Salem Leaving
Takoma Park
~ 43 Years of John Fahey ~
The John Fahey Catalog
From The International Fahey Committee
Discography Summary
1958-1962
Fonotone
1959
Blind Joe Death (1st edition)
1963
Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes (1st edition)
1964
The Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites (re-released with extra material 1999)
Blind Joe Death (2nd edition: three tracks re recorded)
The Early Years (Fonotone)
The Early Sessions (Fonotone)
1965
The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
1966
The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party and Other Excursions
A Raga Called Pat EP (Finland only)
1967
Days Have Gone By
Blind Joe Death (3rd Edition: entirely re recorded)
Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes (2nd Edition; entirely re-recorded except for two songs)
Contemporary Guitar (Takoma sampler - one Fahey song - The Fahey Sampler)
1968
Requia
The Yellow Princess
The Voice of the Turtle
1969
Guitar Guitar (video)
Memphis Swamp Jam (3 duets with Bill Barth)
The New Possibility
1971
America (full version released 1998)
1972
Of Rivers and Religion
1973
After the Ball
Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier’s Choice)
1974
Kottke Lang Fahey
Old Fashioned Love
1975
Christmas with John Fahey Vol. 2
1977
The Best of John Fahey 1958-1977
1978
Acoustic Guitars (German release only) - 1 Fahey song - Delta Blues
1979
John Fahey Visits Washington D.C.
1980
Yes! Jesus Loves Me
Live in Tasmania
1981
Railroad
1982
Christmas Guitar Volume I (A re-recording of The New Possibility)
The Guitar of John Fahey - 6 one-hour tutorial cassettes
1983
Let Go
Popular Songs of Christmas and New Year’s
1985
Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes
1987
I Remember Blind Joe Death
1989
God, Time and Causality
1990
Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories
1991
The John Fahey Christmas Album
1994
The Return of the Repressed (all previously released)
1996
John Fahey in Concert (video)
Double 78
Three guitar tutorial videos
The Legend of Blind Joe Death (re-issue)
The Voice of the Turtle (re-issue)
1997
The Mill Pond (Double EP)
City of Refuge
Womblife
The Epiphany of Glenn Jones
The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death (re-issue)
1998
Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts and Other Contemporary Dance Favorites
Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes (re-issue)
America (complete re-issue)
1999
The Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites (re-issue)
The Best of the Vanguard Years (re-issue)
2000
Hitomi
The John Fahey Trio (1)
The John Fahey Trio (2)
How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life (book)
The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party (re-issue)
2001
Days Have Gone By (re-issue)
Track Listing
The Fonotone Sessions 1958-1962
All issued as 78rpm
Fonotone Records, Frederick, Md.
Fonotone Issue # in [ ]
Takoma Park Pool Hall Blues / The Transcendental Waterfall [1157]
Buck Dancer’s Choice / Barbara Namkin Blues [1182]
St. Louis Blues / On Doing An Evil Deed Blues [1184]
In Christ There is no East or West / Stak o’ Lee Blues [1185]
If You Haven’t Any Hay / CC Rider [not issued]
Mississippi Boweavil Blues / Green River Blues [1199]
Over the Hill Blues / Labbas Rag [6707]
Pat Sullivan Blues / Chris’s Rag [6708]
As Blind Thomas:
Blind Blues / Poor Boy Blues [505]
Long Time Town Blues / Gulf Port Inland Blues [506]
Blind Thomas Blues Part 1 / Blind Thomas Blues Part 2 [507]
Wanda Russell’s Blues / Going Away to Leave You [610]
Lay My Burden Down / Hill High Blues [612]
You Gonna Need Someone On Your Bond / Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin’ Bed [631]
Banty Rooster Blues / Tom Rushin Blues [632]
You Gonna Miss Me / Wissen Schaetlich River Blues Part 1 & 2 [634]
Blind Thomas Blues Part 3 & 4 [635]
Zekian Swamp Blues / Nobody’s Business [636]
I Shall Not Be Moved [?]
Weissman Blues / Dasein River Blues [6148]
Racemic Tartrate River Blues [6149]
Old Country Rock / Little Hat Blues [6151]
Mississippi Swampers: John Fahey, gtr; Michael A Stewart (a.k.a. Backwards Sam Firk),
gtr
Some Summer Day No.2 / Dark and Lonely Night Blues [6221]
Black Swamper’s Blues Part 1 & 2 [6219]
Green Blues / Stone Poney [6220]
Blind Joe Death 1959/1964/1967
Volume One
Original issue recorded at St. Michael's and All Angels Church in Adelphi, Maryland.
On Doing An Evil Deed Blues 1959 [4:30], 1963 [5:07], 1967 [3:56]
St. Louis Blues 1959 [], 1963 [4:53], 1967 [3:15]
Poor Boy Long Ways From Home 1959 [3:12], 1967 [2:23]
Uncloudy Day 1959 [3:23], 1967 [2:22]
John Henry 1959 [3:20], 1967 [2:05]
In Christ There Is No East Or West 1959 [2:40], 1963 [2:21], 1967 [2:43]
The Transcendental Waterfall 1959 [6:25], 1967 [10:35]
Desperate Man Blues 1959 [4:02], 1963 [4:05], 1967 [3:58]
Sun Gonna Shine In My Back Door Someday Blues 1959 [3:32], 1967 [4:36]
Sligo River Blues 1959 [@4:00], 1963 [3:05], 1967 [2:33]
West Coast Blues 1959 [3:06], 1963 [1:25]
I'm Gonna Do All I Can For My Lord 1967 [1:24] (Added to BJD in 1967, and subsequent editions)
Packaged with Death Chants, Breakdowns, and Military Waltzes as John Fahey - The Early Sessions
Re-issued as The Legend of Blind Joe Death on CD 1996
Death Chants, Breakdowns, and Military Waltzes 1964/1967
Volume Two
Recorded Berkeley, CA, late 1963
Sunflower River Blues [2:33] 1963, [3:19] 1967
When The Springtime Comes Again [3:50] 1963, [4:53] 1967
Stomping Tonight On The Pennsylvania/Alabama Border [6:58] 1963, [5:36] 1967
Some Summer Day [3:20] 1963, [3:25] 1967
On The Beach At Waikiki [2:55] 1963, [2:40] 1967
Spanish Dance [1:53] 1963, [2:05] 1967
The Downfall Of The Adelphi Rolling Grist Mill [3:35] 1963
John Henry Variations [5:40] 1963, [5:11] 1967
Take A Look At That Baby [1:25] 1963, [1:25] 1967
Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Phillip XIV [2:28] 1963
America [7:52] 1963, [5:00] 1967
Episcopal Hymn [1:10] 1963, [1:22] 1967
Packaged with Death Chants, Breakdowns, and Military Waltzes as John Fahey - The Early Sessions
Re-issued 1998
The Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites 1964/67
Volume Three
Recorded by Gene Rosenthal of Adelphi Studios, in Silver Spring, Md.
