The Complete Guitarist

by Davy Graham

Overview

To those who are unfamiliar with Davey Graham's work, The Complete Guitarist might seem like a lofty title for this album. But it's a title that the Scottish musician, who has commanded a lot of respect in U.K. folk circles since emerging in the 1960s, lives up to on these unaccompanied acoustic solo-guitar recordings from the late 1970s. Diversity is the rule on this album, and Graham successfully turns his attention to an abundance of traditional Celtic songs (both Scottish and Irish) as well as everything from Bach's "Ein Feste Burg" to blues classics like Big Bill Broonzy's "When I Been Drinking" and Memphis Slim's "How Come You Do Me Like You Do." Whether it's Celtic music, classical, blues, or jazz, Graham has no problem tackling a variety of styles and demonstrating that he really is the complete guitarist. Originally released as a vinyl LP in the late 1970s, The Complete Guitarist was, in 1999, reissued on CD with eight bonus tracks from 1979-1980 added. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2009
Label:	Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop / Stefan Grossman's
UPC:	0725543172723
Rank:	122037

Tracks

1. Medley: Lord Mayo & Lord Inchiquin
2. Lashtal's Room
3. Ein Feste Burg (A Mighty Fortress is Our God)
4. The Road To Lisdoonvana (Jig and Reel)
5. Renaissance Piece
6. Hardiman the Fiddler
7. Sarah
8. Frieze Britches
9. Blues For Gino
10. The Hunter's Purse
11. Prelude Form the Suite In D Minor
12. Fairies' Hornpipe
13. Forty-Ton Parachute
14. The Gold Ring
15. Down Ampney
16. Banish Misfortune
17. [Cd-Rom Track]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Davy Graham   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Stefan Grossman   Photography,Producer,Executive Producer
Big Bill Broonzy   Composer
Davy Graham   Arranger,Composer
Nic Kinsey   Engineer
Norman Simmons   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Jamie Putnam   Art Direction
Deb Sibony   Design
Robert de Visee   Composer
Alex Stuart   Composer
Memphis Slim   Composer
Stan Watson   Composer
Sean O Riada   Composer
James Robertson   Composer
Joe Tarantino   Remastering
Duck Baker   Liner Notes
Ralph Vaughan Williams   Composer
John Renbourn   Producer
Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer
Traditional   Composer