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Proofs & Refutations

by John Fahey

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Recorded circa 1995/96, mostly in John Fahey’s room at a Salem, Oregon boardinghouse, the performances on Proofs and Refutations prefigure the ornery turn of the page that marked Fahey’s final years, drawing another enigmatic rabbit from his seemingly bottomless musical hat, making confoundingly delightful demands upon your listening (and thinking) ears.

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released September 8, 2023

2023, Drag City Inc.

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John Fahey Salem, Oregon

John Fahey was an acoustic guitar pioneer, who studied folklore and the techniques of the bluesmen.

He introduced stream of consciousness into folk music, turned folk into classical music, and crossed the boundaries of Western and Eastern music.

The spiritual father of the "American primitive guitar", Fahey turned the guitar solo into a metaphysical exercise.
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