When I first heard John play this, back in the early 70’s, I tried my damndest to figure it out, took me awhile to realize he was using an open tuning, C major I believe. Back then there was no UA-cam😀
Great version. Thanks. Saw Fahey in Sydney Australia a long time ago at 'The Basement'. Went backstage after his first set where he was changing strings for the second set (!). I asked if I could change one of the strings on his guitar while he ate. He said go for it. Ah the memories.
I've been playing variations of this one for years but it's always wonderful to see you tackle the recorded versions with such authority and precision. Thank you for continuing to keep this music vital!
Love to play this... This is my warm-up thne every day and you've played it so well. I love to add a little more swing when i play it for variation too! Bravo!!
Yet again, you've just got the rhythm coursing through your veins. Sounds amazing. Even without being able to (at the moment) subscribe to the Patreon lessons, the view of you playing from the front is so incredibly helpful. Some of these tunes escape me because of some particular picking pattern or nuance that I can't quite intuit or pick up aurally. Love your videos. Keep it up.
Beautiful rendition of this Fahey tune, Andrew. I remember trying to learn this many years ago - worked out it was in open C and the rest seemed simple - 'seemed' being the operative word. These tunes with the deceptively simple repetitive alternating bass pattern can so easily end up sounding mechanical and lifeless when technique is the main focus. Finding and being guided by the spirit of the music is the key to playing well, at least I think so. Always a wonderful experience hearing your playing, Andrew. Please keep them coming.
I heard this tune yesterday for the first time and thought I'd love to play it. Then today your video pops up. I'd be interested to know why at times you fret the first fret on the 5th string with your second finger. As always, great playing.
Sounds great, and this is a deceptively simple tune to drive the downbeat and capture the death chant and supernatural Christmas song, but not “too” supernatural. Have you tried D’Andrea brand plastic fingerpicks? (The Dunlop/Daddario f-picks are undersized junk) I think the plastic pick is a crucial piece of the sound, and sounds more like amplified bare-fingered plunking than dobro-y. They take a bit of experimenting and scalding water but it is a rare sound too.
great playing, very like the original! Do you have any other similar (difficulty + style) recommendation for tunes? I can play this, and poor boys by Fahey. So would like some more tunes in C or D tuning. thanks!
When I first heard John play this, back in the early 70’s, I tried my damndest to figure it out, took me awhile to realize he was using an open tuning, C major I believe. Back then there was no UA-cam😀
Great version. Thanks. Saw Fahey in Sydney Australia a long time ago at 'The Basement'. Went backstage after his first set where he was changing strings for the second set (!). I asked if I could change one of the strings on his guitar while he ate. He said go for it. Ah the memories.
I've been playing variations of this one for years but it's always wonderful to see you tackle the recorded versions with such authority and precision. Thank you for continuing to keep this music vital!
Loved it. Played as it was meant to be played.
Love it, sounds so much like Fahey played it, and I mean that in the good way
Beautiful, Andrew!
beautiful.. john would be proud to hear this!!!
One of my favorite John Fahey piece.
Many thanks.
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Beautiful playing, beautiful videography. Outstanding! (I need to go find my John Fahey records!)
A magnificent sound!
Stunning. One of my favorite songs ever. Fantastically played here too. Nice work.
Well done! So clean & true to the original.
Love to play this... This is my warm-up thne every day and you've played it so well. I love to add a little more swing when i play it for variation too! Bravo!!
Bravissimo e chitarra eccezionale: il suono esce come poesia...
Yet again, you've just got the rhythm coursing through your veins. Sounds amazing. Even without being able to (at the moment) subscribe to the Patreon lessons, the view of you playing from the front is so incredibly helpful. Some of these tunes escape me because of some particular picking pattern or nuance that I can't quite intuit or pick up aurally. Love your videos. Keep it up.
Beautiful rendition of this Fahey tune, Andrew. I remember trying to learn this many years ago - worked out it was in open C and the rest seemed simple - 'seemed' being the operative word. These tunes with the deceptively simple repetitive alternating bass pattern can so easily end up sounding mechanical and lifeless when technique is the main focus. Finding and being guided by the spirit of the music is the key to playing well, at least I think so. Always a wonderful experience hearing your playing, Andrew. Please keep them coming.
Lovely that is. Thank you👍
One of John's easier-to-play-tunes, SRB goes a long way towards learning syncopation for the beginning fingerpicker. 😍
Just about to start 7th grade and I’m so excited to see another video
Superb! Using this video as inspiration to learn it myself. Well done Andrew!
Nailed it, nice!
It's easy to hear how Leo Kottke was inspired. So good!
Great Sound Andrew 🔥
echt super! 🤩
If anyone ever was unsure how Kottke came to be, this is a really good hint :-)
Awesome!
Beeeautiful
Beautiful! A deceptively simple piece, that’s mangled by many players. Rendered to perfection here.
Thank you so much Malcolm, means a lot coming from you.
I heard this tune yesterday for the first time and thought I'd love to play it. Then today your video pops up. I'd be interested to know why at times you fret the first fret on the 5th string with your second finger. As always, great playing.
In the main theme the octaves move from the second fret down to the first so that would be why.
Sounds great, and this is a deceptively simple tune to drive the downbeat and capture the death chant and supernatural Christmas song, but not “too” supernatural. Have you tried D’Andrea brand plastic fingerpicks? (The Dunlop/Daddario f-picks are undersized junk) I think the plastic pick is a crucial piece of the sound, and sounds more like amplified bare-fingered plunking than dobro-y. They take a bit of experimenting and scalding water but it is a rare sound too.
great playing, very like the original! Do you have any other similar (difficulty + style) recommendation for tunes? I can play this, and poor boys by Fahey. So would like some more tunes in C or D tuning. thanks!
Portland Cement Factory is another I like for my students who are a little closer to beginning intermediate, open C
@@andrewlardner thanks!
👍 Has a bit of Busted Bicycle vibe.
Thanks for sharing one of my favorite JH's songs! Is this open C or open D tuning?
C tuning.
Wonderful! What tuning is that please?
It's in open C. CGCGCE.
@@daniel.gibbon
Thank you very much.
Is it drop D tuning?
Is this a Larson brothers guitar?
Yes
@@andrewlardner what a cool guitar. sounds amazing
great playing as well
@@MeatyMaxThanks man. I don’t know if I’ll ever find another guitar I like as much as this one.
Sound perfect on that Euphonon...thanks