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2007年06月13日
American Primitive Guitar: Glenn Jones
The guitarist I have been listening to a lot these days is Glenn Jones. I have known his name for years but have not been too interested in him as I only knew him as the leader of the Boston based band, Cul de Sac. As I have no interest in bands I never looked into his music. However, I have found that he is as good a representative of the "Takoma School" of guitar music as any. (Takoma School is another word for American Primitive Guitar and is taken from the name of John Fahey's album company.)
The two CDs of Glenn Jones that I would recommend would be "Against Which the Sea Continually Beats" and "This Is the Wind That Blows It Out". The name of the first album is taken from a line written on an old map of Martha's Vineyard from the year 1784. The title of the second album is from a poem written by Frank O'Connor in 1936.
Glenn plays both 6 string and 12 string guitar and all of his music is solo. If you have not listened to his music, please give it a try sometime.
投稿者 bethany : 2007年06月13日 11:11
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