Posts Tagged John Fahey

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April 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Bill Orcutt: Odds Against Tomorrow

Bill Orcutt Odds Against Tomorrow Palilalia If you’ve ever imagined what the common ground between John Fahey and Derek Bailey might sound like – then Bill Orcutt is your guy. He’s an Ornette Coleman-like guitarist. He’s equal parts punk, blues and jazz – as he cuts astonishing new shapes through old traditions. Primarily a soloist, […]

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July 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

“Keeping It Interesting Is No Issue”: On Steve Gunn Finding His Voice/s

Steve Gunn, American guitar wizard – one of many exciting talents currently cutting their own path away from the early influence of John Fahey – says that once he discovered music he “kinda gave up everything else that was going on as a kid”. He was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Philadelphia – […]

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March 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Sir Richard Bishop: Tangier Sessions

Sir Richard Bishop Tangier Sessions Drag City Here’s the latest from Sir Richard Bishop, recorded across a week in Morocco – it’s the continuation of his exploratory guitar style, moments of John Fahey there obviously, but Bishop has carved out his own sound while adhering to folk and desert-blues idioms; you could just as soon […]

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September 22, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Ryley Walker: All Kinds of You

Ryley Walker All Kinds of You Tompkins Square Take a look at that cover for starters – you could believe this was some LightInTheAttic reissue, some long lost/forgotten record, a thrift-store find touched up and newly pressed on CD, liner notes to tell you that this is the real life story of another Dave Van […]

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January 12, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

William Tyler: Impossible Truth

William Tyler Impossible Truth Merge Records William Tyler has already shown his gifts as a guitar player for hire (Will Oldham, Kurt Wagner, Silver Jews, Candi Staton) and with his impressive if slightly hesitant solo debut, Behold The Spirit. That album is still worth hearing – and having – but it’s his latest, Impossible Truth […]

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August 1, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Steve Gunn: Time Off

Steve Gunn Time Off Paradise Bachelors/Southbound You might know Steve Gunn as a hired gun, one of the guitar layers in Kurt Vile’s sound, or perhaps you know his Gunn-Truscinski Duo (drummer John Truscinski is present on this album too) or his experimental noise outfit, GHQ. So, several strings to his bow and for the […]