In Christ There Is No East Or West

A hymn transcribed for the acoustic guitar by John Fahey and played also by Leo Kottke.

I put on a new set of strings for this to try to extract maximum tone, which the piece deserves. Martin SP phosphor bronze 13-56. Slightly heavier than I normally play but they sure ring some.

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Music

Tags:

• In
• Christ
• There
• Is
• No
• East
• Or
• West
• acoustic
• blues
• guitar
• john
• fahey
• leo
• kottke
• larrivee
• SD50
• SD-50

[rickyrockhardo]

1. Fantastic playing. You nailed it.

2. Great kitchen.

[VesperPete]

@rickyrockhardo Thank you very much.

[Cj12sings]

Well my favorite cover of this piece so far!!!, straight into my favorites!!!!!!, my god !!! what a fabulous sounding guitar, it really has a mahogony top!!!!!

you might try some medium cryogenic strings, i'm finding already they have a nice pop, and I have read the cryo's hold up a long while, although I've only had them on a week....best regards cj

[VesperPete]

@Cj12sings Thanks for looking and the most kind comments. I do like the LK stuff on your channel.

[irchristo]

Very pleasing rendition.  Good job.

[VesperPete]

@irchristo Hey, thanks for dropping by and for the kind comment. Wish I had some of your sun!

[VesperPete]

@bopbopbobert Hi, the guitar is made by a Canadian company, Larrivee. The model is a SD-50. It's a mahogany front and back and although it's a slope shouldered dreadnought it has a 1 7/8" nut which makes it suitable for finger style. Thanks for the compliment. All the best. Pete

[bopbopbobert]

Great tune, Nicely played, nice guitar - What is it? The guitar that is?

[VesperPete]

@CincoDeMayoMan Thanks for your lovely comment, I hope you do post your version, I'd like to hear it on a 12 string.

[CincoDeMayoMan]

Bravo! I fell in love with that tune immediately upon hearing the Kottke album Greenhouse low these many years ago. Well before the internet I tried to identify the words and had an Episcopalian friend who copied the text from his hymnal. So now with a new 12-string guitar in hand and your helpful video, and some 40 years later, I will learn this thanks to you! Thanks for the visual...