Wine and Roses [3:24]
How Long [2:52]
On The Banks Of The Owchita [3:48]
Worried Blues [2:20]
What The Sun Said [10:08]
Revelations On The Banks Of The Pawtuxent [2:31]
Poor Boy [3:16]
Variations On The Coocoo [3:56]
The Last Steam Engine Train [2:14]
Give Me Corn Bread When I'm Hungry [3:08]
Dance Of Death [7:35]
Additional session outtakes added for the 2001 re-issue :
(When You Wore A) Tulip [2:41]
Bicycle Built for Two [1:16]
The Seige of Sevastopol [1:19]
Steel Guitar Rag [2:10]
The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death 1965
Volume Five
Recorded MIT, Cambridge, MA and Berkeley, CA 1965
Beautiful Linda Getchell [1:50] (Fahey-Smith)
Orinda-Moraga [3:55]
I Am The Resurrection [2:53]
On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean [3:13]
Tell Her To Come Back Home [2:40] (Macon-Fahey)
My Station Will Be Changed After While [2:02]
101 Is A Hard Road To Travel [2:17] (Macon-Fahey)
How Green Was My Valley [2:15]
Bicycle Built For Two [1:10] (Trad. Arranged by Fahey)
The Death Of The Clayton Peacock [2:52]
Brenda's Blues [1:45]
Old Southern Medley [6:08] (Foster-Patton-Fahey-Emmett)
Come Back Baby [2:20] (Country Paul)
Poor Boy [2:25] (White-Fahey)
Saint Patrick's Hymn [0:55] (Arranged and adapted by Fahey)
Re-issue 1997
The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party 1966
Volume Four
Recorded Los Angeles, CA and Berkeley, CA 1966
The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party [19:00]
Knott's Berry Farm Molly [4:30]
Will The Circle Be Unbroken [5:40]
Guitar Excursions Into The Unknown [3:30]
900 Miles [4:00]
Sail Away Ladies [6:00]
Oh Come, Oh Come Emanuel [1:55]
Re-issue 2000
Days Have Gone By 1967
Volume Six
Recorded in Los Angeles & Sierra Sound Laboratories, Berkeley, CA 1967
The Revolt Of The Dyke Brigade [2:45]
Impressions Of Susan [5:09]
Joe Kirby Blues [3:12]
Night Train to Valhalla [2:18]
The Portland Cement Factory At Monolith California [4:27]
A Raga Called Pat - Part One [6:22]
A Raga Called Pat - Part Two [8:12]
My Shepherd Will Supply My Needs [8:53]
My Grandfather's Clock [1:32]
Days Have Gone By [2:54]
We Would Be Building [2:02]
Re-issue 2001
Requia 1967
and other compositions for guitar solo
Hollywood Sound Recorders 1967
Special Effects by John Fahey, Sam Charters and Barry Hansen
Requiem For John Hurt [5:05]
Requiem For Russell Blaine Cooper [8:51]
When The Catfish Is In Bloom [7:37]
Requiem For Molly, Part 1 [7:35]
Requiem For Molly, Part 2 [7:41]
Requiem For Molly, Part 3 [2:28]
Requiem For Molly, Part 4 [2:55]
Fight On Christians, Fight On [1:55]
Also released as part of The Essential John Fahey on the Vanguard 'twofer' series (included The Yellow Princess) 1975
Re-issue as The Best of the Vanguard Years in 1999
The Yellow Princess 1968
Recorded at Sierra Sound Laboratories, Berkeley, CA 1968
The Yellow Princess [4:49]
View (East from the Top of the Riggs Road/B & O Trestle) [4:54]
Lion [5:08]
March! for Martin Luther King [3:40]
The Singing Bridge of Memphis, Tennessee [2:49]
Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Invisible City Of Bladensburg [4:07]
Charles A. Lee: In Memoriam [3:58]
Irish Setter [7:12]
Commemorative Transfiguration And Communion At Magruder Park [5:59]
Also released as part of The Essential John Fahey on the Vanguard 'twofer' series (included Requia) 1975
Re-issue as The Best of the Vanguard Years in 1999
The Voice of the Turtle 1968
Bottleneck Blues [3:03]
Bill Cheatum [1:52]
Lewisdale Blues [2:13]
Bean Vine Blues [2:42]
Bean Vine Blues #2 [2:47]
A Raga Called Pat - Part 3 [9:03]
A Raga Called Pat - Part 4 [4:25]
Train [1:44]
Je Ne Me Suis Reveilais Matin Pas En May [2:19]
The Story Of Dorothy Gooch, Part 1 [5:23]
Nine Pound Hammer [1:57]
Lonesome Valley [1:41]
Note: LP release was originally issued in at least 2 versions.
See the notes in the album section for more details.
The New Possibility 1968
John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album
Joy To The World [1:52]
What Child Is This? [3:02]
Medley: Hark, The Herald Angels Sing/O Come All Ye Faithful [3:10]
Auld Lang Syne [2:01]
The Bells of St. Mary's [2:10]
Good King Wenceslas [1:10]
We Three Kings of Orient Are [1:50]
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Fantasy [3:00]
The First Noel [2:12]
Christ's Saints of God Fantasy [10:12]
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear [1:28]
Go I Will Send Thee [3:00]
Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming [3:45]
Silent Night, Holy Night [1:14]
America 1971/1998
Recorded at Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles 1971
Jesus Is A Dying Bedmaker [4:20]
Amazing Grace [2:18]
Song #3 [1:48]
Special Rider Blues [3:03]
Dvorak [3:42]
Jesus Is A Dying Bedmaker 2 [3:23]
Finale [3:10]
America [7:40]
Dalhart, Texas, 1967 [11:01]
Knoxville Blues [3:07]
Mark 1:15 [14:13]
Voice of the Turtle [15:42]
The Waltz That Carried Us Away And Then A Mosquito Came And Ate Up My Sweetheart [5:49]
Original LP issue contained only the last 4 songs
Of Rivers and Religion 1972
John Fahey & His Orchestra
Produced by John Fahey & Denny Bruce
Steamboat Gwine Round De Bend [4:15]
Medley: Deep River/Ol' Man River [6:45]
Dixie Pig Bar-B-Q Blues [3:55]
Texas And Pacific Blues [4:30]
Funeral Song For Mississippi John Hurt [4:20]
Medley: By The Side Of The Road/I Come, I Come [6:05]
Lord Have Mercy [2:28]
Song [5:22]
After the Ball 1973
John Fahey & His Orchestra
Recorded at United/Western Recorders, Hollywood, CA 1971-73
Horses [2:04]
New Orleans Shuffle [3:14]
Beverly [4:44]
Om Shanthi Norris [5:47]
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free [2:33]
When You Wore A Tulip (And I Wore A Big Red Rose) [2:30]
Hawaiian Two-Step [2:38]
Bucktown Stomp [2:11]
Candy Man [1:24]
After The Ball [3:39]
Fare Forward Voyagers 1973
Recorded at United Recording Corp., Hollywood, CA.
