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From: ryan@fremen.DEC
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Subject: Re: Guy Van Duser
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Date: Tue, 12-Feb-85 13:15:03 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 12 13:15:03 1985
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I'll just throw my two cents in here.  In recent months I've seen
Preston Reed, Guy Van Duser, and John Fahey at the Arlington Town
Hall.  Reed and Van Duser are incredible guitar players - the afore-
mentioned "Stars and Stripes Forever" is a wonder to behold, and
Reed has written several excellent guitar pieces. Van Duser has the
edge on stage presence, being very relaxed and friendly, while Reed
seemed rather more self-conscious. I'd heartily recommend the music
of both; don't miss them if they play in your area. I can specifically
recommend one of Reed's albums which I bought immediately following
his performance; the name escapes me at the moment, but one of the 
songs is called "Accufuse".

John Fahey is another story.  I saw him perform just before Christmas,
and after all I had heard of his talent what I saw was a great disappointment.
He was late taking the stage, leaving promoter Harry Lipson dangling for
several minutes.  When he finally came out he appeared to be drunk.  His
face was red, his speech a bit slurred, and his playing seemed sloppy.
He played aimlessly for a while, stopped to make some strange comments,
and then played aimlessly for a while longer before leaving the stage with
a promise to be right back.  An embarrassed Harry Lipson then filled the time
promoting future concerts as several of the audience (myself included) left.
Perhaps I mistook his "strangeness" for drunkenness, I'm not really sure.
I don't know if what I saw was typical, but I was very disappointed and
got very little enjoyment out of the show (a first for me with the Folktree
concerts).  I know Eugene will disagree with me, but I can't really recommend
him, not if what I saw was typical of how he performs these days.

	Mike Ryan