Vol. II: Death Chants, Breakdowns, & Military Waltzes

by John Fahey

Vol. II: Death Chants, Breakdowns, & Military Waltzes cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1964
  • Label: Takoma
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:39
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

John Fahey fuses the fingerpicking techniques of Piedmont blues with 19th-century parlor music and classical forms. Recorded with minimal equipment, the solo acoustic instrumentals employ alternate tunings and syncopated basslines to create complex, polyphonic textures.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, acoustic, melodic, folk, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Sunflower River Blues (2:33)
  2. When The Springtime Comes Again (3:50)
  3. Stomping Tonight On The Pennsylvania/Alabama Border (6:58)
  4. Some Summer Day (3:20)
  5. On The Beach At Waikiki (2:55)
  6. Spanish Dance (1:53)
  7. John Henry Variations (5:40)
  8. The Downfall Of The Adelphi Rolling Grist Mill (3:35)
  9. Take A Look At That Baby (1:25)
  10. Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Phillip XIV Of Spain (2:28)
  11. America (7:52)
  12. Episcopal Hymn (1:10)

Credits

  • John Fahey - primary artist
  • Fahey - written by
  • Fahey-Sullivan - written by
  • Fahey-McLean - written by
  • T. Poor Boys - written by

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