The Complete Guitarist

The Complete Guitarist
Compilation album by Davey Graham
Released	1978
Genre	Folk, blues, jazz
Length	51:44
Label	Kicking Mule
Producer	Stefan Grossman, John Renbourn
Davey Graham chronology
All That Moody (1976) The Complete Guitarist (1978) Dance for Two People (1979)

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Allmusic	[1]

The Complete Guitarist is a compilation album by British musician Davey Graham, released in 1978.^[2]

In his Allmusic review, critic Alex Henderson stated "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 Johann Sebastian Bach's "Ein Feste Burg" (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God) 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."

Track listing

All songs by Davey Graham unless otherwise noted.

1. "Lord Mayo/Lord Inchiquin" (Traditional) – 4:30
2. "Lashtal's Room" (Davey Graham) – 1:59
3. "Ein feste Burg (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God)" (Johann Sebastian Bach) – 1:29
4. "The Rod to Lisdoonvana" (Traditional) – 1:58
5. "Renaissance Piece" (Traditional) – 1:50
6. "Hardman the Fiddler" (Traditional) – 1:39
7. "Sarah" – 3:55
8. "Frieze Britches" (Traditional) – 3:00
9. "Blues for Gino" (Davy Graham) – 2:56
10. "The Hunter's Purse" (Traditional) – 1:25
11. "Prelude from the Suite in D Minor" (Robert de Visée) – 1:02
12. "Fairies' Hornpipe" (Traditional) – 1:30
13. "Forty Ton Parachute" (Davy Graham) – 1:28
14. "The Gold Ring" (Traditional) – 2:20
15. "Down Ampney" (Vaughan Williams) – 0:49
16. "Banish Misfortune" (Traditional) – 1:52

    1999 reissue bonus tracks:

17. "Dance for Two People" (Stanley Albert Watson) – 2:12
18. "Bloody Fields of Flanders" (Alex Stuart) – 1:36
19. "Happy Meeting in Glory" (Traditional) – 2:00
20. "Farewell to the Creeks" (James Robertson) – 1:27
21. "Mná na hÉireann (Women of Ireland)" (Traditional) – 3:29
22. "Panic Room Blue" (Robertson) – 2:39
23. "How Come You Do Me Like You Do?" (Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim) – 2:39
24. "When I Been Drinking" (Big Bill Broonzy)– 2:00

Personnel

• Davey Graham – vocals, guitar

Production notes:

• Stefan Grossman – producer
• John Renbourn – producer
• Nic Kinsey – engineer
• Joe Tarantino – remastering
• Deb Sibony – design
• Jamie Putnam – art direction
• Duck Baker – liner notes

References