John Fahey & Elizabeth Cotten Medley on Taylor 310

Here's a medley played in the open G tuning (DGDGBD), which is sometimes known as the Spanish tuning. This is possibly my favourite tuning which I have hopefully done justice by playing these following songs on a Taylor 310 (amazing guitar!).

The songs go like this...

"Holly", which is an original peice of mine, then it's...

"Spanish Two Step" (sometimes known as Hawaiian Two Step) by the master, John Fahey, which is great fun to play, followed by...

"Spanish Flang Dang"/Fangdango by Elizabeth Cotten, who is one of my favourite musicians, and finally...

A short intro section of John Fahey's "On The Sunny Side of The Ocean", which is the best thing that I have heard in this tuning, and one of my favourite pieces of all time!

Hope you guys enjoy this and please rate and comment!

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• folk
• country
• blues
• elizabeth
• cotten
• john
• fahey
• spanish
• hawaiian
• two
• step
• flang
• dang
• sunny
• side
• ocean
• open
• fingerstyle

[pfoxxx]

hey - your original composition is really good! I can imagine it pretty well with a steady bass drum coming in when you really get into it, i.e. around 0.40s. kinda reminds me of a song by the coral [thats a compliment :)]

well done!

[russelsheartinacage]

wow, that is a compliment, they're one of my favourite bands. cheers for the comment

[russelsheartinacage]

thanks for your positive comments guys, I'm quite happy with this video

[MauroPavanelli]

Great playing!

[speshojk1]

there are so many youtube videos of people with really nice guitars and terrible microphones.

[mdraney211]

Excellent!

[DuskY1991]

Well done =)

[rickinbutler]

I really dig your playing & taste in music. And, nothing rings like a Taylor guitar! How old are you & how were you first exposed to the music you're into?

[522drwagon]

Awesome playing man...they way you put all the songs togeather really compliments your experiance... one of the best Ive seen on here,,,keep it up,,you might be the next Leo Kotke....Take Care--Pete

[YT28666]

Listen to Etta Baker's version of "Spanish Fandango" if you haven't.

[Ruanandrade68]

Hey ! great :) talent is the name of this.