GW: This piece, in standard tuning, key of C, features another Fahey invention: backward picking where the third string is played on the first and third beats and the lower pitched fifth string, which is normally played on the first and third beats, is instead played on the second and fourth beats. The introduction is by John and the second part is by early country music pioneer, banjo player, and Grand Ole Opry star, Uncle Dave Macon. This song was also known as a square dance piece entitled Cindy.
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GW: This piece, in standard tuning, key of C, features another Fahey invention: backward picking where the third string is played on the first and th… read more
GW: This piece, in standard tuning, key of C, features another Fahey invention: backward picking where the third string is played on the first and third beats and the lower pitched fifth… 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