When the Fire and the Rose are One [13:55]
Thus Krishna on the Battlefield [6:36]
Fare Forward Voyagers [23:42]
Kottke Lang Fahey 1974
Leo Kottke
Cripple Creek
Ice Miner
Red and White
Anyway
Peter Lang
St. Charles Shuffle
When Kings Come Home
As I Lay Sleeping
Thoth Song
John Fahey
Note : these are re-recordings of four well-known Fahey hits
On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
Sunflower River Blues
Revolt of the Dyke Brigade
In Christ There is No East or West
Old Fashioned Love 1975
John Fahey & His Orchestra
Recorded at Blue Rock Studio, NYC & United/Western Recorders, Hollywood
In a Persian Market
Jaya Shiva Shankarah
Marilyn
The Assassination of Stephan Grossman
Old Fashioned Love
Boodle-Am-Shake
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Dry Bones in the Valley
Christmas with John Fahey, Vol II 1975
Recorded at United/Western Recording, Hollywood
Oh Holy Night *
Medley:Oh Tannenbaum / Angels We Have Heard on High /Jingle Bells *
Russian Christmas Overture *#
White Christmas
Carol of the Bells *#
Christmas Fantasy Part 1
Christmas Fantasy Part 2
* Duet with Richard Ruskin
# Arr. by Fahey/Ruskin
The Best of John Fahey 1959-1977
Sunflower River Blues [3:15]
St. Louis Blues [3:12]
Poor Boy Long Ways From Home [2:22]
When The Springtime Comes Again [3:53]
Some Summer Day [3:21]
Spanish Dance [2:00]
Take A Look at That Baby [1:21]
I'm Going To Do All I Can for My Lord [1:18]
The Last Steam Engine Train [2:14]
In Christ There Is No East or West [2:39]
Give Me Cornbread When I'm Hungry [3:08]
Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace of King Phillip XIV of Spain [3:11] Re-recorded for this album)
Revolt of the Dyke Brigade [2:45]
On the Sunny Side of the Ocean [3:40]
Spanish Two-Step [2:12] (Re-recorded for this album)
The track list is in the wrong order, both on the LP and the CD
John Fahey Visits Washington, D.C. 1979
Medley: Silver Bell / Cheyenne [4:27]
Ann Arbor / Death by Reputation [8:04]
The Discovery of the Sylvia Scott [7:43]
Guitar Lamento [5:30]
Melody McBad [10:08]
The Grand Finale [6:30]
Yes! Jesus Loves Me 1980
Recorded at Gingerbread Studios, Santa Monica, California.
Yes! Jesus Loves Me [1:46]
Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus [1:14]
Medley: Lord Of All Hopefulness / All Through The Night [1:40 / 2:03]
Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel [2:39]
Two American Folk Hymns [2:25]
For All The Beauty Of The Earth
St. Patrick's [1:50]
Holy, Holy, Holy [2:01]
Come Labour On [1:33]
St. Clements [1:45]
For All The Saints
At The Name Of Jesus [1:24]
Medley: Come Thou Almighty King / Wild Western Hero [1:45]
Praise To The Lord [1:45]
Lord, I Want To Be A Christian In My Heart [1:55]
Faith Of Our Fathers
Just As I Am [1:47]
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence [3:29]
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today / Yes! Jesus Loves Me (reprise)
Live in Tasmania 1981
Introduction by Stefan Markvitch / On the Sunny Side of the Ocean / Tasmanian Two-Step / Tiger [13:54]
The Approaching of the Disco Void [6:33]
Waltzing Matilda [2:34]
Fahey Establishes Rapport with the Tasmanians / A dissertation on 'Obscurity' (spoken) / The Return of the Tasmanian Tiger / Funeral Song for Mississippi John Hurt [8:58]
Steamboat Gwine 'Round de Bend [4:57]
Indian-Pacific R.R. Blues [5:03]
Christmas Guitar Volume One 1982
A re-recording of "The New Possibility"
Recorded at High Tech Recorders, Portland, OR, October 1982
Joy To The World [1:34]
What Child Is This [3:15]
Medley: Hark The Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful (Adestes Fideles) [4:22]
Auld Lang Syne [2:00]
The Bells Of St. Mary's [2:15]
Good Christian Men Rejoice [1:13]
We Three Kings Of Orient Are [1:45]
Away In A Manger [1:19]
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Fantasy [2:52]
The First Noel [3:48]
Good King Wenceslas [1:02]
Of The Father's Love Begotten [1:20]
Away In A Manger II [2:27]
In The Bleak Midwinter [1:46]
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear [2:54]
Medley: Jesus, Won't You Come By Here / Go Tell It On The Mountain [3:22]
Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming [1:48]
Silent Night, Holy Night [3:10]
Popular Songs of Christmas & New Year's 1983
John Fahey with Terry Robb
Recorded at High Tech Recorders, Portland, OR 1983
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas [1:45]
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [2:53]
The Skater's Waltz [3:52]
The Christmas Song [2:18]
Medley: Christmas Time's A-Coming / Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer [4:02]
Medley: The Holly and The Ivy / The Cherry Tree Carol [2:00]
Apple Blossom Time [1:30]
White Christmas [1:34]
Medley: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow / Winter Wonderland [3:43]
Remember [2:00]
Christmas Time Is Here [1:15]
Do You Hear What I Hear [2:23]
I'll Be Home For Christmas [1:53]
The Waltz You Saved For Me [3:16]
Medley: Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly / We Wish You A Merry Christmas [3:40]
Railroad I 1983
Recorded at: Dirk Dalton Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Frisco Leaving Birmingham [3:23]
Oneconta [2:28]
Summer Cat By My Door [4:11]
Steve Talbot On The Keddie Wye [4:31]
Afternoon Espee Through Salem [4:27]
Enigmas And Perplexities Of The Norfolk And Western [3:10]
Charlie Becker's Meditation [3:20]
Medley: Imitation Train Whistle / Po' Boy [4:53]
Life Is Like A Mountain Railway [2:13]
Delta Dog Thru The Book Of Revelation [4:50]
Let Go 1984
John Fahey, gtr; Terry Robb, gtr, bottleneck gtr; Johnny Riggins, percussion on 'River Medley' and 'Lights Out'; Ron (Dr.) Manfredo, bass on 'River Medley'
Produced by Terry Robb
Let Go [6:34]
Black Mommy [8:04]
Dvorak [4:04]
The World is Waiting for the Sunrise [2:30]
Medley: Deep River / Old Man River [4:53]
Lights Out [2:44]
Pretty Afternoon [3:05]
Sunset on Prince George's County [4:13]
Layla [5:15]
Old Country Rock [1:20]
Rain Forests, Oceans, and Other Themes 1985
Produced by Terry Robb
Recorded at Cascade Recording Studios, Portland, OR.
