Fahey continues to misspell his rivers. The Rand/McNally road atlas gives the name as “Patuxent”. From its source near Claggettsville, this river runs south, ending in a long estuary and Chesapeake Bay. Part of its course forms the boundary between Anne Arundel County and Prince George’s County in Maryland. The song quotes from Charlie Patton’s You’re Gonna Need Somebody When You Die. “What was the revelation?” asked Barry Hansen. “I was hoping for one, but there wasn’t one,” said Fahey, celebrator of disappointment. See track 9 for a similar experience. (See the story Fish in HBGMD… read more
Fahey continues to misspell his rivers. The Rand/McNally road atlas gives the name as “Patuxent”. From its source near Claggettsville, this river run… read more
Fahey continues to misspell his rivers. The Rand/McNally road atlas gives the name as “Patuxent”. From its source near Claggettsville, this river runs south, ending in a long estuary and… read more
John Aloysius Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who played the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been greatly influential and has been described as the foundation of American Primitive Guitar, a term borrowed from painting and referring mainly to the self-taught nature of the music and its minimalist style. Fahey borrowed from the folk and blues traditions in American roots music, having compiled many forgotten early recordings in these genres. He would later incorporate classical, Portugue… read more
John Aloysius Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who played the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style ha… read more
John Aloysius Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who played the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been greatly influential and has been descri… read more