[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=”15″] On April 13th, over twenty guitarists will descend upon John Fahey’s boyhood home of Takoma Park, Maryland, for an event called The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose – A Festival of American Primitive Guitar. The three-day festival—the first of its kind—is the brainchild of guitarists/scholars Glenn Jones and Jesse Sheppard, and features, in addition to the performances, a panel discussion, rare film screenings, and a social room with community vendors. The festival coincides with the compilation The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose –American Primitive Guitar & Banjo (1963-1974), to be released on CD and triple vinyl via the Craft label on March 23rd.
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Celebrating the spirit of John Fahey, Jack Rose and other practitioners of American primitive guitar, The Thousand Incarnations of The Rose took place in Takoma Park, MD between April 13 and April 15. Panelists and performers included Susan Alcorn, Byron Coley, Glenn Jones, Leah Toth, Rob Noyes, Chuck Johnson and many more.
We collected some of the tweets, photos and videos related to the festival
“We’re all just links in a chain.” Living testament Peter Lang gives a master class in blues, folklore and ice fishing to close the Thousand Incarnations of the Rose #1000rose
?????????? pic.twitter.com/XtD7UFLQqd— Windham Hill DJ Nite (@cascadiasolid) April 16, 2018
A rare electric number. @talk_west at #1000rose pic.twitter.com/qGfi3V4pGv
— Deterrence Trent D’Arby (@BrentSirota) April 14, 2018
Mesmerizing! Nathan Bowles – I Miss My Dog (Live @ The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose) https://t.co/BqqM0bLAjE
— dying for bad music (@dying4badmusic) April 23, 2018
The homespun experimentalism of Contemporary Guitar ‘67 alum Harry Taussig #1000rose pic.twitter.com/QS223ToyK2
— Windham Hill DJ Nite (@cascadiasolid) April 16, 2018
Nathan Bowles at #1000rose just gorgeous pic.twitter.com/fiENfLRwoe
— Matt Helgeson (@MattHelgeson) April 15, 2018
#Outliers and American Vanguard Art presents a continuum of popular avant-garde art laying bare the boundless creativity and historical violence of American cultures, including many artists and folk musicians who inspire the “American Primitive” form. #1000rose pic.twitter.com/06itiaiu75
— Windham Hill DJ Nite (@cascadiasolid) April 16, 2018
The #SallyMann exhibit presents the hauntingly equivocal work if a white Virginian woman photographing her family, Southern landscapes, and Black bodies using 19th C. photo tech. The music of fellow Virginians Dan Bachman and Jack Rose followed me through the gallery. #1000rose pic.twitter.com/fhdtcVakY8
— Windham Hill DJ Nite (@cascadiasolid) April 16, 2018
I’m in string heaven! Nathan Bowles @spiralgalaxies at #1000rose on @KFJC897fm https://t.co/aYSL1H6sbx pic.twitter.com/2NBH1vLE9d
— CynthiaLombardKFJC (@CynthiaLombard) April 15, 2018
Beautiful set by @kayla_itasca at #1000rose through the @KFJC897fm live cam. Broadcasts continue at https://t.co/aYSL1H6sbx pic.twitter.com/kjTzRqDQ4X
— CynthiaLombardKFJC (@CynthiaLombard) April 15, 2018
daniel bachman & sister y’all. #1000rose pic.twitter.com/FTJEsXMoTr
— original funhouse (@origfunhouse) April 15, 2018
It’s not often that one can define a genre’s exact beginning and founder. In the case of American Primitive Guitar, however, this task is easy – it was #JohnFahey. https://t.co/bSq7oN3nVD #1000rose
— Boundary Stones (@BoundaryStones) April 15, 2018
Damn. George Stavis. #1000rose pic.twitter.com/sf816FV8WB
— Deterrence Trent D’Arby (@BrentSirota) April 15, 2018
Mark Fosson #1000rose pic.twitter.com/GIMbIKCaS4
— Geoff Wilt (@geoffwilt) April 14, 2018
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