loops thrown in there is BIll Frissel. > >Good luck with your disk, Erdem -- I've enjoyed both one you sent me and >one I bought. > >At 9:50 PM +0200 12/25/08, Erdem Helvacioglu wrote: > >hi, > > > >i am recording a new guitar-drone record for a german label. i was >wondering which contemporary artists i should listen to? any suggestions? > > > >thanks a lot and best regards. > > > >Erdem Helvacioglu > ><http://www.erdemhelvacioglu.com>www.erdemhelvacioglu.com > ><http://www.myspace.com/erdemhelvacioglu>www.myspace.com/erdemhelvacioglu > > >-- > >Emile Tobenfeld, Ph. D. >Video Producer and Digital Photographer Image Processing Specialist >Video for your HEAD! Boris FX >http://www.foryourhead.com http://www.borisfx.com > >My photography can be viewed at >http://www.flickr.com/photos/22231918@N06/collections/72157603627170351/ > >My videos can be viewed at >http://www.youtube.com/Tobenfeld > >"Don't make book, if you cannot cover bets." -- Tom Lehrer > > > > > > > >RICHARD SALES >www.glasswing.com >www.richardsales.com >www.hayleysales.com > > > > > > > >