Fred Gerlach - Gallows Pole

Off of his 1962 album 12 string guitar. Other famous versions have been done by Leadbelly and Led Zeppelin

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Music

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• 12
• string
• guitar
• american
• primitivism
• finger
• picking
• acoustic
• folk
• roots
• led
• zeppelin
• leadbelly
• III
• gallows
• pole

[MAJORSNODGRASS]

Saw Fred Gurlach in London around that time in a club called "Ballads and Blues", Long John Baldry used to play there mostly Broonzy stuff.

[thejimshow4000]

@MAJORSNODGRASS

Amazing, what was the show like? Can you remember what kind of songs he played? I would love to know more about the man.

[MAJORSNODGRASS]

He had large hands and fat fingers which he used to great effect on his 12 string. Played a lot of Leadbelly

[kenjikent]

@MAJORSNODGRASS can u share more of Fred Gerlach songs? It would be awesome!

[Granthampie]

Fred Gerlach was a incredible guitarist and this has to be the best rendition of Gallows Pole around. Fred described it as being so strenuous that he needed to play regularly for a week before he even attempted to play it.

Brilliant

[khamdoun]

thanks!

[ivycompton]

I remember when I discovered this years ago and how much I loved Gerlach's distinctive 12-string style. A very dynamic version of the classic. Thanks for posting!

[unfolk]

R.I.P Fred Gerlach (Jan. 2010): this is a great reissue on Folkways from a 12 string Master: I read somewhere that Jimmy Page was inspired by this version. If you're interested in Fred's music listen to: "Songs My Mother Never Sang" on Takoma, a rare vinyl but a stunning one!