american primitive vol 2: pre war revenants 1897-1939

The late eccentric genius guitarist John Fahey's Revenant record label continues its excavation through the substrata of little-heard and undiscovered American folk and jazz music with this collection of pre-war (in some cases pre-Spanish War) recordings. The eccentricities and technical necessities of early-20th century music-making are riveting listening, whether the mouth-trumpet of "Big Bed Bug" or the sublime old-world harmonies of "I Got Your Ice Cold Nugrape." Over the course of these 50 extraordinary sides an antique, bygone world is slowly revealed.