Blind Joe Death
Blind Joe Death by Andrew Lardner, published by Mel Bay Publications on February 7, 2017, is an insightful exploration of the influential acoustic flat-top steel-string guitar music pioneered by John Fahey. This edition, comprising 83 pages, delves into the significant figures and genres that shaped Fahey as a composer, focusing specifically on Side 1 of the original 1967 Blind Joe Death LP. The book presents a collection of mostly traditional music adapted for solo guitar, highlighting Fahey’s unique voice that blends avant-garde elements with traditional influences.
Readers will find six extensively edited solos from Blind Joe Death, including pieces like “On Doing an Evil Deed Blues” and “St. Louis Blues.” Andrew Lardner offers detailed transcriptions that provide essential insights for those looking to replicate the sounds and style of Fahey’s landmark solos. This volume serves as a valuable resource for musicians interested in music instruction and study, particularly in the context of guitar and fretted instruments, while also reflecting on the broader musical landscape that influenced Fahey’s work.
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John Fahey transformed the world of acoustic flat-top steel-string guitar by bringing it to the concert stage as a respected, solo instrument. Blind Joe Death: Volume 1 looks at the important people and genres that shaped him as acomposer. This volume focuses on Side 1 of the original 1967 Blind Joe Death LP, a collection of mostly traditional music that was adapted for solo guitar. Hints of Fahey’s early influences endured throughout his career as a composer, yet early on, and in Blind Joe Death, a unique voice is coming into focus-one that is not afraid to explore the avant-garde with journeys into collage and expressionism. Six extensively edited solos from Blind Joe Death are included in Volume 1: “On Doing an Evil Deed Blues,” “St. Louis Blues,” “Poor Boy a Long Ways from Home,” “Uncloudy Day,” “John Henry” and “In Christ There Is No East or West.” Within these transcriptions, Andrew Lardner has provided admirers of John Fahey’s body of work with the essential keys to launch their own journeys into replicating the sounds and style of Fahey’s landmark solos from Blind Joe Death.
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