John Fahey: “Voice of the Turtle,” America’s First Composer, and Other Excursions
1 min read... though John Fahey would employ a similar strategy on America’s second side (after a dose of fretboard gymnastics on “The Waltz that Carried Us Away” and “Knoxville Blues”), with “Mark 1:15,” it is “Voice of the Turtle” that comes across as the true pivot point for the guitarist as a composer. And it was just that, which he was becoming. From revivalist interpreter, to experimenter, to composer of, perhaps, the most fundamentally American works.
The post John Fahey: “Voice of the Turtle,” America’s First Composer, and Other Excursions appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard.
… though John Fahey would employ a similar strategy on America’s second side (after a dose of fretboard gymnastics on “The Waltz that Carried Us Away” and “Knoxville Blues”), with “Mark 1:15,” it is “Voice of the Turtle” that comes across as the true pivot point for the guitarist as a composer. And it was just that, which he was becoming. From revivalist interpreter, to experimenter, to composer of, perhaps, the most fundamentally American works.
The post John Fahey: “Voice of the Turtle,” America’s First Composer, and Other Excursions appeared first on Aquarium Drunkard.
