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18.10.20 · Washington DC
Takoma Records: A Special
Two hours of folk, blues, country and solo guitar compositions from the influential catalogue of Takoma Records, founded by John Fahey in the late 50's.
The Takoma story began in 1959 in the Washington, DC suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland when Fahey borrowed $300 and pressed 100 copies of his now-legendary Blind Joe Death. By 1963 Fahey and Denson had moved to California. The label's diverse roster included blues guitarist Bukka White (who the partners had rediscovered in Mississsippi), electronics pioneer Bernie Krause, beat poet Charles Bukowski, bluegrass musician Mike Auldridge, guitarist Leo Kottke, and 'One String Blues' by Eddie "One String" Jones and Edward Hazelton (which was known as Captain Beefheart's favorite record).
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- Rita WeillPretty Fair Damsel In The Garden
- J. B. SmithI Got Too Much Time For The Crime I Done
- Bukka WhiteI Am In The Heavenly Way
- Robert Pete WilliamsHigh As I Want To Be
- John FaheySligo River Blues
- Robbie BăshoThe Falconer's Arm
- Fred GerlachEyrie
- The Kentucky Gospel SingersRoll On Jordan
- Mike AuldridgeDobro Island
- Eddie "One String" Jones, Edward HazeltonRolling And Tumbling Blues
- Harry TaussigChildren's Dance
- Max OchsRaga
- Leo KottkeThe Last Of The Arkansas Greyhounds
- Bola SeteGuitar Lamento
- John FaheyThe Transcendental Waterfall
- Billy FaierLonghorn Express
- Robbie BashoSeal Of The Blue Lotus
- Phil YostBent City I
- Rabindra DanksLords Sweet Name
- HomegasInertia
- Richard RuskinBreak Out The Wine
- Lawrence HammondThe Legend Of The Pale-Eyed Companion