Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-fremen!ryan From: ryan@fremen.DEC Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Guy Van Duser Message-ID: <549@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Feb-85 13:15:03 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.549 Posted: Tue Feb 12 13:15:03 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 07:36:31 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 28 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