The Complete Guitarist Explained

The Complete Guitarist
Type:	Compilation album
Artist:	Davey Graham
Cover:	The Complete Guitarist.jpg
Released:	1978
Genre:	Folk, blues, jazz
Length:	51:44
Label:	Kicking Mule
Producer:	Stefan Grossman, John Renbourn
Prev Title:	All That Moody
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Dance for Two People
Next Year:	1979

The Complete Guitarist is a compilation album by British musician Davey Graham, released in 1978. It was reissued on CD in 1999 with eight bonus tracks from 1979-1980 added.

Reception

In his Allmusic review, critic Alex Henderson wrote "To those who are unfamiliar with Davey Graham's work, The Complete Guitarist might seem like a lofty title for this album. But it's a title that the Scottish musician, who has commanded a lot of respect in U.K. folk circles since emerging in the 1960s, lives up to on these unaccompanied acoustic solo-guitar recordings from the late 1970s... Whether it's Celtic music, classical, blues, or jazz, Graham has no problem tackling a variety of styles and demonstrating that he really is the complete guitarist."

Track listing

All songs by Davey Graham unless otherwise noted.

1. "Lord Mayo/Lord Inchiquin" (Traditional) – 4:30
2. "Lashtal's Room" (Davey Graham) – 1:59
3. "Ein feste Burg – 1:29
4. "The Rod to Lisdoonvana" (Traditional) – 1:58
5. "Renaissance Piece" (Traditional) – 1:50
6. "Hardman the Fiddler" (Traditional) – 1:39
7. "Sarah" – 3:55
8. "Frieze Britches" (Traditional) – 3:00
9. "Blues for Gino" (Davy Graham) – 2:56
10. "The Hunter's Purse" (Traditional) – 1:25
11. "Prelude from the Suite in D Minor" (Robert de Visée) – 1:02
12. "Fairies' Hornpipe" (Traditional) – 1:30
13. "Forty Ton Parachute" (Davy Graham) – 1:28
14. "The Gold Ring" (Traditional) – 2:20
15. "Down Ampney" (Vaughan Williams) – 0:49
16. "Banish Misfortune" (Traditional) – 1:52

1999 reissue bonus tracks:

1. "Dance for Two People" (Stanley Albert Watson) – 2:12
2. "Bloody Fields of Flanders" (Alex Stuart) – 1:36
3. "Happy Meeting in Glory" (Traditional) – 2:00
4. "Farewell to the Creeks" (James Robertson) – 1:27
5. "Mná na hÉireann (Women of Ireland)" (Traditional) – 3:29
6. "Panic Room Blue" (Robertson) – 2:39
7. "How Come You Do Me Like You Do?" (Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim) – 2:39
8. "When I Been Drinking" (Big Bill Broonzy)– 2:00

Personnel

• Davey Graham – vocals, guitar

Production notes:

• Stefan Grossman – producer
• John Renbourn – producer
• Nic Kinsey – engineer
• Joe Tarantino – remastering
• Deb Sibony – design
• Jamie Putnam – art direction
• Duck Baker – liner notes