The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick

by John Fahey

The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick cover art

Culled from a highly uncharacteristic, pristine 1968 live recording, this performance captures the enigmatic guitarist weaving complex, melancholic acoustic structures. It offers a rare, high-fidelity glimpse into his idiosyncratic fingerpicking style and dry stage banter in a live setting before an incredibly quiet, captivated audience.

Genres

  • American Primitivism

Tracklist

  1. Introduction
  2. When The Springtime Comes Again
  3. Joe Kirby Blues
  4. Requiem For Mississippi John Hurt
  5. When The Catfish Is In Bloom
  6. Fahey Blows His Nose
  7. Intro To "Lion" / Challenges To Quitting Cigarettes
  8. Lion
  9. Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip XIV Of Spain
  10. View East From The B&O Railroad Viaduct And The Riggs Road Intersection
  11. On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean
  12. The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick
  13. In Christ There Is No East Or West
  14. Announcement
  15. The Death Of The Clayton Peacock
  16. The Revolt Of The Dyke Brigade
  17. Magruder Park