The UK guitarist and composer James Blackshaw is a prodigious young talent who’s been seen as part of the guitar tradition of the late American John Fahey. Now, his work has expanded to include mysticism, occasional other instruments, and long-form, almost classical structures. He’ll play live in our studio, and we'll listen to some of his recent release, "The Glass Bead Game." And more.
PROGRAM #2955, With James Blackshaw (First aired on July 2, 2009)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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James Blackshaw |
The Glass Bead Game |
Cross [8:36] Key [6:03] |
Young God Records YG40 younggodrecords.com |
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James Blackshaw |
Live, WNYC |
Arc [9:00] |
This performance not commercially available. |
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James Blackshaw |
The Glass Bead Game |
Bled [10:23] |
See above. |
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John Fahey |
The Best of John Fahey 1959-1977 |
America, excerpt [2:00] |
Takoma Records 8915 www.concordmusicgroup.com OR Amazon.com |
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