6 and 12 String Guitar

by Leo Kottke

Overview

Leo Kottke's wide-release debut came about after he sent a cassette to John Fahey's Takoma label. Not surprisingly, it recalls Fahey's work in a number of respects: the synthesis of numerous influences from blues, pop, classical, and folk styles, the weirdly titled instrumentals, even the tongue-in-cheek liner notes. Kottke's brand of virtuosity, however, is more soothing and easy on the ear than Fahey's. It's far from sappy, though, the rich and resonant picking intimating some underlying restlessness, like peaceful open fields after a storm. Establishing much of the territory Kottke was to explore throughout his career, this release was also one of his most popular, eventually selling over 500,000 copies. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	04/02/1996
Label:	Rhino / Universal
UPC:	0025218650328
Rank:	63177

Tracks

1. The Driving of the Year Nail
2. The Last of the Arkansas Greyhounds
3. Ojo
4. Crow River Waltz
5. The Sailor's Grave on the Prairie
6. Vaseline Machine Gun
7. Jack Fig
8. Watermelon
9. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
10. The Fisherman
11. The Tennessee Toad
12. Busted Bicycle
13. The Brain of the Purple Mountain
14. Coolidge Rising

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Leo Kottke   Primary Artist,Guitar

Technical Credits

Joe Tarantino   Mastering,Remastering
Mark Humphrey   Liner Notes
Mark A. Humphrey   Liner Notes
Annie Elliott   Cover Art,Cover Design
Leo Kottke   Arranger,Composer,Annotation,Song Notes
Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer