Spanning 16 years, this is 42 minutes of essential and extremely rare music from throughout bashos multifaceted career. What an amazing guitarist robbie basho is, im a fan of his singing too although i know its an acquired taste check this out. Feb 27, 2014 just spotted this lp compilation basho land of our fathers on discogs. That said, the sound of the album id say is a mix of american folk, western classical, eastern modal, native american, and of course, robbie s own distinct interpretation and style. While john fahey tried to press new treads into the dusty ground, basho had his eye on. With pete townshend, country joe mcdonald, will ackerman, henry kaiser.
Robbie basho visions of the country root blog root strata. Family members agreed that the respirator be turned off. The style is generally american primitive with multi ethnic influences. Robbie basho visions of the country full album youtube. Discussion in music corner started by mc rag, feb 27, 2014. Download robbie basho venus in cancer files tradownload. Gnome life has the great honor of reissuing one of bashos finest records which has been out of print since 1978. A featurelength documentary on the extraordinary life and visionary music of the american guitarist and singer robbie basho. Bashos vision was to see the steel string as a concert instrument and to. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of visions of the country re issue 20 by robbie basho at mp3caprice. Robbie basho eagle sails the blue diamond waters 6. Robbie basho visions of the country releases discogs. Call on the wind recorded in the height of robbie bashos creative career. Robbie basho visions of the country 1978 kieran mcglone.
Bashos stepfather, daniel robinson, was living in florida and flew across the country to see is son in this helpless state. A documentary film on the late musician robbie basho, whose work was influenced by a variety of spiritual traditions, recently premiered at the roxie theater in san francisco. Visions of the country by robbie basho album, american. Visions of the country by robbie basho, released 01 january 20 1. Robbie basho song of the stallion vinyl mp3 album download. Call on the wind recorded in the height of robbie basho s creative career. Robbie basho visions of the country windham hill, 1978. A documentary on the extraordinary life and visionary music of the american guitarist, singer and mystic robbie basho.
Robbie basho land of our fathers rarities 19671983. Robbie bashos fingerpicked guitar technique was influenced heavily by sarod playing, and his studies with the indian virtuoso ali akbar khan. Gnome life has the great honor of reissuing one of basho s finest records which has been out of print since 1978. Robbie basho visions of the country musicians friend. Visions of the country was originally released under the windham hill records label and has been reissued for the first time on cd by grasstops recording 20. Robbie basho visions of the country full album duration. Robbie basho visions of the country windham hill records 1978. Visions of the country is unlike guitar soli or bashovia in that the songs are shorter and more western sounding than his earlier eastern influenced albums. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited with the purchase of a cd or vinyl record dispatched from and sold by amazon, you get 90 days free access to the amazon music unlimited individual plan. Visions of the country1978 a day in the life of north america.
Jul 23, 2011 bashos stepfather, daniel robinson, was living in florida and flew across the country to see is son in this helpless state. After dying at the age of 45 in a california hospital in 1986, robbie bashos reputation as a pioneer of fingerpicked acoustic guitar passed like a shadow behind the music and myth of his friend. Vashti bunyan just another diamond day full album mega rare uk philips folk lp. Original us lp pressing, windham hill, whsc 1005, matrixes na equipment. Robbie bashos essential lp the fader visions of the country is one of the finest records from a guitar legend. Official robbie basho thread page 4 steve hoffman music. Robbie basho visions of the country 1978 flac download. Visions of the country is the tenth studio album by composer and guitarist robbie basho, released in 1978 by windham hill records. Visions of the country robbie basho releases allmusic. Deep within the forest, robbie basho burns brightly in me.
The amazing thing, said many of the people interviewed in the documentary movie voice of the eagle. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Basho used unusual open tunings, including a number of variants on openc cgcgce, and played a 12string guitar to recreate the drone that is characteristic of indian classical music. While john fahey tried to press new treads into the dusty ground, basho had his eye on the astral plane. Visions of the country by robbie basho limited anniversary.
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Liam barker is raising funds for voice of the eagle. Robbie basho visions of the country windham hill, 1978 visions of the country was the fifth album released by folknew age label windham hill. Aug 15, 20 after dying at the age of 45 in a california hospital in 1986, robbie basho s reputation as a pioneer of fingerpicked acoustic guitar passed like a shadow behind the music and myth of his friend. Here, one viewer and longtime supporter offers up thoughts on the film, along with a brief yet engaging synopsis of the artists work.
Thought i might as well start this as ive got the visions of the country cd on the way over to me right now. It was restored and remastered by joe churchich, kyle fosburgh, and john dark and reissued by grasstops recording and gnome life records on september 25, 20. Coming relatively late in a career which saw him, alongside john fahey, develop the american primitive guitar tradition, visions of the country is a remarkable album filled with spirit, emotion, and ruggedness. A couple of piano tracks and the occasional emotive yodel. Robbie basho visions of the country lp 1978, windham hill records combining his sinfully elegant guitar work with a bellow reminiscent of a more virile john jacob niles not to mention some beautiful piano, basho manages to compose a delicate yet highly intricate sound that totally envelopes and swoons. Robbie basho robbie basho visions of the country lp. If youre looking for this album, then i imagine that youre familiar with bashos works on cd. Jan 01, 2016 robbie basho visions of the country full album duration. The first vinyl release by esoteric swiss tape label holographic ontological networks is a stunningly beautiful compilation of neverbeforereleased and hardtofind recordings by americas great guitar mystic robbie basho. Orphans lament leaf in the wind night way elk dreamers lament call on the wind. Sep 10, 2012 robbie basho visions of the country windham hill, 1978 visions of the country was the fifth album released by folknew age label windham hill. His prognosis was poor and chance for recovery was negative, the coroners report reads.
Blue moment arts, steffen bashojunghans, robbie basho archives, visions, poetry, album notes. Spanning 16 years, this is 42 minutes of essential and extremely rare music from throughout basho s multifaceted career. I know all the tracks though and it makes for a really great compilation. Robbie basho land of our fathers rarities 19671983 i havent heard it as im cd only, but it has a number of tracks from bouquet and indian ii that have never been on lp or cd for that matter. Includes unlimited streaming of visions of the country via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Robbie basho s essential lp the fader visions of the country is one of the finest records from a guitar legend. The original insert is also included in the package, along with a download for high. Robbie basho land of our fathers rarities 19671983 boomkat. Listen free to robbie basho visions of the country green river suite, rodeo and more. The guitar playing is raw and intense, and his singing is just breathtaking.
Robbie basho visions of the country listen to this. Recorded in the height of robbie bashos creative career, visions of the country was originally released in 1978, and has been out of print for nearly 36 years. The enigma of robbie basho, which played to an enthusiastic san francisco audience at the roxie theater in the citys mission district, on april 18, was that robbie never became that famous during his lifetime. Find album release information for visions of the country robbie basho on allmusic. Robbie basho visions of the country 20, vinyl discogs. Hill cd 0193411015 visions of the country was later removed from wh catalog, so the later edition. Robbie basho, robbie basho visions of the country amazon. But in fact, i hadnt heard of him, and maybe there are others out there too who have only just discovered bashos recordings with this reissue on gnome life, visions of the country. Visions of the country is an shining example of what artistic heights can be attained when soul and technique meet on a deep level.
Vinyl see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Robbie basho visions of the country lyrics and tracklist. Apologies for a few weeks of silencei fractured a finger in a bike accident recently, and while. Official robbie basho thread steve hoffman music forums. This is a cd reissue of a 1978 record by legendary guitarist, robbie basho. Basho was one of the most magical artists who ever lived, and though the mystery is part of the appeal, i dont want to ever see him completely fade into obscurity. In 1978 robbie basho released the legendary visions of the country. Visions of the country is unlike guitar soli or bashovia in that the. My friend jim put this on his turntable and said, john, youre either going to love this or think its absolutely woeful. Ride with the wind, my love sing to the sun bring my love, my love to me walk with the stars talk with the moon bring my love, my love to me all in a day all. But in fact, i hadnt heard of him, and maybe there are others out there too who have only just discovered basho s recordings with this reissue on gnome life, visions of the country. Visions of the country by robbie basho limited anniversary edition lp. Robbie basho visions of the country blue crystal vinyl lp. When windham hill was bought out by sony in 1980, this album was one of the few that didnt get reissued for.
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