On Air (John Fahey album)

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ReleasedAugust 23, 2005
RecordedMarch 20, 1978, Bremen, Germany
LabelTradition & Moderne
On Air
Live album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2005
RecordedMarch 20, 1978, Bremen, Germany
GenreAmerican primitivism
LabelTradition & Moderne
ProducerHenry Kaiser
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On Air is a live album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, recorded in 1978 and released posthumously in 2005.

The tracks from On Air come from a performance on Radio Bremen in Germany in 1978. The tapes were assembled and sequenced by producer Henry Kaiser.

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AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[2]

AllMusic critic Thom Jurek wrote "Fahey spins out a musical universe that straddles musical worlds, dips into them, and carries the detritus somewhere else to make something entirely new yet rooted in time immemorial. This document is a welcome addition to the Fahey shelf and a must for fans."[1]

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Personnel

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