Acoustic guitarist John Fahey was impossible to classify. His eclectic music included traditional-sounding folk pieces, Indian ragas, blues, and unpredictable modern works, not fitting securely into ...

It seems one of the happiest days in John Fahey’s life was the day he was included in Spin magazine's guide to “Alternative Music," which included biographies about such artists as Nirvana, the Pixies ...

John Fahey had an impressive career in Australian politics and international sport. There were few people, if any, who had a bad word to say about him, a testimony to the New Zealand-born Fahey's ...

This weekend, the city of Takoma Park, Maryland, will host the Thousand Incarnations of the Rose, the first and only festival dedicated exclusively to American-primitive guitar music. Takoma Park, a ...

It seems one of the happiest days in John Fahey’s life was the day he was included in Spin magazine's guide to “Alternative Music," which included biographies about such artists as Nirvana, the Pixies ...

John Fahey, guitarist and indie label owner, died yesterday (Feb. 22) in Salem, Ore., two days after undergoing coronary bypass surgery. He was 61. Fahey, who was instrumental in rediscovering blues… ...

Takoma Park has a reputation as Washington's most eccentric suburb, dating to the days of one of its most eccentric residents, John Fahey. The "American primitive" guitarist moved to the West Coast in ...

John Fahey’s death from medical complications earlier this year was a shock to many of his loyal listeners, but in the context of the commercial music world his passing went largely unnoticed. A prime ...

Thinking about watching 'In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey' tonight? Here’s where you can watch it, including streaming services and cable providers with rental, purchase, and ...

Listen to the metaphysical folk songs that the late John Fahey recorded way back in the 1960s, and they can still transport you to unknown worlds. And that seems to have been the idea all along. Fahey ...

John Fahey, former CEO of the National Geographic Society, has been appointed a member of the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents. President Barack Obama signed the resolution Feb. 21 appointing him as a ...