Visits Washington, D.C.

by John Fahey

Visits Washington, D.C. cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Takoma
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:22
  • Community rating: 2.98/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing his peerless exploration of solo acoustic guitar, 'Visits Washington, D.C.' finds John Fahey in a characteristically eccentric and virtuosic mood. The album blends complex syncopation, traditional folk blues fingerpicking, and subtle avant-garde dissonance, reaffirming his status as the primary architect of the American Primitivism movement. It remains a deeply textured, highly hypnotic testament to his idiosyncratic acoustic genius.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk

Tracklist

  1. Medley: Silver Bell / Cheyenne (4:27)
  2. Ann Arbor / Death By Reputation (8:04)
  3. The Discovery Of The Sylvia Scott (7:43)
  4. Guitar Lamento (5:30)
  5. Melody McBad (10:08)
  6. The Grand Finale (6:30)

Credits

  • John Fahey - primary artist, written-by, arranged by, adapted by
  • Richard Ruskin - guitar [2nd]
  • Leo Kottke - written-by
  • Bola Sete - written-by

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