Melody McOcean [6:38]
Layla1 [5:15]
Rain Forest [6:44]
The World is Waiting for the Sunrise1 [2:30]
Lullaby and Finale from The Firebird1 [4:16]
Atlantic High [2:06]
Samba de Orfeo1 [2:58]
Theme and Variations2 [4:13]
May This Be Love/Casey Jones* [3:25]
Intro to Ocean Waves / Ocean Waves [6:20]
Juroscho Ascopi1 [5:28]
St. Patrick's Hymn [3:27]
1 - with Terry Robb, gtr; 2 - Terry Robb, gtr; Guy Maxwell, percussion & Yamaha RX15; Scott White, bass
I Remember Blind Joe Death 1987
Produced by Tinh (quang) Mahoney
Recorded in 1986 at Spectrum Studios, Portland, OR
The Evening Mysteries of Ferry Street [3:25]
You'll Find Her Name Written There [1:33]
The Minutes Seem Like Hours, The Hours Seem Like Days [3:59]
Are You From Dixie? [2:42]
A Minor Blues [4:39]
Steel Guitar Rag [2:22]
Nightmare / Summertime [5:22]
Let Me Call You Sweetheart [2:10]
Unknown Tango [3:50]
Improv in E Minor [7:27]
Lava On Waikiki [2:16]
Gaucho [5:56]
God, Time & Causality 1988
Produced by Terry Robb and John Fahey
Revelation [3:47]
The Red Pony [6:28]
Lion [6:38]
Medley: Interlude / The Portland Cement Factory / Requiem for Mississippi John Hurt [11:37]
Medley: Snowflakes / Steamboat Gwine Around The Bend / Death of the Clayton Peacock / How Green
Was My Valley [11:46]
Medley: Sandy on Earth / I'll See You in My Dreams [16:29]
Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories 1990
Produced by Terry Robb
Twilight Time [2:30]
The Sea Of Love [2:04]
In Darkest Night: The Objectification and Recurrent Sightings of Bizarre and Cathected Screen
Memories (from below) Along the Sligo [4:00]
Blueberry Hill [2:40]
A Rose And A Baby Ruth [2:02]
Claire [3:13]
The Thing At The End Of New Hampshire Avenue [3:29]
Don't [3:07]
View [4:13]
Dianne Kelly [7:40]
Fear And Loathing At 4th And Butternut [3:29]
Twilight On Prince George's Avenue [4:06]
John Fahey Christmas Album 1991
Burnside Records
O John Fahey: Acoustic Guitar, Ü Brenda Pleasance: Cello,
Å Kate Finn: Flutes, ± Joe Heinemann: Piano, § Greg Fisher: Effects
Jingle Bells [3:02] O
Angels from the Realms of Glory [2:02] OÜ
Silent Night [3:13] O
Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming [4:28] OÜÅ
Irish Medley [5:42] OÅ
O' Little Town of Bethlehem [3:06] O
Santisima [1:32] OÜ
Christ is Born on Christmas Day [3:01] O
O' Come Little Children/Ach Du Lieber Augustine [2:57] OÜ
Mary Had a Baby [1:18] O
The Little Drummer Boy [2:34] O§
Good Christian Men, Rejoice, Rejoice [1:32] OÜ
Spanish Carol [1:58] O±
O' Holy Night [3:34] O
Christ is Born as Child Of Man [2:22] OÜÅ
Christmas Medley: Samuel Barber's Largo. / It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / We Three Kings / Greensleeves / In the Bleak Midwinter / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful / Samuel Barber's Largo. [14:22] O
Return of the Repressed 1994
Rhino
All tracks previously released
Disc 1
Desperate Man Blues
Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Phillip XIV Of Spain
Sligo River Blues
Sun Gonna Shine In My Back Door Someday Blues
On Doing An Evil Deed Blues
I'm Gonna Do All I Can For My Lord
Some Summer Day
Worried Blues
Tell Her To Come Back Home
Poor Boy
Orinda-Moraga
The Death Of The Clayton Peacock
Brenda's Blues
On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean
Revelation On The Banks Of The Pawtuxent
Night Train To Valhalla
Knott's Berry Farm Molly
Bill Cheatum (with Hubert Thomas)
Knoxville Blues
Sunflower River Blues
A Raga Called Pat - Part One
In Christ There Is No East Or West
Disc 2
The Yellow Princess
Lion
Revolt Of The Dyke Brigade
The Portland Cement Factory At Monolith California
Steamboat Gwine 'Round De Bend
Lord Have Mercy
Beverly
Hawaiian Two-Step
Candy Man
Jaya Shiva Shankarah (with Woodrow Mann)
Medley: Silver Bell / Cheyenne
The Approaching Of The Disco Void
Summer Cat By My Door
Theme And Variations
Lava On Waikiki
Samba De Orfeo
Rain Forest
Twilight Time
The Sea Of Love
Yes! Jesus Loves Me
Double 78 1996
Perfect
Morning Pt. 1
Morning Pt. 2
Evening Not Night Pt. 1
Evening Not Night Pt. 2
The Mill Pond 1997
Ghosts
Garbage
You Can't Cool Off in the Mill Pond, You Can Only Die
The Mill Pond Drowns Hope
City of Refuge 1997
