I had no idea Fahey considered Monroe an influence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f64cX5vn0mc
He talks about Monroe early on in that interview. I love Fahey, and I love Monroe -- so, cool to hear this interview, for me, at least.
I had no idea Fahey considered Monroe an influence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f64cX5vn0mc
He talks about Monroe early on in that interview. I love Fahey, and I love Monroe -- so, cool to hear this interview, for me, at least.
John Fahey was one of the guys who influenced me in my guitar playing. ''Brenda's Blues'' was one of my favourite tunes of his to play. A great character & a terrific guitar player. It's nice to know that he admired Bill Monroe,
Ivan
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
I think they're both great, neat to find out there's a link.
I would not have cited Mr Bill as an example of someone who is "constantly changing the rhythm" (I think that's how JF puts it) within a song though.
Not to go off topic, but I always found the title of his book rather amusing.
NFI,
https://www.amazon.com/How-Bluegrass.../dp/0965618323
"The paths of experimentation twist and turn through mountains of miscalculations, and often lose themselves in error and darkness!"
--Leslie Daniel, "The Brain That Wouldn't Die."
Some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa1...SV2qtug/videos
It seemed to me in 1971 that I was one of the 3 people in Australia who bought John Fahey record.
But thousands showed up to his shows when he eventually toured, so what do I know?
I imagine he claimed every great American music artist as an influence, and why wouldn't he?
Bren
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