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. "Lord Mayo/Lord Inchiquin" (Traditional) – 4:30 "Lashtal's Room" (Davey Graham) – 1:59 "Ein feste Burg – 1:29 "The Rod to Lisdoonvana" (Traditional) – 1:58 "Renaissance Piece" (Traditional) – 1:50 "Hardman the Fiddler" (Traditional) – 1:39 "Sarah" – 3:55 "Frieze Britches" (Traditional) – 3:00 "Blues for Gino" (Davy Graham) – 2:56 "The Hunter's Purse" (Traditional) – 1:25 "Prelude from the Suite in D Minor" (Robert de Visée) – 1:02 "Fairies' Hornpipe" (Traditional) – 1:30 "Forty Ton Parachute" (Davy Graham) – 1:28 "The Gold Ring" (Traditional) – 2:20 "Down Ampney" (Vaughan Williams) – 0:49 "Banish Misfortune" (Traditional) – 1:52 1999 reissue bonus tracks: "Dance for Two People" (Stanley Albert Watson) – 2:12 "Bloody Fields of Flanders" (Alex Stuart) – 1:36 "Happy Meeting in Glory" (Traditional) – 2:00 "Farewell to the Creeks" (James Robertson) – 1:27 "Mná na hÉireann (Women of Ireland)" (Traditional) – 3:29 "Panic Room Blue" (Robertson) – 2:39 "How Come You Do Me Like You Do?" (Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim) – 2:39 "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
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