Recorded by Jeff Allman / Michael Lastra
Fanfare [5:13]
The Mill Pond [3:53]
Chelsey Silver, Please Come Home [4:32]
City of Refuge I [20:35]
City of Refuge III [6:31]
Hope Slumbers Eternal [5:05]
On the Death and Disembowelment of the New Age [19:26]
Womblife 1997
Recording and Production: Jim O'Rourke Steam Room
Sharks [9:20]
Planaria [9:54]
Eels [6:13]
Coelacanths [7:28]
Juana [12:34]
The Epiphany of Glenn Jones 1997
John Fahey and Cul de Sac
Produced and engineered by Jon Williams
Tuff [5:04]
Gamelan Collage [10:09]
The New Red Pony [5:50]
Maggie Campbell Blues [3:15]
Our Puppet Selves [8:19]
Gamelan Guitar [5:26]
Come on in My Kitchen [4:05]
Magic Mountain [8:59]
More Nothing [6:36]
Nothing [15:48]
Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts, and Other Contemporary Dance Favorites 1998
Recording and production: Jon Philpot
House of the Rising Sun / Nightmare [19:09]
Juana / Guitar Lamento [17:06]
Red Rocking Chair [9:26]
Song for Sara [6:20]
Son House / Marilyn / My Prayer / Mood Indigo [21:05]
Hitomi 2000
Produced by John Fahey
All selections composed and performed by John Fahey except for A History of Tokyo Rail Traction, which is composed by John Fahey/Tim Knight/Rob Scrivener, and performed by them in trio
Delta Flight 53
Despair
Hitomi
Tanaka Jun
East Meets West
Hitomi Smiles
The Dance of the Cat People
A History of Tokyo Rail Traction
Delta Flight 54
John Fahey Trio (One Hit Records 0002)
Recorded 1998
Things Fall Apart
The Center Will Not Hold
John Fahey - organ
Like Being Reborn Again
Slouching Toward Jerusalem
A Drunken Tale to Hide
Tim Knight - piano
Scherzo
Tina In The Rain
A.K.A. My Mentor Blind Joe Death
Recorded live at Guitar Castle in the rain
John Fahey Trio (One Hit Records 0004
Recorded 1997
John Fahey Trio
KB00 Radio Live Session
Books by John Fahey
John Fahey, thesis. A Textual and Musicological Analysis of the Repertoire of Charley Patton. Los Angeles:
University of California, [1966].
Charley Patton. Studio Vista, London, [1971]. Book edition of post-graduate thesis.
Also issued as part of, Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton, Oct 23,
2001. Revenant
John Fahey, The Best of John Fahey. Guitar Player Books, 1977.
John Fahey, How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life. Chicago: Drag City, [2000].
Articles & Stories, Misc by John Fahey
"Antonioni"— Popwatch, No 9 (later included in How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life)
"Fish"— Halana, 11/97 (later included in How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life)
Liner Notes to The Anthology of American Folk Music, Folkways Recordings, John Fahey, et al
Liner Notes to American Primitive, Vol. 1, Pre-War Gospel (1926-36), Revenant
Liner Notes to Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume Four, Revenant
Liner Notes to Stories, Woody Mann, Greenhays
Liner Notes to Robbie Basho, Bashovia, Takoma
Liner notes to John Miller, First Degree Blues, Blue Goose 2007, 1972
"Admiral Kelvinator's Clockwork Factory", unpublished manuscript
"Takoma Records Newsletter." 1981
"Takoma Records Newsletter." Guitar Player. July 1980
John Fahey Addman. "Takoma Records Newsletter." Guitar Player. January 1980
"Takoma Records Newsletter." Guitar Player. December 1979
"Bola Sete, The Nature of Infinity and John Fahey", Guitar Player. 2/76
"Horizontal and Vertical Playing", Guitar Player. 2/75
"Performance as War." Georgia Straight. Oct 1974
"Exfoliative Saprophagony of the Existential John Fahey" by Elijah P. Lovejoy, 1972
"Vignettes, Digressions, and Screens." Grinning Idiot
"The Historical Subjectivity of the Guitar." Grinning Idiot
Articles about John Fahey
Obituaries & Remembrance
Obituary. Salem Statesman Journal [Salem OR 2/28] 2001
Alan Gustafson. "Area Guitarist John Fahey Dies. The Grammy Winner Died Three Days After Having Heart Bypass Surgery." Statesman Journal [Salem, Oregon] February 23, 2001
Associated Press. Obituary. St. Paul Pioneer Press [St. Paul MN 2/24] 2001
Claudia Levy. "Eclectic Composer, Guitarist John Fahey Dies Takoma Park Native's Distinctive Sound Drew on Blues, Jazz, Spirituals, Hymns." Washington Post [Washington, D.C.] February 24, 2001: Page B07.
