inneapolis that this album is a large part of what inspired him to take up the banjo. Paul Metzger is currently creative director for Nero’s Neptune a Minneapolis record Label run by Mark Trehus which releases limited edition records by Metzger and other artists.
Paul Metzger – Three Improvisations on Modified Banjo
2006 Scot Ray releases “Scot Ray participated for three albums with Bill Barrett (chromatic harmonica), on dobro & acoustic slide-guitar as a duo under the name of Gutpuppet. As far as I know, this is his first solo-release. Here he plays dobro, 6 & 12 string dreadnaught and the 22 string chaturangui, -the Indian guitar designed by Indian master Debashish Bhattacharya (17).”
2007 Alexander Turnquist emerges releasing his debut album “Faint at the Loudest Hour.” His music is more meditative using harmonics and integrating that into landscapes of swelling echoes.
Alexander Turnquist – Like Sunburned Snowflakes
Steve Gunn released his debut solo album “Sundowner.” Based in Brooklyn, New York he began as a hardcore metal musician in high school who loved Indian music. His recent releases show a blend of singer songwriter with American Primitive guitar. Some albums long formed and experimental with others more or less song based.
Jack Rose died on December 4, 2009, of a heart attack, he was 38 years old. This was a major loss as Jack Rose brought many musicians together and was an outspoken member of an otherwise quite group of guitarists.
2010 Daniel Bachman releases his first album on cassette called “Feast of Green Corn” on Mirror Universe Tapes (12). Daniel would go on to release several albums which feature the American primitive style. He often leans in the blues direction on many of his pieces but in the 2010’s is ever more integrating eastern influenced guitar.
2013 Glenn Jones releases “My Garden State” a really wonderful album recorded by Laura and Meg Baird.
Steve Gunn puts out two albums “Time Off “(2013) which is more song based approach with interesting songs and really enjoyable guitar which reflects influence from the 1960’s rock to American Primitive guitar. Steve Gunn and Mike Gangloff’s album “Melodies for a Savage Fix” which explores drones and raga folk and blues with 20 minute tracks.
Daniel Bachman’s “Orange County Serenade” (2014) plays like a thesis on the American primitive guitar including all the best of raga, blues and slide in original compositions.
Daniel Bachman – Orange Co. Serenade
American Primitive and raga guitar influences and highlights-
Ravi Shankar- India’s Master Musician (1963)
Robbie Basho – Seal of the Blue Lotus(1965) Reissued as Guitar Soli.
Peter Walker – Rainy Day Raga (1966)
John Fahey – Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier’s Choice) (1973)
Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan –Ragas (1973)
Six Organs of Admittance – For Octavio Paz (2003)
Jack Rose – Kensington Blues (2005)
Paul Metzger – Three improvisations for Modified Banjo (2005)
Steffen Basho-Junghans – late summer morning (2006)
Michael Chapman – Trainsong: Guitar Compositions 1967 – 2010 (2010)
Glenn Jones – My Garden State (2013)
Steve Gunn – Time Off (2013)
Article By: Transpersonal Spirit
- The Cosmos Club
Turtle sex, chiropractic death, and peyote under the pillow:a year-by-year account of American primitive guitar
By David Dunlap Jr. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/cover/2006/cover0707.html?navEdit (there are many factual errors in this article!).
- Peter Walker. Rainy Day Raga (stereo). Originally released Vanguard Records Santa Monica Ca. 1966. Reissued with addition notes on Harte records 2008. Linear notes.