February 22, 2016

John Fahey - Live at Swarthmore College 1968 & Carnegie Hall 1973

Great to hear such an enthusiastic crowd at this show.

A note on the quality of the recording.  Realize that this is a recording made by an audience member most likely on the sly and the year is 1968.  I don't know who did this but bless him!!

A note on the quality of the performance.  Fahey is in fine form and complete control of his guitar, his fingers and his musical pieces.  In short, playing like a stud.

Fair warning, when track three is over, it'll break your heart.


1. Some Summer Day/Joe Kirby Blues
2. The Death Of The Clayton Peacock/Worried Blues
3. Requiem For Russell Blaine Cooper/Variations On The Coocoo


Enjoy.

Since this is such a short show I can offer both the lossless format and the mp3.

Download FLAC

Download Mp3


Carnegie Hall
And here is the Carnegie Hall show.  Wow, I think that means you've really made it!

Stupid piano!!!!  Just imagine Fahey sitting out there on that vast stage.  Just him and his guitar, sitting on a chair...playing...

This is a quite good recording, again for the time, 1973, but quite good even so.  I hope you enjoy this one, I love FFV.  Just one of my all time favorites and then he wraps it with Beverly.  Can't get much better for me!

Only MP3 for this one.

Download it here.


                                                 

5 comments:

  1. Fahey Week = Christmas in February.

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  2. Thank you very much for the Swarthmore show! What a surprise. I'm not sure where this has been hiding, but this is a recording that has not circulated widely among some of the most obsessive and dedicated Fahey collectors. FLAC is especially appreciated.

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  3. John Fahey
    Swarthmore College
    Swarthmore, PA
    April 5, 1968

    1. Some Summer Day/Joe Kirby Blues
    2. The Death of the Clayton Peacock/Worried Blues
    3. Requiem for Russell Blaine Cooper (x)


    Corrections welcome!

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  4. Hey there! The links are dead; any chance you could reupload?

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    1. Let me see what I can do about the links. Check back in a few days.

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