Dan Itel. "A Legend Remembered." Salem Statesman Journal [Salem OR 3/5] 2001
David Fricke. "John Fahey, 1939-2001." Rolling Stone April 2001
Jon Pareles, "John Fahey, Guitarist and Iconoclast, Dies at 61," nytimes.com
David Sprague. "Guitarist John Fahey Dead." RollingStone.Com: News [2/24] 2001
Ed Ward, Lisa Cretsinger, Mike Butler. "The Long Strange Journey of Blind Joe Death." Mojo April 2001
Eddie Dean. "In Memory of Blind Thomas of Old Takoma." Washington City Paper March 9-15, 2001
Gary Joyner. "John Fahey, 1939-2001." Acoustic Guitar June 2001
Jim Ohlschmidt. "Remember Blind Joe Death, The Final Pages of Eccentric Fingerpicker John Fahey's Mysterious and Compelling Saga." Acoustic Guitar Oct 2001
Matt Blackett. "Farewell to a Fingerstyle Innovator." Guitar Player June 2001
Richard Harrington. "John Fahey's Brilliantly Broad Blues Palette." Washington Post [Washington DC 2/24] 2001
Stefan Grossman. "Eulogy." Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop Catalog Spring 2001
Mario Calvitti and Giovanni Ring, "Leggenda e Trasfigurazione della Chitarra Acustica Ci ha lasciato il 22 febbraio scorso John Fahey," Chittare, n°184 GIUGNO 2001 (June 2001)
Michael Lohr, "John Fahey, Mountain of a Man," Akustik Gitarre, June 2001
"John Fahey," Ruta66, Numero 174 - Julio/Agosto 2001
Internet Tributes
John Fail, "In Memorium - John Fahey (1939-2001)," fakejazz.com, Mar 2, 2001
Richard Gehr, "Tormented Genius John Fahey had Rekindled Creative Fire," sonicnet.com
Von Steffen Basho-Junghans, "Farewell, Blind Joe Death," Folker! 4-2001
Leo Kottke, No title, leokottke.com
Nels Cline, "In Praise of John Fahey 1939-2001," nelscline.com
Otis Wheeler, "I Remember Blind Joe Death," freakytrigger.com
Lisa Cretsinger, "Memories of John Fahey in Salem,"
Jack Viertel, "The Spirit of America in John Fahey's Guitar," nytimes.com
Al Handa, "Remembering John Fahey and Bill Barth,", the Delta Snake netmagic.net (The Delta Snake ezine)
Dean Blackwood, "In Memoriam", www.furious.com/perfect
Glenn Jones, "Railroad Plough to Valhalla - Thoughts after the Death of John Fahey on Feb 22 2001," www.furious.com/perfect
from - (http://www.clicks-and-klangs.com/archive/006/fahayindex.htm):
Paul Bryant, "Stomping Tonight on the Maryland/Nottinghamshire Border: Notes from England"
Graham Johnston, "Ghost Music, Raw Musics and Revenant Records"
Phil Kellogg, "John Fahey in Concert: Recollections of a Die-Hard fan"
Tony Rigby, "Contrasting Yellow Princess with City of Refuge"
Paul Bryant, "Performance As War: Three Interludes"
Mitchell Tropin, "John Fahey's Last Visit to Takoma Park"
Articles
Elliot Sharp. "Fahey Interview for Knitting Factory Knotes." Volume Journal [6/3] 2000
Ron Cowan. "John Fahey Gets His Revenge." Salem Statesman Journal [Salem OR 7/7] 2000
Michael Weare, "90 Minutes of Electrified Fence Music," (2 October 99 concert review), source unknown
Matt Ffytche. "UK: London Queen Elizabeth Hall - October 2, 1999." The Wire Nov 1999
Stewart Lee, "The Reluctant Hero returns," Sunday Times, 19 September 1999.
Bill Friskics-Warren. "Raw Musics." The Oxford American, Southern Music Issue 1998
Theresa Stern, "Interview with John Fahey," Perfect Sound Forever ezine, www.furious.com/perfect, 1998
Glenn Jones, Letter to The Wire (replying to Edwin Pouncey's article), 1998
Ron Cowan. "The Rebirth of John Fahey." Salem Statesman Journal [Salem OR 11/29] 1998
Chris Nelson, "John Fahey's Revenant Records Crawls from Primordial Gloop," www.sonicnet.com, October 1998
Edwin Pouncey. "Blood on the Frets." The Wire August 1998
Don McLeese, "The Weirdest, Coolest Reissue Label in the World by. Interview with Dean Blackwood,"
www.austin360.com
Byron Coley. "Resurrection Shuffle, John Fahey's Revenant Label Bestows the Breath of Life." Spin, April 1998
Nik Rainey, "John Fahey: Redawn of the Iconoclast," Lollipop, #43, April 1998
Glenn Jones, "Sleeve notes for The Portland Cement Factory at Monolith, California," by Cul de Sac,
1998
Donald Miller. "John Fahey, Tramps (New York City, NY) November 2, 1997." No Depression. Jan-Feb 1998
Eddie Dean, "Desperate Man Blues" Joe Bussard article. Washington Free Weekly, Feb 1998
David Fricke. "On The Edge." Rolling Stone Dec-Jan 1997-98
Ben Ratliff. "A 60's Original with a New Life on the Fringe." NY Times [1/19] 1997
Harvey Pekar. "Music Cul de Sac Made Right Move When it Tapped John Fahey." Boston Herald Oct 1997
James Jensen. "John Fahey Videos." Review. Acoustic Guitar, 52 April 1997
Colin Irwin, "Out of Hiding," Mojo, 1997
James Rotondi. "John Fahey." Pulse! 2/1997
Lee Gardner. "The Return of Blind Joe Death." Washington City Paper [2/5] 1997
Matt Hanks. "AGE AGAINST THE MACHINE John Fahey Reinvents His Own Creation." No Depression May-June 1997
Tom Sedlak. "John Fahey." Sample Magazine Spring 1997
Chris Morris. "John Fahey Strikes a New Note." Billboard [12/21] 1996
Milo Miles. "While My Guitar Gently Seeks." Village Voice [12/31] 1996
Peter Margasak. "John Fahey Back on the Edge." Chicago Reader [11/8] 1996
Maurice Hope. "John Fahey." Get Rhythm
Tony Herrington. "Conversing with the Elder." The Wire 1996
Wayne Pernu. "John Fahey: I Still Dream About Factories." The Rocket [June/26-July/10] 1996
Dean Baker. "Battling Troubles, Fahey Plays His Music in Salem." Salem Times [12/22] 1995
Byron Coley. "The Persecutions and Resurrections of Blind Joe Death." Spin [11] 1994
J. Michael Stockman. "For Fahey, Arranging Holiday Music Is as Good as Writing." Salem Statesman Journal [12/17] 1993
Dale Miller. "Reinventing the Steel, The Continuing Saga of Blind Joe Death, a.k.a. John Fahey, Founding Father of the Solo Steel-String Guitar." Acoustic Guitar Jan/Feb 1992
Dawn Vlahandreas. "Fahey Gives Christmas Concert." Salem Statesman Journal [12/11] 1991
Derk Richardson. "Deck the Halls." Express Dec 1991
Paul Bryant. "John Fahey." Strange Things Are Happening [(Vol I, 4)(UK)] Sep/Oct 1988
Steve Pick. "These Idol Hands, An Interview with John Fahey." Listen Up Dec 1988
Hank Patton, "Blind Joe's Breakdown," Folk Roots, 1988.
