The master of American Primitive Guitar - John Fahey, 1978 | NTS Radio

FOUNDING MASTER: JOHN FAHEY Country: Washington, D.C (USA) John Fahey (1939-2001) is considered a pioneering and highly influential figure in acoustic and fingerstyle music. He developed a highly personal and innovative style, which he called "American Primitive Guitar". This style fused elements of blues and folk music with the sometimes dissonant harmonies of modern classical music, often in a solo and unaccompanied context. Fahey trained musically in California in the late 1950s, developing a