Friends of Fahey Tribute is a tribute album to guitarist John Fahey released in 2006.
| Friends of Fahey Tribute | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | March 14, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Slackertone Records | |||
| Producer | Tinh | |||
| Tributes to John Fahey chronology | ||||
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History
editThe Friends of Fahey Tribute project was produced by Tinh, a friend and student of John Fahey. All the performers were either friends, students or fellow-musicians influenced by Fahey's music and career.
All the performers donated their proceeds to the non-profit Village School Foundation in Viet Nam.
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Minor 7th | (no rating)[2] |
In his Allmusic review, critic Alex Henderson stated "This is a worthy tribute to an unjustly neglected giant of American music." and singled out the two tracks by Vietnamese guitarist Tinh as the album's most lovely.[1] Erik Davis of Minor 7th praised the album, writing "All the players here do justice to the musical legacy of a man who still lives through the music he gave life to."[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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| 1. | "Steamboat Gwine 'Round de Bend (piano version)" | John Fahey | George Winston | 7:23 |
| 2. | "I Remember John Fahey" | Tinh | Tinh | 2:34 |
| 3. | "Spanish Nights" | Woody Mann | Woody Mann | 4:26 |
| 4. | "How White's Restaurant Destroyed My Life" | Mark Lemhouse | Mark Lemhouse | 2:09 |
| 5. | "In John Fahey There Is No East or West" | John Doan | 4:34 | |
| 6. | "Witness to the Messenger" | Peter Lang | Peter Lang | 9:06 |
| 7. | "Evolution of Blind John Turtle" | Mitch Greenhill | Mitch Greenhill, Mayne Smith | 3:02 |
| 8. | "Fahey at Bush Park" | Terry Robb | Terry Robb | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Home/Auld Lang Syne" | Traditional | Tinh | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Poor Boy" | Fahey, Bukka White | Peter Lang | 2:54 |
| 11. | "Under the Volcano" | Stefan Grossman, John Renbourn | Stefan Grossman, John Renbourn | 5:58 |
| 12. | "When Your Way Gets Dark" | Charlie Patton, Traditional | Paul Geremia | 3:09 |
| 13. | "Impressions of Susan" | Fahey | Terry Robb | 5:09 |
| 14. | "Why Haven't I Heard from You?" | John Fahey | 5:45 | |
| 15. | "Steamboat Gwine 'Round de Bend (harmonica version)" | Fahey | George Winston | 3:19 |
References
edit- ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Friends of Fahey Tribute > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ a b Albrecht, Kirk. "Friends of Fahey Tribute > Review". Minor 7th. Retrieved May 2, 2010.