Pat McGraw. "Crowd Loves Fahey's Unique Guitar Pickin'." Denver Post May 1986
Daniel Gewertz. "Folk Guitarist John Fahey Enjoys the Bounty of Christmas." Boston Herald Dec 20 1984
L.E. McCullough. "John Fahey: Soap Creek Saloon 3/4/84." The Austin Chronicle Mar 23, 1984
Michael Grenfell. "John Fahey, In Conversation With." Guitar Feb 1984
Maurizio Angeletti, "Takoma Records," (Italian, with translation), 1984
Stewart Jaffey. "On Test-Laguna John Fahey Model L-60S." [2] 1984
Suzie Boss. "Madman of Music." Oregon Magazine Dec 1984
Dan Forte. "John Fahey, Primitive Picker." Record Jul 1983
Dan Postrel. "Guitarist Finds Home in Salem. Salem OR." Statesman-Journal Oct 1982
Emiliano Li Castro, "John Fahey in Italy," (Italian, with translation), 1982
Sheila Kennedy. "John Fahey Remains a Master of His Art." News-Press [Santa Barbara CA] Sep 1982
Karyl Severson. "Guitarist Delights Audience." Oregon Journal Dec 1981
Mark Humphrey. "An Existential Guitarist Packs His Bags, Why John Fahey's Love-Hate Affair with LA Is Coming to an End." Reader May 1981
Mark Humphrey. "John Fahey: From Takoma to Tasmania." Apr 1981
Morgan Barker. "Hunting for the Legendary Fahey." [Burlington VT] Aug 1981
Mark Humphrey. "John Fahey: Fingerstyle Adventurer." Frets Magazine August 1980: 22-26.
Ian Penman. "The Passage of Time in Open G and Other Stories." New Musical Review Sep 1979
Jan Hoffman. "John Fahey: Pale Fire." Village Voice [12/17] 1979
Karl Dallas. "Fahey: a Musical Melting Pot." Melody Maker Jul 1979
Sean Higgins. "John Fahey, from Barrelhouse to Bible." International Musician/Recording World Sep 1979
Alan Niester. "Fahey Lives Up to Legendary Billing." Toronto Globe and Mail [6/1] 1978
Joe Frolik. "Fahey Music Pleasant Blend of Folk, Country, Classical." Austin American-Statesman [5/29] 1978
Paul Hume. "Fahey & Conners." Washington Post [6/12] 1978
Tim Warren. "John Fahey Reminisces, and Shows a Mastery of Guitar." Washington Star [6/11] 1978
"Beyond Virtuosity with John Fahey," LA Times [12/23] 1977
Tom and Mary Evans, Extract from "Guitars: From Renaissance to Rock," 1977
Steve Morse. "John Fahey: Genius of the Acoustic Guitar." Boston Globe Jul 1977
Vaughn Palmer. "Now That's a Backup Act." Vancouver Sun Apr 1977
Richard Cohen. "Ruminations on John Fahey." Musician's News August 1976
Paul Nelson. "John Fahey Is a Tough Guy." The Village Voice Jun 1975
Loraine Alterman. "Legendary Master John Fahey Talks to…." Melody Maker [3/10] 1973
Michael Brooks. "John Fahey: Turtle Blues." Guitar Player Mar 1972
Tim Ferris. "Why Fahey Wants To Kill Everybody." Rolling Stone Dec 1970
"Syncopated Classics from the Underground." Melody Maker Sep. 1969
C.P. "Profile." [London, England] 1969
ED Denson, "Finding Fahey," 1967
"Looking for the Blues." Newsweek [7/13] 1964
Alan Bussel. "They're Racing The Clock, To Save 'Country Blues'." Press-Scimitar [Memphis] Summer 1963
Date uncertain or missing:
"John Fahey, Of Turtles, Bluesmen, Slide Guitars, Bitter Beer, and Religion." Unhinged
Al Rudis. "Fahey Can't Spoil His Own Music." Chicago Sun-Times
Bob Gumpertz. "John Fahey: A New American Primitive." Disc
Dwight F. Loop. "Big-Name Artists Try Christmas Favorites." Alb. Journal
Jeff McLaughlin. "Call John Fahey a Composer First, a Folkie Second." Boston Globe
John Kally. "John Fahey on Record: a Retrospective." Folkscene
Steve Hurlburt. "John Fahey Visits Atlanta, GA." MUZIK
Tom Zito. "With Only Whites Listening." Washington Post
Compilations
Takoma Eclectic Sampler (Indian-Pacific R.R. Blues) Takoma.
Takoma Eclectic Sampler, Vol. 2 (Imitation Train Whistle - Po' Boy) Takoma, 1998.
Rounder Christmas Album, Must be Santa (John Fahey with Terry Robb: The Holly & the Ivy/The Cherry Tree Carol) Rounder, 1995.
Takoma Slide, (Poor Boy). 1999
Rounder Folk (Atlantic High) Rounder.
Burbank (Steamboat Gwine 'Round de Bend). Warner Bros. 1972.
Zabrieski Point Soundtrack. (Dance of Death). 1969
Contemporary Guitar Sample, (The Death of the Clayton Peacock, I Am The Resurrection)
Generations of Folk, Vol. 2: Protest & Politics (March! For Martin Luther King) Vanguard, 1998.
The Greatest Hits of Christmas (Medley: Hark, The Herald Angels Sing/O Come All Ye Faithful) Special Music, 1992.
Life in the Folk Lane (Are You from Dixie?) Demon Records, 1992.
Rock Goes To The Movies 1 (Dance of Death) Columbia, 1990.
Vanguard Collector's Edition (Requiem for John Hurt) Vanguard, 1997.
Route 50: Driving New Roots for 50 Years, Vanguard Records
String Alchemy From Eclectic to Electric, (Dance of the Inhabitants of the Invisible City of Bladensburg), Vanguard Records V79 563-2, 2000
Fahey Covers
A Tribute to John Fahey. Kicking Mule, 1979.
Gastr del Sol. Upgrade and Afterlife, (dry bones in the valley), Drag City, 1996.
Cul de Sac. ECIM, (Portland Cement Factory at Monolith California), Northeastern/Lunar Rotation, 1993.
Cul de Sac, The Portland Cement Factory at Monolith, California b/w Hagstrom, Earworm
Terry Robb, Stop This World, (Number Tag/Take a Look at That Baby [instrumental] (Fahey/Robb)), 1996
Brendan Croker and the 5 O'Clock Shadows, Close Shave, (Hawaiian Two-Step), 1986
Leo Kottke. 12 String Blues, (Sail Away Ladies/Last Steam Engine Train), Oblivion, 1969.
Maurizio Angeletti, Windows Over the Stream, (On the Sunny Side of the Ocean, entitled "On the Shady Side of the Ocean"), Old Tennis Shoes C-1001, 1981
Richard Gilewitz. Somewhere in Between, (Spanish Two-Step), Hacker Backer Records, 1986.
Phil Heywood. Some Summer Day, (Some Summer Day), Atomic theory Records, 1990/92.
David Morgan. I Never Knew She Was Married, (The Last Steam Engine Train), Slippery Noodle Sound, 1994.
