John Fahey Sligo River Blues

John Fahey number

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Music

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• John
• Fahey
• Acoustic
• Guitar
• Lee

[methodinsane]

By the way the River in Sligo Ireland is called the Garavogue. No idea if Fahey wrote this while there.

[1ArtfulBodger]

Knowing Fahey as an intelligent man he probably used artistic license with the title.

[rebeloj]

@1ArtfulBodger Actually, Sligo river blues is named after Sligo Creek which is just outside of Washington, DC. Beautiful playing, BTW.

[1ArtfulBodger]

@rebeloj thanks man.

[Zalbun]

@1ArtfulBodger @methodinsane,

It's named for Sligo Creek in Silver Spring, Maryland.

[methodinsane]

@CroatAndNettles Well that would probably make more sense. I don't know much about Fahey's life except what I've read but I love his music.

[CroatAndNettles]

@methodinsane Possibly, but I suspect he is referring to the Sligo Creek which wends its way through north Takoma Park, Maryland., where Fahey grew up. Living fairly nearby, I know very well it is no ones idea of a river but maybe that is where the artistic license comes in.

[NutterButterer]

Cleanest version on youtube. However, must be pointed out that good guitar is being used also.

Great work and great playing.

[TheLegend1971]

Great!!!



[BLUEWIZARD40]

hey can i please have the tabs or the picking paterns please ?

[tempestlag]

Well, yeah, he lived in takoma park maryland, and theres a sligo river through takoma park. I used to live in that area and i always felt honored to hear that song and know it was the same river

very nice video! ive never been able to get the triplet section down so smoothly

[superwolf76]

Probably my favorite Fahey song. Would be nicer to hear it slowed down a little. I guess there's two versions on that album. The second one is slower and that's my fav. Nice cover. Wish I could come anywhere near that. Keep it up.