John Fahey is truly an original and distinctive voice in the musical world revered by artists and performers the world over for his unusual compositions and cross-pollination of genres. His recording career has drawn influencefrom Country Blues Old-Time music Indian ragas the European classical tradition and Gregorian tonalities. He formed a loosely defined 'school' of American Primitive guitarists that included such diverse characters as LeoKottke and Robbie Basho.In this not-to-be-missed set of tutorials Fahey himself teaches the techniques and arrangements for another fifteen of his best-known instrumentals using regular open G and open D tunings. A48-page tablature booklet is included.
