Vol 3: Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites

by John Fahey

Vol 3: Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites cover art

Fahey continues to synthesize traditional country blues picking with modern classical structures on his third volume. The complex, unaccompanied acoustic guitar instrumentals utilize alternate tunings to create a dark, meditative atmosphere that eschews standard folk song narratives.

Genres

  • American Primitivism

Tracklist

  1. Wine And Roses
  2. How Long
  3. On The Banks Of The Owchita
  4. Worried Blues
  5. What The Sun Said
  6. Revelation On The Banks Of The Pawtuxent
  7. Poor Boy
  8. Variations On The Coocoo
  9. The Last Steam Engine Train
  10. Give Me Corn Bread When I'm Hungry
  11. Dance Of Death