The Frontmen. The Frontmen, (The Last Steam Engine Train), Rolltop Discs.
Toulouse Englehardt, Toullusions, (Knoxville Blues), Briar Records 4203, 1975 (not technically a Fahey tune)
The Waybacks, Devolver, (The Last Steam Engine Train), 2000
Freight Train Boogie, Freight Train Boogie, (The Last Steam Engine Train), 2001
Tory Voodoo. Roll Down Thy Window, (Funeral Song For Mississippi John), Blinky, 1997.
Leo Kottke. Peculiaroso, (Poor Boy), Private Music, 1991.
Flubber, Cuppa Cowfee, (The Last Steam Engine Train)
Robbie & Ran McCoury. Robbie & Ran McCoury, (The Last Steam Engine), Rounder, 1995.
Leo Kottke, Anthology, (In Christ There is No East or West), Rhino, 1997.
Woody Harris, American Guitar Solos, (In Christ There is No East or West, and Bicycle Built for Two), Arhoolie 4008, 1976
Peter Lang, Dharma Blues, (Poor Boy), Horus Records HM 1034-2, 2001
Guest Appearances
Tony Thomas. Old Time Texas and Oklahoma Fiddlin. 1966. Fahey plays backup on 5 tracks
Takoma sampler. Contemporary Guitar. One Fahey song .The Fahey Sampler (Original track). Takoma, 1967.
Canned Heat. Living the Blues. 1968. Partenogenesis.
Memphis Swamp Jam. 3 duets with Bill Barth. 1969. Memphis Blues, St. Louis Blues, Praying on the Old Campground (Original tracks). Classic country blues recorded by Chris Strachwitz in Memphis, Tenn. during the week of the Memphis Blues Festival in June 1969. Re-issued as "Mississippi Delta Blues Jam in Memphis", Vol. 1, Various Artists, CD 385 – "An unexpected standout on this set are three guitar duets by R.L Watson and Josiah Jones, two street musicians practically lost to history because they refused, according to the liner notes, to be interviewed. Watson and Jones were deaf mutes(!) which raises some obvious questions about the striking, sympathetic interplay between their two guitars but they made memorable music, regardless."
Jo Ann Kelly. Kelly, Fahey, Mann, Miller, Seidler. Backup on 3 tracks. Blue Goose. 1972. Stocking Feet Blues (Lemon Jefferson, arr. Kelly - Fahey) Jo Ann Kelly (vocal) with John Fahey (guitar), High Sheriff Blues (Charley Patton, arr. Kelly - Fahey) Jo Ann Kelly (vocal) with John Fahey (guitar), New Mind Reader Blues (Bertha Lee Patton, arr. Kelly - Fahey) Jo Ann Kelly (vocal) with John Fahey (guitar)
Kottke/Fahey/Lang. Kottke/Fahey/Lang. 3 new versions by Fahey. 1973.
Various. Acoustic Guitars. (Guitar Heaven). Germany. Original track - Delta Blues. 1978
John Fahey, 6 one-hour cassette tutorial. The Guitar of John Fahey. Stefan Grossman. 1982.
Lori Carson. Shelter. David Geffen, Which Way Be Broadway. 1990
Kathryn Hurd. Stories from the Hearth. Glasswing Media, Jack the Miller's Son performed by O'Flaherty, Meghan / Fahey, John - 13:46, Finn and The Salmon of Knowledge performed by O'Flaherty, Meghan / Fahey, John - 7:27. 1994
Miss Murgatroid. Myoclonic Melodies. WIN Records, Dolls Inside the Walls. 1996
Red Krayola. Live in 1967. Drag City. Berkeley Folk Music Festival, 7/3/67, afternoon: Red Crayola w/John Fahey. 1998 reissue
Todd Hallawell. Before My Time, John Fahey - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Baritone). 1999
Fahey as Producer
George Winston. Complete Solo Recordings 1972-96. Windham Hill, 1996.
Various Artists. How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Blues. Diablo. Produced one track only. 1996
Tinh Mahoney, My Vietnamese Suite, (no label information), 1986
Bukka White. 1963 Isn't 1962. Genes Records, 1994.
Bukka White. Mississippi Blues, Volume One. Takoma/GNP Crescendo/Sonet, 1963/1966/1980/1987/1988.
Bola Sete. Volume 1 - Ocean. Takoma, 1975.
Various Artists. Legacy of the Blues Maxi Sampler. Sonet. Produced one track only
Skip James. She Lyin'. Genes Records. City Hall.
George Winston. Ballads & Blues. Dancing Cat Records/Windham Hill/Lost Lake Arts, 1972
Leo Kottke. Mudlark. Capitol Records, 1971
Djalma de Andrade. Ocean Memories. Original Album Producer. 2000 (reissue)
Tony Conrad. Slapping Pythagoras, Producer, Editing. 1995
Leo Kottke. Best. Producer. 1987
Fahey on Video
John Fahey. John Fahey in Concert. Vestapol 13065. Freight & Salvage Club: Stephan Grossman's Guitar Workshop. 1996.
John Fahey. The Guitar of John Fahey, Vol. 1 & 2. Tutorial, GW 944/945. Stephan Grossman's Guitar Workshop. 1996.
John Fahey/Elizabeth Cotton. Rare Interviews: John Fahey/Elizabeth Cotten, Segments from Guitar, Guitar, Vestapol 13015. Stephan Grossman's Guitar Workshop. 1969.
John Fahey, et al. World of Slide Guitar. Vestapol 13061. Stephan Grossman's Guitar Workshop. 1996.
John Fahey. Christmas Songs & Holiday Melodies. GW 946. Stephan Grossman's Guitar Workshop. 1996.
John Fahey, et al. Fingerpicking Guitar: New Dimensions & Explorations. Vestapol 13006 (Vol. One of Three). Stephan Grossman's Guitar Workshop. 1996.
John Fahey, et al. Strings & Frets (Play Great Guitarists). Vestapol 13088. Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop. 1996.
Songs about John Fahey
'John Fahey's Existential Quagmire Blues,' (Calt) by Stephen Calt and Dave Mann, Looney Tunes, Blue Goose BG2017, 1975
'The Assassination of John Fahey,' (Grossman) by Stefan Grossman, Thunder on the Run, Kicking Mule 171, 1980)
'Thinking of John Fahey,' (McDonald) by Country Joe MacDonald, www.countryjoe.com, a self-released limited edition cd available only from Country Joe's website)
'I Remember John Fahey,' Tinh Mahoney, mp3 from www.johnfahey.com